# AP Bren

Aces Pro Bren Esports (formerly Bren Esports), commonly known as AP Bren, is a Southeast Asian professional esports organization based in the Philippines. It has competitive teams in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, CS:GO, PUBG, League of Legends, Overwatch, Hearthstone, Clash Royale, Arena of Valor, Rules of Survival, Valorant, and Tekken 7. In the Philippine esports league The Nationals, the team competes as Bren EPro. The organization was founded on 16 August 2017 by Bernard "Bren" Chong who is part of the Chong clan that owns World Balance.
In July 2023, the esports team was bought by Aces Pro Corp. replacing the longtime chief executive officer of Bren, Bernard Chong with Jean Alphonse “AJ” Ponce. The newly-acquired team adopts its current name.

## Arena of Valor

On 1 October 2018, Bren Esports participated at the Arena of Valor tournament along with four team from Singapore, Malaysia and fellow Filipino team Maxbox Gaming in Philippines for the semi and grand finals of Arena of Valor's Cup Season 3.

## Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB)
### History

Bren Esports's Mobile Legends team competes in the local tournaments for the MPL.
On 22 July 2018, Bren Esports acquired the full Aether Main roster which consisted of YellyHaze, Pein, Ribo, Yuji, Coco and 666. The 6-man roster won the team's first championship title on 29 July 2018 at the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup (MSC) 2018 held at the Jakarta International Expo in Indonesia.
From 12 to 13 January 2019, eight Filipino participant teams gathered at the Ayala Malls Circuit Makati for Season 3 of MPL (2019).
On 17 January 2019, 666 left the roster and was later replaced by Ejhay who joined the roster on 27 February 2019. On 18 July 2019, Pein left the team and was later replaced by Teng. On 29 October, Teng, Yuji and YellyHaze's departure was announced, leaving Ribo and Coco as the two remaining members from the previous Aether Main roster.

### Roster Changes Prior to the M2 World Championship

On 10 January 2020, KarlTzy, Pheww and Lastii joined the player roster with the addition of Duckey who signed up to as the head coach. FlapTzy later joined the team on 2 July 2020. At that time, Coco changed his role from becoming part of the official playing roster to analyst. In October 2020, they won the MPL Season 6 championship in a best of 7 series, winning against Smart Omega Esports 4 games to 2. This was their second title since Aether Main and their first as the Bren franchise. On 23 January 2021, Bren Esports won the championship for the M2 World Championships held in Singapore, winning against Burmese Ghouls 4 games to 3. The team had to climb up from the lower bracket by defeating two Indonesian powerhouse teams, RRQ Hoshi and Alter Ego to arrange a rematch against Burmese Ghouls. The Bren Esports team won $140,000 from the $300,000 prize pool money, with another $3,000 awarded to the MVP of the match, Carry Karl "KarlTzy" Nepomuceno.
During the Offseason on 6 December 2021, M2 World Champions MVP Karl Gabriel "KarlTzy" Nepomuceno announces his departure from Bren Esports. He has spent 4 seasons with Bren, joining in Season 5, winning a Esports Gold Medal in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, the MPL Philippines Season 6 Champion, and M2 World Championship Finals MVP. On 11 December 2021, Ejhay left the team and later became the coach for the Sunsparks MLBB team.

### Bren Victress

In June 2019, all the female members of its team got third place in the Female Esports League of Mobile Legends (FSL) which was held at Singapore. Also in June 2019, Bren Esports participated in MSC 2019 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. On the first day of competition, Bren Esports beat the Team Resolution of Myanmar. In the second day of competition, team Overclockers of Vietnam defeated Bren Esports causing them to be eliminated.

### Partnership with Team Falcons

In the build up for the MPL Philippines Season 13 playoffs, MPL Philippines and the AP Bren organization announced the partnership between AP Bren and Team Falcons prior to the playoffs and the subsequent MSC 2024 in Riyadh. According to reports, the Saudi Arabian-based organization approached AP Bren first in order to align both organization's goals and made sure that the partnership was mutually beneficial for both parties.
The Partnership ended after the conclusion of MLBB M6 World Championship. Team Falcons would enter MPL Philippines as a separate entry in time for MPL-PH Season 15. The team would acquire the roster and coaching staff of MDL Philippines Season 4 champions Lazy Esports for their new roster in MPL PH S15.

### Tournament results

| Year | Season | MR | GR | Diff | Finish | Mid Season Cup | MPLI Invitational | World Championship |
| 2018 | Season 2 | 7–2 | 15–5 | +10 | 1st Runner Up; 1-3 Cignal Ultra | Champions; 3-0 Digital Devils Pro Gaming | Not held | Not held |
| 2019 | Season 3 | 8–1 | 17–7 | +10 | 1st Runner Up; 2-3 Arkangel | 7th-8th Place | Not held | Not held |
| 2019 | Season 4 | 4–5 | 9–12 | -3 | 5th-6th place; 0-2 Execration | Not held | Not held | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Season 5 | 8–1 | 16–4 | +12 | 2nd Runner Up; 1-2 ONIC Philippines | Did not qualify | Not held | Not held |
| 2020 | Season 6 | 12–1 | 24–4 | +20 | Champions; 4-2 Smart Omega | Did not qualify | 1st Runner Up; 0-3 Alter Ego | Champions; 4-3 Burmese Ghouls |
| 2021 | Season 7 | 8–5 | 19–14 | +5 | 3rd Runner Up; 2-3 Execration | Did not qualify | Not held | Not held |
| 2021 | Season 8 | 5–9 | 12–21 | -9 | 7th-8th; Group Stage | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Season 9 | 5–9 | 11–20 | -9 | 7th-8th; Group Stage | Did not qualify | Not held | Not held |
| 2022 | Season 10 | 9–5 | 20–16 | +4 | 3rd Runner Up; 2-3 RSG Philippines | Did not qualify | 5th-8th; 1-2 ONIC Esports | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Season 11 | 11–3 | 23–9 | +14 | 3rd Runner Up; 1-3 ECHO Philippines | Did not qualify | Not held | Not held |
| 2023 | Season 12 | 7–7 | 18–5 | +3 | Champions; 4-1 Blacklist International | Did not qualify | 2nd Runner Up; 1-2 RSG Philippines | Champions; 4-3 ONIC Esports |
| 2024 | Season 13 | 11–3 | 24–8 | +16 | 1st Runner Up; 0-4 Liquid ECHO | 1st Runner Up; 3-4 Selangor Red Giants | Not held | Did not Qualify |
| 2024 | Season 14 | 10–4 | 22–12 | +10 | 2nd Runner Up; 2-4 Aurora Gaming | 1st Runner Up; 3-4 Selangor Red Giants | Not held | Did not Qualify |

### Other tournament awards

* Snapdragon Pro Series Season 3 SEA - Challenge Finals (2023) - 3rd Place
* SIBOL 2023 National Team Selection (2023) - 1st Place
* IESF World Esports Championship (2023) - 1st Place
* 2023 Southeast Asian Games (2023) - Gold Medal
* Games of the Future 2024 - 1st Place

### Current roster
## Valorant
### History

In September 2021, Bren Esports originally qualified for the 2021 Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 3 Masters in Berlin as the champions of the Southeast Asia Challengers Playoffs, but were unable to secure travel visas for the LAN event due to the national restrictions brought by the COVID-19 pandemic. The team was later acquired by another esports organization, Team Secret.