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Setsuna “Dogie” Ignacio and Sanford “Sanford” Vinuya enjoyed a victorious debut in Season 8 of the Mobile Legends Professional League Philippines as Nexplay EVOS secured the No. 3 seed in the playoffs.
Nexplay battled back from a series-opening loss to topple Omega Esports, 2-1, in the final match of the regular season on Sunday, October 10.
In a bizarre Game 2 that saw Omega Esports allow its base turret to get destroyed by minions, Nexplay forced a decider in the best-of-three duel, with Dogie (Granger) putting up 17 kills and 15 assists against 12 deaths.
Sanford (Benedetta) then stole the spotlight in a more competitive Game 3 as he pulled off a wily Lord steal, paving the way for Nexplay to dispatch Omega in under 12 minutes.
Appearing for the first time in an MPL Philippines game, Sanford impressed with 2 kills and 5 assists against 0 deaths.
Nexplay ended the regular season with 23 points and will face No. 6 seed RSG Philippines (17 points) to start the playoffs.
Meanwhile, Omega stayed at fourth with 20 points and will tangle with No. 5 seed Echo (19 points) in the first round of the postseason.
Earlier in the day, Blacklist International wrapped up the regular season with a near-perfect 13-1 series record and 34 points after a 2-0 win over also-ran Bren Esports.
Missing the playoffs for the first time in league history, Bren opted not to ban any heroes in Game 2, a move that drew mixed reactions as fans accused the Season 6 champions of disrespecting competitive integrity.
Bren landed at seventh place with 14 points. – Rappler.com
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