Execration dominates EVOS Legends, arranges all-Filipino MSC grand finals

Execration avenged their upper bracket loss to Evos Legends Indonesia in dramatic fashion, 3-1, to arrange an all-Filipino grand finals in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asian Cup (MSC) 2021 Grand Finals on Sunday.

They will be facing Blacklist International for the regional title, the same team they fought for the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Philippines title less than two weeks ago.

Execration opened the series with vindication as they slowly dismantled Evos Legends with a convincing Game 1 win built around a 32-13 romp in 15 minutes.

After a long pause in the early game due to connectivity issues, the match resumed and Execration came back with vengeance as they scored a wipeout in the 11th minute to go along with a lord take in the ensuing play. It was Execration's game from there.

Duane "Kelra" Pilllas (Lunox) led the Execration rampage with a 15-3-8 KDA. Kiel "Keilvj " Hernandez (Benedetta) was also steady as he did not register a death not until the late game and finished with a 6-2-10 KDA.

Kielvj (Ling) continued with his superb performance as he led the Execration onslaught in Game 2 in a 26-7 domination and not dropping any turret all-game long. He finished with an 11-2-8 KDA, including a triple kill in the 10th minute that helped Execration secure the lord.

Kelra (Pharsa) was another steady force in the gold lane with a 5-0-11 KDA while Joshua "Ch4knu" Mangilog (Grock) provided the needed aggressions to disrupt the opposing jungler and initiate skirmishes for a 1-1-18 KDA.

Evos Legends then opted for a Bruno-Estes pick in Game 4, and they weathered a 2nd minute Maniac streak from Kielvj (Ling) to slowly secure objectives en route to an 18th minute victory, extending the series.

But Execration countered in Game 4 by prioritizing Harith, Kelra's best pick, and it proved to be effective as the teen prodigy finished with a 7-1-3 KDA in the series clinching match. Ch4knu (Grock) was the match MVP with a 3-2-10 KDA.

—JMB, GMA News