Fnatic ONIC PH secures M6 playoff spot; Aurora extends tourney life with win vs. ULFHEDNAR
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Fnatic ONIC PH secures M6 playoff spot; Aurora extends tourney life with win vs. ULFHEDNAR
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia – Both Filipino representatives in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang M6 World Championship earned much-needed wins in their respective bouts as Day 4 concludes Sunday.
Fnatic ONIC Philippines and Aurora Gaming secured crucial wins for vastly different reasons as they continue their quest for M-Series glory.
Aurora drops Turkish rivals
Aurora Gaming showed why they shouldn’t be counted out as they swept Turkish delegates ULFHEDNAR to start the day inside the IOI Grand Exhibition & Convention Center.
The Filipinos scored Game 1 thanks to Jan Dominic “Domeng” del Mundo scoring five kills and six assists with the Bruno, while Renejay “Renejay” Barcase’s Chip created crucial plays from the mid to late game.
Domeng extended his reign of terror to ULFHEDNAR as he pulled off a 3/0/9 performance with the Moskov, as Sidar “Tienzy” Menteşe’s Hilda was neutralized from the start.
Fnatic ONIC PH surprise picks trips BTK
The Sonics secured their win against a gritty BloodThirstyKings in a full three-game series to secure the second ticket to the playoffs.
Duane “Kelra” Pillas led FNOP to a 1-0 advantage thanks to a surprise Layla pick with five kills and four assists as he avoided much of the team fight until his power spike.
However, Kelra’s counterpart Ziameth-Jei “ZIA” Caluya had other ideas as he tormented FNOP with a 7/1/7 performance with Bruno to extend the series to a decider Game 3.
The Gold Standard’s Irithel pick made wonders as he grabbed 11 kills and assisted five more as they neutralized Vo “Shark” Thanh Trung and Ian “FwydChckn” Hohl, who fell a combined eight times.
CFU, Team Spirit continues Swiss stage upsets
Cambodia and the Eastern Europe and Central Asia regions prevailed as their representatives put up impressive wins in the 1-1 bracket.
CFU Gaming pulled off a 13-minute victory over MPL Malaysia S14 runners-up Team Vamos as the Khoun “Xingg” Amey proved his Cambodian Diamond moniker with a brilliant performance.
Team Spirit slain another giant in Team Liquid ID with Alexander “ONESHOT” Sharkov shoots his way to the mobile yet squishy TLID lineup with the Fanny.
Instant classic for RORA, TLID
Aurora Gaming’s next opponents will be the Cavalry as they will square off in the final match of Day 6, both with their tournament lives on the line.
It will be an interesting sight for TLID if they can topple down a Filipino MPL side this time around after falling against FNOP in Day 1, with the matchup between Kenneth “Yue” Tadeo and Yehezkiel “Yehezkiel” Wiseman a must-watch.
Team Vamos and S2G Esports will square off in another match, as S2G will try to make it 2-0 against a Malaysian side, while Selangor Red Giants will face China’s best KeepBest Gaming.
CFU will test the limits of Team Spirit to start Day 5 on Tuesday, followed by an interesting matchup between Falcon Esports and BTK. NIP Flash and Twisted Minds will close the day with a possible matchup of surprise picks along the way.
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