Rex Regum Qeon

Rex Regum Qeon, commonly known as RRQ, is an Indonesian esports organization established in October 2013 by Andrian "AP" Pauline Husen and Riki Kawano "Qeon" Suliawan. The name is commonly associated with the nickname "King of Kings." The organization began as an Indonesian DotA team and later developed into a multi-title esports business with competitive divisions, entertainment and media activity, merchandise, brand partnerships, and fan-community initiatives. A major transition occurred in 2017, when Andrian Pauline became chief executive officer. From that point, RRQ expanded beyond its original title and entered games including Point Blank, PUBG: Battlegrounds, and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Mobile Legends became one of the organization’s most visible competitive properties through RRQ Hoshi, which has competed in Indonesia’s Mobile Legends Professional League and international events. RRQ also established or operated teams in other regional ecosystems, including RRQ Akira in Brazil and RRQ Kaito in the Philippines, while later pursuing participation in Malaysia’s partnership-based Mobile Legends league. RRQ’s competitive record includes four world championship titles reported through the end of 2024: two in Point Blank, including PBIC 2017 and PBWC 2019, and two in PUBG Mobile, including the PUBG Mobile Star Challenge 2018 won by RRQ Athena. The organization has also built a substantial digital audience. A 2020 social-media ranking placed RRQ among the world’s most popular esports organizations, while RRQ Hoshi was reported as the second-most-watched esports team worldwide in 2024, with more than 112 million hours watched. RRQ was also placed sixth in a broader ranking of esports organizations across competitive divisions. In 2025, RRQ Hoshi remained among the most-watched teams globally. The organization’s portfolio has expanded into Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, PUBG Mobile, Free Fire, Valorant, Honor of Kings, Apex Legends, eFootball, Teamfight Tactics, Tekken 8, Delta Force, and Trackmania, although participation and roster status can change by season. RRQ has also used partnerships to connect esports with football, anime, consumer brands, and local fan culture. Its collaboration with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 linked RRQ’s Mobile Legends activity with a major European football club. Later merchandise projects with Muse Asia included collections inspired by Attack on Titan, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, and Frieren. Community engagement is a central part of the RRQ brand. Its RRQ City Tour, also called RRQ Keliling Kota, combines watch parties, fan meetings, and roadshows in Indonesian cities. The program began in Tangerang in February 2023 and expanded through successive seasons, reaching dozens of cities and attracting thousands of attendees. These activities position RRQ not only as a tournament operator but also as a national fan community and entertainment brand. Its commercial model includes sponsorships, merchandise and licensing, content, live events, and player or team participation in esports competitions. Financial and ownership details are not publicly established in the supplied reference material.

RRQ was founded in Indonesia in October 2013 by Andrian Pauline Husen and Riki Kawano Suliawan. It initially operated as a DotA team, reflecting the organization’s roots in the early Indonesian competitive gaming scene. The organization later broadened its activities as esports audiences, leagues, and sponsorship markets developed across Southeast Asia. In 2017, Andrian Pauline became CEO and RRQ began a more deliberate multi-title expansion. Point Blank, PUBG: Battlegrounds, and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang became important parts of the organization’s competitive portfolio. RRQ’s Point Blank teams achieved international success, with RRQ Endeavour winning PBIC 2017 and RRQ TCN winning PBWC 2019. In PUBG Mobile, RRQ Athena won the PUBG Mobile Star Challenge 2018, contributing to the organization’s reported total of four world championship titles by the end of 2024. RRQ entered Mobile Legends in 2017 with RRQ.O2, one of Indonesia’s early professional teams in the game. The team finished first in the regular season of the inaugural MPL Indonesia season but ended the playoffs in third place. In the second season, RRQ.O2 won its first MPL Indonesia championship by defeating EVOS Legends in the final. Mobile Legends subsequently became one of RRQ’s most prominent divisions under the RRQ Hoshi identity. The organization tested international partnerships and regional expansion as Mobile Legends developed into a global esports property. In February 2019, RRQ announced a partnership with Paris Saint-Germain Esports for MPL Indonesia Season 3; the arrangement ended in July of that year. RRQ later expanded to Brazil with RRQ Akira, using a roster associated with Keyd Stars, and entered the Philippines in 2023 with RRQ Kaito in the Mobile Legends Development League. RRQ Kaito won MDL Philippines Season 3 and later supplied players for a national-team qualifying effort. The Philippine operation was subsequently disbanded according to the supplied reference material. RRQ was also reported as entering Malaysia’s partnership system for a later MPL season. RRQ added Valorant in August 2020 by moving personnel from its Point Blank operation and incorporating former Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players. After early competition in Indonesia, the organization established an all-Filipino Valorant roster in 2022. That roster won the Predator League 2022 Philippines title and helped RRQ secure a place in the VCT Pacific partnership league. RRQ’s Pacific-era teams competed against leading organizations from across Asia, although the organization’s competitive results and player lineups changed across seasons. The organization continued widening its game portfolio with Honor of Kings, Free Fire, Apex Legends, eFootball, Teamfight Tactics, Tekken 8, Delta Force, and Trackmania. The supplied reference also describes later Delta Force activities involving a partnership with 7Sins under the RRQx7Sins name, followed by a return under the RRQ identity. These later-season details should be checked against current tournament records because esports rosters, league names, and participation status change quickly. Beyond competition, RRQ developed a recognizable lifestyle and community presence. RRQ City Tour began in Tangerang in February 2023 and subsequently visited cities across Indonesia. Its seasons combined public viewing events, fan meetings, and roadshows, with attendance growing from roughly 2,000 people in the first season to nearly 12,000 in the fourth season according to the supplied material. RRQ also entered entertainment licensing through merchandise collaborations with Muse Asia. Projects included an Attack on Titan collection in 2022 and later anime-themed apparel associated with That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and Frieren. These initiatives demonstrate RRQ’s movement from a team-centered identity toward a broader esports and youth-culture brand.

1. 2024RRQ enters Honor of Kings

   RRQ participates in the Honor of Kings Invitational 2024 Season 2.

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2. 2023RRQ City Tour begins

   RRQ launches a nationwide Indonesian fan roadshow built around watch parties and community gatherings.

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3. 2022RRQ joins VCT Pacific partnership league

   RRQ is selected as a partnership organization for the new Valorant Champions Tour Pacific league.

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4. 2020RRQ enters Valorant

   RRQ announces its Valorant operation, initially drawing on personnel from its Point Blank and Counter-Strike activities.

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5. 2019PSG partnership

   RRQ partners with Paris Saint-Germain Esports for Mobile Legends competition in Indonesia.

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6. 2018RRQ Athena wins PUBG Mobile Star Challenge

   RRQ Athena captures the PUBG Mobile Star Challenge, one of the organization’s reported world championship achievements.

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7. 2017Leadership and multi-title expansion

   Andrian Pauline becomes CEO, while RRQ expands into additional esports titles including Point Blank, PUBG, and Mobile Legends.

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8. 2017RRQ wins PBIC

   RRQ Endeavour wins the Point Blank International Championship.

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9. 2013RRQ is founded

   Rex Regum Qeon is established in Indonesia as a DotA team by Andrian Pauline Husen and Riki Kawano Suliawan.

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A major Indonesian, multi-title esports organization positioned around competitive performance, strong fan identity, youth culture, digital entertainment, and international expansion.

• RRQ HoshiMobile Legends: Bang Bang esports team2017

  RRQ Hoshi is RRQ’s flagship Mobile Legends: Bang Bang team and one of the organization’s most visible competitive brands. It emerged from RRQ’s early Mobile Legends operation, RRQ.O2, which competed in the first MPL Indonesia seasons and won the second season championship. The team has represented RRQ in Indonesian league play and international Mobile Legends events, contributing substantially to the organization’s global audience and watch-time figures.

• RRQ AthenaPUBG Mobile esports team

  RRQ Athena was RRQ’s PUBG Mobile team and became internationally recognized after winning the PUBG Mobile Star Challenge 2018. The division helped establish RRQ as a multi-title organization rather than a team identified only with Indonesian PC esports.

• RRQ ValorantValorant esports teams2020

  RRQ’s Valorant program began in 2020 and later developed an all-Filipino roster. The organization subsequently became a VCT Pacific partnership team, competing in the highest-level Valorant ecosystem in the Asia-Pacific region.

• RRQ City TourEsports community program2023

  RRQ City Tour, also known as RRQ Keliling Kota, is a traveling Indonesian fan program combining public match viewing, gatherings, and roadshows. It began in Tangerang in 2023 and expanded across many Indonesian cities in successive seasons.

• RRQ merchandise and licensed collectionsApparel and licensed merchandise2022

  RRQ sells branded apparel and has developed licensed collections with entertainment partners. The supplied references identify collaborations inspired by Attack on Titan, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, and Frieren, extending the brand into anime, fashion, and collector-oriented merchandise.

• 2024RRQ City Tour Seasons 3 and 4

  Indonesia

  RRQ ran further city-tour seasons alongside RRQ Hoshi’s competitive schedule, reaching additional Indonesian locations.

  Outcome. The fourth season visited 16 cities and recorded nearly 12,000 attendees, making it the largest reported season at that point.

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• 2023RRQ City Tour Season 1

  Indonesia

  RRQ launched its city roadshow in Tangerang and subsequently visited 12 cities, using watch parties and fan gatherings to build direct community engagement.

  Outcome. The first season recorded approximately 2,000 attendees in total.

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• 2023RRQ City Tour Season 2

  Indonesia

  The second season expanded the roadshow to 16 Indonesian cities.

  Outcome. Attendance grew to nearly 7,000 people.

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• 2022RRQ x Attack on Titan

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  RRQ and Muse Asia released merchandise inspired by Attack on Titan.

  Outcome. The project expanded RRQ’s commercial identity into anime-linked apparel and licensing.

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• 2023Expand into the Philippines’ Mobile Legends development leagueStrategy

  The Philippines had a deep Mobile Legends player-development ecosystem and a strong regional audience.

  What changed. RRQ established RRQ Kaito to compete in MDL Philippines.

  Aftermath. RRQ Kaito won MDL Philippines Season 3 before the operation was later discontinued according to the supplied reference material.

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• 2020Enter ValorantStrategy

  Riot Games’ new tactical shooter created a developing international competition structure.

  What changed. RRQ formed a Valorant division by moving personnel from Point Blank and recruiting former CS:GO players.

  Aftermath. The program progressed from Indonesian competition to an all-Filipino roster and later VCT Pacific partnership status.

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• 2019Partner with Paris Saint-Germain EsportsStrategy

  Mobile Legends was becoming a major organized esport in Indonesia, creating opportunities for cross-industry partnerships.

  What changed. RRQ entered a partnership with PSG Esports connected with MPL Indonesia Season 3.

  Aftermath. The partnership ended in July 2019 but demonstrated RRQ’s willingness to associate esports competition with established international sports brands.

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• 2017Adopt a multi-title esports strategyStrategy

  RRQ had begun as a DotA organization, while the Indonesian esports market was developing opportunities across several games.

  What changed. Following Andrian Pauline’s appointment as CEO, RRQ expanded into Point Blank, PUBG, Mobile Legends, and other competitive titles.

  Aftermath. The strategy transformed RRQ into a multi-division organization and created the platform for later international expansion.

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• 2024RRQ enters Honor of Kings competition

  RRQ joined the Honor of Kings competitive ecosystem through participation in the Honor of Kings Invitational 2024 Season 2.

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• 2023RRQ launches RRQ City Tour

  RRQ began a multi-city Indonesian program combining watch parties, fan gatherings, and roadshows.

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• 2022RRQ and Muse Asia release Attack on Titan merchandise

  The organizations collaborated on RRQ-branded merchandise inspired by Attack on Titan.

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• 2022RRQ becomes a VCT Pacific partnership organization

  RRQ was selected as one of the partnership teams for the newly established Valorant Champions Tour Pacific league through its Filipino competitive operation.

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• 2020RRQ expands into the Valorant competitive scene

  RRQ announced a Valorant operation built partly from personnel connected with its Point Blank and Counter-Strike activities.

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• 2019RRQ partners with Paris Saint-Germain for Mobile Legends

  RRQ and PSG Esports announced a partnership connected with the third season of the Mobile Legends Professional League Indonesia. The partnership ended later that year.

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1. RRQ (esports)
2. RRQ official website