Photo: Team Liquid PH FB

By James Ajero

Team Liquid PH came out swinging in their Swiss Stage opener, dismantling Aurora Gaming in a swift best-of-one victory at the M7 World Championships this Saturday evening at XO Hall in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The series lasted 16 minutes and 54 seconds, as TLPH imposed their tempo from start to finish, racking up a commanding 14-3 kill score while amassing 56,000 gold compared to Aurora’s 46,000.

KarlTzy put on a masterclass with Yi Sun-shin, constantly applying pressure through clever rotations and diversionary plays that cracked open Aurora’s defenses and secured key objectives for Team Liquid PH.

Although Aurora found a brief lifeline when DemonKite’s Fredrinn secured the Lord at the 11:43 mark, the momentum was short-lived as Team Liquid immediately answered back with a devastating four-kill team fight, effectively sealing the game moments later.

Sanji anchored the performance with a stellar showing on Luo Yi, earning MVP honors after tallying two kills and dealing an impressive 53,027 total damage in the one-sided affair.

—JMS, Alta Sports