Malaysian esports organisation Aero Esports has been formally banned from the Cellular Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) esports circuit.
Following an official investigation, the MPL Malaysia Committee has issued a ban to the org over excellent monetary obligations which have remained unresolved since October 2025.
As well as, the general public assertion talked about a number of contract violations that occurred all through MPL Malaysia Season 15 and Season 16. In response to the Penalty Index B, Aero Esports has been handed a everlasting suspension after the committee didn’t get in contact with the staff proprietor.
In consequence, the proprietor has additionally been completely banned from registering or working any staff throughout the MLBB ecosystem going ahead.
“MPL Malaysia stays absolutely dedicated to making sure the welfare of gamers is protected and to upholding the very best requirements of professionalism,” the official MPL Malaysia’s announcement said.
“The league enforces a zero-tolerance coverage towards any type of monetary misconduct and can proceed to take agency motion to protect the integrity of the competitors.”
To safeguard the affected gamers and employees, the MPL Malaysia Committee has determined to distribute a portion of the prize cash allotted to groups for MPL Malaysia Season 16, which amounted to $100,000 (~£74,475), based mostly on confirmed excellent arrears.
Furthermore, all gamers are free to discover alternatives with different MLBB organisations as free brokers.
Previously generally known as Pink Esports, Aero Esports first joined the MPL again in 2020 by means of the MPL Malaysia Season 6 qualifier. Since then, the staff has majorly competed within the mid-pack of the staff, with a number of top-six finishes throughout most seasons, together with the latest MPL Malaysia Season 16.
The staff’s greatest outcomes got here in Season 7 and Season 15, the place it achieved a fourth place on each events.
MPL Malaysia to Undertake Franchising Mannequin in 2026
Aero Esports’ suspension determination comes at a time when the Malaysian league is present process main structural modifications, which shall be switching to a franchising mannequin after Season 16.
This would be the third franchised league within the MLBB ecosystem, following MPL Indonesia and MPL Philippines. Groups might want to pay a buy-in price to safe everlasting slots within the competitors, changing the normal promotion and relegation format.
With Aero Esports eliminated, MPL Malaysia can even should discover a new companion staff to be concerned within the league. On the time of writing, nonetheless, no announcement has been made relating to Aero’s alternative.
The franchise mannequin, regardless of the excessive upfront prices, is aimed toward offering long-term stability to the collaborating organisations, providing revenue-sharing alternatives for sustainable development. Again in 2019, the buy-in for MPL Indonesia was set at $1m (~£744,751); nonetheless, the identical has but to be revealed for MPL Malaysia.
