Opening Ceremony: First Semester
Opening Ceremony: First Semester
Opening Ceremony: First Semester
The opening ceremony was held on September 8, 2018 at the Mall of Asia Arena with the tagline "It
All Begins Here". The ceremony kicked off with an intermission number led by the NU Chorale, NU
Underdawgz and the NU Pep Squad. NBA star Stephen Curry made a special appearance and led
the oath of sportsmanship for the athletes. Local artists Sponge Cola, James Reid and South Korean
singer-songwriter and former 2NE1 member Minzy also performed inside the arena.[4]
The opening games were UP vs. UE in the first game and followed by NU vs. UST in the main
game.
A press conference was also held at the SM Mall of Asia a few days before the opening.
Sports calendar[edit]
This is the calendar of sports events of UAAP Season 81. The list includes the tournament host
schools and the venues.[5]
First semester[edit]
Sport/Division Event Host Start Date Venue/s
Men - Sept.8,
Smart Araneta Coliseum, SM Mall of
National 2018
Basketball (Seniors) Asia Arena, FilOil Flying V Centre, Blue
University Women -
Eagle Gym, Ynares Center Antipolo
Sept.9, 2018
Swimming University of
Nov. 7, 2018 Rizal Memorial Swimming Complex
(Seniors/Juniors) the Philippines
De La Salle
Football (Boys) Dec. 1, 2018 Rizal Memorial Football Stadium
University
De La Salle December
Judo (Seniors/Juniors) DLSU Enrique Razon Sports Center
University 8–9, 2018.
Second semester[edit]
Sport/Division Event Host Start Date Venue
Filoil Flying V Centre, SM Mall
of Asia Arena
Volleyball (Seniors) National University Feb. 16, 2019
Smart Araneta Coliseum,
Ynares Center Antipolo
De La Salle
Streetdance (Coed) Mar. 23, 2019 Smart Araneta Coliseum
University