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Manila Bulletin devider Sports devider Esports devider Team Liquid PH ousts Onic Philippines to reign supreme in MPL Season 15

Team Liquid PH ousts Onic Philippines to reign supreme in MPL Season 15

Published Jun 1, 2025 11:11 pm

At A Glance

  • TLPH put up a masterful performance in the deciding Game 7 to oust erstwhile defending champion Onic Philippines, 4-3, and bag the MPL Philippines Season 15 crown before an animated crowd inside the Green Sun Hotel in Makati City on Sunday, June 1.
The series may have gone the distance but Team Liquid PH did not leave any shade of doubt that it is the best of the best this season.
TLPH put up a masterful performance in the deciding Game 7 to oust erstwhile defending champion Onic Philippines, 4-3, and bag the MPL Philippines Season 15 crown before an animated crowd inside the Green Sun Hotel in Makati City on Sunday, June 1.
Banking on the superb drafting of head coach Rodel “Arsy” Cruz, TLPH banked on its global map presence with Luo Yi and Chip picks to dominate the M6 World Champions from start to finish and be the first team to ever raise the new Immortal Cup.
It’s now the third MPL title for the franchise after also winning during Season 11 and 13 when it is still carrying the name of ECHO and Liquid ECHO.
With the win, Kiel "Oheb"  Soriano, Karl "Karltzy" Nepomuceno and Jaypee "Jaypee" Dela Cruz are now four-time MPL champs while Alston “Sanji” Pabico  and Sanford "Sanford" Vinuya bagged their third.
The Diversion of Luo Yi and the Shortcut of Chip – ultimate skills that allowed the team to teleport on specific places around the map – spelled the difference for TLPH, forcing Onic PH to awkward positions in team fights.
A pick-off on Onic PH’s Duane “Kelra” Pillas and Jann “Kirk” Gutierrez proved to be the dagger for TLPH, closing out the series with an 11-6 win.
Sanji was hailed as the Finals MVP following a series-long brilliance highlighted by an impressive 4-3-6 KDA on the Selena pick which allowed TLPH to recover from a 1-2 series deficit.
He also executed another perfect Diversion play on his Luo Yi which allowed three TLPH players to go on a backdoor play despite losing two of its members in the prior clash on the top lane.
Onic PH did force a decider with Kelra carrying the fight in Game 6 but the defending champions were ultimately denied of a possible back-to-back feat.
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