Aurora’s comeback sets up an M8 final against Falcons
Aurora ended Team Liquid PH’s three-season run and now faces the side that sent it to the lower bracket for the MPL PH title.
Aurora Gaming Philippines beat defending champion Team Liquid PH 4–3 in the MPL Philippines Season 18 lower-bracket final on 24 October. The official league schedule confirms the score and places Aurora in Sunday’s Grand Final.
Liquid forced a deciding seventh game after Aurora had moved ahead 3–2. Aurora then came from a 2–8 kill deficit before the first Lord appeared, according to match reports, and won after a late Lord fight.
A rematch with an M8 place already secured
The win ended Team Liquid PH’s three-season championship run and put Aurora into the final. Aurora and Team Falcons PH have both secured the Philippines’ two places at the M8 World Championship.
Falcons reached the final through the upper bracket after beating Aurora 3–2 on 23 October. The same teams meet again for the season title on Sunday, 25 October, at 5 p.m. Malaysia time, according to the league schedule.
The last match decides the season
Aurora has turned a lower-bracket run into a title opportunity, while Falcons arrives with the extra recovery time earned by its upper-bracket route. Their rematch will decide the MPL PH Season 18 champion; the M8 qualification places are already settled.
Sources
- MPL Philippines: official schedule and playoff result
- Dugout PH: Aurora ends Liquid’s three-season run
- ALL-STAR: Game 7 recap and M8 places
Checked on 25 October 2026, Malaysia time. The 4–3 result, final pairing, schedule and M8 places were cross-checked against the league and Philippine reporting.