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Manila Bulletin devider Sports devider Esports devider Perfect Game 4 win caps Liquid ECHO's romp over Falcon to reach MSC quarters

Perfect Game 4 win caps Liquid ECHO's romp over Falcon to reach MSC quarters

Published Jul 11, 2024 02:22 am

At A Glance

  • A perfect 11-0 kill tally in Game 4 capped off a dominant performance for Liquid ECHO, taking a 3-1 series win over Falcon Esports to reach the semifinals of the Mid Season Cup 2024 at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, July 10.

A perfect 11-0 kill tally in Game 4 capped off a dominant performance for Liquid ECHO, taking a 3-1 series win over Falcon Esports to reach the semifinals of the Mid Season Cup 2024 at the Esports World Cup in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, July 10.

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Absorbing their first game loss in the tournament after Falcon managed to take Game 3 and delay the inevitable, the Filipinos left nothing to chance and came out unscathed in Game 4 en route to assuring themselves at least a Top 4 finish.

Benedict “BennyQt” Gonzales led the way with a neat 5-0-3 KDA on the Natan pick as Liquid ECHO only needed 11 minutes to finally dispatch the Burmese crew.

It was a huge response to the Filipinos’ first taste of defeat in the game prior after Falcon showed some sort of resistance with a 16-8 win in Game 3 to prevent a sweep and stave off elimination at least for one more game.

Liquid ECHO, however, would not be denied, not especially a pair of masterful performances in the first two games, putting it in a commanding 2-0 lead in the best-of-five affair.

It was Karl “Karltzy” Nepomuceno who set the tone in the series opener with a Julian jungle pick. He dominated the jungle battle and secured all of the available turtles and Lords to take the 11-3 win all while collecting five kills and four assists against a lone death.

Falcon did manage to drag the game to the late game at the 18 minute mark to give their gold lane Harith some time to scale but the Filipinos were simply too poised in the end to draw the series first blood.

Jaypee “Jaypee” Dela Cruz led the charge in Game 2, providing the pickoffs that fed his gold laner BennyQt with kills to quickly reach his power spike and snowball into the mid game.

He finished with a 0-0-12 line on the Kaja while BennyQt erupted for a 9-0-4 KDA on the Roger.

Liquid ECHO now awaits its semifinals opponent which will be the winner in the clash between fellow PH representative Falcons APBRen and Cambodian team See You Soon led by the Filipino import Michael “MP the King” Endino.

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