ONIC has retained its Cellular Legends: Bang Bang Skilled League (MPL) Indonesia championship title after defeating Alter Ego Esports 4-1 within the Season 16 Grand Finals.
The crew takes residence ₹1.406m (~$£64,100) in prize winnings and has certified for the M7 World Championship going down in Jakarta, Indonesia, in January 2026.
The Fated Showdown on the Grand Finals
ONIC had established itself as a powerful contender within the early levels of the event, inserting first within the Common Season. Furthermore, it continued to excel within the Playoffs, going so far as defeating Alter Ego Esports 3-2 within the Higher Bracket Finals.
Alter Ego Esports clawed its approach again to the Grand Finals by defeating EVOS 4-1 within the Decrease Bracket Finals, seeking to declare revenge. Nonetheless, ONIC prevailed in a landslide 4-1 win to defend its champion title.
As the highest two groups, each ONIC and Alter Ego Esports will characterize Indonesia at M7 World Championship, the crowning occasion of the 2025 aggressive season.
The victory established ONIC because the eight-time MPL Indonesia champion, however Alter Ego Esports additionally deserves its flowers for reaching the Grand Finals for the primary time in 10 seasons.
“This victory is just not solely a testomony to ONIC’s excellence, however a mirrored image of the expansion and keenness of the Indonesian esports neighborhood,” stated Martinus H. Manurung, Head of Esports Ecosystem, MOONTON Video games Indonesia.
“Indonesia has confirmed again and again that we’re a worldwide esports powerhouse, and M7 is our second to point out the world as soon as extra.”
MPL Indonesia Viewership
In line with knowledge from Esports Charts, MPL Indonesia Season 16 proved to be a viewership success. It attracted a peak viewership of over 3.09m, which was reached in the course of the Grand Finals match. The event boasted over 101m hours watched, with a mean viewership of almost 460,000 customers throughout an airtime of 220 hours.
Compared to previous MPL Indonesia occasions, it’s the third hottest occasion when it comes to peak viewership, falling behind Season 14 (4m) and Season 15 (4.1m).
Street to M7
The M7 World Championship will see the highest 16 certified groups from around the globe, together with Philippines, Malaysia, Latin America and others, compete for a $1m (~£760,000) prize pool.
The event will happen from January third to twenty fifth, 2026. It is going to characteristic a Wildcard Group Stage, a Swiss Stage, earlier than concluding with a Double-Elimination Knockout Stage and BO7 Grand Ultimate.
Early chook ticket gross sales for the worldwide occasion bought out inside hours, although ticket data can nonetheless be discovered on the official M7 World Championship internet web page.
Tiger Xu, World Head of MLBB Esports at MOONTON Video games, stated: “The M7 is greater than a event. It’s a second of connection, the place competitors meets tradition, and the place ardour meets function.
“We need to present that cellular video games might be probably the most necessary Esports ecosystems all around the globe”.
