RRQ (esports)
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| Short name | RRQ |
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| Divisions | Mobile Legends: Bang Bang PUBG Mobile Free Fire Valorant Pokémon Unite |
| Founded | October 2013 |
| Based in | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Location | Southeast Asia Brazil |
| Colors | Black White |
| Owner | Adrian Pauline Husen Riki K. Suliawan Calvin V. Thenderan |
| Official fan club | RRQ Kingdom |
| Partners | Asus ROG Ayana Biznet Pop Mie Sukro XXI Xiaomi Haus! Indonesia Zilliqa 3second Booga Booga Samsung Galaxy |
| Website | teamrrq |
Rex Regum Qeon (RRQ) is an esports organization based in Indonesia. The organization competes in professional tournaments in the sports: Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, PUBG Mobile, Free Fire, Valorant, and Pokémon Unite.
RRQ was ranked as the third most popular esports organization team in the world in 2020. In a report released by Shareable titled "The State of Social Media 2020", the team's fan activity on social media throughout 2020 had reached 26.5 million activities.[1]
About[edit]
History[edit]
Rex Regum Qeon (RRQ) was founded in October 2013 by Adrian Pauline, the CEO of RRQ, and Riki K. Suliawan, founder of RRQ. Began as a gaming hobby of both founders, their interest in Dota 2 championship eventually made its way into the formation of the organization.[2]
From 2013 to 2017, RRQ had only one division team, which was Dota 2. Adrian Pauline stated that, in the beginning, the organization was only run as a hobby and side job, and wasn't focused on their business. In 2014, Esports gained popularity growth, Andrian Pauline, who was originally a Product Director at QEON Interactive, resigned from the office and shifted his focus to the team, since then RRQ started to focus on their businesses. In 2017, RRQ had recruited another three new esports divisions, the new divisions are RRQ Endeavour in Point Blank, RRQ2 in Mobile Legends, and one division team in PUBG that were relatively short serving period.[3][2] At the end of 2019, Adrian Pauline decided to move RRQ Endeavor to the Call of Duty Mobile division from Point Blank.[3]
RRQ had expanded its international branches to Japan, Thailand, and Malaysia.[2] Today, the only remaining international branch of RRQ is Thailand.[3]
In February 2019, the organization had previously signed a partnership with a European football club, Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (PSG), It was announced in a Press Conference held at The Dharmawangsa Hotel, Jakarta. Through its esports division, PSG esports had officially collaborated with Team RRQ for the 3rd Season of Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League Indonesia on 16 February 2019.[4] Their partnership had ended in July 2019.[5]
In 2020, RRQ is ranked third as the most popular esport organization in the world in terms of activity on social media. A report released by Shareable, a data monitoring company based in New York. In a report titled "The State of Social Media 2020", RRQ's fan activity on social media throughout 2020 was 26.5 million activities. This number is only behind Faze Clan with 142.9 million activities and G2 Esports with 38.1 million activities.[1][6]
Salary[edit]
Adrian Pauline, CEO of RRQ, during an interview with Kompas TV in 2021, stated that his esports organization paid team players a monthly income, roughly around 1 to 3 million Rupiahs per months.[2]
Expansion[edit]
After concluding in the MLBB M3 World Championship, Brazilian representatives Keyd Stars' roster disbanded. This was later confirmed by one of its roster members. However, during the eve of the ninth season of MPL Indonesia, RRQ announced their expansion to MPL Brazil, to form RRQ Akira. The roster mainly comprised most of the players of Keyd Stars.[7]
Brand Ambassadors[edit]
Since 2021, RRQ has three Brand Ambassadors. The chosen brand ambassador must be at least well known and is certainly familiar with the world of esports (i.e. former brand ambassador of any esports team).[8]
The Brand Ambassadors are, as described below.[8][9]
Windah Basudara[edit]
Windah Basudara is an Indonesian YouTuber, known for his gameplay live streams on YouTube. He was appointed as the Brand Ambassador of RRQ on 8 June 2021, which was announced on RRQ's Instagram account.[10]
Mega Dwi Cahyani[edit]
Mega Dwi Cahyani (born, Purwodadi, 1 September 1999.), professionally known under the nickname Cahyaniryn, is an Indonesian YouTuber and Tiktoker known for her PUBG gameplay content. She received an award of the Popular Creator of The Year in the 2020 TikTok Awards Indonesia. She was appointed as the Brand Ambassador of RRQ on 23 October 2021.[11]
Syalma Nabillah[edit]
Syalma Nabillah Ulayya (born Bandung, 2001) is an Indonesian Tiktoker, she was appointed as the Brand Ambassador of RRQ on 8 December 2021.[12]
Championships[edit]
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang[edit]
| Year | MPL Indonesia | Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup | ONE Esports MPLI Invitational | Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championships | ||||||||
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| P | W | L | Match W-L | W-L% | Match W-L% | Seed | Playoffs | |||||
| 2018 | Season 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16–2 | 0.77 | 0.88 | 1st | 2nd Runner Up; 0–2 Team NXL | 2nd Runner Up; 0–2 Aerowolf Roxy | Not held | |
| Season 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16–6 | 0.77 | 0.73 | 3rd | Champions; 3–0 EVOS Esports | Not held | |||
| 2019 | Season 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14–11 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 5th | 7th–8th; 1–2 Bigetron Alpha | Did not qualify | Not held | |
| Season 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 22–13 | 0.71 | 0.63 | 2nd | 1st Runner Up; 1–3 EVOS Esports | Not held | 1st Runner Up; 3–4 EVOS Esports | ||
| 2020 | Season 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 22–8 | 0.79 | 0.73 | 1st | Champions; 3-2 RRQ Hoshi | Cancelled | Not held | |
| Season 6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 22–11 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 1st | Champions; 3–2 RRQ Hoshi | Not held | 5th–8th; 0–2 Alter Ego | 2nd Runner Up; 1–3 Bren Esports | |
| 2021 | Season 7 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 20–12 | 0.64 | 0.63 | 3rd | 5th–6th; 1–2 Aerowolf | Did not qualify | Not held | |
| Season 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 22–9 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 2nd | 1st Runner Up; 3–4 ONIC Esports | Not held | 3rd–4th; 1–2 Blacklist International | 5th–6th; 0–3 Blacklist International | |
| 2022 | Season 9 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 25–8 | 0.86 | 0.76 | 1st | Champions; 4–1 RRQ Hoshi | 1st Runner Up; 0–4 RSG Philippines | Not held | |
| Season 10 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 18–14 | 0.64 | 0.56 | 2nd | 1st Runner Up; 1–4 ONIC Esports | Not held | 13th–20th; 1–2 Geek Fam ID | 2nd Runner Up; 1–3 ECHO Philippines | |
| 2023 | Season 11 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 22–15 | 0.64 | 0.59 | 2nd | 3rd Runner Up; 2–3 EVOS Esports | Did not qualify | Not held | |
| Season 12 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 24–16 | 0.69 | 0.60 | 2nd | 3rd Runner Up; 0–3 Bigetron Alpha | Not held | 9th–12th; GrpSt | Did not qualify | |
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Development League[edit]
| Year | Series | Venue | Place | Last Match | Results |
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| 2020 | MDL Indonesia Season 1 | None | 6th–8th | RRQ Sena vs. Victim Esports | 0–2 |
| MDL Indonesia Season 2 | 2nd | RRQ Sena vs. Siren Clan | 1–3 | ||
| 2021 | MDL Indonesia Season 3 | 7th–8th | RRQ Sena vs. Kings Esports | 1–2 | |
| MDL Indonesia Season 4 | 5th–6th | RRQ Sena vs. Aura Esports | 0–2 | ||
| 2022 | MDL Indonesia Season 5 | 9th–10th | RRQ Sena vs. Rebellion Sinai | 1–2 |
Reference:[13]
Rosters[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "RRQ Masuk Daftar 10 Tim Esports Terbesar Dunia". Kumparan. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Begini Sejarah Tim RRQ di dunia Esport". Kompas TV. Kompas. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Sejarah RRQ: Bagaimana Hobi dan Passion Bisa Melahirkan "The King"". ggwp.id. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "KOLABORASI SANG JUARA: PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN (PSG) ESPORTS BEKERJASAMA DENGAN TIM REX REGUM QEON (TEAM RRQ) DARI INDONESIA". RRQ. Rex Regum Qeon. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "RRQ dan PSG Esports Resmi Putus Kerja Sama di Game Mobile Legends". Kumparan. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "RRQ duduki peringkat tiga sebagai tim esports terpopuler di dunia". Antara news. Government of Indonesia. 11 February 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "RRQ expands to Brazil, forms RRQ Akira for MPL Brazil Season 2 | ONE Esports". www.oneesports.gg. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Profil Lengkap 3 Brand Ambassador RRQ". Suara.com. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Brand Ambassadors". teamrrq. Rex Regum Qeon. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ @teamrrq (8 June 2021). "Welcome our new brand ambassador, RRQ Windah" – via Instagram.
- ^ "TEMANI WINDAH BASUDARA, CAHYANIRYN JADI BRAND AMBASSADOR TERBARU TEAM RRQ". teamrrq. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "RRQ RESMI PERKENALKAN SYALMA NABILLAH ULAYYA SEBAGAI BRAND AMBASSADOR". teamrrq. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Home – Mobile Legends Development League". id-mdl.com. Retrieved 16 February 2022.