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.
Despite posing as a strong adversary and having high expectations to be the first team to win back-to-back Championship titles, EVOS Legends was unable to defeat RRQ Hoshi in another rematch against their foe, sealing the trilogy's results.
Despite having the chance to attain a never-done-before three-peat in MPL Indonesia, RRQ Hoshi was unexpectedly eliminated in the early stages of the playoffs with Alter-Ego Esports suffering the same fate.
[21] M1 World Champions EVOS Legends was able to win their second MPL Indonesia Championship title since Season 4 against Bigetron Alpha and both teams qualified for MSC.
[22] Despite garnering support to be the favorites to win the tournament, EVOS Legends and Bigetron Alpha were unable to pull-off significant victories against rising regions such as the Philippines, Cambodia and Malaysia.
[23] An All-Philippine Grand Finals ensued with Execration (now Smart Omega) winning against MPL-PH S7's champions Blacklist International.
[25] Despite the victory, ONIC Esports would be eliminated earlier than usual in the lower-bracket matchup against Blacklist International, who was defeated in a 3-2 series against BloodThirstyKings (BTK).
[5] Season 9 became a dominating challenge for the defending Champions ONIC Esports that saw them able to repeat their MPL Title after qualifying for the grand finals.
But, it was shut down by RRQ Hoshi, who won their fourth MPL Indonesia Championship title, the first and only team thus far to attain such feat.
RRQ Hoshi and ONIC Esports would once again meet in the MPL Indonesia Grand Finals for the third consecutive season.
In the Grand Finals, ONIC secured their historic three-peat championship run, winning their fifth MPL Indonesia title by defeating Geek Fam ID 4-2.
ONIC had a strong run in the tournament and made it to the Grand Finals, but ultimately finished as the runners-up of the M5 World Championship.
However, their playoff run ended in disappointment as they failed to secure a single victory, marking a surprising early exit.
They secured a 4-2 victory over EVOS Legends in the Grand Finals, claiming their sixth MPL Indonesia title and historic 4-peat.
With this triumph, Fnatic ONIC earned their place as Indonesia’s representative for the Mobile Legends Mid-Season Cup (MSC 2024).
In the regular season, RRQ Hoshi led the standings with a 13-3 record, closely followed by Team Liquid ID at 12-4.
However, Team Liquid ID made a strong lower-bracket run and ultimately defeated RRQ Hoshi 4-3 in the Grand Finals, securing their first-ever MPL Indonesia championship.
With their performances, Team Liquid ID and RRQ Hoshi qualified as Indonesia’s representatives for the MLBB M6 World Championship.
In the international tournament, Team Liquid ID reached the Grand Finals but fell 4-1 to Fnatic ONIC PH, finishing as the M6 runners-up.
Kenneth "Kenn" Marcello Nicodemus Dustin "Natco" Koesnadi Kenny "KennzyySkie" Ramadhan Muhammad Rakhaa "worshipaul" Sastradinata Muhammad Praba"Hazle" Balakosa Alfi "Khezcute" Nelphyana Rasyid "NMM" Perwira Alfi "Khezcute" Nelphyana Rasyid "NMM" Perwira The Mobile Legends Development League Indonesia, abbreviated as MDL ID or MDL Indonesia, is an official tournament organized by Moonton.