Kairi (gamer)

Kairi Ygnacio Rayosdelsol (born September 21, 2005) or popularly known as Kairi (formerly FULLCLIP), is a Filipino professional esports player for the game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.

He is the current Jungler for Indonesian team ONIC Esports.

Kairi Ygnacio Rayosdelsol was born on September 21, 2005 in Limay, Bataan.

His father, Dags Rayosdelsol was an OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker) to support him and his family.

In a Zoom interview with ANC, Dags described Kairi as a fast learner in MOBAS, specifically Dota 2.

He also said how smart Kairi was, especially in Mathematics, often getting into math competitions at school.

Kairi's father would often bond with him in computer shops and play MOBAs together.

Hailing from Bataan, Kairi went pro in 2020 under Blacklist International as the team's rookie Jungler, playing alongside Edward Jay "EDWARD" Dapadap and veterans Mark "ESON" Gerardo and Dexter Louise "Dex Star" Alaba.

Kairi became an initial keystone part of a trade involving the "VeeWise" Tandem which included Daneire James "Wise" Del Rosario and Johnmar "OhMyV33Nus" Villaluna.

Following the trade, Kairi signed with ONIC Philippines but would later transition as a mid-laner for a season prior to his return to the Jungler role.

Kairi stayed with ONIC Philippines for three seasons before transferring to its sister roster in Indonesia, ONIC Esports during the offseason of MPL Indonesia Season 10.

Kairi and fellow ONIC Philippines member and Head Coach Denver "Yeb" Miranda were the first Filipino imports to another country.

Kairi is recognized as one of the best Junglers within the MLBB community, owing to his distinctive playstyle and remarkable dexterity in executing critical maneuvers and pivotal gameplay moments.

His tenure with ONIC Esports has been adorned with numerous successes, encompassing both domestic and international accolades.

Notably a Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup title in 2023.

Furthermore, he played a key role in attaining ONIC Esports' three-peat championship titles in MPL Indonesia.

In 2020, Blacklist International signed Rayosdelsol to its main roster alongside Edward Jay "EDWARD" Dapadap, a close friend of his and is also from Bataan.

Rayosdelsol started as Blacklist International's starting Jungler.

Despite his age, many nicknamed Kairi "The Future" for his fast mechanics and plays.

Notable hero picks from Kairi were the Lancelot when used properly, can abuse its first skill to dash for an unlimited time.

He used his fast paced advantage to propel Blacklist into the playoffs.

However, Blacklist would not advance further in the competition after losing 2–3 to Smart Omega in the Quarterfinals.

At the time, MPL Philippines Season 6 did not follow a double-elimination tournament bracket, thus eliminating Blacklist and settling for a 5th–8th finish.

In 2021, Kairi was released by Blacklist International and joined ONIC Philippines after the VeeWise tandem transferred from ONIC to Blacklist.

Kairi, initially wanting to start as the starting Jungler, was forced to move to the mid-lane due to his teammate Jaylord "Hate" Gonzales' minimal hero pool.

Hate is also a Jungler that joined ONIC.

Regardless, Kairi's opening game with his new team showed promise as they were able to 2–1 defending world champions Bren Esports (now AP Bren) during the regular season.

However, ONIC Philippines would face an underwhelming Season 7 as the team finished fourth among five teams in Group A. However, their 7–6 record was more than enough to qualify for the playoffs.

ONIC however, would foresee an early playoff exit, losing in five games to eventual finalists Execration in the Lower Bracket knockouts.

Kairi would remain with ONIC Philippines for Season 8 and has made a name for himself as one of the best upcoming Junglers in the league.

In Season 8, Kairi would return as the starting Jungler for ONIC Philippines and it transpired to an opening 2–0 victory over ECHO Philippines in the regular season.

During Season 8, the most notable upsets was during Week 6 when ONIC defeated the undefeated, 11–0 Blacklist International, 2–0.

Regarded as part of one of the best teams in Season 8, ONIC finished with a 9–5 record during the regular season and a 21–13 match rate, giving them 27 points in the regular season and qualifying for the first leg of the Upper Brackets.

Led by Kairi's Ling pick, the team advanced to the Upper Bracket Finals after a dominant 3–0 sweep against Nexplay EVOS (now Minana EVOS).

Kairi put up a 5/0/3 KDA during Game 3, setting up an Upper Bracket finals date with Smart Omega.

It was one-sided heading into the final moments of the Upper Bracket Finals as ONIC sweeps Smart Omega 3–0 to qualify for the M3 World Championships in Singapore.

Season 8 was Kairi's first MPL Philippines Grand Finals appearance and his first MLBB World series appearance.

However, Kairi and ONIC would lose in a 4–1 score to his former team, Blacklist International.

Blacklist became the second team to win back-to-back titles since Sunsparks who defeated ONIC Philippines in both series.

As the second-place team representing the Philippines, ONIC Philippines secured qualification for the prestigious M3 World Championships held in Singapore.