2021 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines season
The 2021 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines season will be the inaugural season of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP), a professional chess league in the Philippines. The season will open on January 12, 2021.[1]
| 2021 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines season | |
|---|---|
| League | Professional Chess Association of the Philippines |
| Sport | Chess |
| 2020 PCAP draft | |
| Top draft pick | Eugene Torre |
| Picked by | Rizal Batch Towers |
| 2021 season | |
There will be three conferences or separate tournaments under the 2021 season.[2] The first conference will be the All-Filipino Conference.[3]
Teams
There are 24 teams in the PCAP as of the inaugural season[4] divided into two geographic groups.[5]
North
- Antipolo Cobras
- Team Cabuyao
- Cagayan Kings
- Caloocan Loadmanna Knights
- Isabela Knight Raiders
- Cavite Spartans (General Trias)
- Manila Indios Bravos
- Olongapo Rainbow Team 7
- Pasig City King Pirates
- Team Quezon City
- Rizal Batch Towers
- San Juan Predators
South
- Camarines Soaring Eagles
- Cebu City Machers
- Cordova Dutchess Dagami Warriors
- Iloilo Kisela Knights
- Team Iriga
- Lapu-Lapu City Naki Warriors
- Mindoro Tamaraws
- Negros Kingsmen
- Palawan Queens' Gambit
- Surigao Fianchetto Checkmates
- Toledo City Chess Miners
- Zamboanga Sultans
Draft
References
- "All-female chess team in pro tourney". Manila Bulletin. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- Galunan, Jerome Jr. (22 December 2020). "Mitra graces 1st pro-chess draft". Sun Star.
- Villar, Joey (December 27, 2020). "Philippines' first pro chess league eyes all-Filipino tiff in 2021". Philippine Star. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- Li, Matthew (December 19, 2020). "Eugene Torre, Jan Fronda headline first-ever PCAP Draft". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- "PCAP Introduces Officers". Journal Online. November 20, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
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