Why is this team famous and why did Riot pick them instead of Boom?
Credit: Tamago
RRQ was established in 2013, they're one of the oldest and the best esports Org from SEA.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_Regum_Qeon)
Its founder is the son of a conglomerates in Indonesia (Midplaza Holding & Ayana Hotels) & already been in the esports/gaming ecosystem since 2011.
(https://www.midplaza.com/business/detail/qeon_interactive)
OneUp (sub-company of Qeon Holding, Parent of RRQ & OneUp) supports the Riot Ecosystem (Valorant & Wild Rift) by organizing Riot official tournaments in Indonesia since day 1.
They are also investing in both Valorant & Wild Rift ecosystem by building a team, their WIld Rift team is one of the best in the world.
They were one of the most notable DOTA 2 teams in SEA, they were the best Point Blank team in the world (FPS game that was popular in ID,TH,RU,BR).
They've been investing in multiple countries (ID-TH-PH-BR-MY), They are proven in Franchising (MLBB), and They have one biggest fanbase in Asia.
https://www.instagram.com/teamrrq/
https://www.tiktok.com/@teamrrq?lang=en
They're consistently on the Top 10 most views team in the past 2 years, only from Competitive match, without TWITCH CREATORS. If you count their streamers view hours then ULALA they will be on that Top 3 or Top 5.
https://escharts.com/news/top-esports-organizations-2021
https://escharts.com/news/top-esports-organizations-q2-2022
They might be a bit unknown on the international stage, because they don't have those American games, League, or CSGO titles. But if you are into Mobile Games, they're the King.