John Michael “Zico” Dizon parted ways with Burn x Team Flash following a fruitless campaign in the M4 Mobile Legends World Championship in Jakarta over the weekend.
The 22-year-old Zico, a former ONIC PH star and Nexplay EVOS head coach, served as the brain behind Burn x Team Flash’s championship run at the Mobile Legends Professional League Cambodia Autumn 2022 last October.
He, however, couldn’t pull off the same magic as Burn x Team Flash faded in the M4 tourney.
“Leaving my homeland was the biggest leap of faith that I have made seven months ago. Pursuing my passion for Esports in a foreign land was a challenging yet fulfilling experience. I can confidently say that it was one of the best decisions that I’ve made in my coaching career,” Zico said in a social media post.
“I have one MPL Championship title under my belt. Thank you, BURN X TEAM FLASH for seeing the fire in me, for putting your trust in me, and for making me one of your own. Thank you to the Cambodian community, our Flamers, for welcoming and supporting me from day one up to the last.”
Prior to M4, which is touted as the grandest stage of competitive Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Zico conceded that Burn x Team Flash was a heavy underdog as the MPL scene in Cambodia is not as developed as the Philippines and Indonesia just yet.
True enough, Burn x Team Flash became a whipping boy in the Group Stage as it went on a winless run against Blacklist International, Myanmar’s Falcon Esports, and Incendio Supremacy of Turkey.
