CEL Season 3: UCLM, USJ-R set upper bracket semifinals duel

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CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cesafi Esports League (CEL) Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) defending champions, the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Adelante Jaguars, and the University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu Mandaue (UCLM) Webmasters, set up an upper bracket semifinals clash after securing impressive victories in the ongoing playoffs last weekend at the Cebu Institute of Technology-University (CIT-U).

The Adelante Jaguars dominated the UC Main Webmasters with a clean 3-0 sweep, while UCLM outlasted the University of San Carlos (USC) Vamos Warriors, 3-1, in their respective upper bracket quarterfinal matches.

Klevince Marikit delivered a stellar performance for USJ-R, earning the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in two games.

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He tallied five kills and three deaths in Game 1 before capping off his standout showing with six kills, three assists, and one death in Game 3.

Meanwhile, Harold Dave Perez claimed the MVP honors in Game 2 after contributing two kills and four assists for USJ-R.

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For UCLM, Juden Baguio (6 kills, 7 assists), Mark Guzman (3 kills, 7 assists), and Skepper Bacarro (3 kills, 11 assists) shared the spotlight with MVP-like performances that powered their team past USC.

With these results, USC and UC Main have been relegated to the lower bracket, where they will face the qualified play-in teams.

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USC will take on CIT-U, while CEC battles UC in a pair of crucial elimination matches scheduled for this coming weekend.