Akio Mananes

UE Zenith Warriors dismantled its foes daydreams with a clean 2-0 sweep of UST Teletigers to snatch the first-ever UAAP S86 MLBB crown inside the Hyundai Hall, Areté, today.

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John Lawrence Chavez led the tribal warriors in his campaign to turn his championship dream a reality, dealing a string of decisive counter plays all game long to bag the Finals MVP on top of Chowking's P30,000 compensation.

"Napanaginipan ko na to kagabi na mananalo kami,"  said Chavez with confidence after the match.

UE suppressed all of UST's attempts to turn the tables by controlling the map throughout the game in courtesy of Chavez's Faramis, handing the Warriors' the upper hand in all Game 1 skirmishes.

In moments where UE was unable to cover the map, the UST Teletigers still found their wind in the early minutes by consistently erasing the gold lead of the Zenith Warriors.

However, the underdogs UE spoiled the momentum from Valentino's Roger maniac by overwhelming them with repeated skill layering, thus paralyzing the men in yellow's efforts to retake the first game.

From thereon, the Zenith Warriors rode on their winning form from the first game as they prevailed in a prolonged early jungle invade.

Now denied of its' usual early dominance, the Teletigers found themselves in unfamiliar territory as they fell prey to the roaming duo of Bartolo and Chavez in the remainder of the match.

The Tigers smelled blood under the foes' turret, plotting a turnaround with a hasty initiation from Mathilda and Guinevere to catch a mispositioned Moskov in a dire attempt to change fate.

Yet the Zenith Warriors pounced on the opponents' miscalculation—a lack of follow-ups and burst damage—en route their glorious cakewalk to the throne of the UAAP MLBB scene.

Meanwhile, FEU Tamaraws and NU Bulldogs settled for bronze as they fell short from the elusive title.