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The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) Professional League (MPL) Indonesia (ID) Season 9 schedule has been revealed. The MPL ID Season 9 will kick off on 18th Feb and will be divided into two phases - the regular season and the playoffs stage. Eight teams will compete in the regular season where the top six teams will proceed to the playoffs stage while the bottom two teams will be eliminated from the tournament. Participating teams in the MPL ID Season 9 will be competing for the lion’s share of the $300,000 USD prize pool and the championship title. Last season, ONIC PH took the title and the team shall now defend it in the upcoming tournament.
MPL ID Season 9 Match Schedules
Week 1
Day 1: 18th Feb
Geek Fam (GEEK) vs RRQ Hoshi (RRQ) - 3:00 PM
Rebellion Zion (RBL) vs Bigetron Alpha (BTR) - 5:30 PM
Day 2: 19th Feb
Alter Ego (AE) vs GEEK - 1:00 PM
ONIC Esports (ONIC) vs Rebellion Zion (RBL) - 3:30 PM
BTR vs EVOS Legends (EVOS) - 6:00 PM
Day 3: 20th Feb
AE vs RRQ - 3:00 PM
EVOS vs AURA Fire (AURA) - 5:30 PM
Week 2
Day 1: 25th Feb
AURA vs ONIC - 3:00 PM
AE vs RBL - 5:30 PM
Day 2: 26th Feb
BTR vs AURA - 1:00 PM
GEEK vs EVOS - 3:30 PM
ONIC vs RRQ - 6:00 PM
Day 3: 27th Feb
GEEK vs RBL - 3:00 PM
BTR vs RRQ - 5:30 PM
Week 3
Day 1: 4th March
AURA vs AE - 3:00 PM
EVOS vs ONIC - 5:30 PM
Day 2: 5th March
RBL vs AURA - 1:00 PM
BTR vs AE - 3:30 PM
RRQ vs EVOS - 6:00 PM
Day 3: 6th March
GEEK vs ONIC - 3:00 PM
RRQ vs RBL - 5:30 PM
Week 4
Day 1: 11th March
AURA vs GEEK - 3:00 PM
ONIC vs BTR - 5:30 PM
Day 2: 12th March
AURA vs RRQ - 1:00 PM
GEEK vs BTR - 3:30 PM
EVOS vs AE - 6:00 PM
Day 3: 13th March
RBL vs EVOS - 3:00 PM
AE vs ONIC - 5:30 PM
Week 5
Day 1: 18th March
AURA vs EVOS - 3:00 PM
RRQ vs BTR - 5:30 PM
Day 2: 19th March
GEEK vs AE - 1:00 PM
BTR vs RBL - 3:30 PM
RRQ vs ONIC - 6:00 PM
Day 3: 20th March
RBL vs AE - 3:00 PM
ONIC vs AURA - 5:30 PM
Week 6
Day 1: 25th March
RBL vs ONIC - 3:00 PM
AE vs EVOS - 5:30 PM
Day 2: 26th March
RRQ vs GEEK - 1:00 PM
AURA vs BTR - 3:30 PM
EVOS RBL - 6:00 PM
Day 3: 27th March
BTR vs GEEK - 3:00 PM
RRQ vs AURA - 5:30 PM
Week 7
Day 1: 1st April
AE vs BTR - 3:00 PM
GEEK vs AURA - 5:30 PM
Day 2: 2nd April
BTR vs ONIC - 1:00 PM
EVOS vs GEEK - 3:30 PM
RRQ vs AE- 6:00 PM
Day 3: 3rd April
RBL vs RRQ - 3:00 PM
ONIC vs EVOS - 5:30 PM
Week 8
Day 1: 8th April
AE vs AURA - 3:00 PM
EVOS vs BTR - 5:30 PM
Day 2: 9th April
ONIC vs GEEK - 1:00 PM
AURA vs RBL - 3:30 PM
EVOS vs RRQ - 6:00 PM
Day 3: 10th April
RBL vs GEEK - 3:00 PM
ONIC vs AE - 5:30 PM
MPL ID Season 9 Tournament Format
All matches in the regular season will be played in a double round-robin BO3 format. Teams will accumulate points based on their performance in matches.
Earn 2 points for winning 2-0 games
Earn 1 point for winning 2-1 games
Lose 1 point for losing 1-2 games
Lose 2 points for losing 0-2 games
After the regular season concludes, the teams ranked first and second on the leaderboard will head straight to the second round of the playoffs stage. The teams ranked third to sixth will play in the first round through a single-elimination format.
All matches in the playoffs stage except the grand finals will be played in a BO5 format. The grand finals match will be played in a BO7 format.
Where to watch the MPL ID Season 9
All matches will be broadcasted live on the following streaming platforms;
Last season, ONIC PH dominated the scene and won the championship title. It will be interesting to see if ONIC PH is able to defend its championship title in the upcoming MPL ID Season 9.
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