THE Philippine Collegiate Championship (PCC) is gearing up for a bigger and broader second season as it unveiled a new format for its National League and introduced key partners for its Next Gen program during the official launch at the Highgrounds Cafe in Quezon City on Thursday, May 30.
Riding the momentum from a successful first season that was culminated with a festive two-day finale at the Amoranto Sports Complex, the PCC, organized by the Collegiate Center of Esports (CCE), announced the addition of Call of Duty: Mobile to its national tournament along with staple title Mobile Legends: Bang Bang to cater to more aspiring esports professional athletes from around the country.
In the tournament road map presented during the launch, the PCC consisted of two phases — the four Regional Cups in the National Capital Region, Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao and the National League Finals to be played in Quezon City.
Collegiate teams can join the Regional Cup through an open qualifier which will be played in a single elimination format until the top eight teams are determined. The teams then play a best-of-three series with the winners advancing to the semifinals which will be played in a best-of-three double elimination format.
The champions of the Regional Cups will get a direct qualification to four of the eight available slots in the PCC National Finals while the runners-up will be seeded to the second round of the last chance qualifier of the National League.
