ECHO yields to EVOS Legends, crashes out of MPLI first round 

ECHO absorbed an early exit in the MPL Invitational 2022 after yielding to Indonesia’s EVOS Legends 2-1 on Thursday, Nov. 3.

The MPL Philippines Season 10 runner-up showed flashes of brilliance but couldn’t get the job done as the surprise Miya and Leomord picks from Benedict “BennyQT” Gonzales and Karl “Karltyz” Nepomuceno respectively in Game 3 failed to live up to the expectations

The Indonesian crew, even after surrendering Game 2 to the Filipinos, kept with their early game aggression, invading Karltzy’s farming right from the get go to score a 3-1 lead which practically set the tone in the series-clinching win.

EVOS led from coast-to-coast en route to a 15-2 win in Game 3 behind Branz' 4-0-8 KDA on the Claude and Ferxiic’s 5-1-9 line on the Gusion.

EVOS Legends drew first blood behind the impressive start from Ferxiic on the jungle Paquito, finishing with a 6-2-6 line. His early game aggression disrupted the rotation for ECHO which always looked a step behind their Indonesian counterparts.

A clash near ECHO’s purple buff pit spelled doom to the crew as EVOS scored a four-man wipe leaving Yawi’s Grock the lone hero to defend the base.

The MPL PH Season 10 runners-up finally came to their senses in Game 2 as they punished the early aggression from EVOS. Utilizing a Valentina pick, Karltzy dominated the jungle battle against Ferxiic’s Akai pick.

The 9-4 Game 2 win however didn’t come without a scare as the Indonesian crew managed to drag the game beyond the 15-minute mark where they started securing their core items especially the Melissa pick which peeled off the HPs of ECHO heroes during team fights.

A crucial Lord steal from Yawi’s Grock in the 18-mark and the backdoor play from BennyQT’s Bruno allowed the team to send the game to a winner-take-all Game 3.