THE Collegiate Center for Esports (CCE) Mobile Legends Varsity Cup was off to a hot start and this early, organizers are looking forward to an exciting competition.
The event that drew 10 school-based teams from the National Collegiate Athletic Association enters the playoffs stage on Wednesday with Letran facing Emilio Aguinaldo College and Lyceum of the Philippines University meeting Mapua in the upper bracket and San Sebastian taking on University of Perpetual Help and Arellano University battling St. Benilde in the lower half.
CCE spokesperson Waiyip Chong and finance head Stanley Lao told Tuesday’s online Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum that the finals are set on November 21.
The champion team, composed of NCAA basketball players, will receive P100,000.
“We’re trying to promote esports among the youth. The only difference here is that the students can play for their schools through scholarships,” Chong told the forum presented by San Miguel Corp., Milo, Amelie Hotel Manila, Braska Restaurant and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
“The event is sanctioned by the schools and this way, we can regulate the student-players,” Lao said. “And after four or five years, they can turn professionals.”
Chong said the Varsity Cup saw each of the teams field in six players each under a five-to-play Mobile Legends format.