Onic Philippines bagged the first ticket to the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid-Season Cup after a 3-0 win against first-seeded Team Liquid PH during their MPL Philippines Season 15 upper bracket playoff encounter, Friday night.
This marks Duane “Kelra” Pillas’ MSC comeback, his first in three years, the first since the tournament extended outside Southeast Asia and third time overall.
It was a quick demolition job for Onic Philippines, who ended the series by using a sustain heavy lineup and a pocket Angela pick for Borris “Brusko” Parro.
“The worst was behind us noh, for the first two weeks ng MPL so moving forward it’s just about being consistent sa pick-offs namin, making sure na the trust is there and ‘yung disiplina andiyan,” Onic PH head coach Tony “Ynot” Senedrin told reporters after the match.
(The worst was behind us. For the first two weeks of MPL so oving forward it’s just about being consistent sa pick-offs namin, making sure na the trust is there and ‘yong disiplina andiyan.)
Meanwhile, Team Falcons PH (Seed 4) shook off doubts of them moving deeper into the playoffs after eliminating title contender Aurora (Seed 2) in the tournament.
Team Falcons PH banked on three comeback games against the Northern Lights to set a showdown with Team Liquid PH for the last MSC 2025 slot allotted to MPL Philippines.
“‘Yung iniisip na lang namin wala kaming extra life. Do or die lagi ang mga match namin,” David Charles “FlapTzy” Canon said.
Oheb leads MPL Season 15 Alamat Awards nominees
Meanwhile, Kiel “Oheb” Soriano led the “Alamat Awards” winners as the regular season MVP. Oheb, who made the move to Aurora after a longtime stint with the now-dissolved MLBB squad Blacklist International.
Alamat Awards AWardees:
Regular Season MVP – Oheb
Coaching Team of the Season – Coach Arsy
Breakthrough player – LanceCy
All-Star Team 1
Kelra – ONIC Philippines
K1NGKONG – ONIC Philippines
Edward – Aurora Gaming
Yue – Aurora Gaming
Brusko – ONIC Philippines
All-Star Team 2
Oheb – Team Liquid PH
KarlTzy – Team Liquid PH
Sanford – Team Liquid PH
Super Frince – ONIC Philippines
Renejay – Aurora Gaming
Smart Fans Choice All Stars
Kelra – ONIC Philippines
K1NGKONG – ONIC Philippines
Kirk – ONIC Philippines
Super Frince – ONIC Philippines
Brusko – ONIC Philippines
All-Star Magazine
Legendary Feature Award
Fulcrum Esports – Mythic Media Award
One Sports – Savage Storyteller Award
