Tekken 7 rankings

Shaun Claudio Lopes (North West University) has set himself up as the front-runner in the Tekken 7 esports title.

With the announcement by International Esports Federation (IESF) that Tekken 7 shall be played at its 12th World Championships - Eilat - in November 2020, it is expected that there will be frantic activity in the game title as players jostle for position in order to be selected for MSSA's Protea Team.

Ever since Vittorio Puissa represented Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) in 2011 in IESF's World Championships, MSSA has always submitted a full team to such world championships in every single year that the Tekken game title was held. 

Since 2012, three females have represented South Africa in Tekken at IESF World Championships, being:  Lyrene Kűhn, Morizane Boyes, and Charlize Seremak.

It should be noted that all MSSA Regional, Provincial, and National Championships, as well as online championships and online leagues count towards selection to the national team.

Being selected to represent South Africa at IESF's World Championships is the highest honour that an esports athlete in South Africa can earn. Such player is awarded the much coveted Protea Colours - thhe same as in any other sport, and the experience of being thrust among the world's best is of legends.

The current South African rankings for the Tekken 7 esports title is as follows:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Shaun Claudio Lopes	19	North West University - Vaal	145.8
2	Mhlengi Nkosi	19	North West University - Vaal	141.7
3	Sean Mfuna	19	North West University - Vaal	129.2
4	Pieter Oelefse	19	HTS Sasolburg	114.4
5	Baber Abbas	19	Knights Mind Sports	114.4
6	Michael Janse van Rensburg	19	HTS Sasolburg	114.4
7	Wernich 'PANDA' Botha	19	JCS Academy	114.4
8	Lerato Thapedi	19	Masters of Mind Sports	114.4
9	Chiney Wallace	18	HTS Sasolburg	114.4
10	Brian Lin	18	Masters of Mind Sports	114.4
11	Marchelle van Niekerk	18	HTS Sasolburg	114.4
12	Joost Loftus	18	Masters of Mind Sports	114.4
13	Yu-Hsien Lin	18	North West University - Vaal	114.4
14	Mpho Ntsala	18	Fakkel School of Skills	114.4
15	Pieter Lourens	18	BNKR	114.4
16	Armand Botha	18	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	114.4
17	Fanie Nel	18	HTS Tom Naudé	114.4
18	Luan Joubert	18	Hoerskool General Hertzog	114.4
19	Nadine Swart	18	HTS Witbank	114.4
20	Reinder v Wyk	18	JCS Academy	114.4
21	Lehlohondo Moloi	18	North West University - Vaal	114.4
22	Jan Hendrik Van Aswegen	18	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	114.4
23	Waldo Joubert	18	BNKR	114.4
24	Leighton Howells	18	Cambridge High School	114.4
25	Kopano Majeko	18	Curro Klerksdorp	114.4
26	Leonard Loftus	18	Masters of Mind Sports	114.4
27	Darnell Fynn	18	Empangeni High School	114.4
28	Junior Mpembe	18	Fakkel School of Skills	114.4
29	Liam Murdoch	18	Hoerskool General Hertzog	114.4
30	James Griffiths	18	HTS Witbank	114.4
31	Luan Stoltz	18	Hoerskool General Hertzog	114.4
32	Amo Mojapelo	18	HTS Tom Naudé	114.4
33	Dean Jooste	18	Fakkel School of Skills	114.4
34	Leoné Loftus	18	Fakkel School of Skills	114.4
35	Benniel Botha	18	Fakkel School of Skills	114.4
36	Cilliers Swanepoel	19	Curro Klerksdorp	114.1
37	Gawie Fick	18	Fakkel School of Skills	114.1
38	Chaz Keefer	18	HTS Tom Naudé	114
39	Ian Halgreen	18	Empangeni High School	114
40	Charlize Seremak	19	ZAG Academy	113.7
41	Neo Mankwe	18	Fakkel School of Skills	113.6
42	Leran Shahriar	18	Northcliff High School	113.5
43	Kyle Graham	18	Fakkel School of Skills	111.9
44	Pieter van der Merwe	18	JCS Academy	111.4
45	Hennie Small	18	Fakkel School of Skills	110
46	Jayden Gopalkista	18	Hoerskool General Hertzog	110
47	Surprise Mafuma	19	North West University - Vaal	110
48	Boyi Mantso	18	Fakkel School of Skills	109.5
49	Justin Brown	18	Northcliff High School	109.5
50	Kade Ortner	18	Northcliff High School	109.5
51	Cole Manley	18	HTS Tom Naudé	108.8
52	Micaela Hodgkinson	18	JCS Academy	107
53	Costa Kinguae	18	HTS Sasolburg	105.9
54	Kristen Cockeran	18	Fakkel School of Skills	105.3
55	Coenraad Oosthuizen	18	HTS Tom Naudé	104.5
56	Unathi Nzimande	18	Empangeni High School	104.5
57	Chiney Wallace	19	HTS Sasolburg	104.5
58	Jeremy Seremak	19	HTS Sasolburg	103.3
59	Jonathan Brown	19	Team Playbell	100
60	Mhlengi Nkosi	19	North West University - Vaal	95
61	Dwayne van Niekerk	18	Fakkel School of Skills	95
62	Natalie Swanepoel	18	Fakkel School of Skills	95
63	Raken Belayet	18	Curro Klerksdorp	95
64	Bokamoso Smith	19	HTS Sasolburg	95
65	Jodie-Ray Nelson	18	Empangeni High School	90.3
66	Kokeletso Molepo	18	HTS Tom Naudé	90.3
67	Sean Mehlo	18	Northcliff High School	90.3

Also read:

• Ensuring gender equity in esports.
• MSSA celebrates its women who have earned Protea Colours.
• Why schools and universities should invest in esports.
• How school clubs affiliate for the 2020 season.
• The various events held by Mind Sports South Africa.
• Why schools and universities should invest in esports
• New National Team Selection Criteria
• Selecting the national Protea teams for Mind Sports South Africa.
• The road to Eilat
• IESF announces first three titles for 12th World Championships
• Esports: MSSA's 24th Western Cape Provincial Championships - 28 and 29 March 2020.
• Video on NWU sponsorship.