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GMA Network
02-08-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Onic Philippines outlasts Onic Indonesia to clinch MSC bronze
Onic Philippines dug deep in a battle of sister squads, fending off a gritty Onic Indonesia, 3-2, in a grueling battle for third place at the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid-Season Cup 2025 on Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Filipino bets, who previously bowed to defending champion SRG in a five-game semifinals thriller on Friday, clawed back from a 1-2 series deficit to seize the bronze medal. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
27-07-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Onic PH ousts Area77 to keep MSC title dream alive
Onic Philippines bounced back with a vengeance, thrashing North America's Area77 with a 2-0 victory in their do-or-die group stage clash at the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid-Season Cup 2025 late Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A day after falling prey to Aurora Gaming of Turkey, the Philippine bets regrouped and vented their ire to eliminate an all-Filipino Area77 and advance to the lower bracket semifinals of Group B. The win gave Onic Philippines another chance at advancing to the playoffs, but it will have to face Malaysia's HomeBois first in another must-win situation later tonight. "Para sa akin, hindi kami na-shock [sa talo namin sa Aurora] kasi alam naman naming nagpur-prepare din 'yung Aurora para sa amin," Onic's mid laner Frince "Super Frince" Ramirez said in the post-game press conference. Onic head coach Tony "Ynot" Senedrin added: "It's just the same, we just used our one life, I guess. So it was really up to us to look at the loss objectively, make sure that we do know the opportunities we have." Onic needed just 14 minutes and 12 seconds to secure Game 1 against Area77 with Super Frince making a surprise Kagura pick, delivering a spotless KDA of four kills and three assists. The game then snowballed in Game 2 when Onic's jungler Cyric "K1NGKONG" Perez delivered three early kills against his counterpart Lance "Shiro" Nones (Suyou), who sustained four deaths in the first four minutes. Area77 could not recover from that early collapse as the reigning world champions maintained map control the rest of the match with K1NGKONG dictating the tempo and the rest of Onic executing near-flawless plays. A lopsided 23-4 kill spread saw K1NGKONG unleash 14 kills and six assists against just one death as Onic lived to fight another day. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
Arab News
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Arab News
Filipino players ready to defend women's esports title at World Cup in Riyadh
MANILA: Philippine competitors are preparing for next month's Esports World Cup in Saudi Arabia, where they aim to defend a title in an all-female tournament of one of the most popular mobile multiplayer strategy games. Set to take place in Riyadh from July 7 to Aug. 24, the upcoming Esports World Cup will be the globe's largest esports festival, featuring $70 million in prize money, and 25 professional tournaments. The event is a part of Saudi Arabia's broader Vision 2030 strategy to diversify the economy — also by investing heavily in sports and tourism. Four Philippine teams will be competing in the championship's MLBB category. MLBB, or Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, is a free-to-play multiplayer online battle arena game by Chinese developer Moonton. It is one of the world's most popular mobile esports games, especially in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Keith Medrano, who leads Moonton's public relations in the Philippines and the region, told Arab News: 'Both men's and women's rep teams are representing the Philippines in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid-Season Cup and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Women's Invitational.' He added: 'We were given two slots per category, so two slots for the men's and two slots for the women's. 'We are actually the defending champions of the Women's Invitational. So, it's really important ... to defend our title as the strongest country in MLBB sports gaming for women.' Duane 'Kelra' Pillas, a player from the Onic Philippines team, told sports reporters on Tuesday that they would also try to reclaim the MSC title which Filipino players last held in 2022. 'In the upcoming EWC, we will make sure that one of us will win,' Pillas said. 'We are really preparing to get the MSC again since the Philippines has not been able to get it for several years.' Filipino players have emerged as strong contenders in mobile esports in recent years — a discipline most popular in Southeast Asia and where they are seen to have their best title hopes at the upcoming Riyadh event. 'In the eSports World Cup, there are different esport titles. They're all different — it's like a multisport event,' said Marlon Marcelo, executive director of the Philippine Esports Organization. 'For now, we have a strong chance in Mobile Legends — both in the men's and women's category. That's where our money's at.' He also observed an increasing popularity of esports among women, who just a few months after the Riyadh World Cup will be competing at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games. 'We have a strong chance in the women's category,' he said. 'It's heating up.'
GMA Network
01-06-2025
- Sport
- GMA Network
Team Liquid PH outlasts Onic to reclaim MPL PH crown
Team Liquid is back on top after dethroning Onic Philippines in a grueling best-of-seven finals series, 4-3, of the MPL Philippines Season 15 on Sunday in Makati. The Cavalry, who emerged as the top-seeded club after the elimination round, captured their third overall title while also denying Onic a second straight crown. Both Team Liquid and Onic, the reigning world champion, will represent the country in the MLBB Mid-Season Cup at the Esports World Cup. —JKC, GMA Integrated News
