This article has recently been updated to reflect the ineligibility of senior high school students for the tournament. All matches will be held online.
The Esports AcadArena National Campus Open for League of Legends will have 16 campus teams vying for a shot at local and international glory. Qualifiers for the 100,000 RP prize pool tournament will begin on October 10.
The tournament will also serve as the official qualifier for the International e-Culture Festival 2020, which will be held in Gangnam, Korea on November 28-29.
Eligibility and Registrations
Only college, masters, post-graduate or doctoral students are eligible. Students must submit IDs or proof of enrollment. Fresh graduates however, are not eligible.
You can check out the rule book here for more information.
Registrations for Alliance and Campus Open Qualifiers close at 8:00PM, Oct 9 and 10 respectively.
Registration forms are available below.
Alliance Qualifier (Oct 10) Registration Form
Campus Open Qualifier (Oct 11) Registration Form
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Qualifier Mechanics
Official AcadArena Alliance member organizations get to enjoy a bonus qualifier date on October 10 but will only get to send a maximum of two teams. For the Open Qualifier, there will be no limit of teams each campus can send to represent.
The Alliance qualifier will have 12 slots to the National Cup. For a second chance, the teams must register in the Open Qualifiers. If you’re part of any campus with an Alliance member org, you can contact them to participate.
There will only be one Open Qualifier and it will have 4 slots available. The tournament format will be single elimination.
National Campus Open
The 16 teams that make it out of the qualifiers will be divided into four groups of four playing a single round robin format. Only the top team from each group will advance to the B03 semifinals. The finals will be played as a B05.
All the matches will be played online.
NCO Open Qualifier Prize Breakdown
First Place
Slot in National Campus Open
5000 RP per player
Second Place
Slot in National Campus Open
3000 RP per player
Third-Fourth Place
Slot in National Campus Open
2000 RP per player
Fifth-Eight Place
1000 RP per player
Ninth-Sixteenth Place
500 RP per player
AcadArena National Campus Open (NCO) Prize Breakdown
Group Stages
Group Stage Win
1000 RP per player
Group Stage Loss
500 RP per player
Default Loss
None
Demerit
To be determined
Playoffs
First Place
Represents the Philippines in International e-Culture Festival 2020 in Gangnam, Korea
PHP 30 000 cash + PHP 10,000 campus grant
5000 RP per player (2-star +)
Second Place
PHP 20 000 cash + PHP 5,000 campus grant
3000 RP per player (2-star +)
Third-Fourth Place
PHP 10 000 cash + PHP 5,000 campus grant
2000 RP per player (2-star +)
International e-Sports Festival
Prize pool to be determined.
The IEF is organized by the International Exchange Foundation under the official sponsorship of the governments of China and Korea with the aim of establishing friendly cooperative relationships between the youth.
Teams that have represented the country in the IEF are Oblation Esports of the University of the Philippines Diliman in 2016 and 2017 and the University of Santo Tomas Teletigers in 2018 and 2019.
IEF 2020 will be held in Gangnam, Korea on November 28-29, and will be played online.
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