The Final Weekend: MPL Week 6 Day 1 Recap
The last week of the regular season of the Mobile Legends Professional League Philippines kicked off today as the teams scramble to make it to the playoffs. Coming into this final week of play, Bren Esports and ONIC PH stand atop, clinching Upper Bracket spots. Geek Fam PH and STI fail to crawl back into it, getting eliminated from contention. Season 5 debuting teams ULVL and BSB rack up enough wins to secure Lower Bracket spots. In the middle of the pack, Execration, Blacklist International, SGD Omega, and MPL S4 champions Sunsparks fight for seeding and bracket positions.
The MPL resumed two weeks ago after they announced that they would be postponing the tournament last March 18 due to the global health pandemic. Games and broadcast resumed online, amidst other esports leagues returning in that same format.
Am-Haze-ing: Blacklist International vs SGD Omega
Blacklist International had a lackluster performance after the break compared to their strong start in the season. Going 1-2, Blacklist had to make sure to win their next games to secure an Upper Bracket slot. Coming into the match, they were tied in game record and points with SGD Omega, who had the momentum with three 2-0 wins.
A strong outing by SGD Haze on Jawhead lands him Game 1 MVP, carrying his team to a 13-7 victory. In Game 2, Haze again comes up huge on Atlas, hitting multiple multi-man Fatal Links in decisive teamfights. With strong rotations, SGD Omega overcame Blacklist International for the 2-0 victory.
This is why we’re the defending champs: ULVL vs SunSparks
The defending champions Sunsparks looked to secure an Upper Bracket slot in the second match of the night against new org ULVL.
SunSparks’s duo carry combo of Greed and Jaypee show up and show out in their first match of the final week. In Game 1, they finished with a 33% and 30% damage share on Pharsa and Ling, fending off a huge 7/2/6, 42% damage share performance by ULVL’s Chu on Claude. Game 2 painted a similar picture, with superior map control, SunSparks took a decisive victory behind Game MVP Rafflesia, whose Khufra engages were pivotal in the W, finishing with 2/1/10 in the 16-kill outing. Jaypee also exploded on Claude, for a 5/0/11, 100% kill participation performance.
With the win, Sunsparks managed to secure a slot in the Upper Bracket. The MPL-PH Season 5 continues later today at 6PM. Watch the games on the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and the Mobile Legends Esports pages.
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