RSG Philippines welcomed the return of former star Jhonard “Demonkite” Caranto with a sweep of its first two games in the ONE Esports MPL Invitational 2023 at the DBK Basketball Hall in the wee hours of Thursday, Nov. 16.

The Raiders dominated RRQ, 9-1, before staving off Cambodian team See You Soon 17-12 to go spotless through the opening day in the Group D action.

Demonkite reintroduced himself to Filipino fans, setting the tone for RSG in the first game rout with a perfect 3-0-7 KDA on his jungle Martis pick.

The star jungler’s activity across the map put much pressure on RRQ, allowing gold laner Eman “Emann” Sangco to have enough space to farm and reach his power spike. He finished what Demonkite had started with a neat 5-0-4 tally on the Bruno pick.

With former RSG PH player Clarense “Kousei” Camilo leading the charge, See You Soon held its ground against the Raiders in the second game.

The resistance, however, proved to be short lived as RSG executed a perfect Lord dance at the 19-minute mark, taking down three heroes from See You Soon. The Filipinos then went for the final push to close out the contest.

Demonkite was a tough nut to crack on the frontline for RSG finishing with a 0-0-13 line on his jungle Baxia pick while Dylan “Light” Catipon impressed on the surprise roaming Guinivere pick 3-3-10 KDA.

Emann had a 7-2-4 line on Brody while Arvie “Aqua” Calderon finished with a 6-3-8 tally on the midlane Valentina pick.