MPL Philippines Season 13 champions Team Liquid ECHO made waves with a dominant sweep of Twisted Minds for their opening bid in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid-Season Cup.
Team Liquid Echo also kicked off their Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid-Season Cup (MSC) campaign in style, scoring a clean 2-0 sweep against Saudi Arabia's Twisted Minds on Wednesday in Riyadh.
In Game one, Team Liquid ECHO demonstrated early game aggression against the Twisted Minds, utilizing Alston “Sanji” Pabico’s Diversion on Lou Yi for back-door plays.
The Cavalry then went for an ambush against the Twisted Minds at the bottom lane after taking down the third turtle objective at the seven-minute mark.
Frederic “Bennyqt” Gonzales was on rampage for a kill, and his Spear of Destruction play was enough to pin down Mahmoud “7ODA” Youssef on Fanny on the opposite side of the map.
Meanwhile, the Cavalry invaded Twisted Minds’ jungle from time to time, denying 7DODA a blue buff for his Fanny.
The moment of truth arrived at the last base siege of Liquid ECHO, as Bennyqt pulled off a double kill score against Twisted Minds.
Bennyqt pierced his way through and led the Cavalry’s charge in their opening game with an excellent 9-2-4 KDA.
In Game two, Liquid ECHO’s seasoned jungler Karl “KarlTzy” Nepomuceno gave Twisted Minds a taste of his blade, bringing back one of his signature assassin heroes in Ling.
In the early game, KarlTzy went for a clean-up after a skirmish in the middle lane at the six-minute mark, scoring a double kill as a bonus.
The Cavalry secured the lord objective on their side during the ten-minute period and went for a four-man elimination against Twisted Minds.
With the lord marching on their side, Liquid ECHO went for a base siege in the middle lane and delivered the final blow.
KarlTzy took the spotlight with a flawless 7-0-6 KDA.
Liquid ECHO will be back in action on July 5 against Team Spirit and HomeBois, seeking to inch closer to the knockout stage.