If you've been on MLBB social media in the last two weeks, you've probably seen the name Djy pop up in your feed. He's running ranked on the Philippine server under the alias "Ocean White," he's teasing a move to MPL PH, and Filipino fans are split between hyped and skeptical. Search traffic for the name spiked over 1,250% in the Philippines in a matter of days.
So who is he, actually?
#From Clipper to Pro: Djy's Origin Story
Djy built his name the same way a lot of SEA content creators do: editing highlight reels. He grew a YouTube channel to over 217,000 subscribers posting MLBB clips before he ever stepped onto a professional stage.
The jump from creator to competitor happened ahead of MPL Malaysia Season 15, when Ocean Black signed him as a mid laner. Ocean Black were a newly-promoted side coming into S15, and Djy was their most high-profile pickup from outside the traditional MPL MY player pool. The internet reacted. Filipino MLBB communities were particularly loud about it, given how many PH fans already followed his channel.
He has also referred to himself in content as playing under the alias "DJY" with his in-game name posted publicly as DJY. (with a dot), ID: 392321520. Peak ranked achievement: 370 stars, climbing solo to Immortal rank. That is a legitimate credential.
#MPL MY Season 15: The Reality Check
Ocean Black's Season 15 campaign was rough. By the end of Week 3, they sat at 0-5 in the regular season standings with a game difference of -9. They finished the season bottom of the league at 0-9 in series, 1-18 in maps.
Djy himself did not see official match time during the season. Community discussion on Reddit pointed out that he was not appearing in the starting lineup or even as a stand-in at the venue. Ocean Black signed him with a contract, then largely kept him off the stage.
That narrative writes itself in a tough way. A content creator who earned a pro contract through sheer ranked grind and community pull, then watched from the bench as his team finished last.
He is listed on Esports Charts with MPL Malaysia Season 15 as his highest-viewership tournament appearance, with Ocean Black reaching a peak of 497,877 viewers across the season. The eyeballs were there. The stage time was not.
#The PH Server Arc and the SEA Games Rivalry
The reason Filipino fans know Djy so well has as much to do with content as it does with pro play.
Djy reacted to the Philippines vs. Malaysia MLBB matches at the 33rd SEA Games in Bangkok with visible emotion. When Malaysia had the upper hand, he was animated. When the Philippines mounted their comeback and won 4-0, the clips of his reaction went viral. Filipino communities asked for an apology. He responded, acknowledged the defeat, and the whole episode added another layer to the PH-MY rivalry that MLBB fans thrive on.
More recently, he formed a five-man content squad called Ocean White and started grinding the Philippine server. He competed against Filipino content creators including SHRX and Katsuo, went up against Wise's squad, and streamed all of it. The "Malaysia easy server?" banter directed at him by Wise after a loss became one of the more entertaining community moments of early 2026.
Two weeks ago, he streamed a video titled "I'M BACK!! I AM GOING TO THE PHILIPPINES NEXT SEASON!!" and another clip on Instagram carried this line: "I am going to the Philippines myself. I will go to the Philippines myself and prove to everyone that even I, the best ML pro player ever, can..."
The clip cut off there. Classic content-creator teasing.
#Is He Actually Joining MPL PH S17?
Here is where you need to separate the noise from confirmed facts.
The eight MPL PH S17 rosters were officially revealed between February 22-26, 2026. None of them list Djy. The confirmed mid laners heading into Season 17, which kicks off March 20, are:
- Hadji (Team Falcons PH)
- Aqua (AP Bren)
- Minguin (Smart Omega)
- Sionnn (Twisted Minds PH)
- SuperFrince (ONIC PH)
- Yue (Aurora Gaming PH)
- Sanji (Team Liquid PH)
Djy is not on any of these rosters. The "I'm going to the Philippines next season" appears to reference either a future transfer window or, more likely, continued presence on the Philippine server as Ocean White for content purposes.
MPL PH S17 did break new ground this season with imports. ONIC PH signed Indonesian gold laner Savero in a landmark move, the first import in MPL PH history. Team Liquid PH followed by signing Indonesian mid-jungle player Aeronnshikii on loan. The doors for regional imports are clearly opening.
Whether Djy fits through one of those doors in a future season is a legitimate question. But it has not happened yet.
#What His Game Actually Looks Like
Djy's role in Ocean Black was mid lane. His content consistently features him on assassin-leaning mages: heroes that punish positioning errors and can carry games independently when the rest of the team is struggling.
His ranked peak of 370 stars on the Malaysian server and documented solo climbs to Immortal suggest he has the raw mechanics. The more honest question is whether he has the pro-level decision-making and team communication that MPL PH's mid lane tier demands. The Philippine mid lane has historically been one of the most competitive positions in all of SEA. Hadji, Sanji, and Yue are all proven MPL PH regulars. Djy spent Season 15 on the bench of a last-place team.
That does not disqualify him. Savero came from MPL ID's MDL tier and went directly into the ONIC PH starting lineup. The path from overlooked to starting is real in this scene.
But Djy's path there still needs to be walked. Right now, he is an MLBB personality with a compelling storyline and a genuine ranked pedigree who has not yet proven himself in official competitive matches.
#Why He's Trending Right Now
Three things converged at once.
First, the SEA Games PH-MY rivalry clips kept him in Filipino fans' feeds for months. Second, the Ocean White PH server arc put him directly in front of the Philippine MLBB community as an active participant, not just a spectator. Third, with MPL PH S17 importing players for the first time, Filipino fans started imagining which other regional players could cross over, and Djy had been loudly hinting at exactly that.
He is also just good at being a content creator. The antagonist angle, the rivalry with Wise, the "I'm coming to your server" energy, it all works. He knows how to stay in the conversation.
For the context of MPL PH S17's competitive season, Djy is not a player you need to track on the standings page. He is a storyline you need to track on social media.
#The Bottom Line
Djy is a 217K-subscriber MLBB content creator from Malaysia who earned a pro contract with Ocean Black for MPL MY Season 15, did not see official match time as the team went 0-9, and has since built a cross-regional following through his rivalry with the Philippine MLBB community.
He is skilled. He is entertaining. He is not currently signed to any MPL PH team.
If a mid-season transfer window opens and his name appears on an official announcement, that is the moment to take the MPL PH arc seriously. Until then, Ocean White's presence on the Philippine server is must-watch content, just not competitive news.
Watch him anyway. He makes the PH server interesting.