KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor Red Giants (SRG.OG) saw their Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Mid Season Cup x eSports World Cup (MSCxEWC) title defence come to a crashing halt at the hands of Team Liquid Philippines in Riyadh on Saturday.
The Filipino powerhouse stormed to a 4-1 victory in the final to clinch their first MSCxEWC crown and pocket US$1 million (RM4.215 million) in prize money.
SRG.OG, last year’s champions, took home US$500,000 (RM2.13 million) for finishing runners-up.
Team Liquid entered the grand final as hot favourites, having gone unbeaten throughout the tournament and dropping just two games on their way to the title clash.
SRG.OG, the reigning Malaysian league champions and three-time domestic winners, endured a rocky group stage, including a shock defeat to Myanmar’s Mythic Seal.
But the Malaysian side roared back in the knockouts, stunning reigning world champions ONIC Philippines in the semi-finals.
They made a flying start in the final, drawing first blood in just 16 minutes. But that was as good as it got as the Filipinos turned the tables and swept the next four games in dominant fashion.
SRG.OG will now regroup and shift their focus to Season 16 of the MLBB Professional League Malaysia (MPL MY), which kicks off later this year.
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