Results of the North West Championships

The following post was made on the MSSA's facebook page on 11March 2014:

The MSSA's MWEB 18th North West Championships were very ably hosted by St Conrad's College in Klerksdorp on 8 & 9 March 2014. 

The support given by MWEB over the 2013 year laid solid foundations for the growth that the MSSA is already beginning to experience in 2014.

The hosting of the official provincial championships in Klerksdorp forms part of the country-wide programme of bringing the various mind sports to every province as well as to all 52 Regions in South Africa.

Thus the organisers were not surprised to see an increase of participation on the 17th North West Championships.

However, the MSSA was pleasantly surprised to see the huge increase in the number of female participation. From having no female participation at the 17th North West Championships, the number of female gamers participating jumped to 25% of the total participation at the championships.

It is the priority of the IeSF, IWF, FMJD and SASCOC that more women are given the opportunity to participate.

Thus the MSSA has wrestled over the past few years to implement programmes that promote female participation. As a result, over the past few years the MSSA has seen a consistent increase in female participation as well as standard of play. Even on an international level the female members of the South African Protea Team have done consistently well in that no female member of a South African team has ever finished lower than the quarter-finals.

The championship too exhibited a high standard of play and attracted some of the best players from Gauteng, Mpumulanga and even KwaZulu Natal.

Certainly, with the MWEB North West Provincial Championships being the first championship in 2014 a few gamers seem to be the ones to beat as the competitive gamers gear up to fight for a place in the various teams that will represent the provinces and the country.

The results are:

Board gaming

Morabaraba

Female - Premier...........................Male - Premier
Pos..Name....................................Pos..Name
1.....Nomfundo Gumede................1.....Lindokuhle Maphumulo
2.....Smanga Mngomezulu.............2.....Anton Khumalo
3.....Tshepang Motlogelwa.............3.....Paballo Ramashaza

Female – High Schools...................Male – High Schools
Pos..Name.....................................Pos..Name
1.....Shatani Makhwaje...................1......Naledi Sekoto
.....................................................2......Ryan Gathita
.....................................................3......Wanga Chakwana

eSports

CounterStrike GO

Pos..Name
1. ...Team: Delta 5*

FIFA '14

Male - Premiers
Pos..Name
1......Katlego Ditlhego*
2......Bokomoso Tlhape
3......Kgosi Tshosa

Male - High School
Pos.. Name
1.......Irikidza Chijokwe
2.......Riatlegile Tlhape
3.......Likhaya Mattwane

League of legends

Premier

Pos..Name
1.....St Conrad;s College Senior team *
2.....St Conrad's College Junior team

OSU

Female – Premier.....................Male – Premier
Pos..Name...............................Pos..Name
1......Lucille Brown....................1.....Tylor O'Shea*
................................................2.....Thomas Brown
................................................3.....Thyle Nortje

StarCraft 2

Female – Premier......................Male – Premier
Pos..Name................................Pos..Name
1......Jessica Koekemoer............1.....Tylor O'Shea*
.................................................2.....Jarod van Biljon

Tekken Tag Tournament 2

Female - Premier........................Male - Premier
Pos..Name.................................Pos..Name
1......Omphile Tshabalala*..........1......Tumelo Sesinyi*
2......Kepbetswe Dintwe.............2......Thabiso Pheto
3......Tjedza Kutzi.......................3......Victor Gathita

Female – High Schools...............Male – High Schools

Pos..Name.................................Pos..Name
1.....Shatani Makhwaje...............1......Ryan Gathita
2.....Gugu Msimando..................2......Likhaya Mattwane
3.....Sesame Mothoame.............3......Eric Chijokwe

Wargames

Ancients (DBM 3.2)

Male - Premier
Pos..Name
1......Carl Holliday*
2......Erasmus Burger
3......Adam Louw

Male – High Schools

Pos..Name
1.....Simon Hervey

Male - Handicap

Pos..Name
1.....Erasmus Burger
2.....Carl Holliday
3.....Adam Louw

Note: * dennotes all players who were awarded Provincial Colours