ONIC Philippines scored a sweeping victory over Twisted Minds in their last match of the regular season, keeping themselves in the running for the Upper Bracket semis in MPL Philippines Season 15.
ONIC Philippines kept their end of the bargain in their chase for an Upper Bracket semifinals spot in the looming MPL PH Season 15 playoffs, zooming past Twisted Minds PH with a 2-0 victory in their last match of the regular season at Green Sun in Makati on Sunday.
Still in the running for a more favorable spot in the postseason, ONIC took advantage of Twisted Minds’ adjustment period as they inserted Stephen “Sensui” Castillo in the lineup to test his mettle ahead of the playoffs.
The winning moment came for ONIC Philippines in Game 2, where they took advantage of an ill-advised attack from James “Jeymz” Gloria just as the Lord spawned shortly after the 10-minute mark of the game.
Despite initially being surprised by Jeymz with his Masha, four different ONIC players were able to quickly eliminate the EXP laner and shift their attention to the Lord.
A perfectly-timed attack from King “K1NGKONG” Perez’s Suyou pulled the rug from under Twisted Minds as ONIC seized control of the Lord.
The pivotal moment sparked ONIC’s charge as Grant “Kelra” Pillas got going with a Godlike kill streak, leaving Jeymz and Jomearie “Escalera” Santos to fend for themselves with ONIC striking blow after blow.
Successfully pinning their enemies to the base, it didn’t take long for ONIC to finish the job and seize the victory after 14 minutes.
After the match, K1NGKONG said that the key to getting the crucial victory was staying in the present. Now that their fate is out of their hands, he’s relying on his good pal David Charles “FlapTzy” Canon as Team Falcons hope to seal the deal for ONIC’s bid for the no. 2 spot in their match against Aurora Gaming.
“Sa totoo lang, nagfo-focus lang kami sa mga matches namin. Dito sa Twisted [Minds]. Di namin iniisip yung upper bracket,” said K1NGKONG.
“Flap, alam mo na yan ah. Bestie tayo, forever,” he added in jest.
Should ONIC fail to clinch the 2-seed in the playoffs, they will be play a rematch series against Twisted Minds in the Upper Bracket quarterfinals.
If they end up at no. 2, ONIC will enjoy a a first round bye and begin their playoffs journey at the Upper Bracket semifinals.