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Onic PH survives another five-game thriller, drops Aurora to lower bracket

Published May 29, 2025 07:01 pm

At A Glance

  • Onic Philippines once again delivered in the clutch and survived Aurora Gaming in a five-game thriller, 3-2, to advance to the upper bracket finals of the MPL Philippines Season 15 playoffs at the Green Sun Hotel in Makati City on Thursday, May 29.
K1NGKONG and KIRK steps up for Onic Philippines (MPL PH photo)
K1NGKONG and KIRK steps up for Onic Philippines (MPL PH photo)
Onic Philippines once again delivered in the clutch and survived Aurora Gaming in a five-game thriller, 3-2, to advance to the upper bracket finals of the MPL Philippines Season 15 playoffs at the Green Sun Hotel in Makati City on Thursday, May 29.
The defending champions came up huge in the final Lord dance, securing the all-important objective while also punishing Aurora by completing a five-man wipe to end the back-and-forth Game 5 affair.
Borris “Brusko” Parro was the unsung hero of that huge team fight, catching Aurora jungler Jhonard “Demonkite” Caranto’s Hayabusa on the Way of the Dragon ultimate of his Chou.
That triggered the clash which heavily favored Onic as King “K1NGKONG” Perez was uncontested on the Lord. Jann “Kirk” Gutierrez only needed to follow up and scored a double kill to cap the wipe and 23-11 series-clinching win
K1NGKONG ran wild on the Ling pick with a 12-2-5 KDA while Brusko provided the setup with a 1-3-15 line. Star gold laner Duane “Kelra” Pillas added a 4-2-11 line on the Harith as Onic survived its second-straight five-game series after also surviving Twisted Minds in play-in round.
Aurora actually drew first blood in the rematch of the last season’s grand finals as Renejay “RENEJAY” Barcase orchestrated the plays using his Chip pick. RORA took down Onic, 9-5, in the series opener.
Onic, however, retaliated with victories in Games 2 and 3 with Super Frince first scoring a clean 5-0-8 line on the Zhuxin in the 14-5 equalizer and then a 1-1-8 line on Selena in the 12-11 triumph to take the lead.
Aurora, however, refused to go down without a fight, forcing the winner-take-all behind an 18-6 Game 4 win with Demonkite leading the way with a 7-2-6 KDA on the Hayabusa pick.
With the win, Onic now only awaits its upper bracket finals opponent which will be determined by the contest between Team Liquid PH and Team Falcons PH.
Aurora, on the other hand, dropped to the lower bracket playoffs.
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