For the first time in the history of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Malaysia, Suhaz Esports has employed the services of a Filipino coach.
John Theo Eusebio (Raizen), who will be coaching Suhaz Esports for the upcoming season, previously coached for Z4 Esports.
Besides Raizen, Suhaz Esports has also recruited two Indonesian players, namely Rico and Daffa Dwita Siregar from RRQ Sena.
When asked why Suhaz Esports decided to bring in these fresh faces, team manager Mohd Nur Firdaus Mohd Konsul this would help the squad familiarise themselves with the playstyles of other countries.
"If we observed the MSC (Mobile Legends Southeast Asia Cup), teams from the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia play differently. So, we are bringing these guys in to adapt to their own countries' playstyles.
"We do this in hopes of changing the way we play in Malaysia. When it came to recruitment, Daffa and Rico showed the best performance," he told members of the media at Suhaz Esports' training facility in Malaysia on Sunday.
Firdaus said the players' contracts will last a year, or two seasons, adding that the players and coach have no difficulty communicating with each other as all of them could speak English.
"We also hold scrims with teams from MPL Philippines and Indonesia," he added.
John Theo will serve as assistant coach, while Kelvin Unting will develop the team's strategies, training and analysis. Suhaz Esports is one of the eight invited teams to compete at the upcoming MPL Malaysia Season 10.
Two other teams, Team Lemah (now known as Team Lunatix) and Team HAQ will also compete in MPL MY Season 10 after surviving the qualifiers.
Suhaz Esports lineup:
- Rico (V1NSMOKE)
- Daffa Dwitama Siregar (Oxygen)
- Muhammad Sirajuddin Mohd Rezali (Abumon)
- Muhammad Danish (SitiNurSana)
- Ameer Razin Ahmad Fauzey (Razin)
- Ummar Mukhriz Md Nisam (IKYYMONNN)
- Mohamed Elham Daneal Ishamudin (Amskii)
