BUOYED by its pre-season title win, Lyceum launches its drive for the crown as the first season of the Collegiate Center for Esports (CCE) kicks off on July 4 with a five-game bill featuring a new wave of student-athletes from various colleges and universities.
The Pirates, who ruled the Varsity Cup last year, lead nine other teams set to see action beginning at 1 p.m. in its bid to gain a fast start in the first regular season of CCE as the country’s newest collegiate Esports league.
Lyceum faces an early stern test against rival Mapua University in the main game, looming as an explosive rematch of the CCE Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Varsity Cup (MVC) finals last year.
Remarch Eusebio, Ralph Joshua Araz, Paul Adrienne Huang, Mark Kenneth Delos Reyes, Alfonso Clemence Sales, and Marc Joseph Balcita have been tasked to carry the fight for the Pirates, who are out to repeat over the Cardinals after a 4-2 series win in in the Varsity Cup last November.
Emilio Aguinaldo College takes on San Beda University, Varsity Cup third-placer Letran battles Arellano University, College of St. Benilde clashes with Jose Rizal University and San Sebastian College tackles Perpetual Help to complete the five-match CCE opener.
All 10 teams will figure in a single-round robin eliminations with the top eight squads clinching their slots in the playoffs. The two bottom teams get the boot as all games will be broadcasted on the CCE’s official Facebook page.
Like the Esports pro circuit, the CCE post-season will have two routes to the championship with the first four winners in the quarterfinals advancing straight to the upper bracket.
