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'UAAP Esports to open long-term opportunities for student-athletes'

Mobile Legends: Bang Bang at the 30th Southeast Asian Games esports competition held at the San Juan Arena in San Juan City on December 06, 2019. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News

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<p>MANILA -- Student-athletes who participate in the UAAP Esports tournament will have long-term benefits as the program continues, its commissioner said.</p><p>For UAAP Esports Season 87 commissioner Monique Monasterio, having this tournament will allow esports players to pursue their dream schools on top of a more steady road to becoming a professional esports player in the future.</p><p>&quot;Suddenly there&#x27;s more opportunity for them to get into their dream schools, because once esports becomes a varsity, an official varsity in these universities, then all the perks and benefits of that will come along with it, including scholarships,&quot; Monasterio said on ANC&#x27;s Headstart.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/11/uaap-looks-to-bridge-esports-parents-pro-scene-with-new-tourney-1748">UAAP looks to bridge esports, parents, pro scene with new tourney</a></div><p>&quot;Again, similar to how we view traditional sports like basketball, which is one of the most popular, if you&#x27;re good at something... so many more opportunities open up for you,&quot; she added.</p><p>Esports players from Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, and the University of the East became inaugural champions for NBA2k24, VALORANT, and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, respectively.</p><p>UAAP&#x27;s participation in the collegiate esports ecosystem also means added trust towards the industry, which remains taboo for families who are more conservative towards technology and gaming as a hobby or a profession.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/8/23/uaap-esports-crucial-step-for-building-nat-l-teams-coaches-say-1418">UAAP Esports crucial step for building nat&#x27;l teams, coaches say</a></div><p>&quot;I guess from the point of view of these kids, aside from seeing a professional career in esports, now they can even go past that,&quot; Monasterio said.</p>

<p>Student-athletes who participate in the UAAP Esports tournament will have long-term benefits as the program continues, its commissioner said.</p>

Student-athletes who participate in the UAAP Esports tournament will have long-term benefits as the program continues, its commissioner said.