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| AP Bren dragged Smart Omega to the "trip to La Union". MPL Philippines |
TAGUIG--AP Bren played the ultimate spoiler to Smart Omega's dreams of snatching the last MPL Philippines playoff spot away from Twisted Minds Philippines after scoring a 2-1 win in their do-or-die clash on Friday night at the Green Sun Hotel Ballroom in Makati.
Down 0-8 in kills and as much as nearly 7,000 gold within the first 10 minutes, Landher "Der" San Gabriel's X-Borg became an almost invincible force in the late game as he sparked AP Bren's comeback that saw the team with the first two Lords en route to getting the top and middle lanes cleared out.
AP Bren then bought enough time in the Lord dance for the evolved Lord so Andrew "Andoryuu" Flora could not make it back to his base in time to clear the super minions from completely destroying it.
With Smart Omega's loss, which dropped them to a tie with AP Bren at 2-11, Twisted Minds PH (3-10) clinched the last playoff spot without needing to beat Onic Philippines on Sunday night.
Even if Twisted Minds PH, AP Bren, and Smart Omega end up tied at 3-11, Twisted Minds PH owns the tiebreaker due to a better net game win difference.
In the first match, Team Liquid Philippines placed one foot on a Top 2 finish ahead of the postseason after sweeping TNC, 2-0.
With the sweep, Team Liquid PH (11-2) joined idle Aurora (11-1) in the 11-win club, which means whoever wins in their Saturday night showdown will not just clinch the first-round bye but also enter the playoffs as the top seed.
TNC, which already locked in the fifth seed last week, finished its regular season campaign at 5-9 as it shifts its focus to its first posteason run since 2022.
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