2022 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines season

The 2022 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines season will be the second season of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP), a professional chess league in the Philippines.

2022 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines season
LeagueProfessional Chess Association of the Philippines
SportChess
2022 PCAP draft
Top draft pickOnofre Espiritu[1]
Picked byIriga City Oragons
2022 season
All-Filipino Conference championsTBD
Reinforced Conference championsTBD
Open Conference championsTBD

The season will open on January 22, 2022, with the All-Filipino Conference.[2]

Teams

There are 24 teams in the PCAP as of the second season divided into two geographic groups.[2]

North
  • Laguna Heroes (Cabuyao)
  • Cagayan Kings
  • Caloocan Loadmanna Knights
  • Isabela Knights of Alexander
  • Cavite Spartans (General Trias)
  • Manila Indios Bravos
  • Mindoro Tamaraws
  • Olongapo Rainbow Team 7
  • Pasig City King Pirates
  • Quezon City Simba's Tribe
  • Rizal Batch Towers
  • San Juan Predators

South
  • Cagayan De Oro
  • Camarines Soaring Eagles
  • Cebu City Machers
  • Davao Chess Eagles
  • Iloilo Kisela Knights
  • Iriga City Oragons
  • Negros Kingsmen
  • Palawan–Albay Queens' Gambit
  • Surigao Fianchetto Checkmates
  • Tacloban Vikings
  • Toledo City Trojans
  • Zamboanga Sultans

Team changes

Three teams which entered the 2021 season did not enter:

  1. Antipolo Cobras
  2. Cordova Dutchess Dagami Warriors (leave of absence)[3]
  3. Lapu-Lapu City Naki Warriors (leave of absence)[3]

Three teams entered this season

  1. Team Cagayan de Oro[2][3]
  2. Davao Chess Eagles (2021 Open Conference guest team)[4]
  3. Tacloban Vikings[5]

One team moved to another division

  1. Mindoro Tamaraws (South to North)[3]

Name changes
  • The Toledo City Chess Miners changed their name to the Toledo City Trojans before the start of the season.[2]
  • The Davao Chess Wizards changed their name to the Davao Chess Eagles before the start of the season.[4]

References
  1. Rosale, Glendale (January 10, 2022). "Toledo City Trojans reinforce team with NM Roque". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  2. Olivares, Rick (January 4, 2022). "187 chess players apply for PCAP draft". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. Olivares, Rick (January 13, 2022). "5 things that need to be answered in the 2022 PCAP All-Filipino Cup". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. Olivares, Rick (January 11, 2022). "Davao Chess Eagles join PCAP". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  5. Olivares, Rick (January 12, 2022). "Tacloban Vikings to make PCAP debut". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
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