Cover-Credits:
The amateur Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) team, ZOL Esports announced its acquisition of Joshwell "Iy4knu" Manaog and coach Vrendon "Vren" Lin. The coach was with Bigetron Alpha for one season before being released from the roster. Coach Vren led the red robots to a satisfying fourth place finish in the Mobile Legends Professional League (MPL) Indonesia (ID) Season 10. Iy4knu is a former member of the Mongolian MLBB team Positive Gaming. He is also one of the veterans who used to play under Dream High Gaming back in the MPL Philippines (PH) Season 4 and continued to compete on the professional stage for various teams until Season 8.
Iy4knu and Coach Vren join ZOL Esports
ZOL Esports has once again acquired two more veteran talents for its MLBB team. Through various Facebook posts on 27th November, the esports organization announced its new addition to the roster- Iy4knu and Coach Vren.
“Today, we officially welcome Coach Vrendon to our fam! Another great addition to the squad. Welcome to the ZOL squad Coach Vrendon!!!,” the first post captioned.
Coach Vren started his career in the pro scene when he was acquired by TNC Pro Team. He stayed with the team till Season 9. The coach was then acquired by the Indonesian team Bigetron Alpha where he stayed for only one season, following which he headed back to the Philippines and joined ZOL Esports.
Shortly after announcing the arrival of Coach Vren, ZOL Esports followed up with the addition of the veteran player Iy4knu to its amateur squad.
“MPL Veteran. Proven pro player. Iy4knu joins the squad. Welcome to the ZOL fam, Iy4knu!,” the post captioned.
Iy4knu is one of the most iconic veterans in the MPL PH scene. He was known as the “Kingslayer” and has played for teams such as ONIC PH and RSG PH.
It will be interesting to see if the two new talents will help ZOL Esports dominate the amateur MLBB Esports scene.
