2020 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines draft


The 2020 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines draft was held on December 20, 2020 at the Quezon City Sports Club.
It is the first-ever draft held by the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines. The draft was held to determine the initial composition of PCAP's 24 teams for its inaugural 2021 season.
The draft had around 350 applicants. The draft lasted around four hours and had four rounds.
Grandmaster Eugene Torre was the first pick of the draft. The Rizal Towers selected Torre to play for them.

Draft order

All 24 teams of PCAP participated in the draft, with the draft order determined through the drawing of lots. Antipolo was drawn as the first team to select a player in the draft but they made a deal with 7th team Rizal Towers to swap places in the first round in order for Rizal to be able to select Eugene Torre. Torre is a friend of the Rizal Towers owner, Ed Madrid.
Draft orderTeamGroup
1stAntipolo CobrasNorth
2ndIloilo Kisela KnightsSouth
3rdTeam Quezon CityNorth
4thTeam IrigaSouth
5thNegros KingsmenSouth
6thCordova Dutchess Dagami WarriorsSouth
7thRizal Batch TowersNorth
8thSan Juan PredatorsNorth
9thMindoro TamarawsSouth
10thLapu-Lapu City Naki WarriorsSouth
11thSurigao Fianchetto CheckmatesSouth
12thManila Indios BravosNorth
13thCamarines Soaring EaglesSouth
14thOlongapo Rainbow Team 7North
15thTeam CabuyaoNorth
16thToledo City Chess MinersSouth
17thCagayan KingsNorth
18thZamboanga SultansSouth
19thCavite SpartansNorth
20thIsabela Knight RaidersNorth
21stCebu City MachersSouth
22ndCaloocan Loadmanna KnightsNorth
23rdPasig City King PiratesNorth
24thPalawan Queens' GambitNorth

Draft selection

First round

Source: Spin.ph

Trades involving draft picks

Draft-day trades

Draft-day trades were made on December 20, 2020, the day of the draft.