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MPL S8 playoffs: Blacklist books 2nd straight finals stint after taking down rivals Omega

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Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News

MANILA - Blacklist International are through to their second straight Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League finals appearance after sinking rivals Smart Omega in the Season 8 lower bracket finals. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/23/21/mpl-8-playoffs-blacklist-marches-on-as-oheb-returns">MPL 8 playoffs: Blacklist marches on, as OHEB returns; Nexplay eliminated</a></li></ul>This means Blacklist also booked their first team appearance in the world championships, with Johnmar &quot;OhMyV33nus&quot; Villaluna and Danerie James &quot;Wise&quot; Del Rosario making their second appearance after M1 during their time at Onic PH. Clipping damage dealer Dean Christian &quot;Raizen&quot; Sumagui from his tracks through bans and in-game strats, Blacklist found their way towards their next finals appearance after taking down Omega in three straight games. Pinning down off Omega&#x27;s biggest damage dealers Grant Duane &quot;Kelra&quot; Pillas and Raizen, Blacklist dominated Game 1, capping it off in a team fight down the bottom lane that wiped off four of Omega&#x27;s players from the map. Kelra&#x27;s Aldous ended the set with 5 deaths, no kills and no assists while Raizen ended up with just two kills, two deaths, and two assists.Regular season MVP Salic &quot;Hadji&quot; Imam took the MVP recognition in Game 1, logging 3 kills, one death, and 6 assists with his signature Chou. Game 2 saw the return of OhMV33nus&#x27; signature Mathilda, whose vital plays and shotcalling set the dominant tempo for Blacklist. Blacklist ended Game 2 in dominant fashion, after a team fight capped off by Kiel &quot;OHEB&quot; Soriano&#x27;s Alice doing a flowing Blood through the base pillars and dealing a final blow on Kelra&#x27;s Claude. OhMV33nus emerged the MVP for Game 2 behind 11 assists, 1 kill, and 1 death. OHEB&#x27;s Natan gave Omega a hard time to start Game 3, taking solo kill after solo kill to contain their rivals. But mirroring Blacklist&#x27;s &quot;UBE&quot; strategy proved to be the answer for Omega when they tried to stop the defending champions from taking the Lord in Game 3. Omega captain Patrick James &quot;E2MAX&quot; Caidic then set up a Demonic Force with his Phoveous, and allowed Kelra to eke out a triple kill which gave them enough opening to destroy Blacklist&#x27;s base and survive the series. E2MAX&#x27;s heroics gave him the MVP recognition in Game 3, behind a 3/3/7 kill-death-assist record. E2MAX&#x27;s Selena gave Blacklist&#x27;s players a hard time early into Game 4, but a team fight 12 minutes in allowed the defending champions to regain momentum, as Hadji&#x27;s Chou went online. Blacklist then put the nail in the coffin with a wipeout by the base 20 minutes in to secure their second straight MPL Philippines finals appearance. Hadji took the MVP recognition anew in Game 4, as crucial plays against Selena&#x27;s Abyssal Arrows delivered. Hadji ended the series with 10 assists, and 5 deaths. Smart Omega went through an overhaul to start the season, releasing its M2 qualifying team (including Hadji) and taking in Execration&#x27;s Southeast Asia cup-winning squad. After a regular season rocked with controversies and with some changes to their lineup highlighted by rookie Raizen, Smart Omega started strong in the playoffs, even sinking an OHEB-less Blacklist to the lower bracket. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/10/21/mobile-legends-oheb-fined-suspended-for-flashing-middle-finger">Mobile Legends: Blacklist&#x27;s OHEB fined, suspended for flashing middle finger post-match</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/10/22/21/mpl-s8-playoffs-omega-send-top-seeded-blacklist-to-lower-bracket">Mobile Legends: Blacklist&#x27;s OHEB fined, suspended for flashing middle finger post-match</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/08/16/21/esports-kelra-suspended-fined-over-offensive-remarks">Mobile Legends: Kelra suspended, fined over offensive remarks</a></li></ul>Blacklist will have a few hours of rest before facing Onic PH at 6 p.m this Sunday.<div>BLACKLIST roster</div>COACH: Kristoffer Ed &quot;BON CHAN&quot; RicaplazaJohnmar &quot;OhMyV33nus&quot; Villaluna (captain) Danerie James &quot;Wise&quot; Del Rosario Kiel Calvin &quot;OHEB&quot; Soriano Salic A &quot;Hadji&quot; Imam Edward &quot;EDWARD&quot; Jay Dapadap Mark Jayson &quot;ESON&quot; Gerardo Dexter Louise &quot;DEX STAR&quot; AlabaSMART OMEGA roster COACH: Jomie &quot;Pakbet&quot; AbalosPatrick James &quot;E2MAX&quot; Caidic (captain) Kiel VJ &quot;Kielvj&quot; Cruzem Renz Errol &quot;Renzio&quot; Cadua Joshua &quot;Ch4knu&quot; Mangilog Grant Duane &quot;Kelra&quot; Pillas Billy Jazha &quot;Z4pnu&quot; Alfonso Romiere &quot;Allidap&quot; Padilla Dian Felix &quot;Dian&quot; Cruz Dean Christian &quot;Raizen&quot; Sumagui Robert Remar &quot;Hito&quot; Candoy

Blacklist notch their second straight MPL finals appearance after sinking rivals Smart Omega in the Season 8 lower bracket finals. 

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MPL S8 playoffs: Blacklist books 2nd straight finals stint after taking down rivals Omega

Angela Coloma,

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Published October 24, 2021 05:32 PM PHT

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