Street Fighter V rankings show Mxolisi Lukhele to be dominant.

Mxolisi Lukhele (Amplified Rebellion) has made himself the man to beat.

Mind Sports South Africa's annual South African National Championships held on 1 December 2018 saw a substantial shake-up in the Street Fighter V esports period.

Leonard Loftus (Masters of Mind Sports) had worked hard to take the lead in the official rankings. Having won the North West, Mpumalanga, and Free State Championships, Leonard seemed destined to claim dominance over the period.

However, the 2017 National Champion, Mxolisi Lukhele (Amplified Rebellion) made his appearance at MSSA's 2018 South African National Championships, and stamped his presence on the period by defeating each and every opponent who came up against him.

His results have thus placed Mxolisi at the top of the rankings, and have painted a mark on him as the man to beat.

However, it is extremely exciting that there are now two females ranked in the top ten, being, Leone Loftus, and Cindy-Lee Strydom.

The full ranking is as follows:

Pos	Name of Player	Year	Club	Points
1	Mxolisi Lukhele	18	Amplified Rebellion	149.1
2	Alasdair Donaldson	18	ZAG Academy	135
3	Leonard Loftus	18	Masters of Mind Sports	114.2
4	Joost Loftus	18	Masters of Mind Sports	114.2
5	Lebogang Phoshoko	18	Cape Town Mind Sports	114.2
6	Leone Loftus	18	Masters of Mind Sports	114.2
7	Benniel Botha	18	Fakkel School of Skills	114.2
8	Ru-Landi Killian	18	Affies	114.2
9	Armand Botha	18	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	114.2
10	Cindy-Lee Strydom	18	Fakkel School of Skills	114.2
11	Jayden Gotalkista	18	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	114.2
12	Brian Lin	17	Masters of Mind Sports	114.2
13	Wynand Janse van Rensburg	17	JCS Academy	114.2
14	Titus Loyiso	17	Fakkel School of Skills	114.2
15	Ruan Hoffman	17	JCS Academy	114.2
16	Kyle Graham	18	Fakkel School of Skills	114.2
17	Ester Kanerhe	18	Northcliff High School	114.2
18	Marchelle van Niekerk	17	HTS Sasolburg	114.2
19	Sean Skolkali	18	Northcliff High School	114.2
20	Suzaan van Jaarsveld	17	Masters of Mind Sports	114.2
21	Kyle van Biljon	17	Articon	114.2
22	Unathi Nzimandi	18	Empangeni High	114.2
23	Irfaan Sabet	18	Empangeni High	114.2
24	Alex Esterhuizen	17	Vexxed Phoenix	114.2
25	Bronwyn Williams	17	JCS Academy	114.2
26	Carl McNeill	17	Cape Town Mind Sports	114.2
27	Chantél Cronjé	17	Fragcon	114.2
28	Conor Kisbey-Green	17	Maritzburg College	114.2
29	Doreen Els	17	Teutonic Knights Mind Sports Club	114.2
30	Edward Cronjé	17	Fragcon	114.2
31	Gawie Fick	17	Fakkel School of Skills	114.2
32	Nadine Swart	17	HTS Witbank	114.2
33	Phoenix Janse Van Vuuren	17	Fakkel School of Skills	114.2
34	Rianco Brits	17	Fragcon	114.2
35	Theunis van der Merwe	17	Curro Klerksdorp	114.2
36	Stephan Moetetsi	17	North West University - Vaal	114
37	Yu-Hsien Lin	17	North West University Vaal	114
38	Anele Motaung	18	Fakkel School of Skills	112.3
39	Lee-Ann van der Merwe	18	JCS Academy	111.4
40	Aaron Mulligan	17	Maritzburg College	110
41	Pieter van der Merwe	18	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	110
42	Sune vd Merwe	17	HTS Witbank	109.7
43	Rina du Toit	18	Northcliff High School	109.5
44	Jualine van Rooyen	17	JCS Academy	109.2
45	Natalie Swanepoel	18	Fakkel School of Skills	108.5
46	Robyn Gertzen	17	Teutonic Knights Mind Sports Club	108.2
47	Kaitlyn Creighton	17	Masters of Mind Sports	107.8
48	Dwayne van Niekerk	18	Fakkel School of Skills	105
49	Gordon McCormack	17	JCS Academy	104.5
50	Jarred Smith	17	JCS Academy	104.5
51	Nkwe Makaleng	17	Non member	104.5
52	Jodie Motala	18	Empangeni High	102.4
53	Clareus Phillips	17	Non member	100.3
54	Gearè Botes	17	Cape Town Mind Sports	100
55	Alicia Els	17	JCS Academy	99.3
56	Dominique Janse van Vuuren	17	Fakkel School of Skills	99.3
57	ian Hallgreen	18	Empangeni High	99.3
58	Maryka Grobler	17	PHS	95
59	Kristen Cockeron	18	Fakkel School of Skills	95
60	Micaela Hodgkinson	18	JCS Academy	95
61	Pieter Lourens	18	BNKR	95
62	Luhan Stotlz	18	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	95
63	Angelique Taljaard	17	Fakkel School	90.3
64	Armandt Welgemoed	17	Curro Klerksdorp	90.3
65	Mercia de Frye	17	Fakkel School of Skills	85.8

Other official rankings produced by MSSA are as follows:

• Senior Ancients Wargames
• Senior Checkers
• Senior CounterStrike: GO
• Senior DotA 2
• Senior FIFA '18
• Senior HearthStone
• Senior Injustice 2
• Senior League of Legends (female)
• Senior League of Legends
• Senior Morabaraba
• Senior Mortal Kombat X
• Senior Pro Evolution Soccer (PES)
• Senior StarCraft II
• Senior Street Fighter V
• Senior Tekken 7 (female)
• Senior Tekken 7
• Schools CounterStrike: GO
• Schools DotA 2
• Schools FIFA
• Schools HearthStone
• Schools League of Legends

Also read:

• All the winners of MSSA's 2018 S A National Championships