MPL Indonesia
The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Indonesia, better known as MPL Indonesia or MPL-ID, is a regional professional esports league for the game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang in Indonesia. MPL-ID serves as the direct qualifying tournament for Indonesian teams for the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup and the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship.
Holding its inaugural season in 2018, there have been five teams that have been crowned Champions among the 30 teams that have participated in MPL Indonesia. These teams include Team NXL, RRQ Hoshi, ONIC Esports, EVOS Legends, and Team Liquid ID.
MPL Indonesia is split into two seasons per year, once during the summer and once during the latter months of the year. MPL Indonesia, along with MPL Philippines, is a franchised-based league, meaning the following nine teams that competes in each season, are franchises that are legally able to compete in MPL Indonesia tournaments. MPL Indonesia also has a lower-league for developing players named MDL Indonesia, wherein the same nine franchise teams have their own respective MDL Teams.
History
The first MPL Indonesia tournament was held in 2018 at the Revival Studio where the first Regular Season was held. Venues changed as the tournament had gained massive popularity within the Indonesian community. Some of the most-prominent teams in Mobile Legends have competed since Season 1 such as RRQ and EVOS.During the COVID-19 pandemic, MPL Indonesia Season 5, so did other regions such as the Philippines and Malaysia, cancelled its in-person attendance for the tournament and followed an offline format to ensure the safety of the fans and the people working on set. All regions slowly opened up at the beginning of MPL Season 9.
Season 1 (2018)
MPL Indonesia hosted the first tournament with 10 qualifying teams slated to compete. These teams are RRQ.O2, Louvre Esports, Team Rev Indo, EVOS Legends, Team NXL, Bigetron Player Kill, Pandora Esports, Domino's Hunters, Saints Indo 2 and Elite 8 Critical Reborn. Being considered as a dark-horse team, Team NXL was able to win the very first season of MPL Indonesia, defeating EVOS Legends 3–2.Season 2 (2018)
The second season was held during the latter years of 2018. The second season featured a new set of teams such as SFI Esports, Team Capcorn, Boom JR, ONIC Esports and Aerowolf Roxy with teams such as RRQ.O2, EVOS, Bigetron Esports and Louvre Esports returning. However, Despite beating Team NXL 3–2, EVOS Legends would once again finish second to the eventual champions RRQ.O2, defeating EVOS in a 3–0 sweep.Season 3 (2019)
The third season of MPL Indonesia was highlighted to be an event where the Champions and the Runner-up teams would Qualify to represent Indonesia to the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup of 2019, better known as MSC 2019. ONIC Esports was able to defeat Louvre Esports in the Grand Finals after ONIC finished an undefeated run in the Regular Season, going 11-0. After a dominant showing in MPL Indonesia, ONIC Esports was also able to clinch the MSC 2019 title in Manila.Season 4 (2019)
MPL Indonesia Season 4 was the very first tournament in MPL Indonesia history to implement a Franchise-Based System, removing all qualifying tournaments to qualify for MPL.Regular season
Playoff bracket
The fourth Season of MPL Indonesia was highlighted to be the tournament to determine Indonesia's representatives for the very first Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship, better known as the M1 World Championships which was held in Kuala Lumpur. Long time rival teams EVOS Legends and RRQ Hoshi lead the regular season before securing their place as Indonesia's representative in the upcoming World Championship with EVOS Legends taking the MPL Indonesia Season 4 Championship Title.M1 World Championship
RRQ Hoshi and EVOS Legends met again in the Grand Finals of the M1 World Championships. EVOS Legends won the Upper-Bracket Finals, while RRQ Hoshi advanced from the Lower Bracket. After a seven-game series, EVOS Legends won the inaugural M1 World Championship title.Season 5 (2020)
MPL Indonesia Season 5 was the first season of MPL Indonesia to be played under the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the tournament to transition to an entirely online format. Despite the challenges posed by the global crisis, the league successfully adapted, maintaining competitive integrity and high viewership throughout the season.Regular season
Playoff bracket
The regular season saw fierce competition among Indonesia's top teams with RRQ Hoshi and Bigetron Alpha emerging as the frontrunners, both finishing with an impressive 11–3 record and a +14 game difference. The playoffs continued the intense competition, with RRQ Hoshi, Bigetron Alpha, and EVOS Legends as the top contenders for the championship. After several closely contested matches, RRQ Hoshi and EVOS Legends once again met in the Grand Finals, setting up a highly anticipated rematch of the MPL Indonesia Season 4 Finals. Despite EVOS Legends' determination to defend their title, RRQ Hoshi ultimately clinched the championship with a narrow 3–2 victory.Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Southeast Asia Cup 2020
RRQ Hoshi and EVOS Legends were Indonesia's representative for MSC 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the tournament was cancelled.Season 6 (2020)
MPL Indonesia Season 6 was the second season in MPL Indonesia to be played during the COVID-19 pandemic.Regular season
Playoff bracket
This season saw Alter Ego and RRQ Hoshi finish as the first and second seed of the regular season with an 11-3 and 10–4 record respectively. Both Alter Ego and RRQ Hoshi met again in the Grand Finals of MPL Indonesia Season 6 after an intense playoff bracket. Despite Alter Ego's dominant regular season performance, RRQ Hoshi proved their resilience and emerged victorious with a 3–2 victory, securing the MPL Indonesia Season 6 championship title and becoming the first team in MPL Indonesia history to achieve a back-to-back championship title run.M2 World Championship
Both RRQ Hoshi and Alter Ego Esports secured their spots at the M2 World Championship in Singapore, despite the tournament facing delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, their championship hopes were cut short, as neither team reached the Grand Finals. Instead, Bren Esports of the Philippines triumphed over Burmese Ghouls, the Myanmar representatives, to claim the Philippines’ first-ever Mobile Legends World Championship title.Season 7 (2021)
MPL Indonesia Season 7 featured the final appearance of the Aerowolf Pro Team who will subsequently fold its team and roster in Season 8.Regular season
Playoff bracket
ONIC Esports dominated the MPL Indonesia Season 7 regular season, finishing as the top seed with an 11–3 record and an impressive +12 game difference. They were followed by EVOS Legends and RRQ Hoshi, both having a 9–5 record. Despite their dominance, ONIC Esports did not perform in the playoffs, losing to Bigetron Alpha and Aerowolf. RRQ Hoshi was also unexpectedly eliminated in the early stages of the playoffs, breaking their chance to attain a never-done-before three-peat in MPL Indonesia.The championship match of MPL Indonesia Season 7 was contested between EVOS Legends and Bigetron Alpha. EVOS Legends won the Grand Finals 4–2, securing the season’s championship title.