Blacklist pounces on hapless Keyd in lower bracket of MLBB M3 World Championship

Blacklist International was simply too much for Brazil's Keyd Stars as the MPL Philippines champions scored a resounding 3-0 sweep to advance in the lower bracket of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang M3 World Championship on Wednesday.

Despite a relatively close Game 1, Blacklist displayed their superb mastery as they outplayed the Brazilians in all facets the rest of the way.

Blacklist flexed their muscles early in the opener and dictated the tempo but Keyd secured a crucial lord in the 12th minute to negate the deficit and push the Filipinos into a corner.

The Philippine champions needed a 16th minute luminous lord take and a maniac from Danerie James "Wise." Del Rosario (Yi Sun-shin) in a base turret aggression to finally take the win, 1-0.

The Filipinos then stepped on the gas in Game 2 as they thoroughly dismantled their Brazilian rivals with an 11-0 annihilation in 12 minutes without conceding any turret.

After Wise (Bane) took two quick kills in the first two minutes, Blacklist dominated and showed why they are one of the top contenders in the tournament, 2-0. Wise finished with a 7-0-2 KDA.

It was one and the same in Game 3 as Blacklist simply outplayed their rivals, not giving Keyd any chance for a comeback with surgical precision and perfect execution.

They denied Keyd of any pickoff until the 11th minute where the Filipinos scored a 5-1 wipeout en route to a merciless 11-1 beatdown in 12 minutes. 

—MGP, GMA News