On Sunday, RSG Philippines was awarded champion of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang South East Asian Cup MSC 2022 after a 4-0 victory over RRQ Hoshi of Indonesia. The win was sweet payback for RSG Philippines, who had previously been defeated by RRQ Hoshi, and it gave Filipino fans of Mobile Legends esports much to cheer about.
MSC 2022: As it turned out Anyone who has followed MSC 2022 will agree that RSG Philippines’ triumph was well deserved, given their performance throughout the competition. With consecutive 2-0 wins, the Philippines-based team jumped out to a good start in the competition, finishing first in their group ahead of RSG Singapore and See You Soon.
They continued their strong play into the upper bracket knockout rounds, defeating Falcon Esports 2-1 before sweeping Orange Esports 3-0 in the playoffs.
They had only lost one game going into the upper bracket finals, thus many people thought they would easily overcome the Indonesian squad. After RRQ Hoshi’s surprise 3-1 victory, the Philippine-based team was forced to play Omega Esports in the bottom bracket.
After defeating neighbouring Philippines-based team Omega Esports 3-2, RSG Philippines claimed that they will “get their revenge” and avenge their loss against RRQ Hoshi. They did just that by crushing the Indonesian team 4-0 to win the championship.
In both games 1 and 2, RRQ Hoshi appeared to have the upper hand at first, so it wasn’t all plain sailing. Despite the hurricane, RSG Philippines was able to weather the storm and win the most honours, thanks to a remarkable return.
With this result, the MSC 2022 event appears to have been a huge success. With a peak audience of about 2.8 million and an average viewing of around 474k, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the event was a huge success and is optimistic for the future of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Esports.
While the Indonesian team RRQ Hoshi will be left to stew over and regroup after a poor showing in the finals, RSG Philippines will look to continue its winning streak in the coming tournaments.
