The former world champions joined league-leading Team Liquid PH and second-running Team Falcons PH in the postseason race after improving to 7-4, good for third place in the standings.

Cyric “K1NGKONG” Perez put on a show on Harith in Game 1, finishing with nine kills and five assists against one death in the 17-11 Game 1 win in almost 17 minutes.

Building from their Game 1 momentum, ONIC PH rolled past AP Bren with a dominant 14-2 victory in Game 2 which lasted for only 11 minutes to seal the sweep.

Jan “Kirk” Guttierez anchored the lopsided with a steady Lapu Lapu performance that saw him deliver four kills and six assists without a single death.

AP Bren is now tied with Aurora Gaming PH in  sixth place with identical 3-8 records.

Meanwhile, Team Liquid secured the first upper bracket spot with a 2-0 victory against Omega Esports.


Photo: MPL PH

The defending champions made light work of the Smart-backed squad, stringing together dominant victories on the back of a flawless macro game to seal the dominant sweep.

Karl “KarlTzy” Nepomuceno powered the series-opening win with a 6-0-7 performance on Harley, before Jayoee “Jaypee” Dela Cruz took charge on Gatotkaca in Game 2 with a game-high 13 assists.

Omega Esports remained in fourth place with a 5-6 slate despite the loss.