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M4: Echo decodes Blacklist for landmark world title

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Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Echo Philippines pose for pictures after winning the M4 world championships in Jakarta, Indonesia. Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/01/15/20230115-echo.jpg"/><figcaption>Echo Philippines pose for pictures after winning the M4 world championships in Jakarta, Indonesia. Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News</figcaption></figure></div>JAKARTA, Indonesia (UPDATE) -- Echo Philippines has finally decoded Blacklist. After coming up short in the local league, and at one point in the world stage, Echo Philippines swept the reigning world champs, 4-0, at the biggest Mobile Legends stage in the world, at the Tennis Indoor Senayan here. Blacklist ended their world title campaign in second place. Echo Philippines will take home $300,000 (P16 million) -- the lion&#x27;s share of the $800,000 prize pool. Blacklist will take home $120,000 as the second placer. Karl &quot;KarlTzy&quot; Nepomuceno also became the first ML:BB player to cop two world titles with different teams, after notching the title in 2021 with Bren Esports in Singapore. Early on, Echo applied pressure on Blacklist&#x27;s side of the gold lane, with Fredric &quot;BennyQT&quot; Gonzales racking 3 kills early on. The constant pressure paid dividends for the Orcas, who racked up a 7,000 gold lead from the 12th minute mark. After a free lord take on the 14th minute, they continued their push down Blacklist&#x27;s base to end Game 1 within 15 minutes. BennyQT led Echo to a 2-0 lead after a backdoor play. As Alston &quot;Sanji&quot; Pabico put up a surprise Gusion pick, and racked up a momentum-building triple kill early on, Echo reached match point. The young midlaner had 8 kills on top of 9 assists en route to victory. Echo went on to put up two more dominant matches to notch their first world title. Fredric &quot;BennyQT&quot; Gonzales bagged the Finals MVP award, which merits a P500,000 cash prize. He is the third Pinoy gold laner in an international competition to win the award, after Kiel &quot;Oheb&quot; Soriano bagged the award in M3, and Eman &quot;Emann&quot; Sangco in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championships.

Karl 'KarlTzy' Nepomuceno also became the first ML:BB player to cop two world titles with different teams, after notching the title in 2021 with Bren Esports in Singapore. 

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M4: Echo decodes Blacklist for landmark world title

Angela Coloma,

ABS-CBN News

Published January 15, 2023 09:07 PM PHT

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Updated January 15, 2023 09:59 PM PHT

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