Blacklist International clinched the first grand finals berth of the Mobile Legends Professional League Philippines (MPL PH) Season 7 after trouncing Aura Philippines on Saturday, May 29.

Proving that its near-perfect regular season campaign is no fluke, Blacklist dropped only one game against Aura, 3-1, in their best-of-five upper bracket finals to reach the championship round for the first time in team history.

Aura avoided a sweep with a clinical Game 3 win, but that only delayed what seemed like the inevitable as Blacklist wrapped up the series in four games with a surprising Aldous pick.

Jungler Danerie James “Wise” del Rosario (Aldous) tallied 2 kills and 9 assists against 1 death in their Game 4 win that lasted only 13 minutes and saw Blacklist dominate with a 16-6 kill difference.

Gold laner Kiel “Oheb” Soriano (Harith) led the way for Blacklist in Game 4 with 7 kills and 4 assists against 0 deaths, while EXP laner Edward “Edward” Dapadap (Benedetta) had 2 kills and 8 assists against 0 deaths.

Roamer Jayson “Eson” Gerardo (Rafaela) made his presence felt for Blacklist with a kill-death-assist (KDA) line of 1/0/10 and mid laner Johnmar “OhMyV33nus” Villaluna (Diggie) supported his team with a 4/4/5 KDA.

By reaching the grand finals, Blacklist is already assured of $13,000 (around P620,000) and will be vying for the top prize of $25,000 (around P1.2 million).

Meanwhile, it is still not the end of the road for Aura as it fights for its tournament life in the lower bracket finals.

Aura will face either defending champion Bren Esports or Execration in the lower bracket finals on Sunday, May 30, with the winner advancing to the grand finals. – Rappler.com