The MY-UT Tournament 2024, or Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Youth Universitas Terbuka Tournament 2024, is a national Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Youth (MLBBY) competition organized by Universitas Terbuka (UT) as part of the 40th Anniversary celebrations. This tournament provides an opportunity for high school teams or equivalent to compete, representing their schools while introducing them to the world of e-Sports integrated with higher education at UT. Through the MY-UT Tournament 2024, participants are encouraged to excel at the national level and build connections with students from various regions in Indonesia.
The MY-UT Tournament aims to discover outstanding e-Sport talents in Indonesia, emphasizing positive values such as teamwork, strategic thinking, patience, response control, accuracy, emotion management, and developing non-impulsive and stress-resistant personalities. Mastery of technology literacy, teamwork, and personal management skills are highly compatible with pursuing education at UT and supporting future professions.
The MY-UT Tournament kicked off simultaneously at UT Mataram and UT Bandung on Sunday, August 11, 2024, inaugurated by UT Rector Prof. Ojat Darojat, M.Bus., Ph.D., and Chairman IV of the UT Alumni Association (IKA UT), Major General (Ret.) Erro Kusnara, S.IP., representing the General Chairman of IKA UT, General TNI (Ret.) H. Moeldoko, S.IP. The entire MY-UT Tournament 2024 matches are held either online or offline in various cities, with 5 vs. 5 matches progressing from the district/city preliminary rounds (August 10-11, 2024), UT regional preliminaries (August 12, 2024), zone preliminaries (August 24, 2024), and the final round at UT Central in South Tangerang City on September 1-2, 2024. The MY-UT Tournament 2024 offers a total prize pool of 600 million rupiahs and scholarships for undergraduate programs at Universitas Terbuka.
Out of 2,596 high school teams/equivalent from 122 districts/cities that registered, 589 teams from 98 districts/cities met the requirements to compete, consisting of 3,546 students (6 students per team). The preliminary matches were held in 36 districts/cities, and the final was held at UT Central in South Tangerang City, bringing the total match locations from preliminaries to the final to 37 districts/cities.
The 589 teams that participated in the district/city preliminary rounds on August 10-11, 2024, resulted in 70 teams (1st or 2nd place winners) advancing to the UT regional preliminary rounds the following day (August 12, 2024). From there, 26 teams (1st or 2nd place winners) moved on to the zone preliminary matches on August 24, 2024, leading to the final selection of 8 teams to compete in the final round at UT Headquarters, South Tangerang City, on September 1-2, 2024.
The 8 Finalist Teams of the MY-UT Tournament 2024
UT Convention Center, South Tangerang, September 1-2, 2024.
| No | Nama Tim | Sekolah |
| 1 | SMANDALAS | SMAN 12 BATAM |
| 2 | WOODS 25 | SMAN 3 PURWAKARTA |
| 3 | SAINT PAUL JEMBER | SMA KATOLIK SANTO PAULUS JEMBER |
| 4 | SMANSASTAR | SMAN 1 SANGATTA UTARA SAMARINDA |
| 5 | DIVIDED WE STAND | SMA KRISTEN IMMANUEL PONTIANAK |
| 6 | ESOJNA | SMAK SANTO YOSEPH DENPASAR |
| 7 | 7AM | SMAN 7 MATARAM |
| 8 | MAN 2 HERO | MAN 2 MAKASSAR |
On Sunday, September 1, 2024, the matches determined four teams that would secure tickets to the grand finals. The resulting matchups were:
GRAND FINAL MATCH:
– 7AM [SMAN 7 Mataram] vs. SMANDALAS [SMAN 12 Batam]
BRONZE MATCH:
– ESOJNA [SMAK Santo Yoseph Denpasar] vs. MAN 2 HERO [MAN 2 Makassar]
The grand final (1st and 2nd place) was held on Monday, September 2, 2024, from 7:00 PM until the end, while the Bronze Match (3rd place) took place earlier that day, from 2:00 PM until completion. After thrilling and intense matches, the winners of the MY-UT Tournament were:
– Champion (1st Place): SMANDALAS – Batam
– Runner-up (2nd Place): 7AM – Mataram
– Third Place (3rd Place): ESOJNA – Denpasar
Aside from producing national champion teams, the MY-UT Tournament 2024 will also be recognized by the Indonesian World Records Museum (MURI) as the first university in Indonesia to organize a national eSports Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) tournament for high school teams across the most cities and districts—37 in total.
During the MY-UT Tournament 2024 finals, UT Rector Prof. Ojat Darojat, M.Bus., Ph.D., emphasized that the tournament was a strategic effort to share UT’s vision and mission with schools and high school students across Indonesia. It also demonstrated UT’s commitment to supporting the growth of eSports in Indonesia while aligning with the educational interests of its players. Prof. Ojat expressed his gratitude for the massive participation in the MY-UT Tournament, stating, “Alhamdulillah, it’s incredible that this MLBB tournament involved 3,546 participants from all over Indonesia.” He further highlighted that the MY-UT Tournament serves as a bridge for UT to connect with high school students, especially Gen Z, who are UT’s current target market. Additionally, the tournament has raised public awareness of UT as an accessible, high-quality public university.
Founded 40 years ago as the 45th public university in Indonesia, UT has dedicated itself to providing quality higher education through an open and distance learning system. With strengths in reach, flexibility in time and location, and affordable tuition, UT has broadened access to higher education for Indonesians, including high school graduates.
Now a state university with legal entity status (PTN-BH), UT operates 39 regional offices and one overseas service office, offering two diploma programs, 37 undergraduate programs, nine master’s programs, and two doctoral programs. UT boasts more than half a million active students (551,030) spread across Indonesia and 56 countries, 70% of whom are young people or Gen Z.
With a vision to increase student enrollment to one million, UT remains committed to being the top choice for students, especially Gen Z, who wish to pursue higher education without having to abandon their interests and talents in the eSports world.
