What is AcadArena?

Our Mission

Making esports a part of student life

AcadArena is a national campus esports program in the Philippines focused on three pillars: competition, education & experience.

We're here to elevate esports in schools across the country, empower student-enthusiasts, and prepare them for a career in any industry. inside of a div block.

OUR PILLARS

At AcadArena, we're all about showing that esports is #NotAllPlay. Through our different educational, experiential and competitive programs, we offer all types of students ways to learn, grow and enjoy.

Career

Find your place in the esports, tech and media industry through our educational programs built hand-in-hand with leaders in the space.

Community

Connect with thousands of fellow student gaming enthusiasts both inside your school and and across the country with our Alliance network.

Competition

Gather your friends to represent your school across our tournaments and win thousands in prizes and scholarships!

OUR JOURNEY

We've come a long way. Here are some of our most important moments with you.

IEF JEJU

We sent students from the University of Santo Tomas and University of the Philippines to compete in IEF Jeju.

DEC
2018

StreamCraft Campus Rivals

We hosted StreamCraft Campus Rivals, a showmatch series between Ateneo de Manila and UP - Diliman.

DEC
2018

AcadArena Split at CONQuest 2019

We hosted the finals of the first AcadArena split at CONQuest 2019, the largest con in the Visayas. Over 7500 attended.

JUNE
2019

Series of Talks at the University of San Agustin

We worked with Bren Esports, Secret 6 and Rumble Royale to host a series of talks at the University of San Agustin.

AUG
2019
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World University Cyber Games

We sent the Dota 2 squad from Our Lady of Fatima University to China for the World University Cyber Games.

DEC
2019

Nexus

We collaborated with the Far Eastern University - IT to host Nexus, a convention inside their school campus!

DEC
2019

BOOSTCAMP

We teamed up with Liyab Esports to host BOOSTCAMP, a workshop for League of Legends fans.

FEB
2020

OUR TEAM

We're collective of industry veterans passionate about bring campus esports to the next level.

Ariane Lim
Co-Founder & Director

Ariane pioneered campus esports in the Philippines as the head of Garena's local student-gaming initiative from 2016 - 2018. Her expertise in program development has led her to work for brands such as NetEase and Huya.

Justin Banusing
‍Co-Founder & Business/Expos Lead

Justin is a start-up swiss army knife. On top of managing AcadArena's business and expo affairs, he is a project manager for Pipeline, an esports ops manager for the University of Washington and an editor for INQUIRER.net.

David Viray
Competition Lead

David is a competitor in the purest sense of the word, being a former player in the Pro Gaming Series and a winner of the LoL Collegiate League. Now, he works to create competitive opportunities for students of all kinds.

Ariane Lim, Co-Founder & Director

Justin Banusing, Co-Founder & Business/Expos Lead

David Viray, Competition Lead

THE ALLIANCE

While we work with dozens of schools across the archipelago, Alliance schools are model examples of and gethands-on supports and guidance from our team. Here are some our pioneer members.