HomeBois racked up the scoreboard early in Game 1, but ONIC PH kept the gold difference within striking distance.
The Gold Standard, Duane “Kelra” Pillas, made his presence felt with a triple kill during a 12-minute teamfight at the bottom lane, propelling ONIC PH to take the series opener.
Facing the threat of elimination, both ONIC PH and HomeBois went all out and delivered a nail-biting Game 2.
ONIC PH nearly closed things out after Cyric “K1NGKONG” Perez secured an explosive double kill with Fanny, but HomeBois managed to hold their ground—temporarily.
Eventually, HomeBois crumbled under ONIC PH’s relentless pressure, punctuated by another double kill from K1NGKONG during the final push.
There’s a reason they call him the Gold Standard—Kelra went flawless with a 6-0-6 KDA on Granger to earn a well-deserved MVP nod.
Despite an early stumble against Aurora Türkiye in the Group Stage, ONIC PH crawled its way to the MSC Knockout Stage.
With both Team Liquid PH and ONIC PH punching their tickets to the MSC 2026 Knockout Stage, the Philippines' hopes of bringing home the title remain burning bright.
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