The results are out for the second week of the Cesafi Esports League (CEL) Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) pre-season tournament.
The University of the Philippines-Cebu (UP-C), University of Southern Philippines Foundation (USPF), University of Cebu (UC), University of San Carlos (USC), University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R), Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U), University of the Visayas (UV), University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu and Mandaue (UCLM), and Cebu Eastern College (CEC) competed in the second week of the CEL MLBB pre-season tournament on Saturday, July 8, 2023.
Week two of the tournament was full of dominant wins, close matches, and highlight-worthy plays from the competing teams. USPF draws first blood in the first match of week two after sweeping UP-C in a best-of-two series. John Clifford “DuGo” A. Chan was the match MVP.
The CEL Season 1 finalist, USC, made their CEL pre-season debut in week two; USC went undefeated against UC and CIT-U but lost a game against CEC. Charles “CHARLES” Alejo led the charge for USC against UC and CIT-U and was awarded the MVP in both matches.
USJ-R was triumphant in their series against UP-C, defeating UP-C with a score of 2-0. Joseph “WANJI” B. Burgos earned the MVP of the match.
Last season’s champion went undefeated against UV. Juden “KUROKY” A. Baguio, the gold laner of UCLM, surprised everyone by using Freya in the gold lane—his performance earned him the MVP of the match.
After losing in Game 1, CEC upsets USC with a win in Game 2 to close out the series with a tie (1-1).
Week 2 ended with a game between CIT-U and CEC, with CIT-U winning the series (2-0). Arneri “future” Espinosa earned the MVP of the match. Unfortunately, UV, UC, and UP-C didn’t win a single game in week two. The CEL MLBB pre-season will continue on July 22, and will be aired live on the CEL Facebook page.