Published July 4, 2021, 4:55 PM
Photo from press release
Filipino esports aspirants will get a shot at glory as the National Electronic Sports Federation of the Philippines (NESFP) will hold the local qualifying tournament for the Cyberathlete Collegiate Mobile Legends (CCML) Series on July 30 to August 1.
College students aged 18 years old and above are eligible to join the Philippine qualifier of the regional tilt that leads to a world championship featuring a grand prize of $250,000 (P12.3 million).
A team must be composed of seven players–five starters and two substitutes–from the same institution, with a teacher serving as team handler.
“To guarantee maximum support from their schools or colleges, the teams have as handlers their teachers. The very essence of education is a must for the conduct of this competition,” said NESFP secretary general Alvin Juban.
Cyberathlete
(R) Collegiate Mobile Legends Series with a US$250,000 grand finals cash prize.
The grand finals cash prize is an unprecedented amount for the collegiate esports market. It is an investment on Cyberathlete
(R)s part for the emerging collegiate market, based on a 2021 valuation that had pegged the global esports industry at more than US$1.08 billion dollars. We are really excited to kick the series off in Southeast Asia, where
Mobile Legends
: Bang Bang has met with massive success, says Scott Valencia, CEO of Cyberathlete
(R) Pte. Ltd. But more importantly, we are proud to be putting students on a path that will allow them to be highly competitive in collegiate esports while remaining engaged with their academic commitments.