When Jason
Batzofin of St John's College earned his place in the junior
2014
MWEB sponsored Protea Team for wargames that participated
in the 17th
World Individual Championships – Maseru, little did he know
that he
would get a taste for victory, and like it!
At such World
Championships, Jason fought his way through to first place,
but
doubts lingered about his prowess without the presence of
the 2013
Junior World Champion , Adam Louw, who was unable to make
the event.
Nevertheless,
Jason was not deterred and such criticism made no impact on
him
whatsoever.
Thus
at the 28th
MWEB SA National Championships held at the University of
Pretoria,
Jason was determined to put his critics to bed. Jason not
win the
junior title, Jason wrestled the senior title away from the
'Old
guard' in one of the most controversial finishes of all
time.
There
was no doubt that Jason deserved to win, but his critics
were far
from silenced.
Thus it was no surprise to see Jason enter the
Old Edwardian Wargames Club's Championships which was in its
23rd
year. Even though this is only a club championship and does
not even
count for rankings and team selection, all the top players
attend
this event in order to hone their skills for the new
season.
Hardened veterans of the South African wargames scene
were present, but Jason feared for naught.
Jason
took them all on, and beat them all to finish on a near
perfect score
of 18/20 with 20/20 being a perfect score and again took the
Premier
section.
The
win has thus confirmed Jason as a major player in wargames,
and the
man to beat in 2015.
Thus
with one of the most prestigious awards under his belt,
Jason has set
his sights on all the major championships in South Africa as
well as
on being selected for the senior Protea Team.
Jason has
become
the giant-killer!
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