Ateneo de Manila University's Loyola Gaming Helios captured the Collegiate Center for Esports’ (CCE) inaugural University Clash Invitational season championship in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB), Friday, Sept. 16.
Six Esports Collegiate schools participated in the week-long online event and battled for the pride to be the first ever champions of University Clash. And congratulations are in order for the LG Helios for besting among this season’s contenders.
In a best-of-three match, the Blue Eagles gamers posted a 2-0 record during the tourney’s semifinals against University of Santo Tomas’ Teletigers. They finished out the invitational season with an impressive 3-1 victory in a best-of-five match over the De LaSalle University’s Virdis Arcus.
Managed by Matthew "Mattofu" Fuentes and Marc "Korals" Corrales. the CCE University Clash Invitational season championship roster was comprised of Kyle Calub, Eugene Dela Cruz, Cyril Lorenzo, Vincent Pajenago, Sean See, Howard Bañes and James Sanejo.
CCE had just clinched its foundational regular season for MLBB tournament declaring Lyceum University of the Philippines’ The Pirates as its first champions prior to Friday’s conclusion of University Clash Invitational. These subsequent events kicked off CCE’s efforts in shaping and advancing collegiate varsity programs in the country.
The event was supported by Galaxy Racer PH as its Official Esports Partner and sponsored by Lenovo Legion, Sandisk, and Western Digital.
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