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NXPE completes MPL PH S9 playoffs cast with sweep of Echo


Nexplay Evos shattered Echo's upper bracket aspirations with a 2-0 sweep in their final match of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) Philippines Season 9 on Sunday.

NXPE finished the regular season with 19pts to take the 5th seed and arrange a do-or-die showdown across either Echo or Onic Philippines.

MPL PH implemented a new playoff system in Season 9 where the #1 seed gets to choose the arrangement for the 3rd and 4th seeds while the 3rd seed gets to choose the arrangement for the 5th and 6th seeds.

Echo will face Omega Esports in their do-or-die playoff opener.

Echo was pretty much in control early in Game 1 taking a 7-3 kill lead and a 2k net worth lead by the 5th minute that they expanded into a 9-4 kill spread by the 8th minute.

But Nexplay Evos stormed back from three inhibitor turrets down with a surprising 3-0 wipe in a 19th minute lord fight that enabled them to execute one massive top lane push to turn the game around, 1-0.

Jeniel “YellyHaze” Bata-Anon (Xavier) carried the comeback fight for NXPE as he finished with a stellar 7-1-6 KDA.

With momentum on their side, NXPE continued with their brilliance taking a 4k gold lead at the 6th minute after a 2-0 pick off.

It was all NXPE from there as the Coach Zico-mentored squad scored a 5-1 wipeout in the 14th minute to complete the sweep.

They conquered Echo with a monstrous 17-5 kill spread led by Yellyhaze's (Xavier) 5-0-6 KDA.

—JMB, GMA News

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