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| Coach John Lloyd "Impressive" Dela Cruz gears up for what would be another championship run by Boom Esports. PKL |
TAGUIG—Boom Esports set PKL history on Sunday night after drubbing JGame Esports 4-1 in the grand finals of the fall season at the Samsung Hall of SM Aura.
The gentleman's sweep gave Boom its third PKL title, solidifying its stance as the winningest franchise in the young history of the domestic Honor of Kings league.
However, after also winning the spring season championship earlier this year, Boom became the first team to complete the PKL version of the calendar year grand slam, which was also the case for the likes of MPL Philippines' Team Liquid Philippines last year and PBA's Crispa, San Miguel, and Alaska in three separate occasions before moving to a fiscal year setup.
Banking on a crucial Game 1 comeback, Boom raced to a 3-0 lead, quickly entertaining thoughts of a full 4-0 bagel.
However, JGame showed heart in Game 4 to force a Game 5 only for Boom to deliver a shutout in the extension to finally win it all.
Boom received US$11,000 (around PHP696,000) for winning the season, while John "Daniii" Bulanadi, for his sensational performance throughout the series, was named Finals MVP.
JGame got US$8,000 (around PHP506,000) for finishing second, while the TNT Tropang Alab, which finished third, received US$6,000 (almost PHP380,000).
Boom, JGame, and TNT qualified for the Honor of Kings International Cup this Christmas season in Jakarta, but Boom and JGame will first compete in the Honor of Kings Nation Clash later this month in Penang.
In the first championship match of the day, CESAFI powerhouse University of Cebu pulled off a huge 3-2 stunner against UAAP's University of Santo Tomas to rule the Honor of Kings Campus Series Split 3.
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