Sports media group One Championship is set to premiere its own spin on the popular reality television show “The Apprentice” this March with “The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition”.
The show, which will be set in Singapore, gathers sixteen candidates to compete through a variety of business and physical challenges over the course of 13 episodes. Only one will win a $250,000 prize as well as a chance to work for a year directly under One Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong.
The sixteen contestants of “The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition” hail from various countries globally. They are Lara Pearl Alvarez (Philippines); Alvin Ang (Singapore); Irina Chadsey (Russia); Eugene Chung (U.S.); Teirra Kamolvattanavith (Thailand); Joy Koh (Singapore); Monica Millington (U.S.); Paulina Purnomowati (Indonesia); Jessica Ramella (Venezuela); Niraj Puran Rao (India); Nazee Sajedi (U.S.); Louie Sangalang (Philippines); Sho Takei (Japan); Clinton Tudor (New Zealand); Roman Wilson (U.S.); and Kexin Ye (Germany).
“The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition” is a collaborative effort with its partner Singapore Tourism Board. It was filmed entirely in Singapore with safety and health protocols.
The show will premiere in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Philippines, Taiwan, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Vietnam on AXN this March 18, 2021. It was also able to forge supplementary broadcast deals with MediaCorp (Singapore), Abema (Japan), KompasTV (Indonesia), Amarin TV (Thailand), LINE TV (Thailand), TV5 Network (Philippines), and HTV (Vietnam).
“The Apprentice: ONE Championship Edition” is also set to feature leading business figures as special guests, including Zoom CEO Eric Yuan, Zilingo CEO Ankiti Bose, Catcha Group CEO Patrick Grove, Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson, Grab CEO Anthony Tan, and Everise CEO Sudhir Agarwal.