MPL ID opens its playoffs with Alter Ego and ONIC level in their season series
Each team won one regular-season meeting; their best-of-five opener on November 4 will decide who advances.
The opening match of the MPL Indonesia Season 18 playoffs brings two familiar opponents together again. The organiser lists Alter Ego versus ONIC for November 4 at 13:00 western Indonesia time, also 13:00 in Thailand and 14:00 in the Philippines. Each team has already beaten the other once in this regular season, giving the bracket a story beyond the pairing itself.
The two earlier results went in opposite directions. Official records show ONIC won 2–0 on August 16, before Alter Ego answered with a 2–0 win on September 13. One series win apiece does not dictate the third meeting; it establishes that both sides have already completed a sweep against the other.
They arrive from different places in the standings. Alter Ego finished third at 10–6, while ONIC placed sixth at 7–9. Neither position provides a first-round bye: the opening round is single elimination and played best-of-five, so the loser exits. The winner meets second seed NAVI on November 5 at 13:00 WIB.
The earlier sweeps also look different in the context of the format. Regular-season series were best-of-three, whereas the playoff opener requires three game wins to advance. The results are background, not a prediction of hero selections, the course of play or the eventual winner. The organiser’s updates govern the schedule and broadcast.
In a public discussion of the playoff bracket, some viewers wondered how ONIC would fare against Alter Ego, while another expected a closer contest. Those are individual pre-match views, not a claim about all players. For audiences in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, November 4 offers a chance to see how the teams answer each other in a longer series.
MPL Indonesia official schedule and results
MPL Indonesia standings
Public playoff bracket discussion
