As the regular season reached its halfway mark, Aurora Gaming was still shining strong, defeating every opponent that stood in their way.
Let's revisit the electrifying Week 4 of MPL Philippines Season 15 and how Aurora Gaming rallied to the top.
Aurora outshines the Cavalry
Team Liquid Philippines and Aurora Gaming both showed caution in the series opener, resulting in an objective-centric and low-scoring game.
But a brutal clash unfolded during the 10-minute period lord contention, where Aurora Gaming retaliated with a three-man takedown to slightly trim the gold lead and equalize the map control against Team Liquid PH.
Despite Aurora’s gritty defensive efforts to prolong the match and seek a potential comeback, Team Liquid PH was unstoppable in their last base siege.
A similar sequence of events occurred in the second match, where Team Liquid PH controlled the game against Aurora Gaming. However, the lead of the Cavalry slipped away after Cedrix “Demonkite” Caranto pulled off a game-changing lord steal at the 9-minute mark.
Aurora Gaming sealed the deal with a wipeout against Team Liquid PH, tying the series at one score apiece and forcing a third deciding game.
Kenneth “Yue” Tadeo on Cecilion earned the MVP citation with a commendable 2-1-10 KDA.
Team Liquid PH could not withstand Aurora Gaming’s sustain, losing extended fights due to the impact of Estes.
Renejay “Renejay” Barcarse on Estes gave Team Liquid PH a taste of the classic Ultimate Bonding Experience (UBE) strategy with an impressive 0-1-15 KDA and 94% kill participation.
Northern lights deny the Falcons
Team Falcons found themselves in a tight spot as Aurora Gaming egained the upper hand by controlling major game objectives.
Edward Jay “Edward” Dapadap on Phoveus stole the spotlight with his daring teamfight dives and brilliant outplays during the seven-minute period clash, resulting in a comfortable five thousand gold lead.
On the other hand, Team Falcons stood their ground to stretch the series opener to 20 minutes, but Aurora went relentless, especially during the final base turret push.
The Hitman Renejay, playing as Badang, proved to be a force to be reckoned with after delivering a splendid 2-1-16 KDA.
In game two, it's a showdown of tactical brilliance and composure under pressure between Aurora Gaming and Team Falcons.
The tide remained in Aurora’s, and the moment of truth arrived when Jan Dominic “Domengkite” Del Mundo on Moskov stealthily executed a backdoor push at Team Falcons' base.
Aurora Gaming will return in action on March 28 and 29, aiming to defend their unbeaten record with rematches against Twisted Minds and ONIC Philippines.
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