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Kiboy
Nicky Fernando (born November 7, 2002), known as Kiboy, is an Indonesian professional esports player for the game Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. He is the current roamer for Indonesian team ONIC Esports. BackgroundKiboy's love of mobile games started when he was a teenager. His interest in MLBB grew when he was in high school. Armed with a dream of becoming pro player, he continues to hone his skills and participates in various tournaments.[1] CareerEarly StageIn 2020, ONIC Esports signed Nicky for their fifth MPL Indonesia season. However, he had to compete with experienced players like Psychoo and other quality newcomers like Rasy to compete for a spot as the main roamer. Instead of forcing himself to compete with them, he moved down to MDL Indonesia, a second league after MPL. In MDL Season 1, he helped ONIC Prodigy (ONIC academy team) finishing 5–8th place, losing to Siren Clan. In the second season, they finished 3–4th place, also losing to Siren Clan in which he was also awarded the First Team Winner.[2] Promotion to the first teamAfter his exceptional performance in MDL, he was called up to the main team for MPLI 2020 but fell short of their sister team, ONIC Philippines. In MPL Indonesia Season 7, he became the main roster of ONIC and helped them finish 4th place.[3] The following season, Kiboy helped ONIC lift the trophy for the first time since season 3 and qualified for MLBB M3 World Championship.[4] MLBB M3 World ChampionshipIn the MLBB M3 World Championship, ONIC did not perform well in the group stage by finishing last after they won against their Filipino counterpart, ONIC Philippines, and lost to the Brazilian, Keyd Stars, and Malaysian representative, TODAK. In the knockout stage, ONIC managed to gain an upper hand against the Malaysian champion, Team SMG but ended their journey after losing to Blacklist International, finishing 9–12th place.[5] SEA Games, MSC 2022 and the new eraKiboy was chosen as the representative of Indonesia for the 2021 SEA Games in Vietnam. There, Indonesia claimed the silver medal after losing to the Philippines by 3–1 in the final.[6] ONIC qualified to MSC 2022 even losing to RRQ Hoshi in the grand final of season 9. Kiboy was also awarded First Team Winner. In the group stage, ONIC finished bottom and failed to qualify for the playoffs. In the first match, they lost to Myanmar giant, Falcons Esports and drew against TODAK. This is considered one of the biggest flop for the team as their rival and also MSC representative, RRQ Hoshi, went to the grand final.[7][8] After their worst campaign in MSC 2022, ONIC signed two Filipinos, Kairi and Coach Yeb, forming the strong five-man roster including Kiboy, Kairi, Sanz, Butss and CW. In MPL season 10, they were crowned champion once again after defeating RRQ Hoshi 4–1, thus qualified to MLBB M4 World Championship.[9] In M4, ONIC finished second in the group stage after winning against Malvinas Gaming, which Kiboy also won MVP of the match, and MDH Esports but lost to TODAK. In the knockout stage, ONIC swept Falcon Esports in the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals but fell short to ECHO in the semifinals, thus falling to the Lower Bracket. In the Lower Bracket Quarterfinals, ONIC won against The Valley but were swept by RRQ Hoshi in the Lower Bracket Semifinal and finished 4th place.[10] MSC 2023 triumphIn MPL season 11, ONIC swept EVOS Legends in the grand final, booking their ticket to MSC 2023 in Cambodia.[11] He also represented Indonesia in the 2023 SEA Games where Indonesia surprisingly lost to the host Cambodia and Myanmar, failing to qualify for the playoffs.[12] ONIC kicked off their MSC 2023 campaign with a sweep against the host, BURN x FLASH, and against the North American representative, Outplay. In the knockout stage, ONIC continued their domination by sweeping EVOS Legends and the Filipino giant, ECHO, and won 4–2 against Blacklist International. Kiboy was named the Final MVP after his stellar performance in the grand final.[13][14] 3-peats and MLBB M5 World ChampionshipONIC qualified to MLBB M5 World Championship after winning 4–2 against Geek Fam in the grand final, becoming the first organization to win 3-peats MPL Indonesia title. Kiboy won another Final MVP and was named First Team Winner.[15] ONIC dominated the M5 group stage featuring the Cambodian giant, See You Soon, the MENA representative, Triple Esports, and the Brazilian, Bigetron Sons by sweeping them.[16] In the knockout stage, ONIC won 3–2 against Blacklist International in the Upper Bracket Quarterfinals, sweeping both Deus Vult and AP Bren in the Upper Bracket Semifinals and final respectively. In the match against AP Bren, Kiboy won two MVPs of the match, specifically the Tigreal's Ultimate plays that turned the tide of the game in game one,[17] naming him the Knockout Stage Day 6 Star. In the grand final, ONIC once again faced the Filipino champions, AP Bren, in the best-of-seven series. AP Bren took game 1 but ONIC fought one back to tie the match before AP Bren lead 3–1. ONIC bravely brought the game back to tied 3–3. In the last game of the series, ONIC blundered and AP Bren capitulated on ONIC's mistake, ending the series 4–3.[18] 4-peats, MSC 2024 and Season 14 strugglesBefore the playoffs of Season 13, ONIC entered a partnership with Fnatic, rebranding as Fnatic ONIC.[19] Fnatic ONIC once again crowned champion of MPL season 13 after winning against EVOS Glory 4–2, become the first organization to win 4-peats MPL Indonesia title. Kiboy was also named in the Dream Team.[20] In MSC 2024, Fnatic ONIC was placed with See You Soon, Selangor Red Giants and Team Falcon. Fnatic ONIC won against Team Falcons but shockingly lost against a coach-less team, See You Soon, and drew against the eventual MSC Champion, Selangor Red Giants. Fnatic ONIC failed to defend their title after crashing out from the group stage.[21] In the 14th season of MPL Indonesia, Fnatic ONIC finished 4th in the regular season standings and didn't qualify for the Upper Bracket, ending their 7 streaks from Season 7 until Season 13. In the playoffs, they lost to Geek Fam 2–3 which in game 5 the game went up to 41 minutes, the longest in Season 14. They finished 5-6th place, their worst placement in MPL ID history.[22]
Seasons overview
Personal achievementsInternational Title(s)
MPL Indonesia
MDL Indonesia
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