In a conflict of champions, Crew Liquid Philippines flipped the script on Onic Indonesia by pulling off a 2-1 reverse sweep win within the Cell Legends: Bang Bang Mid-Season Cup 2025 on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Cavalry, the reigning MPL Philippines champions, overcame a Sport 1 collapse with gorgeous fightbacks within the subsequent two video games to advance to the knockout stage.
Onic Indonesia, in the meantime, dropped to decrease bracket semifinals of Group A the place a loss means elimination and a win qualifies them to the following spherical.
“Earlier than we began the sport, I used to be truly telling them that it doesn’t matter what occurs, simply play the sport and also you needn’t show who you’re,” Crew Liquid head coach Rodel “Ar Sy” Cruz mentioned.
Crew Liquid surged to an early lead in Sport 1, constructing a 17–11 kill unfold as jungler Karl “KarlTzy” Nepomuceno (Yi Solar-shin) secured the fourth Lord on the 23:14 mark.
However simply when it appeared the sport was slipping away, the Indonesian champions Onic mounted a protection anchored by Filipino import Kairi “Kairi” Rayosdelsol on Aamon, who turned the tide with an important double kill.
Kairi and the remainder of Onic then marched down the center lane in the course of the remaining push to attract first blood within the best-of-three affair.
In Sport 2, the precise reverse occurred after Onic surged to an early 10-4 cushion, however Crew Liquid stayed affected person behind the tandem of KarlTzy (Lancelot) and gold laner Kiel “Oheb” Soriano (Moskov).
Oheb landed a pinpoint Spear of Destruction on the 9:50 mark, triggering a large Lord steal that swung momentum in Liquid’s means. Moments later, one other well-timed final from him paved the way in which for an important pick-off on two Onic gamers.
KarlTzy then shut down Onic’s exp laner Moch Lutfi Ardianto and gold laner Clayton Adrielo Kuswanto over the last conflict to finish a wipeout. His 6/2/3 KDA displaying on his signature murderer hero decide earned KarlTzy the MVP honors as Crew Liquid evened the collection at 1-1.
Oheb, this time utilizing Wanwan, confirmed the way in which in Sport 3 clincher after unloading 4 kills and 4 assists towards no loss of life to steer Crew Liquid to the playoffs.Â
“We misplaced the early recreation [in Game 2] however when Oheb stole the lord, it gave us momentum and hype after the lord steal,” KarlTzy mentioned.
—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Built-in Information
