The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition

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The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition
No. of contestants16
WinnerJessica Ramella
No. of episodes13
Release
Original network Netflix
AXN Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam)
Ixigua/TikTok (China)
One Sports (Philippines)
Kompas TV (Indonesia)
Amarin TV/LINE TV (Thailand)
MeWATCH (Singapore)
AbemaTV (Japan)
HTV Sport (Vietnam)
Original release18 March 2021 (2021-03-18) 
present
Additional information
Filming datesSeptember 2020 (2020-09) 
November 2020 (2020-11) [1]

The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition is a reality television program that premiered in Asia on 18 March 2021 and concluded on 10 June 2021. On 3 December 2021, the show won two major categories at the 2021 Asian Academy Creative Awards for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment and Best Adaptation of an Existing Format. [2] [3] It began broadcasting worldwide in June 2021. Although the series was filmed in Asia, it has no relation to The Apprentice Asia , and it is the first-ever global edition of The Apprentice co-owned by MGM and ONE Championship. On 1 February 2022, it became the first version of the franchise to stream on Netflix in over 150 countries. [4] [5] [6]

The show features 16 candidates from around the world competing in both business and physical challenges. CEOs from major companies and prominent mixed martial artists will also guest star on the show. The finale is won by Venezuelan sales director Jessica Ramella, who won a US$250,000 job offer to work directly under ONE Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong for a year as his protégé (and as a member of chief of staff) in Singapore. [7]

On 21 June 2021, Sityodtong greenlit a second season of the show, expecting newer challengers. [8]

Summary

The series is hosted by Chatri Sityodtong, Chairman and CEO of ONE Championship. Sityodtong is joined by Niharika Singh, ONE's Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy, and Dominic "Dom" Lau, ONE Championship's ring announcer, who serves as taskmaster, and also analyzed each contestant's performance during the task for both Business and Physical tasks, respectively. This edition marked three firsts in The Apprentice franchise: one that that featured two tasks airing in a single episode (until Episode 10); only one person, Singh, analyses each contestant's performance during the business task, instead of the usual two; and also, the first time two teams were dissolved and merged as a single team.

These physical tasks are designed to test each teams' heart and endurance and are often supervised by popular figures from the martial arts world, such as Georges St-Pierre, Demetrious Johnson, Rich Franklin, Angela Lee, Renzo Gracie, and Ben Askren. The winning teams of each week's physical task will receive some advantages on business tasks.

Each team will then pick a project manager for the episode's business task portion. They must impress Sityodtong, Singh, and the week's guest advisor – which includes the likes of Eric Yuan, founder and CEO of Zoom; Anthony Tan, co-founder and group CEO of Grab; and Ankiti Bose, co-founder and CEO of Zilingo – with their pitches.

The board decides which team showed superior business acumen and won the challenge. The project manager and two members from the losing team then face Sityodtong and Singh in the boardroom, where they are up for elimination from the show. Like The New Celebrity Apprentice and some foreign editions which does not use the traditional catchphrase of "you're fired" for the contestant's elimination, Sityodtong declared the candidate that he or she is "not the ONE", referencing the company's theme of ONE Championship.

The show was announced on 20 February 2020 and auditions began in March. [9] [10] The show initially slated for a premiere on the latter half, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic at the time of filming, production commenced from September to November 2020 in accordance with health and safety protocols. The season was shot entirely in Singapore, primarily at Andaz Singapore near DUO for business tasks and boardroom, and other places across Singapore during physical tasks. [11] [12]

Season 1 Candidates

ContestantBackgroundAgeOriginOriginal teamResult
Jessica RamellaSales Director31 Venezuela ValorHired by Chatri
(06–10–2021)
Louie Sangalang [13] Procurement Consultant43 Philippines ValorFired in the season finale
(06–10–2021)
Irina Chadsey [14] Investment Consultant29 Russia ValorFired in week 11
(05–27–2021)
Monica Millington [15] Fashion Entrepreneur30 United States ValorFired in week 11
(05–27–2021)
Paulina Purnomowati [16] Retail Country Manager41 Indonesia ConquestFired in week 10
(05–20–2021)
Kexin YeEntrepreneur27 Germany ValorFired in week 9
(05–13–2021)
Nazee Sajedi [17] Aviation Consultant37 United States ConquestFired in week 9
(05–13–2021)
Niraj Puran Rao [18] Entrepreneur26 India ConquestFired in week 8
(05–06–2021)
Eugene Chung [19] Digital Marketer23 United States ConquestFired in week 7
(04–29–2021)
Clinton TudorApp Developer44 New Zealand ValorFired in week 6
(04–22–2021)
Joy Koh [20] Gymnastics Instructor36 Singapore ConquestFired in week 5
(04–15–2021)
Sho Takei [21] HR Manager28 Japan ValorFired in week 4
(04–08–2021)
Teirra KamolvattanavithJournalist27 Thailand ValorFired in week 4
(04–08–2021)
Lara Pearl Alvarez [22] Accountant24 Philippines ConquestFired in week 3
(04–01–2021)
Roman Wilson [23] Investment Banker29 United States ConquestFired in week 2
(03–25–2021)
Alvin Ang [24] Sport Entrepreneur24 Singapore ConquestFired in week 2
(03–25–2021)

Season 1 results

CandidateOriginal teamWeek 3 teamWeek 4 teamWeek 5 teamWeek 7 teamWeek 8 teamWeek 10 teamApplication resultRecord as project manager
JessicaValorConquestConquestConquestConquestConquestDream TeamHired by Chatri1-0
(won week 7)
LouieValorValorValorValorValorValorFired in the season finale2-0
(won week 2 & 6)
IrinaValorValorValorValorConquestConquestFired (Week 11)1-1
(lost week 4, won week 8)
MonicaValorValorValorValorValorValor2-0
(won week 5 & 9)
PaulinaConquestConquestConquestValorValorValorFired (Week 10)1-2
(won week 3, lost week 8 & 10)
KexinValorConquestConquestConquestConquestConquestFired (Week 9)1-1
(won week 4, lost week 9)
NazeeConquestConquestConquestConquestConquestConquest0-1
(lost week 1)
NirajConquestConquestConquestConquestConquestValorFired (Week 8)0-1
(lost week 6)
EugeneConquestConquestValorValorValorFired (Week 7)0-2
(lost week 2 & 7)
ClintonValorValorConquestConquestFired (Week 6)1-0
(won week 1)
JoyConquestConquestConquestConquestFired (Week 5)0-1
(lost week 5)
ShoValorValorValorFired (Week 4)0-1
(lost week 3)
TeirraValorValorValor
LaraConquestValorFired (Week 3)
AlvinConquestFired (Week 2)
RomanConquest

Season 1 Physical task results

In a history first for The Apprentice franchise, candidates had to undergo a preliminary task called Physical tasks which assess on the candidate's abilities and teamwork. The list shows only the results as part of the team. The list do not include task 10 onward due to the merging of two teams on Week 10.

Physical Task results
CandidateTask Number
123456789
JessicaWINWINLOSEWINWINLOSELOSELOSELOSE
LouieWINWINWINLOSELOSEWINWINWINWIN
IrinaWINWINWINLOSELOSEWINWINLOSELOSE
MonicaWINWINWINLOSELOSEWINWINWINWIN
PaulinaLOSELOSELOSEWINWINWINWINWINWIN
KexinWINWINLOSEWINWINLOSELOSELOSELOSE
NazeeLOSELOSELOSEWINWINLOSELOSELOSELOSE
NirajLOSELOSELOSEWINWINLOSELOSEWIN
EugeneLOSELOSELOSEWINLOSEWINWIN
ClintonWINWINWINLOSEWINLOSE
JoyLOSELOSELOSEWINWIN
ShoWINWINWINLOSE
TeirraWINWINWINLOSE
LaraLOSELOSEWIN
RomanLOSELOSE
AlvinLOSELOSE
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Season 1 Elimination table

Elimination chart
No.CandidateTask Number
123456789101112
1JessicaININININININWINININININHIRED
2LouieINWININININWININININBRINFIRED
3-4IrinaINININLOSEINININWINBRBRFIRED
MonicaININININWINININBRWININFIRED
5PaulinaININWINININININLOSEINFIRED
6-7KexinINININWINBRINININFIRED
NazeeLOSEININININBRININFIRED
8NirajINININININLOSEINFIRED
9EugeneINLOSEININININFIRED
10ClintonWININBRINBRFIRED
11JoyININININFIRED
12-13ShoININLOSEFIRED
TeirraINININFIRED
14LaraBRINFIRED
15-16RomanINFIRED
AlvinBRFIRED
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Season 1 Recap

Episode 1: The Home Coming

Episode 2: The Heights

Episode 3: The Hunt

Episode 4: The Heat

Episode 5: The Hurdle

Episode 6: Mind Over Matter

Episode 7: Unleash the Beast

Episode 8: Change the Cycle

Episode 9: Win the Game

Episode 10: Rise Above

Episode 11: Risks and Rewards

Episode 12: Look Back to Go Forward

Episode 13: One for All

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