Can someone in the know justify there place here? Are they backed by a massive company or already big in other esports?
hmm yup, fanbase one of the biggest in SEA, if we count mobile games, organization structure good, big funding, they're actually owned the Indonesia official even organizer for VCT since day 1 of valorant, and in 2022 they're in top 10 most watched team in the world not counting unofficial matches and streamer, if we count those, they would be top 5. apart from the achievement in valorant, rrq is the best from indo, maybe EVOS also on par with RRQ, but feelsbad for Onic and Boom
some fun fact about RRQ
-one of the first esport team in Indonesia
-rrq was one of the best Dota 2 team in SEA back in 2012-2014 ish
-the current official organizer for indonesian valorant event is owned by rrq
-one of the richest org in indo and sea
-they're in a top 10 most watched esport team in 2022 (dominated by mobile games)
Fanbase isn't everything. Financials, the ability to sustain those finances and maintaining the fanbase's interest is ALSO AS IMPORTANT. BOOM has the most PC fanbase? Great! Can they sustain it? Do they have the funds to match? You could make the case that they do deserve it, but come on. RRQ having that much capita makes it more valuable than BOOM.
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 conglomerate 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,TR,BR).
They've been investing in multiple countries (ID-TH-PH-BR-MY), They are proven in Franchising (MLBB), and They have one biggest fanbases 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. But if you are into Mobile Games, they're the King.