After going through the online selection which was held on Saturday, April 6 2019, representatives of Universitas Airlangga team successfully qualified for the top 18 round and were selected to continue the main round to Maranatha Christian University, Bandung
On the first day, May 2, 2019, 18 teams that had qualified for the main round arrived to register and attend the Technical Meeting which was opened with a speech from the Head of the Accounting Study Program at Maranatha University, Mrs. Dr. Dra. Ita Salsalina L., M.Si, Ak.
The first qualifying round began at 1:00 PM that day. This qualifying round consisted of three stages: find the words, match the mate, and collect your points, to determine the nine best teams that would advance to the semifinals. The Universitas Airlangga team secured the top three positions in determining the nine best teams that advanced to the semifinals. The other eight teams were three from Trisakti School of Management, two from Tarumanagara University, one from Semarang State University, one from Parahyangan University, and finally, a team from Sanata Dharma University.
The semifinals were held on the second day of the competition. In this round, 9 teams were divided into 3 pools to compete for a place in the final round. Based on the draw, the Universitas Airlangga team had to compete against TSM 1 and TSM 3 in pool 3. The semifinals itself consisted of 3 stages: Time Crisis, What's Inside The Box, and Good Choice. Despite having a lead in the What's Inside The Box stage, the Universitas Airlangga team did not have the opportunity to advance to the final stage with a 245 point difference with TSM 1.
Ultimately, the competition was won by Tarumanagara University Team 1, TSM Team 1, TSM Team 3, and Tarumanagara University Dalla Team. Although they didn't win the championship, the University Team learned a lot from the competition. Competing against two TSM teams in the semifinals provided an extraordinary experience for Universitas AirlanggaTeam. Furthermore, the Universitas Airlangga Team is committed to excelling in future competitions and hopes that competition guidance and training can be carried out more intensively than before.
Hopefully this valuable experience can also motivate the Universitas Airlangga team to continue to fight and work