ADVERTISEMENT
Manila Bulletin devider Sports devider Blacklist settles for runner-up finish as Onic ID decodes PH champs

Blacklist settles for runner-up finish as Onic ID decodes PH champs

Published Nov 8, 2021 12:11 am

Photo from Blacklist International's Facebook page

Blacklist International fell short of its bid to win the ONE Esports: MPL Invitational title as the Filipinos bowed to Onic Esports, 3-1, in the Grand Finals on Sunday, Nov. 7

After a rousing start for Blacklist in Game 1, the MPL Indonesia champions pushed the right buttons in the next three games to finish off the MPL Philippines titlists in four games and claim the MPLI title and the lion's share of the $100,000 cash prize.

The Indonesians banked on its unorthodox picks and double-marksman composition to shock the tournament’s heavy favorites.

Blacklist actually had the chance to send the series to a deciding Game 5 following an impressive start in Game 4. Danerie "Wise" Del Rosario’s Bane had his free reigns in the jungle as Onic tried to pressure Kiel "Oheb" Soriano’s Lunox in the Gold Lane.

However, the surprise mid lane Claude pick together with the jungle Natan rescued Onic once more to prevail in a crucial Lord dance at the 14-minute mark of the game. Adriand Larsen "Drian" Wong on the mid lane Claude dived through the clash and peeled off Blacklist heroes one-by-one to secure the Lord and score a wipe out.

The Filipinos refused to go down without a fight as Edward "Edward" Dapadap on the Paquito successfully defended the base against the Lord and killed two heroes from Onic. Blacklist tried to go for their own death push but the Filipinos got punished by Claude and Esmeralda once more as the Indonesians ended the series 23-15 in 17 minutes of play.

Photo from MPL Invitational

Dian finished with a 4-3-8 KDA in the deciding Game 4 while Gilang "Sanz" unloaded a 6-4-5 stat line to cap a series-long brilliance that also saw him get the MVP honors in the Games 2 and 3 using his signature Yi Sun Shin. Nicky "Kiboy" Fernando also prvided the steady presence in the last three games using his Rafaela to set the pace for Onic ID

It was actually Blacklist who started out the series with guns blazing as the Filipinos dominated the Indonesian champions, 12-5, in just 15 minutes of play. Salic "Hadji" Imam’s Jawhead tank and Jonmar "Ohmyv33nus" Villaluna’s Estes dictated the tempo while Oheb’s Lunox quickly snowballed and dominated every team fight for the Filipinos.

‘The Prince’ put up a perfect performance on the Lunox with a 7-0-3 KDA to draw first blood.

Photo from MPL Invitational

Photo from MPL Invitational

Blacklist continued to roll in the second game as they quickly took down the outer and mid tier turrets behind the aggression from Wise’s Bane and OhmyV33nus’ Mathilda.

However, Onic’s frontlines anchored on Calvin "CW" Winata’s gold lane Ruby and Kiboy’s Rafaela held the fort for the Indonesians, allowing its two-marksman setup with mid Natan and jungle Yi Sun Shin to go online in the late game.

After a quiet Game 1, Sanz came out alive on the YSS in Game 2 with a 10-0-3 KDA to help Onic tie the series.

Photo from MPL Invitational

Photo from MPL Invitational

Onic ID’s head coach Ahmad Marsam “Mars” Fakhre displayed his drafting prowess in Game 3 as the Indonesians targeted Wise during the draft. Onic banned three Wise heroes in Barats, Aldous and Karina while also picking YSS and Bane, forcing the Filipino jungler to pick Granger.

The ploy paid off for the Indonesian as they clobbered the Filipinos, 13-6, behind another impressive performance from Sanz’s YSS who finished with a 5-0-5 KDA to take the commanding 2-1 lead.

Photo from MPL Invitational

Photo from MPL Invitational

With the win, Indonesia has now secured two MPLI titles both at the expense of a Filipino squads - the first time when Alter Ego defeated Bren Esports, 3-0, in last year's edition of the tournament.

Related Tags

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Blacklist International ONE Esports: MPL Invitational
ADVERTISEMENT
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1561_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1562_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.most-popular .layout-ratio{ padding-bottom: 79.13%; } @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1024px) { .widget-title { font-size: 15px !important; } }

{{ articles_filter_1563_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}

{{ articles_filter_1564_widget.title }}

{{ item.title }}
.mb-article-details { position: relative; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview, .mb-article-details .article-body-summary{ font-size: 17px; line-height: 30px; font-family: "Libre Caslon Text", serif; color: #000; } .mb-article-details .article-body-preview iframe , .mb-article-details .article-body-summary iframe{ width: 100%; margin: auto; } .read-more-background { background: linear-gradient(180deg, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0) 13.75%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000 / 0.8) 30.79%, color(display-p3 1.000 1.000 1.000) 72.5%); position: absolute; height: 200px; width: 100%; bottom: 0; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; padding: 0; } .read-more-background a{ color: #000; } .read-more-btn { padding: 17px 45px; font-family: Inter; font-weight: 700; font-size: 18px; line-height: 16px; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; border: 1px solid black; background-color: white; } .hidden { display: none; }
function initializeAllSwipers() { // Get all hidden inputs with cms_article_id document.querySelectorAll('[id^="cms_article_id_"]').forEach(function (input) { const cmsArticleId = input.value; const articleSelector = '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .body_images'; const swiperElement = document.querySelector(articleSelector); if (swiperElement && !swiperElement.classList.contains('swiper-initialized')) { new Swiper(articleSelector, { loop: true, pagination: false, navigation: { nextEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-next', prevEl: '#article-' + cmsArticleId + ' .swiper-button-prev', }, }); } }); } setTimeout(initializeAllSwipers, 3000); const intersectionObserver = new IntersectionObserver( (entries) => { entries.forEach((entry) => { if (entry.isIntersecting) { const newUrl = entry.target.getAttribute("data-url"); if (newUrl) { history.pushState(null, null, newUrl); let article = entry.target; // Extract metadata const author = article.querySelector('.author-section').textContent.replace('By', '').trim(); const section = article.querySelector('.section-info ').textContent.replace(' ', ' '); const title = article.querySelector('.article-title h1').textContent; // Parse URL for Chartbeat path format const parsedUrl = new URL(newUrl, window.location.origin); const cleanUrl = parsedUrl.host + parsedUrl.pathname; // Update Chartbeat configuration if (typeof window._sf_async_config !== 'undefined') { window._sf_async_config.path = cleanUrl; window._sf_async_config.sections = section; window._sf_async_config.authors = author; } // Track virtual page view with Chartbeat if (typeof pSUPERFLY !== 'undefined' && typeof pSUPERFLY.virtualPage === 'function') { try { pSUPERFLY.virtualPage({ path: cleanUrl, title: title, sections: section, authors: author }); } catch (error) { console.error('ping error', error); } } // Optional: Update document title if (title && title !== document.title) { document.title = title; } } } }); }, { threshold: 0.1 } ); function showArticleBody(button) { const article = button.closest("article"); const summary = article.querySelector(".article-body-summary"); const body = article.querySelector(".article-body-preview"); const readMoreSection = article.querySelector(".read-more-background"); // Hide summary and read-more section summary.style.display = "none"; readMoreSection.style.display = "none"; // Show the full article body body.classList.remove("hidden"); } document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", () => { let loadCount = 0; // Track how many times articles are loaded const offset = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]; // Offset values const currentUrl = window.location.pathname.substring(1); let isLoading = false; // Prevent multiple calls if (!currentUrl) { console.log("Current URL is invalid."); return; } const sentinel = document.getElementById("load-more-sentinel"); if (!sentinel) { console.log("Sentinel element not found."); return; } function isSentinelVisible() { const rect = sentinel.getBoundingClientRect(); return ( rect.top < window.innerHeight && rect.bottom >= 0 ); } function onScroll() { if (isLoading) return; if (isSentinelVisible()) { if (loadCount >= offset.length) { console.log("Maximum load attempts reached."); window.removeEventListener("scroll", onScroll); return; } isLoading = true; const currentOffset = offset[loadCount]; window.loadMoreItems().then(() => { let article = document.querySelector('#widget_1690 > div:nth-last-of-type(2) article'); intersectionObserver.observe(article) loadCount++; }).catch(error => { console.error("Error loading more items:", error); }).finally(() => { isLoading = false; }); } } window.addEventListener("scroll", onScroll); });
Join Our Newsletters

Sign up by email to receive news.

© 2025 Manila Bulletin The Nation's Leading Newspaper. All Rights Reserved.