MANILA (UPDATED) - M3 World Championship most valuable player Kiel "Oheb" Soriano will lead the Mobile Legends; Bang Bang Development League Roster of Blacklist International, Blacklist Academy.

The 18-year-old gold laner will be the captain of Blacklist Academy, joining the SEA Games gold medalist trio of Lee Howard “Owl” Gonzales, Russel Aaron “Eyon” Usi, Dominic "Dominic" Soto, among other youngsters in roster.

"The prince has long been the protector of our king and queen, but now he's stepping up as the leader of this young squad," Blacklist said on its Facebook page.

Oheb was crowned the MVP of the M3 World Championships in Singapore, and was part of Blacklist International's core lineup from MPL Season 7, right until their bridesmaid finish in the M4 World Championships in Jakarta.

With Oheb's inclusion in the MDL lineup, there is a chance for him to participate in Blacklist's MPL team, as both leagues allow mid-season transfers.

Eyon, Dominic, and Owl were included in national team Sibol's roster for the 2022 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, where they joined Blacklist's world championship core in Danerie James "Wise" Del Rosario, Salic "Hadji" Imam, and Johnmar "OhMyV33nus" Villaluna.

SIbol won gold in the biennial tilt, when they beat Indonesia, 3-2 for the country's second straight gold medal.

Joining the mix are jungler Ian Jakob “Rindo” Rindo, who joined Oheb, Hadji, Edward "Edward" Dapadap and Renejay "Renejay" Bacarse in the Southeast Asia Games qualifiers. Roam/support player Steve Nash “Steve” Canluran and coach Lemboy are Blacklist's among new faces.

Meanwhile, MPL Season 9 starting jungler Kent Xavier "Kevier" Lopez will be participating in MDL Season 2, as he skips season 1 to focus on his studies.

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MDL will kick off on Feb. 15.