Fnatic ONIC PH successfully advanced to the semifinals of the upper bracket knockout stage M6 after defeating Selangor Red Giants (SRG) with a landslide score of 2-0, Saturday (7/12). Even so, Kelra still views her opponent as a big rival.
In that match, ONIC PH had difficulty ensuring victory in the first game, even though overall they were in control of the game. Meanwhile in the second game, Kelra et al didn’t seem to find any obstacles to ensure perfect results.
This result can also be interpreted as saying that ONIC PH’s current performance is quite far above SRG. In fact, one of the Malaysian representatives is one of the favorite teams to win M6 thanks to their brilliant achievements throughout 2024 by winning 2 MPL MY and MSC in the middle of last year.
In fact, with this achievement, SRG has the opportunity to become the first team roro4d to be able to win all the titles from the official Moonton tournament on M6 which no other team has ever been able to get, plus the opportunity to get a Grand Slam title, aka being able to win 4 major tournaments throughout the year.
Even though Fnatic ONIC PH is said to be able to win easily, Kelra still respects SRG. He still views Sekys et al as a strong team that is difficult to beat.
Because ONIC PH views SRG very highly, this also makes the game very intense and creates hype, aka excessive feelings when playing. Even though his opponent experienced quite a lot of difficulties, he was only able to ensure that he qualified for the knockout stage M6 through round 5 of the Swiss Stage.
“This match against SRG is full of hype because they are one of the most respected teams in MLBB. “Luckily, when we play in hype like this, we can play better,” said Kelra.
“We play better when we are under very intense situations, and this is the mentality we need to play on the world championship stage,” he said.
It will be interesting to see what SRG’s journey will be like in the M6 knockout stage after being demoted to the lower bracket. Can they get up and show themselves as one of the favorite teams to win the 6th M-Series?