MLBB TRANSMARTCUP COMPETITION by Ali Haikal

MLBB TRANSMARTCUP COMPETITION

Who doesn’t know the game that’s currently popular in the public, namely Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Many people play this game, from children to adults. This mobile legends game itself is in great demand and many esport industries have created professional teams for this game. In the Bangka Belitung islands there are already a lot of people who play this game and play it seriously until they enter the competitive realm. From teenagers to adults, there are many who take part in the pro scene of this Mobile Legends game. 

Yuda Pranata as the organizer of the competition and I am Ali Haikal as one of the organizers who helped in the success of this event. Managed to create a collaboration event in making a Mobile Legends game competition together with transmart. MLBB Bangka Belitung Esports Transmart Cup 2022 which is held on Saturday and Sunday (12-13/11/2022) succeeded in attracting a lot of attention from Mobile Legend gamers in Bangka Province. From Central Bangka to South Bangka, there were 32 teams that registered for this competition where 1 team consisted of 5 people, which means as many as 160 people participated in this competition. This tournament is even more special because it is supported by a special ad about this competition in the in-game banner Mobile Legends: Bang Bang with the prize pool prize of a Trophy + Merchandise and 3 million Indonesian Rupiah in cash.

On the first day, the elimination round was conducted online until there were only 4 teams left who would play offline at Transmart Pangkalpinang. The preliminary round is carried out using a best of three system which only requires 2 wins and the winning team will qualify for the next round. Lots of teams fell on the first day, but that didn’t make them discouraged by the loss.

On the second day, the preliminary round of the top 8 will be held offline at Transmart Pangkalpinang which starts at 13.00 – 19.00 WIB. Break time at 15.00 – 15.45 WIB and 18.00 – 18.30 WIB. The contestants were very excited when they played directly at the Pangkalpinang Transmart. The match on the second day also felt lively because it was in the middle of the Pangkalpinang Transmart and the match itself took place conducive and attracted the attention of visitors. Many visitors also stopped for a moment and took part in watching the competition.

After the lively match, the team that won the competition, Fyl Mebius came in first place, YP Reborn took second place, and YP Infinity won the third place. The finalist for the mvp of the TRANSMART CUP COMPETITION match, namely Akbar Fadilah from the fyl mebius team. The event was closed with a fun match together at Transmart Pangkalpinang. Yuda Pranata as the organizer of the competition commented "The tournament went smoothly and conducively, the enthusiasm of the mobile legends players to participate exceeded the quota so that in the future plans will be made even bigger". The event ran smoothly without any hindrance.