After going through an online selection which was carried out on Saturday, 6 April 2019, representatives of the Universitas Airlangga team managed to qualify for the top 18 round and were selected to continue the main round at Maranatha Christian University, Bandung.

 

On the first day, May 2 2019, 18 teams that had qualified for the main round arrived to register and take part in the Technical Meeting which was opened with remarks from the Head of the Maranatha University Accounting Study Program, Mrs. Dr. Dra. Ita Salsalina L., M.Si, Ak. 

 

The first qualifying round started at 13.00 on that day. This qualifying round consists of 3 stages, namely find the words, match the mate, and collect your points, to determine the 9 best teams that will qualify for the semifinals. The Universitas Airlangga team managed to reach the top 3 positions in determining the 9 best teams that advanced to the semifinals. The other 8 teams are 3 teams from Trisakti School of Management, 2 teams from Tarumanagara University, 1 team from Semarang State University, 1 team from Parahyangan University, and the last one is a team from Sanata Dharma University.

 

The semifinals were held on the second day of the competition. In this round, 9 teams will be divided into 3 pools to compete for seats in the final round. Based on the lottery, the Universitas Airlangga team had to compete against TSM 1 and TSM 3 in pool 3. The semifinal round itself consisted of 3 stages, namely Time Crisis, What's Inside The Box, and Good Choice. Even though they were superior at the What's Inside The Box stage, the Universitas Airlangga Team did not have the opportunity to advance to the final stage with a difference of 245 points with TSM 1.

 

In the end, the competition was won by Tarumanagara University Team 1, TSM Team 1, TSM Team 3, and Tarumanagara University Dalla Team. Even though they have not succeeded in winning, the University Team learned many lessons in the competition. Competing against 2 TSM teams in the semifinals provided an extraordinary experience for the Universitas Airlangga Team. Furthermore, the Universitas Airlangga Team is committed to being superior in the next competitions and hopes that competition guidance and training can be carried out more intensively than before.

 

We hope that this valuable experience can also motivate the Universitas Airlangga team to continue fighting and working