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Mobile Legends Professional League
Bren No Limit
In season 2, Echo Loud Aura Philippines or ECHO Philippines traces its roots back to the Digital Devils No Limit where later on acquired bySunsparks
In season 4, At this point, they acquired Renzio and Fuzaken while Chico and Vern left the team and rebranded to SunSparks but they're still the sister team of Bren. They claimed their first championship after a long fight against ONIC 3–2 and became a full-fledged MPL/PH powerhouse. In season 5, Later on they swapped with their nemesisAura Philippines
In season 6, AURA Esports from Indonesia acquired the whole roster and rebranded to AURA PH, thus they're not the sister team of Bren Esports anymore. Despite a very good performance in the early and middle phases, They are the one also created the well known "Diggie Strat" unorthodox strategy in MPL. Their performance is deteriorating in the last weeks of the Regular Season. Although in the playoffs they're expected to have a better performance, they're still ultimately eliminated by ONIC PH 3–0. Renzio and Kielvj left the team and was replaced by Hadess and Bennyqt. In season 7 of MPL Philippine,s they still managed to get on the playoffs but still defeated by the Execration in 3–0 match in favour of Execration. In season 8, their parent team AURA Esports allowed them to change their name to ECHO but still same management. Some changes were made in their rosters, letting go their former players Killuash, Jaypee and "Greed_" which he goes back to his former team ONIC Philippines as Baloyskie. Later on they announced their new players including KurtTzy. However, they were able to qualify for the playoffs but lost to Omega Esports in four games in the first round of the playoffs, 3 games to 1. At the 2021 MPL Invitational, ECHO Philippines managed to survive in the tournament by defeating their main team AURA Esports in 2–1 match. In spite of that they were unable to continue their journey to the MPL Invitational after the 2–1 match against their countrymenSeason 9
Arrival of Nepomuceno, Cabrera and Serafico
MPL Philippines' Season 9 offseason included big names such as M2 World Champion Karl Gabriel "KarlTzy" Nepomuceno and Tristan "YAWI" Cabrera leaving Bren Esports and Nexplay EVOS, respectively. Nepomuceno spent four seasons with Bren, winning an MPL Title in Season 6 and winning the M2 World Title in Singapore in the same year. Meanwhile, Cabrera spent his entire professional career with Nexplay EVOS, playing under the stewardship of Setsuna "DOGIE" Ignacio. Meanwhile, Frediemar "3MarTzy" Serafico spent his professional career with Cignal Ultra in Season 7 and TNC Pro Team – ML in Season 8. Serafico left TNC following the team's elimination from the Season 8 playoffs. Nepomuceno, Cabrera and Serafico joined forces with ECHO Philippines for Season 9 and confirmed it through their roster introduction which included the return of notable veterans such as Ashley "Killuash" Cruz. Following the retirement of Coach Steve "Dale" Vitug, Coach Michael "Arcadia" Bocado stepped up at the helm and will coach the "Dynasty" of ECHO Philippines. ECHO finished the season with an 8–6 record, securing the third seed behind RSG Philippines and TNC Pro Team – ML. ECHO's KurtTzy was awarded the Week 3 MVP. ECHO would see a disappointing finish for the star-studded lineup with Omega Esports, Coached by Jomie "Coach P4KBET" Abalos swept the superteam in the play-in tournament.Vinuya's arrival and Bocado's departure
Following a disappointing playoff finish for the roster, the team would lose head coach Michael "Arcadia" Bocado who signed withSeason 10
ECHO was slated as the fifth seed during the first half of the season, going 5–2 and a 11–8 match standing. Many doubted ECHO's ability to pull off any championship hopes for the season with the return of the VeeWise tandem of Blacklist International. Regardless of the doubters, ECHO went on another 5–2 regular season finish during the remainder of the second half of the season, finishing with a 10–4 record. They were seeded 2nd however after a 2–0 defeat against Blacklist International who took Seed No. 1. Regardless, ECHO's chances of a title became higher as the limelight shown over the team. In the playoffs, the team played RSG Philippines who defeated ONIC in three games during the play-ins. ECHO would quickly dismantle the reigning defending champions, defeating them 3–1 and setting up a match against Blacklist International in the Upper-Bracket Finals. Whoever wins this series would be the first team to qualify for the annual MLBB M4 World Championship in Jakarta. However, the VeeWise Tandem and Blacklist's UBE strategy proved too much for ECHO this time and dropped to the Lower-Bracket Finals after getting swept. The team was able to secure the Grand Finals spot regardless after defeating and denying RSG Philippines a chance to go back-to-back and a chance for the MLBB M4 spot. This will be ECHO's first major international competition as a franchise under the name ECHO Philippines. ECHO became the favorites to win the title after going 2–1 against Blacklist International. However, ECHO succumbed to the pressure and lost 3 straight games that gave Blacklist their third franchise title. This will be ECHO's first appearance under the name ECHO as their last appearance in the Finals was during Season 5 when the team members were still playing under Sunsparks.MLBB M4 World Championships
ECHO and Blacklist were the heavy favorites to win the title in Jakarta and continue the Philippines' dominance over the eSports industry in the region. During the group stages, ECHO was slated in Group C alongside RRQ Hoshi, RSG Singapore and Occupy Thrones. ECHO goes undefeated in the group stage and secures an Upper-Bracket appearance alongside RRQ. In the Upper-Brackets however, ECHO would see themselves in a potential 3–2 reverse sweep situation after Team HAQ won two-straight games that forced their series into a Game 5. However, ECHO would defy Team HAQ the ability to reverse sweep and stomped the Malaysian representatives into the Lower-Brackets, winning Game 5 and set up a match between ONIC Esports. The Upper-Bracket Semifinals featured two Philippines vs. Indonesia series with Blacklist and RRQ Hoshi being the other. ECHO would dismantle Kairi's ONIC Esports to take a 3–1 series victory and an Upper-Bracket Final position. Their victory was largely part of the exceptional performance Benedict "BennyQt" Gonzales showed in Game 4 that turned the tides in favor of their team. In the Upper-Bracket Finals, ECHO solidified a PH vs. PH matchup between them and Blacklist International, a rematch of the Grand Finals of MPL PH S10. ECHO had the momentum and led a 2–1 series lead against Blacklist, however, Game 4 saw Salic "Hadji" Imam and Edward "EDWARD" Dapadap step up to force Game 5. Blacklist would dominate ECHO in Game 5 and booked their ticket to defend their world title in the Grand Finals, sending ECHO to the Lower-Bracket Finals for the second-time since the two teams matched together. ECHO would matchup against RRQ Hoshi in the Lower-Bracket Finals, a match reunion between the team and their former head coach Arcadia. RRQ Hoshi was the final hope for Indonesia during the match after they swept MPL Indonesia's champions ONIC Esports to secure the Lower-Bracket Finals spot. RRQ would tie the series 1–1 in a Game 2 comeback, however, ECHO's prowess in the battlefield proved to be too much for the "Kings of Kings" and ECHO was able to set a third rematch in the Grand Finals against Blacklist International. ECHO would defy expectations and will win their first organization's international title, winning the MLBB M4 World Championships and defeating Blacklist International in the Grand Finals. ECHO's Benedict "BennyQt" Gonzales would be named Finals MVP and the team secured the Philippines' third World Title. With their victory, the offseason for MPL Philippines Season 11 began and no notable changes were seen given ECHO's international victory.Season 11
ECHO would blow the start of MPL Philippines Season 11, going on a 6–0 undefeated record. ECHO would have the second-longest winning streak prior to the introduction of the franchise system in MPL history behind Blacklist International's 10–0 in Season 8. ECHO's win streak would subsequently come to an end however after losing to Bren Esports 2–1 during Week 5. ECHO continued to dominate Season 11 and tied Bren Esports' record of 11–3 to secure the Upper-Bracket advantage. The team would collect accolades such as two Week MVPs for Gonzales and Cabrera. ECHO was sent down to the Lower-Bracket Semis after a 3–2 defeat against RSG Slate Philippines (now RSG Philippines). ECHO was sent to face Bren Esports after a 3–1 defeat against Blacklist International. However, ECHO would make quick works of Bren and their rematch games against RSG Slate in the Lower-Bracket Finals, securing a second-consecutive Finals appearance. ECHO would continue their playoff berth as they sweep Blacklist International for the second time, securing their first MPL title as ECHO Philippines.MSC 2023
ECHO and Blacklist would remain in contention to represent the Philippines in MSC 2023 in Phnom Penh. ECHO would give a promising start after a 2–0 victory in the Group Stage against Fire Flux Impunity and Team EVO. ECHO would face-off Group D's 2nd Seed, TODAK in the Quarterfinals before they lost in a 3–0 sweep against ONIC Esports, avenging the lost in M4. ECHO's defeat brought them down to the third place match against BURN x FLASH after the team lost to Blacklist International. ECHO were poised and were favored to win third place, however, BxF was able to send the series in five games. Regardless, ECHO won third place in MSC 2023 and a subsequent fallout of dominance from Filipino teams showed after Blacklist faltered in six against ONIC.Season 12
ECHO would intact their roster for the fourth-consecutive season. However, it is worth pointing out that Cabrera did not play during the opening of the season and instead, Jaypee, who was playing for ECHO's Development Roster, ECHO Proud, would be transferred to the MPL roster to replace Cabrera. As of September 29, 2023, ECHO remains undefeated with an 8–0 record, trouncing their 6–0 record from the previous season. ECHO defeated Blacklist International during the second leg of the season 2–0 that propelled the team as the only team to score a win-rate of above 80%. ECHO Philippines went on an 11–0 undefeated run in MPL Philippines Season 12 and hopes were high to break Blacklist International's record from Season 8. Blacklist also went 11–0 in Season 8 but fell into a 2–0 defeat againstAwards
On July 15, ECHO took home the Mobile Team of the Year award during the Mobile Gaming Awards 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Besides the team's overall recognition, their gold laner Benedict "BennyQT" Gonzales also received the Mobile Player of the Year trophy, besting top-tier players like PUBG's Harsh "Goblin" Paudwal and Burenbayar "TOP" Altangerel, Clash Royale's Moamed "Mahamed Light" Tarek, Free Fire's Ratchanon "Moshi" Kunrayason, and Jeong "TENSAI" Seung-jin.Seasons summary
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