Bren Esports finally nailed its breakthrough win in Season 8 of the Mobile Legends Professional League Philippines after making quick work of Omega Esports on Friday, September 10.

Winless in its first three series, Bren looked like a different team as it cruised to a 2-0 victory in their best-of-three duel and spoiled the season debut of Omega star Duane “Kelra” Pillas.

The arrival of Kelra, who was slapped a two-week suspension following his homophobic and sexual remarks, seemed like what Omega needed after a rocky start that saw the squad drop four of their first five series.

But Kelra’s return hardly mattered to Season 6 champion Bren as it followed up a dominant 21-minute win in Game 1 with a swift 11-minute mauling of Omega in Game 2 for the sweep.

Karl “KarlTzy” Nepomuceno (Ling) rediscovered his groove after their crushing skid with a flawless performance of 5 kills and 9 assists against 0 deaths in Game 2 for Bren.

CJ “Ribo” Ribo (Angela) backstopped KarlTzy with 4 kills and 12 assists against 0 deaths, while David Charles “FlapTzy” Canon (Chou) put up 1 kill and 6 assists against 0 deaths.

Kelra (Lunox) finished with 1 kill and 2 assists against 2 deaths in Game 2 as Omega struggled to mount a comeback no thanks to a 9,000 gold deficit and a 1-7 turrets destroyed difference.

Despite improving to 4 points, Bren still remained at the bottom tied with RSG Philippines, which suffered a 0-2 defeat to surging Nexplay EVOS earlier in the day.

Nexplay won its second straight series to hike its tally to 6 points, forging a three-team logjam at fourth place with TNC and Omega.

Onic Philippines (11 points), Blacklist International (9 points), and Echo (8 points) are currently perched at the top three spots. – Rappler.com