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On
Saturday, 14 November 2015 Maryke 'Ykie' Kennard gallantly
lead the
MWEB Protea eSports Team for League of Legends to take on Israel in
an official IeSF sanctioned Test Match that will hopefully
further
prepare the South African team for the IeSF's 7th
World
Championships to be played in Seoul, South Korea.
The
Protea Team played from THE H.I.V.E, Montecasino,
Johannesburg, and
was screened on http://www.twitch.tv/4dv_tv
The
Protea Team got off to a nervous start in the first game. It
should
be noted that this was the first time that the current South
African
team had ever played against another national team. Even the
IeSA's
(Israeli eSports Federation) thought that the team went in
too
aggressively, and were thus punished for such aggression.
The
second game saw a totally different Protea Team. The
aggression and
nervousness was gone, and in its place, under the careful
guidance
of team captain Maryke 'Ykie' Kennard, there was a greater
level of a
planned offensive. The Protea Team worked well as a cohesive
unit
and held the Israeli team.
However,
the lag finally tipped the game in the favour of the
Israeli's who
finally, after a 55 minute match, wrested victory from the
South
African Team.
The
test match certainly taught the South African Team just what
to
expect.
On
the plus side, the Protea team demonstrated just how quickly
they can
learn, implement, and adapt.
The
team leaves for Korea on 30 November 2015.
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