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Echo asserts mastery of Blacklist, bags first MPL title

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Kennedy Caacbay, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Handout photo" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/sports/05/07/05072023-echo-asserts-mastery-of-blacklist,-bags-first-mpl-title.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Handout photo</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Echo Philippines nabbed the MPL Philippines Season 11 title after beating Blacklist International in a dominant fashion, 4-0, in the grand finals held in the SMX Convention Center on Sunday.</p><p>This is Echo&#x27;s first MPL championship and another sweep of Blacklist, duplicating their M4 World Championship finals performance.</p><p>Echo previously failed in its MPL title bid in Season 10 against Blacklist, but got their revenge Sunday.</p><p>Despite the white and black squad showing signs of life in Game 4, Orcas pushed back and proceeded to win the chip.</p><p>Echo&#x27;s hyper-aggressive stance in games have allowed them to push Blacklist to their limits.</p><p>One of Johnmar &quot;OhMyV33nus&quot; Villaluna&#x27;s key heroes, Diggie, was earlier banned for the rest of MPL Season 11 playoffs, and he did not hold back and expressed his dismay for that development.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/04/23/mpl-season-11-ohmyv33nus-nadismaya-sa-diggie-playoff-ban">MPL Season 11: OhMyV33nus nanggagalaiti sa Diggie playoff ban</a></li></ul><p>Estes was also a priority ban for Echo, which is also one of OhMyV33nus&#x27; key heroes.</p><p>Sanford Marin &quot;Sanford&quot; Vinuya took home the finals MVP award, who also shared a humble statement after winning.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Sanford shares a humble statement after winning the finals MVP award: &quot;Kung panaginip man ito, sana &#x27;di na ako magising.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/znlROqnFTn">pic.twitter.com/znlROqnFTn</a></p>— Kennedy Caacbay (@kennedyzcaacbay) <a href="https://twitter.com/kennedyzcaacbay/status/1655176257741672448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 7, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/07/23/ml-agent-zero-edward-becomes-latest-hall-of-legends-inductee">Mobile Legends: &#x27;Agent Zero&#x27; Edward becomes latest &#x27;Hall of Legends&#x27; inductee</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Kung panaginip man ito, sana &#x27;di na ako magising,&quot; the 16-year-old wonder said.</p><p>Both squads will be representing the Philippines in MSC 2023 to be held in Cambodia this June, after placing first and second places this season.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/07/23/mpl11-echo-punches-last-msc-ticket-over-23-champs-rsg">MPL Season 11: ECHO punches last MSC ticket over 2022 titleholders RSG</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/06/23/mpl-season-11-blacklist-secures-first-slot-to-msc-2023">MPL Season 11: Blacklist secures first slot to MSC 2023</a></li></ul>

This is Echo's first MPL championship and another sweep of Blacklist, duplicating their M4 World Championship finals performance.

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Echo asserts mastery of Blacklist, bags first MPL title

Kennedy Caacbay,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 07, 2023 08:34 PM PHT

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