Players who have represented South Africa in the Protea Team for three or more years.

MSSA's 2017 BOO! Protea League of Legends Esports Team in action in Busan.

At this time of the year while going through the administrative side of getting everything ready for the Annual General Meeting to be  held on 3 December 2017, it is always interesting to look at the records.

From the inception of Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) in 1985, 243 players have been awarded Protea Colours for the various disciplines and periods falling under MSSA's jurisdiction.

MSSA always seeks to have continuity in its Protea teams, but due to the very nature, that is not always possible. Things change, work gets in the way, and there are always a number of new gamers yapping on the heels of the older gamers.

The competitiveness needed to get into the teams has ensured  that South Africa has always punched well above its weight. As a result of such competitiveness, South Africa  has produced no less than 22 world champions.

All such champions have done South Africa proud, and MSSA is determined to create even more.

However, only 18 players have ever represented South Africa for three or more years.

Of such players, there is only one female who has so represented South Africa for three or more years. That gamer is Bernice Bőhm who also was a three times world champion.

One can only hope that current and future gamers will aspire to reach such dizzy and lofty heights.

The full list of the 18 players have ever represented South Africa in a Protea team for three or more years is as follows:

Name of player	Club/Team	Caps
Anderson, Nathan	Knights Mind Sports	15
Batzofin, Jason	St John's College	10
Bőhm, Bernice	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	15
Botha, Robert	Polarfluke	14
Boyes, Ryan	BNKR Gaming	5
Hlophe, David	Leandra Giant Killers	21
Hoyle, Kevin	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	15
Ligault, Richard	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	21
Manana, Rhonnie	University of Johannesburg	15
Maphumelo, Simphiwe	Zola Checkers Club	28
Mqoshekile, Petrus	DMC ACE Morabaraba	21
Rabiner, Evgenii	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	20
Skhosana, Simon	Leandra Giant Killers	21
Strachan, Matthew	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	15
van Trotsenburg, Edward	Bedfordview Mind Sports Club	35
Vannucci, David	University of Witwatersrand	20
Webster, Colin	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	97
Webster, David	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	36