• Source: 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 (PCAP). 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 selection






= First round

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Source: Spin.ph




Trades involving draft picks






= Draft-day trades

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




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• 2020 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines draft
• Professional Chess Association of the Philippines
• 2021 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines season
• Palawan–Albay Queens' Gambit
• List of Filipino American sportspeople
• Caloocan Loadmanna Knights
• Eugene Torre
• List of people from Cebu
• Saint Francis of Assisi College
• 44th Chess Olympiad