M4 Champion

2023 - 1 - 15

Blacklist International - echo vs blacklist

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ECHO breaks the code, sweeps defending champion to win elusive ... (ONE Esports)

ECHO is the new Mobile Legends world champion after a triumphant sweep over defending champion Blacklist International at the M4 World Championship.

Johnmar “OhMyV33nus” tried to counter the crowd control-heavy team composition of ECHO with [Diggie](https://www.oneesports.gg/mobile-legends/counter-diggie-strategy-mlbb/). The orcas surprised by drafting [Gusion](https://www.oneesports.gg/mobile-legends/3-best-heroes-counter-gusion/) for Alston “Sanji” Pabico, the first time the hero was picked in the tournament. This is the third straight year that a Filipino squad has won the world championship. With two members down, the orcas went straight to Blacklist’s base to secure the 4-0 sweep. [One of the best MPL PH assassins is now a tank jungler at M4, and it’s working wonders](https://www.oneesports.gg/mobile-legends/assassin-tank-jungler-karltzy-m4/) [Exclusive: Ruby DD is surprised fans still talk about his iconic Lunox combo at M2](https://www.oneesports.gg/mobile-legends/ruby-dd-iconic-lunox-combo-m2/) Sanford “Sanford” Vinuya also stepped up in the match, winning the MVP award for his flawless plays on Lapu-Lapu. The M5 World Championship will be held in the Philippines for the first time](https://www.oneesports.gg/mobile-legends/m5-world-championship-philippines/) However, things went south for the defending champion, for they had no response to Sanji’s [Xavier](https://www.oneesports.gg/mobile-legends/best-heroes-counter-xavier/) in the mid-to-late game. [Barats](https://www.oneesports.gg/mobile-legends/barats-guide-best-build-skills/) near the Lord pit. [Karrie](https://www.oneesports.gg/mobile-legends/marksman-karrie-meta-m4/) to counter the [Fredrinn](https://www.oneesports.gg/mobile-legends/fredrinn-guide-best-build-emblem/) pick of ECHO. [Lunox](https://www.oneesports.gg/mobile-legends/jungle-lunox-best-build-kairi/) in the first game and [Brody](https://www.oneesports.gg/mobile-legends/best-heroes-counter-brody/) in the second game. [Beatrix](https://www.oneesports.gg/mobile-legends/3-best-heroes-to-counter-beatrix/) pick.

ECHO sweep Blacklist International 4-0 to be crowned Mobile ... (Yahoo Singapore News)

With their victory, ECHO became the third Filipino team to claim the MLBB world championship title in consecutive years.

Broken code: Echo stuns Blacklist to rule M4 World Championship (Rappler)

Echo captures Mobile Legends' most coveted crown after dethroning Blacklist International in the all-Filipino grand finals of the M4 World Championship.

Not a lot of teams beat them. “They’re a really strong team. Blacklist International also dropped Echo to the lower bracket in M4 with a come-from-behind 3-2 win in the upper bracket finals two days prior.

ECHO finally gets over hump, dethrones Blacklist International for ... (Tiebreaker Times)

Almost three months after losing to the same team in the MPL PH finale, KarlTzy and ECHO finally claimed sweet revenge.

They eventually secured the objective but by then, Bennyqt (Brody) had already made his way inside Blacklist International’s base to end the game with ease. ECHO, on the other hand, is the third consecutive Filipino team to win the M-series after Bren Esports in M2 and Blacklist International in M3. Almost three months after losing to the same team in the MPL PH finale, ECHO finally claimed sweet revenge, denying Blacklist International a historic back-to-back after taking a dominant 4-0 win over their rivals to clinch the M4 World Championship title, Sunday at the Tennis Indoor Senayan.

MLBB M4 World Championship: Winning team, prize pool ... (Sportskeeda)

ECHO, from the Philippines, became the world champion after dominating Blacklist International in the Grand Finals of the MLBB M4 on January 15.

Burn x Team Flash also played poorly and took home the minimum prize money of $10K. Todak, a well-known team, had a disappointing run and even lost their first two matches in the Knockouts. [RRQ Hoshi](https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-rrq-hoshi-eliminated-mlbb-m4-world-championship), a famous Indonesian squad, claimed third place after losing their fight against ECHO. Both finalists are from the Philippines and are regarded as two of the strongest squads in the MLBB esports. It turned out to be the opposite, and ECHO successfully stopped their opposition from winning back-to-back world titles. ECHO, from the Philippines, became the world champion after dominating Blacklist International in the Grand Finals of the MLBB M4 on January 15.

ECHO ousts Blacklist, rules M4 World Championship (Manila Bulletin)

ECHO put up masterful performance and completed a dominant 4-0 sweep of defending champion Blacklist International to win the M4 World Championship title at ...

BennyQT was also richer by $10,000 after bagging the Finals MVP plum. The Sanji-Sanford duo also dictated the tempo all-game long as ECHO always looked a step ahead of the defending champion especially during the fight for objectives to claim a 20-5 triumph. ECHO drew first blood in the series with a 13-4 win with BennyQT showing the way with a 7-1-0 line while Sanji added a 2-0-8 KDA on the Yve pick.

BennyQT breaks through, gets hard earned M4 Finals MVP crown (Tiebreaker Times)

BennyQT finally got his first major individual award, claiming the Finals Most Valuable Player award after steering ECHO to the M4 World Championship title.

He helped the MPL PH Season 10 runner-up bag a 20-8 win which lasted for 14 minutes anew. He ended the series with a 0-2-7 KDA line. To start the series off, he delivered a game-best seven kills with only one death on Lunox in ECHO’s 13-4 Game One win in 14 minutes and 42 seconds.