During the series against Smart Omega, Echo’s Tristan “Yawi” Cabrera was seen shouting towards the opposite area, which surprised a lot of the viewers given that the roamer had toned down when it came to trash-talking and taunts over the past two seasons.
Yawi later revealed that his shouts were motivated by events that transpired weeks before their scheduled rematch against Omega.
“Weeks ago, may nagsabi po sa akin at nagpakita na rin.
“Ako naman po kasi, hindi naman po ako nantatrashtalk, nauuna. Ang Omega po kasi, pinagtatrashtalk po ako nang patago. May nagsabi sa akin kaya binawian ko lang po ngayon sa laro,” revealed Yawi during the post-match interview with host Mara Aquino.
This issue stemmed from a private conversation discussing their first match this season, where Omega won over Echo with Yawi finishing with a “Private na lang po. Pero may nabalitaan lang po ako na hindi lang po isa ang nag-trashtalk. Parang may pangit po akong Game One nung against sa kanila nung first round sa Omega tapos nakita ko yung trashtalk, may pinakita po sa akin.
“Sobrang lala talaga kaya nanggigigil ako,” bared Yawi.
Reading the trash talk about him lit a fire that buoyed Yawi to another impressive performance, where he finished with the MVP honors in Game 1 over Omega via a 1-1-11 KDA on Grock in their 2-0 sweep of their rivals.
“Kaya hinihintay ko po talaga yung match ngayon Week 8. Gustong-gusto ko pong daanin sa laro tapos durugin sila,” Yawi told members of the press.
He clarified, though, that all is well between him and the Omega squad outside the game.
“Outside the game, wala naman po akong problema sa kanila, sa game lang po. Binawi ko na lang po sa laro,” he said.
Yawi’s motivated performance helped Echo secure the upper bracket in the playoffs, where they joined Bren Esports, who secured the top seed earlier today after a sweep of Blacklist International.
“Lakas po kasi ng lahat ng teams ngayon, so advantage po kapag nasa next round ka agad tapos wala ka sa first round. Sa first round din po isa lang din po yung buhay, so matalo laglag ka agad,” Yawi explained.
