KUALA LUMPUR: Selangor Red Giants stand on the brink of making history in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Professional League (MPL) Malaysia by becoming the first team to complete a Regular Season without conceding a single game.
The Selangor Red Giants powered their way past King Empire Esports (on Day 2) and Barracuda Esports (on Day 3) in Week 5 of the Season 13 Regular Season to beat Team SMG's record in Season 11, where they dropped only one game in nine matches.
King Empire Esports forced the Red Giants into their longest game this season – 23 minutes and 22 seconds – in Game 2 but could not blemish the league leaders' record.
By topping the Regular Season table, Selangor Red Giants get a bye into the upper bracket semi-finals of the llayoffs.
Selangor Red Giants coach Michael "Arcadia" Angelo Bocado said they are oozing with confidence this season but will not be complacent.
"We're really confident this season. For us, the biggest challenge is being overconfident. So we want that good balance of being confident and not being complacent," he said.
"Before this season even started, we just talked as a team, 'let's just enjoy the journey', because we know ourselves that we can win it all. We just try to avoid pressure."
Defending champions Homebois, locked in second place and the other coveted spot in the upper bracket semi-finals, courtesy of victories over Niners (2-1 on Day 1) and Bountee Esports (2-0 on Day 3).
The Season 12 champions have won seven consecutive matches since their opening day loss to Selangor Red Giants.
RSG Malaysia (on Day 2) and NINERS (on Day 3) destroyed Todak's hopes of catching Homebois in Week 5.
The Season 7 champions put in a gritty performance to beat Todak 2-1 and continue their climb back up the table, with their EXP Laner, Arif "RIPPO" Abdul Halim, putting in an MVP of the Match performance.
Niners then swept the three-time MPL Malaysia champions to boost their hopes of survival in only their second win of the season.