MPL ID playoffs: Bigetron and EVOS meet again after splitting their season series
Both regular-season meetings went to three games; a best-of-five on November 4 decides who advances.
The second match on the opening day of the MPL Indonesia Season 18 playoffs brings Bigetron by Vitality and EVOS together again. The official schedule lists November 4 at 18:00 western Indonesia time: 18:00 in Thailand and 19:00 in the Philippines. Each side beat the other once in the regular season, but the format and consequences are different this time.
Both regular-season meetings went the distance
MPL Indonesia’s results show EVOS winning 2–1 on September 5, before Bigetron answered with a 2–1 victory on October 17. Both best-of-three series used all three games. The results show that each team has beaten the other this season; they do not predict hero choices or the outcome of the rematch.
Bigetron finished fourth at 10–6, while EVOS placed fifth at 8–8. Their standings differ, but both begin in the opening playoff round rather than receiving the top two teams’ bye.
A first-round loss ends the run
The opening round is single elimination and best-of-five: three game wins are needed to advance, and the losing team exits this season’s playoffs. Compared with a regular-season best-of-three, the longer series offers more room for adjustments, while requiring one more game win to take the match.
The published schedule sends the winner against regular-season leader Team Liquid ID on November 5 at 18:00 WIB. The competition then includes upper and lower brackets, but that does not change the immediate elimination rule in the opening round. Follow the organiser for any schedule and broadcast updates.
In a public discussion of the bracket, one viewer felt both teams’ uneven regular-season runs made this side hard to predict. That is an individual opinion; the two 2–1 results give viewers a checkable reason to watch how each team responds to an opponent that has beaten it before. MPL Indonesia’s official YouTube channel carries the broadcast schedule.
MPL Indonesia official schedule and results
MPL Indonesia playoff bracket and standings
MPL Indonesia October 17 official broadcast
MPL ID playoff schedule and format
Viewer discussion of the playoff bracket
