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Biggest Upset in MSC as SYS Sweeps ONIC Indo, Even Without Coaches

What scenarios will result in FNATIC ONIC getting eliminated from the MSC?

Cambodian esports team See You Soon (SYS) defied the odds today in Riyadh after beating one of the most feared MLBB squads in the world, FNATIC ONIC (Formerly ONIC Esports of Indonesia). And SYS did it without coaches. SYS has two Filipino imports, Michael Endino, aka MP the King, who plays jungler for the Cambodian team, and Kennt Anthony Baesa aka Souuul, who plays gold laner, while FNATIC ONIC is led by Filipino jungler Kairi Rayosdelsol and Filipino Head Coach, Denver Miranda aka Coach Yeb.

Audience guess was 82% in favor of the Indonesian powerhouse, which has four consecutive MPL-ID championships and two MSC titles. But the audience had reason to vote in favor of ONIC: the Cambodian squad was severely handicapped, reeling in from several penalties they incurred because of in-game violations they committed during their match against Malaysia’s Selangor Red Giants the previous day. Those violations cost the Cambodian squad $2,000 in fines (roughly P117,000) and the banning of their coaching staff for four matches.

“SYS Coaching Staff cannot be present at the venue during the teams’ remaining MSC 2024 matches,” MOONTON wrote in a release.

That meant the players are left to fend for themselves in their most crucial stages at the MSC as they face off against Southeast Asia’s most formidable teams in their group.

On game day, SYS came out on top as they beat FNATIC ONIC 2-0, sending Indonesia’s best bet at the MSC on the brink of elimination. With its victory, SYS is in a better position to come out on top of their group.

Scenario Check: Will FNATIC ONIC Be Eliminated?

There are six possible scenarios that can come true in the group phase between See You Soon (Cambodia), Selangor Red Giants or SRG (Malaysia), Team Falcons (Saudi Arabia), and FNATIC ONIC (Indonesia).

Scenario A: Potential 3-way tie

See You Soon wins 2-0 against Team Falcons, and FNATIC ONIC wins 2-0 against Selangor Red Riants.

This will lead to a 3-way tiebreaker between See You Soon, FNATIC ONIC, and Selangor Red Giants. Since SRG claimed a forfeit win over SYS, in case of a tiebreaker, the winning time for the SRG vs SYS game is 15 minutes, which is the default duration for all forfeiture matches

Scenario B: No Tiebreaker, FNATIC ONIC Gets Eliminated

See You Soon wins 2-0 against Team Falcons, and FNATIC ONIC scores 1-1 or 0-2 against Selangor Red Giants.

In this scenario, SRG comes out number 1, while SYS is number 2. FNATIC ONIC gets eliminated.

Scenario C: Head-to-Head; FNATIC ONIC Gets Eliminated

See You Soon scores 1-1 against Team Falcons, and FNATIC ONIC scores 1-1 against Selangor Red Giants.

In this case, See You Soon wins the head-to-head, clinching the number 2 spot, while Selangor Reg Giants clinches the number 1 seed. FNATIC ONIC gets eliminated.

Scenario D: Indo on Top

See You Soon scores 1-1 against Team Falcons, FNATIC ONIC scores 2-0 against Selangor Red Giants.

In this scenario, See You Soon is eliminated while FNATIC ONIC FNOC wins head-to-head, taking the number 1 spot while Selangor Red Giants secure number 2.

Scenario E: Malaysia on Top

The only chance for See You Soon to be eliminated without tiebreaker is when Team Falcons win against them 2-0, and FNATIC ONIC scores 1-1 against Selangor Red Giants.

In this scenario, Malaysia’s Selangor Red Giants comes out on top, while FNATIC ONIC places second in their group phase. See You Soon is eliminated.

Scenario F: Bottom 3-way Tie

See You Soon loses 0-2 to Team Falcons, FNATIC ONIC loses 0-2 Selangor Red Giants.

In this scenario, Selangor Red Giants comes out on top, while a 3-way tie will decide the number 2 between FNOC, SYS, FLCN.

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