Aurora Gaming rebounded from a Game 1 loss to finish the regular season as the second seed, giving them a first round bye in the playoffs.
Aurora Gaming defended their position as the 2-seed at the end of the MPL PH Season 15 regular season after a reverse sweep victory over Team Falcons PH, 2-1, in the closing match on Sunday at the Green Sun Hotel.
In danger of falling to the 3rd seed after ONIC Philippines’ win in the match before, RORA needed to pull out all the stops to gain the Upper Bracket Semifinals slot, especially after going down early against Falcons in their match.
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David “FlapTzy” Canon caught RORA off guard with a surprise Esmeralda counter pick which dictated the game where the Falcons needed just 15 minutes to gain the upper hand.
With their backs against the wall, Jonard “Demonkite” Caranto (Lukas) stepped up for Aurora as he delivered a clutch triple-kill during a crucial 13-minute Lord fight.
Demonkite’s heroics resulted to a 5-1 wipeout in favor of RORA which helped them level the series and keep their chase alive for the Upper Bracket.
In the deciding game, RORA rode the coattails of Edward “Edward” Dapadap (Cici) who posted a 6-1-10 KDA to close out the match with a 16-minute clincher.
Because of the victory, RORA now gets to enjoy a first round bye with a 12-2 slate. They will face the winner of the play-in match between ONIC Philippines and Twisted Minds.
Meanwhile, Falcons are relegated to the fourth seed and will face TNC Pro Team in the play-in.
They will tangle for the right to face league leading Team Liquid PH in the Upper Bracket.