2021 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines season
The 2021 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines season is the inaugural season of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP), a professional chess league in the Philippines. The season opened on January 12, 2021. There were three conferences or separate tournaments under the 2021 season. The first conference was the All-Filipino Conference. It was followed by the Reinforced and Open Conferences. Teams. There are 24 teams in the PCAP as of the inaugural season divided into two geographic groups. All-Filipino Conference. The first tournament of the 2021 PCAP  season was the All-Filipino Conference which began on January 16, 2021. The conference finals was held on April 3, 2021 which was contested by the Laguna Heroes of the Northern Division and the Camarines Soaring Eagles of the Southern Division. The Laguna Heroes clinched the title of PCAP's inaugural conference. Playoffs. Scores within parentheses are the result of the Armageddon play tiebreaker in either sets which ended in the draw or both teams having the same aggregate score after all sets have been played. Reinforced Conference. The Reinforced Conference will also be known as the Wesley So Cup  for this season due to sponsorship of Filipino-American chess player Wesley So himself. Each team would be allowed to field one foreign player; who may either be a rated, lady, or senior player. The same format from the All Filipino Conference will be used for the Reinforced Conference which is scheduled to begin on May 15. Play-ins. The seventh to tenth best finishing teams in the regular season qualify for the play-ins. The seventh place team play against the tenth place team, and the eight place team play against the ninth place team. The lower seeded teams  needed to beat the higher seeded team to advance. Playoffs. Scores within parentheses are the result of the Armageddon play tiebreaker in either sets which ended in the draw or both teams having the same aggregate score after all sets have been played. Open Conference. Foreign teams were eligible to compete as guests for this tournament. The conference was also known as the PCAP/San Miguel Corporation-Ayala Land Premier Cup due to sponsorship reasons. The San Juan Predators won the conference. Teams. The following are guest teams for the Open Conference. All-Star Game. An All-Star Game was  held on May 2, 2021 following the conclusion of the All Filipino Conference which was contested by selection teams representing the North and South Divisions. The composition of the teams were determined through vote by both fans and the league's players and coaches. The Northern All Stars won over their Southern counterparts through an Armageddon tiebreaker.