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MANILA, Philippines – Top seeds Lyceum and Letran will duke it out for all the marbles in the Collegiate Center for Esports (CCE) Mobile Legends after taking contrasting paths in the playoffs.
The defending champion Pirates eye redemption against the Knights in the grand finals on Saturday, November 26, as Letran beat Lyceum, 2-1, in the upper bracket finals to secure its place in the championship round.
Relegated to the lower bracket finals, Lyceum needed to beat JRU to advance and get a crack at its second straight title.
Season 1 MVP Mark Kenneth “Mark” delos Reyes showed the way in the Pirates’ 2-0 romp of the Heavy Bombers with 6 kills and 10 assists against 3 deaths on Martis in the series-clinching win.
Remarch “Lust” Eusebio also shone in the sweep with a perfect line of 3 kills and 2 assists against 0 deaths in Game 1 as Lyceum reasserted its master over JRU, which it blanked in the first round of the upper bracket.
While the Pirates needed to survive the lower bracket, the Knights enjoyed the easier route.
Letran earned a 2-1 win against Arellano in the first stage of the upper bracket before it stunned Lyceum in a reverse sweep behind Kurl Patrick “Xeero” Pugao for its first-ever grand finals appearance.
Using Balmond in the last two matches, Pugao tallied 2 kills and 7 assists against 1 death in the Knights’ series-tying Game 2 triumph and recorded 12 kills and 9 assists against 2 deaths in their Game 3 victory.
On the other hand, JRU fell short of the grand finals after reaching the lower bracket finals with a pair of 2-0 wins against St. Benilde and Arellano.
Letran and Lyceum will tangle in the best-of-five grand finals at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall on Saturday after the All-Star match featuring the best CCE players. – Rappler.com
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