By Irish C. Del Rosario, BA Communication 4 OJT

Members of Grad-Waiting-Titos-Of-CCS and CCS Warriors T1 who won the PSSE E-Sports Tournament. Photos are from Philippine Society of Software Engineers’ official Facebook Page.

Grad-Waiting-Titos-Of-CCS and CCS Warriors T1 both from the College of Computer Studies were hailed as champions in the recently concluded e-sports tournament organized by the Philippine Society of Software Engineers last March 16-18, 2022, held via PSSE’s Discord Server during the elimination round and PSSE’s official Facebook page during the title match and grand finals.

This 3-day e-sports tournament is a team competition using online games, namely Valorant and League of Legends which was initially solely organized by PSSE, but during the planning phase, it was decided to collaborate with the CPU CCS Student Council, who was entrusted with doing the technical. It follows a bracketing system similar to how sports are played, that aims to provide students a fun short academic break. Truly, that this pandemic which has caused students stress and anxiety was not a deterrent to PSSE’s willingness to organize an event that would provide students with the relaxation and enjoyment that they deserve.

“Some of our members were looking forward to e-sports this school year, just for fun or just to play with other players in the Software Engineering department, so we did a survey among our members to determine what games are we going to include in the e-sports, and it has been decided that Valorant and League of Legends will be the games,” Edelynn Mallare, PSSE President said, when asked how the event was conceptualized. “We were hoping to really push through the event this year, and luckily, our adviser, dean, and President Robles himself allowed us to do so”, she added.

PSSE Team’s Ederflame Fun Club placed 2nd runner up in the Valorant category, and CCS Team’s CCS Warriors T2 bagged 2nd place in the League of Legends category. Renzo Laporno of PSSE Team won first runner up in both the Valorant and League of Legends categories. And, CCS Team’s Grad-Waiting-Titos-Of-CCS and CCS Warriors T1 were proclaimed champions in both the Valorant and League of Legends categories.

When asked how it felt to win the championship, Joshua Johnson Ong, CCS Student Council Governor and a member of team Grad-Waiting-Titos-Of-CCS, said, “It feels so satisfying because it feels like our hard work paid off. We were both competing and having a great time and we are extremely grateful to the PSSE for providing us with the opportunity to collaborate with them and for allowing us to participate in this type of activity.”

As the event came to a close, the winners and participants were awarded cash prizes.