BLACKLIST International willed its way to the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League-Philippines Season 7 title, coming from behind to win, 4-3, over Execration in their best-of-seven finals matchup on Sunday.
Down 1-3 after four matches in the finale, Blacklist dug deep to force the series to a deciding seventh game to complete the impressive charge back for the title.
In the deciding game, Blacklist built on the momentum it got in the previous two matches, coming out aggressive and looking to dominate at the onset.
Execration tried hard to fend off the charge of its opponent but Blacklist was not to be denied as it took the lead on kills, turrets destroyed, and gold by 2,000 at the 10th minute.
Blacklist went on to wipe out the Execration squad in the 18th minute to claim its first title.
The championship win was a culmination of the solid run of Blacklist — composed of Mark “ESON” Gerardo, Edward “EDWARD” Dapadap, Johnmar “OhMyV33nus” Villaluna, Kiel Calvin “OHEB” Soriano and Danerie “Wise” Del Rosario — in MPL-PH Season 7 where it was consistently on top of the heap.
“This win is big for us. We went through a lot and we’d like to thank the management because they were totally supportive of us,” said Blacklist coach Bon Chan in Filipino in the post-finals press conference. “I’m proud of the players.”
For emerging as the winner of the tournament, presented in partnership with Smart Communications, Blacklist International won the grand prize of $25,000.
Execration, meanwhile, bagged $13,000 for finishing runner-up.
The teams also earned a spot in the 2021 MLBB Southeast Asia Cup (MSC) as the representatives for the Philippines. The MSC, which features 12 of the best teams in the region, will be held from June 7 to 13. — Michael Angelo S. Murillo