Blacklist International reclaimed its spot at the pinnacle of the MPL Philippines Season 10 after taking the top seed in the regular season by virtue of its statement sweep of ECHO on Monday, Oct. 3 at the ICITE Auditorium.
The M3 World Champions secured the top seed and the upper bracket spot in the standings with a 9-5 record and 29 points, besting ECHO which settled for the second seed with 27 points on a 10-4 slate although it proved to be just enough to also advance to the upper bracket semifinals.
Leaning on its signature composition centered on Jonmar “OhmyV33nus” Villaluna Estes’ pick, Blacklist made quick work of ECHO in the first game with a swift 8-1 victory before following it up with an 8-3 win in Game 2.
RSG Philippines, meanwhile, finished third in the standings with 25 points on a 8-5 record after beating Nexplay Evos, 2-0, in its final assignment in the regular season.
Also advancing to the next round are fourth seed Bren with 23 points on a 9-5 record, Omega with 22 points on 8-6 record and Onic with 22 points as well on an even 7-7 record.
Blacklist will get the chance to choose the placing of the third and fourth seeds in the play-in bracket while RSG, on the other hand, can choose its and Bren Esports' opponents from Omega and Onic.