Team Liquid Philippines stunned Aurora Gaming, 4-0, in the grand finals of the Mobile Legends Professional League (MPL) Philippines Sunday night at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.
Heading into the grand finals, Aurora Gaming had solidified its dominance in the local league by winning straight 15 matches – 13 during the regular season – and going undefeated in the upper brackets.
Defending champion Team Liquid, on the other hand, broke its even-season curse by surviving the play-ins and the lower bracket to reach the grand finals.
In the rematch of the upper bracket finals, Team Liquid set the tone of the entire series – pulling off dominant displays in Games 1 and 2 with a kill score of 21-6 and 20-8. The Cavalry’s goldlaner Kiel “Oheb” Soriano notched 12 kills and no deaths for both games.
Game 3 saw Team Liquid slow down on their pick-offs against Aurora but the former continued its dominance in the objective fights, going to match-point in under 15 minutes.
With its back against the wall and hoping to stage a reverse sweep, Aurora banked on signature heroes for the squad, only for Team Liquid to stay ahead in the closest game of the series.
As Aurora managed to steal the third lord, Alston “Sanji” Pabico’s timely Diversion play to bring his teammates to the base caught Aurora by surprise, and the Cavalry were able to destroy the base and complete the sweep.
The pro scene of MLBB will be taking a break for the rest of the year as all eyes shift to the coming 33rd Southeast Asian Games in December. The M7 World Championship, with both Team Liquid Philippines and Aurora, will happen in January 2026.