With ONIC PH coach Denver “Yeb” Miranda sidelined due to Dengue fever, veterans Allen “Baloyskie” Baloy and Marky “Markyyyyy” Capacio made sure to fill in the void left by their mentor.
Hospitalized prior to the final week of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League-Philippines Season Eight, Yeb wasn’t able to join his team during ONIC PH’s 2-1 win over RSG PH on Saturday.
Good thing for him, though, team captain Baloyskie and Markyyyyy were there to take over the drafting chores for the team.
“In-charge po sa draft kaming dalawa ni Markyyyyy, tapos tulungan po lahat kami,” revealed Baloyskie during the post-match interview.
The two admitted later on that they had a hard time drafting in the big stage, comparing the situation to when they were drafting for the team during scrimmages.
“Ang hirap po pag tournament, sobrang hirap po,” expressed Markyyyyy.
“Pag kasi sa scrim ang dali lang e, ‘pag tournament pala ang hirap lalo nung Game One,” echoed the ONIC PH skipper.
Baloyskie also noted that the team still got a huge boost from Yeb despite the situation.
“Nasanay kami na chill lang sa draft kasi si coach talaga yung in-charge sa draft even yung mental health namin, yung laro namin. Siya yung nag aayos, pero dahil hindi naman porke naka-confine siya hindi na siya nag he-help,” said the former MPL champion.
“Tina-try pa rin niya yung best niya na mag help kaya hindi rin kami masyadong nahirapan,” he added.
All thanks to the leadership of Baloyskie and Markyyyyy, ONIC PH managed to improve its standing to 27 points – a point behind the league-leading Blacklist International – through a 9-4 win-loss standing.
The team looks to end their regular season campaign on a high note against the also-ran TNC tomorrow, Sunday at 4:00 PM.
