The sting of earlier losses lit a fireplace beneath Onic Philippines, who roared to an announcement 2-0 win in opposition to reigning champion Staff Liquid in MPL Philippines Season 16 on Saturday on the Inexperienced Solar Resort.
The Sonics banked on the strong connection between gold laner Duane “Kelra” Pillas and jungler Cyric “K1NGKONG” Perez as they despatched the Cavalry packing.
The victory not solely gave Onic candy revenge for its Season 15 grand finals loss to Staff Liquid but in addition marked a contemporary begin following its semifinals exit within the 2025 Mid-Season Cup (MSC).
“‘Yung pagkatalo namin sa grand finals nu’ng Season 15, tingin ko higit pa do’n ‘yung na-feel namin after namin matalo sa MSC kasi mas malaking achievement ‘yun at ‘yung prize pool mas malaki rin,” K1NGKONG stated.
“Mas na-motivate kami na i-face ‘yung actuality na kailangan namin ng mas marami pang effort tsaka transparency sa staff.”
Onic swung Sport 1 absolutely in its favor when K1NGKONG’s Lancelot secured the third Lord on the thirteenth minute, then teamed up with Kelra’s Bruno to ship double kills that led to a wipeout.
They didn’t even want the Lord, because the minion waves have been sufficient to energy their push and produce down Staff Liquid’s base.
Kelra emerged as Sport 1 MVP with seven kills and 4 assists, with out a single loss of life.
Staff Liquid displayed its championship poise in Sport 2, however the momentum shifted when Onic’s midlaner Frince “Tremendous Frince” Ramirez (Selena) landed a vital Abyssal Arrow on Karl “KarlTzy” Nepomuceno, establishing Kelra (Claude) for a key pickoff that turned the tide.
One other Abyssal Entice from Tremendous Frince helped K1NGKONG take down Kiel “Oheb” Soriano’s Harith, permitting Onic to shut it out and full the sweep.
K1NGKONG earned MVP honors this time after one other spectacular efficiency on Lancelot, posting a spotless KDA of 9/0/9 to guide the victory.
In different video games, rebuilding groups AP.Bren and Twisted Minds pulled off main upsets by defeating Good Omega and Staff Falcons earlier within the day.
AP.Bren outlasted Good Omega with a 2-1 victory, led by a formidable displaying from roamer Denniel “xNova” Gomez, whose masterful use of Khufra in Sport 3 earned him MVP honors.
In the meantime, Twisted Minds, composed principally of rookies, shocked powerhouse Staff Falcons with a clear 2-0 triumph, behind jungler Michael “MPtheKing” Endino (Lancelot) in Sport 1 and midlaner Miguel “Sionnn” Alcantara (Selena) in Sport 2.
—JKC, GMA Built-in Information
