AURORA Gaming kept a stronghold of the top spot while ONIC Philippines took solo second after impressive outings in Week 5 of MPL Philippines Season 16.
With the regular season beyond its halfway point, the playoff race is heating up and the latest Land of Dawn patch update has added more fuel to the fire.
Let’s look back at how this week’s top dogs proved their dominance.
Northern Lights Prevail
Aurora Gaming staged a dramatic 2-1 reverse sweep and denied Team Falcons’ desperate scramble for a win, boasting an impressive 7-1 win-loss slate.
In their rematch in the second half of the season, Aurora successfully exacted their revenge after falling to Team Falcons in Week 1, 0-2.
In Game 1, Team Falcons displayed noticeable improvement with their quick decision-making while maintaining their composure against a powerhouse squad in Aurora.
Marco “Super Marco” Requitiano, playing as Claude, went all in without fear for a triple kill score during a 15-minute rundown at the middle lane, helping Team Falcons to win the first game of the series.
Rowgien “Owgwen” Unigo proved that Franco was deadly in his hands, earning the MVP honors with a 2-3-10 KDA.
But in the next two games, Aurora bared its fangs.
It took only 10 minutes for Aurora Gaming to dismantle Team Falcons in Game 2, tying the series at one apiece.
Kenneth “Yue” Tadeo wreaked havoc with Cecilion and delivered a perfect 2-0-14 KDA and 100% kill participation.
The series decider played out in familiar fashion, with Aurora overwhelming Team Falcons and closing it out again in just 10 minutes.
Dylan “Light” Catipon once again shone playing his signature Franco, finishing with a solid 1-2-7 KDA.
Sonic Mastery
M6 Champions ONIC Philippines continued its mastery of MSC 2025 titleholders Team Liquid Philippines, by taking a 2-1 reverse sweep. This thrilling victory ignited excitement in the MPL arena as ONIC PH ascended to the no. 2 spot.
ONIC PH utilized the early game advantage, forcing Team Liquid PH to back down from contesting turtle objectives.
A game-changing 10-minute Lord objective take and a double kill from the Kimmy of Alston “Sanji” Pabico allowed Team Liquid PH turned the tides for the Cavalry to rally back and ultimately take the win.
Jaypee “Jaypee” Dela Cruz proved a rock-solid frontliner on Franco, landing precise Iron Hooks and unleashing timely Bloody Hunts in the final clash.
The MVP of the game was none other than Jaypee with a 2-3-11 KDA.
The battle between ONIC PH and Team Liquid PH was tight in the early game of Game 2 until Duane “Kelra” Pillas on Harith came up with a crucial shutdown of Karl “KarlTzy” Nepomuceno’s Yi Sun Shin during the 7-minute mark.
With the lord marching on their side, Kelra locked in and ended the 16-minute duel to tie the series at 1-1.
Kelra made his presence felt with a flawless 5-0-3 KDA.
Riding their momentum, ONIC PH dominated Game 3, seizing control of the map and key objectives.
The turning point came in the final base siege as Kelra’s Bruno unleashed a maniac to secure ONIC PH’s wipeout of Team Liquid PH.
Jann “Kirk” Gutierrez on Phoveus let his gameplay do the talking, getting the MVP badge with a 2-2-9 KDA.
Aurora continues to dominate the MPL Philippines Season 16 leaderboard, holding the top spot from Week 3 through Week 5, while ONIC PH follows in second with a 6-2 record after taking over Team Liquid PH.
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