RRQ Hoshi will not play in the MPL Indonesia Season 17 playoffs. The “King of Kings” dropped both of their Week 7 matches, losing 0-2 to EVOS in the Classic Derby and 0-2 to Geek Fam, confirming what the standings had been hinting at for weeks. This marks the second consecutive season RRQ have missed the postseason, following their eighth-place exit in MPL ID S16 last October.
If you’re a Kingdom fan, this one hurts. Back-to-back playoff absences for one of the most iconic MLBB organizations was unthinkable a year ago.
From Grand Finalists to Last Place in Two Seasons
The speed of this collapse needs context. In MPL ID Season 15 (mid-2025), RRQ Hoshi made the grand final and pushed ONIC Esports to a full seven games before losing 3-4. Six months later, they stumbled to a 6-10 record in S16 and finished eighth. Everyone expected a hard reset to fix the issues.
Instead, S17 made things worse.
RRQ entered the season with a revamped roster. Super Kenn returned to the jungle, Rinz stayed in the mid lane, Idok held the roamer spot, Super Toyy took gold lane duty, and SuperDann, a young Filipino player from RRQ Kaito, filled the EXP lane. On paper, the lineup looked balanced. In practice, the team went 0-8 through the first five weeks of play, recording just 3 individual game wins in 16 games and sitting dead last with a -13 net game differential.
By Week 6, Idok and his squad finally picked up their first series win, a 2-0 sweep of Bigetron. That single win brought over 2 million peak concurrent viewers on the broadcast. Kingdom still shows up, even when results don’t.
Week 7: The Door Closes
RRQ needed to win every remaining match to have any mathematical shot at sixth place. Week 7 put them up against EVOS and Geek Fam, two teams fighting for their own playoff lives.
The Classic Derby came first on May 9. EVOS swept RRQ 2-0, looking disciplined and organized throughout both games. EVOS had been adopting what analysts called a PH-style approach to macro play: patient rotations, clean objective control, and minimal forced teamfights. That discipline showed against RRQ, who could not find openings in the mid game.
Against Geek Fam, RRQ showed some life in Game 1 by grabbing two early Turtles. But Kennzyskie flipped the decisive Lord fight on Harith, wiping four RRQ members to earn a Maniac medal, and Geek Fam closed both games to take the series 2-0.
With those results, RRQ were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention.
The Dyrennn Question
One decision keeps coming up in community discussions: sending Rendy “Dyrennn” Syahputra to RRQ Tora in MPL Malaysia.
Dyrennn left RRQ Hoshi on March 12, 2026, joining the newly formed RRQ Tora roster for MPL MY S17. The transfer was part of RRQ’s expansion into Malaysia, pairing Dyrennn with Filipino roamer Super Yoshi and a mixed Malaysian/Indonesian lineup coached by former ONIC player Sasa.
While RRQ Hoshi went winless for five straight weeks, Dyrennn found form in Malaysia. The contrast has been brutal for Kingdom fans. Analysts pointed out that Dyrennn was one of the few players capable of anchoring RRQ’s gameplay, and his departure left a leadership gap that younger players like SuperDann and Yehezkiel could not fill.
RRQ’s CEO Andrian Pauline publicly stated that scrim results had been strong throughout the season. The results on stage told a different story. As someone who has seen this from the inside of Indonesian orgs: strong scrims mean nothing when your team cannot replicate that confidence under stage pressure. Disconnected drafting, hesitant mid-game execution, and poor late-game coordination kept repeating across matches.
What Went Wrong: A Closer Look
| Problem | Details |
| No clear shot-caller | Dyrennn’s exit removed the team’s vocal leader. Idok and Rinz could not fill that role consistently |
| Draft identity crisis | RRQ cycled through different strategies weekly without committing to one system |
| Failed transitions | The team grabbed early leads in multiple games but collapsed in mid-to-late execution |
| Roster instability | Kuroky frequently substituted for Toyy; Rinz stepped in for Yehezkiel at times |
The numbers backed this up. RRQ secured only 13 Lords across the first half of the season. Their opponents punished every hesitation around major objectives.
MPL ID S17 Standings Race: Where Things Stand
With RRQ eliminated, the playoff picture keeps shifting. Here is the current landscape heading into the final weeks:
| Team | Record | Playoff Status |
| ONIC | 10-2 | Qualified (Week 6) |
| DEWA United | 8-4 | Near-lock |
| EVOS / Alter Ego / TLID | Mid-table | Fighting for spots |
| Geek Fam / Bigetron | Mid-table | On the bubble |
| RRQ Hoshi | Bottom | Eliminated |
Six teams advance to playoffs at Jakarta International Velodrome, with the grand final scheduled for June 14. The regular season wraps up in Week 9.
EVOS’ rise has been one of the better storylines this split. After looking inconsistent early on, they adopted a macro-heavy style modeled after MPL Philippines teams. Their clean 2-0 sweeps of both RRQ and Team Liquid ID in Week 7 put them in a strong position for the postseason.
What Comes Next for the King of Kings
Two straight playoff misses mean RRQ management faces their most important offseason in years. Community discussions have already turned to potential roster changes for MPL ID Season 18. A coaching overhaul is likely on the table, and many fans want Dyrennn back from Malaysia.
RRQ still have two matches left in the S17 regular season: Alter Ego (May 23) and DEWA United (May 24). They carry no playoff pressure now, which could make them a dangerous gatekeeper for teams still fighting for their tournament lives. A freed-up RRQ squad playing for pride could cause upsets that reshape the final standings.
For Kingdom, the short-term hurts. Two seasons without playoffs for a franchise that won back-to-back titles in S5 and S6 feels like ancient history now. The rebuild needs to go deeper than player swaps. System, identity, and on-stage leadership all need answers before Season 18 kicks off.
