RSG Philippines have emerged as early favorites at the Mobile Legends Southeast Asia Cup 2022 after they topped Group B with a 2-0 record, becoming the only team with a perfect Group Stage run in the tournament. (Photo: MOONTON Games)
WITH the last Sunday (June 12)’s conclusion of the Mobile Legends Southeast Asia Cup (MSC) 2022 Group Stage held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Mobile Legends Pro League (MPL) Philippines Season 9 defending champions have emerged as early favorites with seven other teams securing their spots in the playoffs starting today.
The playoffs will be broadcasted by GrindSky Media with the cooperation of esport giant Moonton whose leading shoutcasters will broadcast the games live at GrindSky’s headquarters in Eastwood, Quezon City.
MPL Philippines battled its way to close victories in the tournament, showing they are the team to beat as they are the only team to manage a perfect run in the Group Stage, taking the top seed of Group B.
Meanwhile, MPL Indonesia powerhouse ONIC Esports were surprisingly knocked out early after getting upset by Myanmar’s Falcon Esports in a 2-0 sweep over in Group A, where, arguably, the most stacked group had been listed for the tournament, featuring MPL Malaysia Season 9 champions TODAK, MPL Indonesia Season 9 runners-up ONIC Esports and Myanmar qualifier winners Falcon Esports.
Even so, many had predicted that TODAK and ONIC would be the ones to qualify for the playoffs but Falcon Esports did not care for predictions as they forcibly registered a commendable 1-1 tie against TODAK in Group A’s opening match before scoring a resounding 2-0 sweep over ONIC. TODAK and ONIC then split their match, 1-1, afterwards.
As a result, Falcon Esports took the first seed of Group A with a 3-1 record while TODAK took the second seed with a 2-2 record. ONIC bowed out of MSC 2022 much earlier than expected with a 1-3 record.
