Onic Philippines was dealt an enormous upset loss after falling to Aurora Gaming of Turkey, 1-2, within the Cell Legends: Bang Bang’s Mid-Season Cup (MSC) 2025 on Friday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Filipinos bounced again from a Recreation 1 loss with a dominant efficiency in Recreation 2, however in the end fell to the Turkish squad within the clincher, dropping to the decrease bracket of Group B and teetering getting ready to elimination.
Aurora, who’s being led by Filipino coaches in Aniel “Grasp The Fundamentals” Jiandani and Dexter “Dexstar” Alaba, secured a spot within the higher bracket semifinals, shifting one step nearer to a coveted playoff berth.
On the cusp of a sweep loss, Onic turned to Duane “Kelra” Pillas in Recreation 2 because the prized gold laner unleashed a robust exhibiting on his signature hero Granger, dropping eight kills and 5 assists to tug Aurora to a decider.
In Recreation 3, each groups had been decisive till the ultimate lord conflict got here, the place Onic’s jungler Cyric “K1NGKONG” Perez had a lord steal on the 20:17 mark.
However K1NGKONG was taken down after Aurora’s roamer Furkan “APEX47” Akbulut unloaded a well-timed Avatar of the Guardian that additionally allowed him to choose off Kelra (Beatrix) for a double kill.
Onic additionally noticed roamer Borrid “Brusko” Parro happening after falling to the Abyssal Lure of Ahmet “Rosa” Batir (Selena), paving the best way for Aurora Gaming eventual victory in opposition to the reigning world champions.
Onic is now in a must-win state of affairs because it takes on Space 77 of North America the place the loser will get booted out whereas the winner advances to decrease bracket semifinals.
Aurora, then again, will look to punch its playoff ticket when it takes on RRQ Hoshi of Indonesia within the higher bracket semis.
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information
