Onic secures MSC playoffs spot with 2-0 win over HomeBois
Onic Philippines suffered a 1-2 defeat against Aurora Gaming from Turkey but secured their place in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid-Season Cup (MSC) 2025 playoffs with a decisive 2-0 victory over Malaysia's HomeBois on Sunday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Despite losing to Aurora, Onic bounced back strongly by defeating Area77 and now advances to face Team Liquid Philippines in the knockout stage as they aim to end the country's two-year title drought.
Onic's gold laner Duane 'Kelra' Pillas delivered a flawless KDA with six kills and no deaths in Game 2, leading his team to victory after flipping the switch late in Game 1.
The last time the Philippines won the MSC was in 2022 when RSG Philippines defeated RRQ Hoshi of Indonesia, but since then ONIC Indonesia captured the title in 2023 and Malaysia's SRG ruled in last year’s edition.
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