ECHO arranged a rematch against Blacklist International in the grand finals after outlasting RSG Slate Philippines, 3-2, in the lower bracket finals in the MPL Philippines Season 11 at the SMX Convention Center on Sunday, May 7.

ECHO survives RSG Philippines in the lower bracket finals. (MPL Photo)

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The M4 world champions showed poise in the winner-take-all Game 5 as Benedict “BennyQT” Gonzales and Karl “Karltzy” Nepomuceno got their hands on signature picks to help the team book a ticket to the MSC in Cambodia in June.

Karltzy, after getting outplayed by John ‘Irrad” Tuazon in their upper bracket semifinals collision, made sure to also dazzle on his own Tank Lancelot pick, finishing with a 1-1-6 line while also dominating the battle for the crucial objectives in the contest.

It was actually a back-and-forth affair between the two teams with ECHO drawing the first blood with a 17-9 victory as BennyQt led the charge with a stellar 7-1-2 line on the Harith while Alston “Sanji” Pabico put up a perfect 5-0-8 tally on Pharsa.

RSG Slate PH battled back in Game 2 with Nathanael “Nathzz” Estrologo lifting the defending MSC champion with a crucial game on the Arlott pick.

ECHO bounced back with a massive 13-2 win to move a win away from the Finals in Game 3 but RSG dragged the game to a decider with a 15-8 Game 4 decision.