Onic entered the all-Filipino grand finals and looked to have an advantage, despite the fact that the team hadn’t dropped one game in the playoffs. They didn’t quite stand that performance against Blacklist. This year, like the 1984 MPL Philippines Finals, Blacklist was the number one seed for the series. Blacklist International had a wonderful year winning both seasons of the MPL Philippines, but couldn’t ensure their dominance on the international stage. They finished second in the SEA Cup (MSC) as well as the MPL Invitational last month. After they were crowned M3 winners, they were among the favorites they had to take home the trophy. Although they are on the M3 road, their routes were not very easy. After finishing 3-0 in group stage, they pushed into the top of the playoffs against North American underdogs BTK. Although fans expected that this would be a simple victory for Blacklist, they lost the intense series to three o’clock. If they were to the lower class, they decided to get out of the way and destroyed Keyd Stars, RRQ and EVOS SG for the lower bracket finals battle. This time, Blacklist proved it would be a powerful force that the Blacklist won 3-1. In addition to the silverware, the Filipinos will return home with $300,000 of the $800,000 prize pool. Onic PH will also pocket more than 20 000 dollars.
