AP.Bren moved on cusp of a return trip to the M-series grand finals after taking down Geek Fam, 3-1, and set up a fated upper bracket finals clash with fellow title favorite Onic Esports in the M5 World Championship at the EVM Convention Center on Tuesday, Dec. 12.

The Beehive was nothing short of dominant in the contest, only conceding one game if not for not a backdoor play from Luke "Luke" Valentinus in the equalizing Game 2. 

The loss hardly affected AP.Bren as it put together masterful Games 3 and 4 performances to set up a clash with the MPL Indonesia champions who also prevailed over European team Deus Vult with a 3-0 sweep in their own pairing.

AP.Bren stepped its foot on the gas pedal in Game 3 and scored an emphatic 11-2 win as Angelo “Pheww” Arcangel took over the contest on his Faramis pick. 

He finished with a 4-0-5 line while providing the damage and the sustain during team fights that also enabled Kyle “Kyletzy” Sayson with a neat 4-0-4 KDA on the jungle Fredrinn.

The Filipinos showed no mercy in the closeout, not giving Geek Fam any sort of space to get their bearing going en route to another lopsided show, 12-1, in Game 4.

Rowgien “Owgwen” Unigo orchestrated the assault for the hometown bets with a 1-0-9 line on the signature Mathilda pick. Marco “Super Marco” Requitano also dished out the damage from the distance to finish with a 4-0-1 KDA on the Brody pick.