Tekken 7 rankings: Mxolisi closes the gap.

left to right: Mxolisi Lukhele (of Vereeniging) and Gawie Fick (of Sasolburg).

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has just released its updated rankings for the esports title of 'Tekken 7'. The release of such rankings is just in time for the 6th Polokwane Championships to be held at at HTS Tom Naudé, Polokwane, on 28 & 29 October 2017.

The rankings take all the results up to date, including the latest two championships being the Sedibeng Regional Championships (hosted by North West University - Vaal) and the Capricorn Regional Championships (hosted by HTS Tom Naudé).

In such rankings, Mxolisi Lukhele (Amplified Rebellion, Vereeniging), while remaining in second place has closed the gap between himself and top ranked player Gawie Fick (Fakkel School, Sasolburg).

After Fezile Dabi in July 2017, Gawie Fick was ranked in first place with 364 points with Mxolisi Lukhele being ranked in second place on 226.1 points - a difference of 137.9 points.
However, the difference between the two athletes has now been reduced to only 44.3 points.
All eyes will be focused on the next championship in which these two giants participants compete.

Who will win? Will Gawie maintain his position in the rankings, or will Mxolisi snatch the position?

Only time will tell.

Another interesting development is just how quickly Sekele Komape (HTS Tom Naudé) has shot up in the rankings. From being unseeded prior to MSSA's Capricorn Championships, Sekele finds himself ranked as the 7th best player in South Africa.

Local experts predict that Sekele could well find himself ranked in the top 5 of the country after the upcoming 6th Polokwane Championships. 

The official rankings tor the title are thus:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Gawie Fick	17	Fakkel School	364.4
2	Mxolisi Lukhele	17	Amplified Rebellion	320.1
3	Joost Loftus	17	Masters of Mind Sports	234.4
4	Christopher Fenton	17	JCS Academy	230.7
5	Mpho Ntsala	17	Fakkel School	202.3
6	Nadine Swart	17	HTS Witbank	196.8
7	Sekele Komape	17	Tom Naudé	184.1
8	Pieter Lourens	17	BNKR	179.8
9	Leonard Loftus	17	Masters of Mind Sports	174.8
10	Sune van de Merwe	17	HTS Witbank	161.6
11	Phoenix Janse van Vuuren	17	Fakkel School	161.4
12	Leoné Loftus	17	Fakkel School	158.3
13	Doreen Els	17	Teutonic Knights Mind Sports Club	157.4
14	Connor Chaplin	17	Northcliff High School	155.8
15	Morizané Boyes	17	BNKR	153.6
16	Armand Botha	17	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	151
17	Jan Hendrik Van Aswegen	17	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	146.8
18	Ronin Brookes	17	Sasolburg High School	140
19	Luan Joubert	17	BNKR	136.7
20	Dewald Gerber	17	HTS Witbank	136.4
21	Tshepo Matitwane	17	Fakkel School	135.9
22	Beon Bronkhorst	17	JCS Academy	134.6
23	Brian Lin	17	Non member	134
24	Mark Morobane	17	Curro Klerksdorp	133.6
25	Alastair Williams	17	JCS	132.4
26	Leighton Howells	17	Cambridge High School	132.4
27	Waldo Joubert	17	BNKR	132.4
28	Jacques Rossouw	17	Fakkel School	132.2
29	Paulosi Makhuba	17	Fakkel School	132.1
30	Bradley Niewoudt	17	MOMS	130.5
31	Hugo Venter	17	Fakkel School	129.9
32	Pheello Maphumane	17	Fakkel School	127.9
33	Alasdair Donaldson	17	Knights Mind Sports Club	127.3
34	Yu-Hsien Lin	17	NWU	126.6
35	Kaitlyn Creighton	17	Master of Mind Sports	124.5
36	Rynhardt Engelbrecht	17	Fakkel School	122.8
37	Jonathan Schneider	17	Non member	122.5
38	Ryan Gathita	17	Curro Klerksdorp	122.1
39	Ayanda Kumalo	16	Fakkel School	121.5
40	Moloti Magashoa	17	Non member	120.4
41	Harkus Crause	17	JCS	120
42	Keanu De Waal	17	Tom Naudé	118.2
43	Rion Nelson	16	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	117.9
44	Jada Whitaker	17	Tom Naudé	116.5
45	Bruce Burke	17	JCS Academy	116
46	Tertius Nel	17	HTS Witbank	115.9
47	Duncan Correira	17	JCS Academy	115.6
48	Ruan Hoffman	17	JCS Academy	115.6
49	Austin Lee	17	Northcliff High School	115
50	Robyn Gertzen	17	Teutonic Knights Mind Sports Club	114.8
51	Molepa Magashoa	17	Non member	114.8
52	Armand Eicker	15	HTS Witbank	114.4
53	Baber Abbas	16	Knights Mind Sports Club	114.4
54	Filipe Baptista	15	HTS Witbank	114.4
55	Filipe Batista	15	HTS Witbank	114.4
56	Gregory Haripersad	16	Maritzburg College	114.4
57	L J Muir	15	All Stars	114.4
58	Likhaya Mattwane	15	Curro Klerksdorp	114.4
59	Martin van Niekerk	15	HTS Witbank	114.4
60	Matthew van der Merwe	16	Fakkel School	114.4
61	Mellie Nienaber	16	Fakkel School	114.4
62	Michael Masikeng	16	Fakkel School	114.4
63	Ruan Visagie	16	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	114.4
64	Shaun Coetzee	16	Fakkel School	114.4
65	Sylveyan Strydom	15	BNKR	114.4
66	Thabiso Pheto	15	Curro Klerksdorp	114.4
67	Thapelo Phahlamohlaka	15	HTS Witbank	114.4
68	Tumelo Sesinyi	15	Curro Klerksdorp	114.4
69	Aidan Chaplin	17	Northcliff High School	114.1
70	Joel van Wyk	16	Merchiston Prep.	113.7
71	Eric Chijokwe	15	Curro Klerksdorp	113
72	Khanyisa Sibanda	17	JCS Academy	111
73	Andrea Bosch	15	Fairmont High School	110
74	Rudi Taute	15	All Stars	110
75	Merice Ferreira	17	JCS Academy	109.9
76	Victor Gathita	15	Curro Klerksdorp	109.7
77	James Griffiths	17	HTS Witbank	109.5
78	Angelique Taljaard	17	Fakkel School	109.3
79	Herman Pretorius	15	HTS Witbank	109.3
80	George Griffiths	17	HTS Witbank	108.9
81	Mpumi Madeou	17	Curro Klerksdorp	106.1
82	Deon Robbertse	17	NWU	104.8
83	William Kruger	16	Fakkel School	104.5
84	Wynand Janse van Rensburg	17	JCS Academy	104.5
85	Andre van Vollenstee	16	HTS Witbank	104.4
86	Franco Janse van Rensburg	17	Masters of Mind Sports	104
87	Tyrique de Bruin	16	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	104
88	Xavier Ferreira	17	JCS Academy	101.3
89	Kristen Cockeran	17	Fakkel School	100.3
90	Eben Coetzer	15	HTS Witbank	100
91	Logan Ortmen	16	Northcliff High School	100
92	Khahliso Malape	16	Fakkel School	99.8
93	Iignatius Hinda	15	Curro Klerksdorp	99.3
94	Louis Nel	15	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	99.3
95	Owen Lotter	16	Affies Sasolburg	99.3
96	Cale Barry	17	Uplands College	98.8
97	Panda Botha	17	JCS	97.5
98	Dana Coleman	15	BNKR	96.9
99	Alwyn van Wyk	16	Maritzburg College	95
100	Berginkgosi Lukhele	17	Amplified Rebellion	95
101	Elize Crouse	15	Fairmont High School	95
102	Twane Martins	15	BNKR	95
103	Simoné Otto	17	Tom Naudé	95
104	Cois Furstenberg	15	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	93.7
105	Phengo Madzivhandila	16	Masters of Mind Sports	90.3
106	Gomolemo Mokoena	15	Curro Klerksdorp	85.8

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