M6 World Championship Swiss Stage Day 6: Team Liquid ID knock out Aurora

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Aurora Gaming's journey in the M6 World Championship has ended while the two Malaysian squads survive for another chance to qualify.

The penultimate day of the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) M6 World Championship Swiss Stage pitted the remaining teams in a clash for survival in the round four low seed matches. Team Liquid ID faced the Philippines' Aurora Gaming in an elimination series with the loser getting knocked out of the tournament. The home teams, Team Vamos and Selangor Red Giants, also faced S2G Esports and KeepBest Gaming to keep Malaysia's hopes alive in the tournament.

Here are the results for day six of the M6 World Championship Swiss Stage:

The first elimination series for the day pitted the MLBB Professional League (MPL) Malaysia Season 14 runner-up, Team Vamos, and S2G Esports, the champion of Türkiye. Both were in a position where every single mistake they make can lead to their elimination from the tournament. Having been defeated by CFU Gaming, Team Vamos wanted to regain their momentum, and so did S2G Esports after losing to NIP Flash.

Right from the start of the game, Team Vamos had their foot on the gas and picked an ultra-aggressive lineup with Jawhead, Gloo, Hayabusa, and Valentina. This left Kenneth “Nets” Barro, using Karrie, as the only backline damage-dealer against S2G Esports. The strategy didn't go exactly as they had imagined it, with Kazue's Fanny dominating the early stage of the game. At the same time, Team Vamos failed to secure the net worth advantage to snowball — however, a misfire by Sigibum capitalised by Team Vamos to open the chance for taking the lead. With Team Vamos now taking the reins, the game ended with the Malaysian hastily sieging the Turkish base turret. 

The second game was almost the same lineup for Team Vamos as they maintained the Hayabusa, Valentina, and Karrie trio while swapping Gloo with Benedetta for Aeliff Adam Md “Smooth” Ariff and Jawhead with Gatot Kaca. S2G Esports kept relying on the Hylos but favouring Cici in the EXP Lane for Lunar for extra damage in exchange for durability. Muhammad Nazhan “Chibii” Bin Mohd Nor noticed this weakness and made sure the EXP Lane was his priority. With Cici out of the game, Team Vamos has a field day on marching into the enemy base and ending the game within 15 minutes. The last hope of Türkiye has been put out.

The second match was between China's KeepBest Gaming, against Malaysia's biggest hope in Selangor Red Giants. The Chinese representative needed to ride the momentum of their previous victory against Maycam Evolve while Selangor Red Giants wanted to regain theirs after their loss to Falcon Esports.

Selangor Red Giants looked very different from their form against Falcon Esports, looking hungrier and more focused with their tournament lives on the line. Vincent “Innocent” Banal returned with his signature, Natan, while Muhammad Haqqullah Bin Ahmad Shahrul “Sekys” Zaman still relied on Suyou. KeepBest Gaming's Kenneth “Saxa” Fedelin used Joy to snipe the Malaysian backline and tried to prolong the game with their damage-absorbent lineup using Hylos and Faramis, backed with Granger's cannon. While the strategy worked initially, SRG's discipline allowed them to crack the great wall of KeepBest Gaming and secure the first game.

KeepBest Gaming gave their opponents a good fight in game one; but this time, Selangor Red Giants didn't give them any chance at all – even though they used the same lineup from the first game. No kills were given to the Chinese representative as any attempt they tried was easily repelled. Selangor Red Giants continued their journey on the golden road at the expense of KeepBest Gaming.

The last series was a clash of the titans as Aurora Gaming faced Team Liquid ID in a surprising elimination battle. Both were favourites to make the Top 8 and further, but instead they have been caught in a struggle for survival as early as the Swiss Stage. Team Liquid ID was in this position after their loss against Team Spirit, while Aurora Gaming eliminated ULFHEDNAR and now faces their greatest test yet.

The draft phase was the highlight of the first game between Aurora Gaming and Team Liquid ID, as the Indonesian representatives picked a surprise Xavier alongside Granger to outrange the Bruno. The strategy initially backfired as they didn't have enough frontline power. However, when Xavier and Granger hit their power spikes, the poke proved too much for Aurora Gaming to handle as their frontline melted in front of the dynamic duo. In the end, Aurora Gaming couldn't handle the limitless pressure from their Indonesian opponents and failed to defend their base.

Team Liquid ID picked Bruno in the second game while Aurora ditched their outrange strategy and instead relied on Terizla to provide crowd control. Edward Jay “Edward” Dapadap initially played an outstanding Terizla game, picking the right moment to use his Penalty Zone perfectly. However, this series was a showcase for Yehezkiel “Yehezkiel” Wiseman as his Luo Yi, time after time, executed a flawless Diversion to surprise Aurora Gaming. With the game coming into the late game, it was time for Sultan “Aeron” Muhammad's Bruno to take over the game and dim the northern light in the M6 World Championship for good.

The M6 World Championship continues with the final day of the Swiss Stage. Three teams will be eliminated, while three others will join the Knockout Stage. Here are the draws for the final day of the Swiss Stage:

• Fifth Round: 
  • BloodThirstyKings Vs Team Vamos
  • Team Liquid ID Vs Twisted Minds
  • Selangor Red Giants Vs CFU Gaming

Who will find glory and crumble on the stage on the final day?

The M6 World Championship will take place from November 21 to December 15 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and is split into three distinct phases: the Wildcard Stage from November 21 to 24, the Swiss Stage from November 28 to December 5, and the Knockout Stage from December 7 to 15. 

Sixteen teams have qualified for the Swiss Stage after a gruelling Wildcard Stage. All participants will fight for their lives in the tournament, as only eight slots are open for the Knockout Stage. For everything you need to know about the M6 World Championship, check here.