Karl Gabriel “KarlTzy” Nepomuceno and Team Liquid PH have never been closer to completing an MLBB “Golden Road,” with the M7 World Championship in January 2026 coming after a successful SEA Games campaign.
Winning has become almost second nature for Team Liquid PH in 2025, but the Cavalry know the season’s biggest goal is still up ahead.
Fresh off leading SIBOL Men to a fourth consecutive SEA Games gold medal in Thailand, Team Liquid PH now turn their focus to completing the elusive “Golden Road” — a sweep of all major MLBB titles in a single year.
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Spearheaded by Karl Gabriel “KarlTzy” Nepomuceno, alongside Sanford “Sanford” Marin Vinuya, Alston “Sanji” Pabico, Jaypee “Jaypee” Gonzales Dela Cruz, and Kiel Calvin “OHEB” Soriano, TLPH’s latest triumph capped a calendar year of sustained dominance.
Earlier this year, the squad ruled the MPL Philippines with back-to-back titles in Seasons 15 and 16, before dethroning Selangor Red Giants OG Esports to claim the MSC 2025 crown last August.
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The 2025 SEA Games gold only added fuel to the team’s push toward the M7 world championship.
“Dagdag confidence ’to sa amin, at gusto naming makuha ’yung Golden Road,” KarlTzy said, pointing to the momentum they carry into M7.
For KarlTzy, the latest SEA Games victory marked another milestone.
The star jungler secured his second SEA Games gold, joining Angelo “Pheww” Arcangel as the only Filipino players to own two SEA Games titles and two M-Series world championships.
Still, Nepomuceno emphasized that the team remains grounded despite the accolades.
“Wala namang pressure kasi sanay na rin kami sa pressure,” he said. “Nadagdagan lang ’yung morale namin, pero hindi namin hinahayaan na pumasok ’yun sa ulo namin.”
With the domestic league, MSC, and SEA Games titles already in hand, Team Liquid PH now stand just one championship away from completing the Golden Road.
The M7 World Championship are set from Jan. 3 to 25, 2026, in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Pao Ambat earned his journalism degree from Cavite State University in 2022.
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