USJ-R Jaguars Esports squad pose for a group photo. | Contributed photo
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Jaguars dominated week two of the Cesafi Esports League’s (CEL) Mobile Legends Bang Bang on Saturday, October 14, 2023, at the University of Southern Philippines-Foundation (USP-F) Lahug campus.
The Jaguars clinched three wins and one draw in their four-scheduled matches.
They started with a lackluster draw against the Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U) Wildcats, 1-1. Joseph “Wanji” Burgos paced the Jaguars with 10 kills, 3.5 assists, and 5.25 kill, death, and assist (KDA) average.
After the draw, the Jaguars didn’t look back and won all their three remaining matches. They started off with a 2-0 win against the Southwestern University-Phinma Cobras with Steve Pritz “Stevensanity” Casas emerging as the top player with a KDA average of 1.67.
They went on to beat the host team, the USP-F Panthers, 2-0, behind Edrian Vince “Sera” Arriesgado, who had averaged 15 KDA.
Lastly, USJ-R capped off their fruitful day with another 2-0 win against the University of the Philippines (UP- Cebu), with Burgos leading them anew with his 5.58 KDA.
On the other hand, CIT-U clinched two wins despite losing one of their matches to USJ-R. They beat UP Cebu, 2-0, and SWU-Phinma, 2-0.
Also, UP Cebu snagged a victory over USP-F, 2-0, while SWU-Phinma prevented a winless day by beating USP-F, 2-0.
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