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Mobile Legends: Blacklist's OHEB fined, suspended for flashing middle finger post-match

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Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Blacklist International gold-laner Kiel Calvin " oheb="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/10/09/20211009-blacklist-oheb-via-mpl-philippines.jpg"/><figcaption>Blacklist International gold-laner Kiel Calvin &quot;OHEB&quot; Soriano.<em> Courtesy: MPL Philippines</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Blacklist International&#x27;s Kiel Calvin &quot;OHEB&quot; Soriano will be facing a 2-game suspension and a $500 (P25,000) fine after flashing his middle finger after a match against Smart Omega, the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League announced Saturday evening. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">MPL-PH Operating Committee Official Statement on OHEB of Blacklist International <a href="https://t.co/rCqJV7SuPW">pic.twitter.com/rCqJV7SuPW</a></p>— MPL Philippines (@MplPhilippines) <a href="https://twitter.com/MplPhilippines/status/1446873891905761289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>In a statement, MPL&#x27;s operating committee said OHEB, who was last season&#x27;s best-performing rookie, violated a rule on &quot;making a prohibited pose&quot; with the act. </p><p>&quot;MPL-PH Operating Committee does not tolerate any form of abusive behavior in the league and we expect our professional players to follow a strict code of conduct,&quot; they said in a statement.</p><p>On top of this, OHEB was already given a fine by Blacklist International.</p><p>The two-game suspension will mean OHEB, who is statistically the defending champs&#x27; best-performing player this season, will miss Blacklist&#x27;s last regular season match against Bren Esports, and their first playoff match. </p><p>After being stopped by his teammate in his first two attempt, OHEB sneakily tried to flash the middle finger on the camera after the gold-laner carried Blacklist to a 2-0 sweep against Smart Omega. </p><p>The move made OHEB trend immediately after the match, with a mix of tweets condemning the act or simply reacting to the move in jest. </p><p>The squad, head coach Bon &quot;Bon Chan&quot; Ricaplaza, and OHEB himself immediately apologized and said they will accept whatever sanctions the league will hand over. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/09/21/mpl-oheb-sorry-for-flashing-middle-finger-post-match">Mobile Legends: OHEB, Blacklist apologize after middle finger post-MPL match</a></li></ul>

OHEB will be facing a 2-game suspension and a $500 (P25,000) fine after flashing his middle finger after a match against Smart Omega. 

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Mobile Legends: Blacklist's OHEB fined, suspended for flashing middle finger post-match

Angela Coloma,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 10, 2021 11:54 AM PHT

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