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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1734507998630aaaa.JPG" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Fnatic ONIC Philippines gold laner Duane &quot;Kelra&quot; Pillas wins M6 Finals MVP award. <em>Photo from Moonton Games</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA, Philippines – Leading a team to a world championship title is not an easy feat, but Fnatic ONIC Philippines gold laner Duane &quot;Kelra&quot; Pillas did it.</p><p>Kelra&#x27;s campaign alongside ONIC might have looked easy after sweeping the tournament, but it wasn&#x27;t a walk in the park. They had to defeat a world-class squad in Team Liquid ID of Indonesia in the grand finals, 4-1, and other rosters from around the globe who proved to be deserving of their spots in the M6 World Championship.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FabscbnNEWS%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02wQEMMbHFC4QXWsP61R9xcPU62ejervVFyiYSviv2hMrFpZb49gTFmM7HSYoWX5qWl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>But he proved his dominance in the gold lane, helping ONIC clinch its first world title and sustaining the Philippines&#x27; dominance at the M-series.</p><p>For his efforts, Kelra was dubbed as the &quot;Gold Standard&quot; not just by the local community, but in other countries, too.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2024/12/15/fnatic-onic-stomps-tlid-for-m6-crown-extends-phs-dynasty-in-m-series-0028"><strong>READ: MLBB: Fnatic ONIC stomps TLID for M6 crown, extends PH&#x27;s dynasty in M-series<br/></strong></a></div><p>However, Kelra himself dismissed all talks of him being the &quot;Gold Standard,&quot; more so in the Greatest Of All Time (GOAT) conversation.</p><p>For Kelra, the job&#x27;s not done. He has set his sights on another M-series run, expressing eagerness to run it back with the champion squad.</p><p>&quot;Maa-accept ko lang &#x27;Gold Standard&#x27; (na moniker) &#x27;pag nanalo pa kami next year ulit. &#x27;Pag na-farm namin next year,&quot; Kelra said.</p><p>But despite the humility, his feats speak for himself.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2024/12/14/the-final-battle-fnatic-onic-ph-to-face-tlid-in-m6-grand-finals-0014"><strong>READ: The final battle: Fnatic ONIC PH to face TLID in M6 Grand Finals</strong></a></div><p>Kelra was the first-ever player to win all Finals MVPs in three major MLBB tournaments: the Mobile Legends Professional League (MPL), Mobile Legends: Southeast Asia Cup (MSC), and M-Series.</p><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/esports/2024/12/1/m6-kelra-s-layla-makes-waves-as-fnatic-onic-ph-books-spot-to-knockout-stages-2042"><strong>READ: M6: Kelra&#x27;s Layla makes waves as Fnatic ONIC PH books spot to Knockout Stages<br/></strong></a></div><p>He was the Finals MVP of the recent MPL Philippines Season 14, a member of the All-Star first team, Finals MVP of MSC 2021, and he received the top plum in the just-concluded M6 World Championship.</p><p>And to win the Finals MVP, obviously, he had to win those titles—and he did it in superb fashion.</p><p>But Kelra refused to accept all credit. For him and fellow player King &quot;K1NGKONG&quot; Perez, clinching the world title was all a team effort.</p><p>K1NGKONG also shone in the jungle role alongside Kelra during their M-series run.</p><p>&quot;Hindi lang naman kasi dalawa &#x27;yung player,&quot; Kelra said, also referring to K1NGKONG. &quot;Kumbaga, lima kami. Kumbaga, as a team kaming tinatalo sila. Hindi kaming dalawa.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BnPUXf_wrvA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>"Maa-accept ko lang "Gold Standard" (na moniker) 'pag nanalo pa kami next year ulit. 'Pag na-farm namin next year," Kelra said.</p>

"Maa-accept ko lang "Gold Standard" (na moniker) 'pag nanalo pa kami next year ulit. 'Pag na-farm namin next year," Kelra said.

MLBB: For Kelra, he's not yet the 'Gold Standard': 'Kapag nanalo pa kami next year'

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MLBB: For Kelra, he's not yet the 'Gold Standard': 'Kapag nanalo pa kami next year'

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Dec 18, 2024 05:41 PM PHT

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