Pieter Oelefse (HTS Sasolburg) is now the #1 ranked player for Mortal Kombat X

Pieter Oelefse (HTS Sasolburg)

It is a great truism that while you are sleeping someone else is training.

Thus at Mind Sports South Africa's 31st SA National Championships (SAN), in the esports title of Mortal Kombat X, the tree received a good shaking, and the 'old guard' had to fight hard to maintain their positions of dominance.

Even though the 'old guard' fought long and hard, the new talent rapidly rose through the ranks.

So it was that Pieter Oelefse (HTS Sasolburg) rose from being unranked at the beginning of the championship to be ranked as South Africa's number one ranked player at the end of MSSA's 31st SA National Championships.

The achievement is quite spectacular, and it shows just what can be achieved.

The full official South African rankings are:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Pieter Oelofse	17	HTS Sasolburg	163.8
2	Jan-Hendrik van Aswegen	17	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	158.6
3	Leigthon Howells	17	Cambridge High School	143.6
4	Joost Loftus	17	Masters of Mind Sports	143
5	Bronwyn Williams	17	JCS Academy	137.3
6	Alastair Williams	17	JCS Academy	130
7	Michael Janse van Rensburg	17	HTS Sasolburg	119.3
8	Leoné Loftus	17	Fakkel School	118.8
9	Luhan Stoltz	17	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	118.2
10	Simone Beck	17	VexxedPhoenix	117.7
11	Rion Nelson	17	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	114.3
12	Leonard Loftus	17	Masters of Mind Sports	114.3
13	Beon Bronkhorst	17	JCS Academy	114.3
14	Kyle Chan Some	17	Northcliff High School	114.3
15	Gawie Fick	17	Fakkel School	114.3
16	Gordon McCormack	17	JCS Academy	114.3
17	Michael van Meyeren	17	HTS Witbank	114.3
18	Phoenix Janse van Vuuren	17	Fakkel School	114.3
19	Connor Chaplin	17	Northcliff High School	114.3
20	Mark Morobane	17	Curro Klerksdorp	114.3
21	Sune van de Merwe	17	HTS Witbank	114.3
22	Kelvin Yang	16	Northcliff High School	114.3
23	Doreen Els	17	Teutonic Knights Mind Sports Club	114.3
24	Benniel Botha	17	Fakkel School	114.3
25	Aidan Chaplin	17	Northcliff High School	114.3
26	Theunis van der Merwe	17	Curro Klerksdorp	114.3
27	Pieter Lourens	17	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	114.3
28	Jean Kruger	17	HTS Witbank	114.3
29	Gregory Haripersad	17	Maritzburg College	114.3
30	Jared van Biljon	17	Curro Klerksdorp	114.3
31	Hugo Venter	17	Fakkel School	114.3
32	Armand Botha	17	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	114.3
33	Mxolisi Lukhele	17	Amplified Rebellion	114.3
34	Paula Loftus	17	Masters of Mind Sports	114.3
35	Tumelo Sesinyi	17	Curro Klerksdorp	114.3
36	Pheello Maphumane	17	Fakkel School	114.3
37	Cameron Gold	17	Maritzburg College	114.3
38	Kit Rawlings	16	Northcliff High School	114.3
39	Kabelo Mametele	17	Fakkel School	114.3
40	Tebogo Hlasa	17	Fakkel School	114.3
41	Pauliso Makhubo	17	Fakkel School	114.3
42	William Rawlings	16	Northcliff High School	114.3
43	Wesley David	16	Maritzburg College	114.3
44	Tumi Mohosho	16	Fakkel School	114.3
45	Rynardt Engelbrecht	16	Fakkel School	114.3
46	Ruan Visagie	16	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	114.3
47	Pheelo Maphumane	16	Fakkel School	114.3
48	Mellie Nienaber	16	Fakkel School	114.3
49	Logan Ortner	16	Northcliff High School	114.3
50	Kyle Turnbull	16	HTS Witbank	114.3
51	Bonga Zwane	16	HTS Witbank	114.3
52	William Kruger	16	Fakkel School	114
53	Gift Maleko	17	JCS Academy	113.5
54	Gareth van Straten	16	HTS Witbank	112.6
55	Mpho Ntsala	16	Fakkel School	111.2
56	Simone Otto	17	Tom Naude	110
57	Riaan Kruger	16	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	109.1
58	Sibusiso Nabileyo	16	Fakkel School	109
59	Chris Marie	16	Fakkel School	108.8
60	Wernich ‘Panda’ Botha	17	JCS Academy	108.5
61	Korben Roos	16	HTS Witbank	107
62	Xavier Rodrigues	17	JCS Academy	106.4
63	Bongwe Mpugwa	17	Curro Klerksdorp	106.3
64	Robyn Gertzen	17	Teutonic Knights Mind Sports Club	106.2
65	Logan Ortner	17	Northcliff High School	105.7
66	Angelique Taljaard	17	Fakkel School	105.3
67	Alwyn van Wyk	16	Maritzburg College	105.1
68	Tiffany Blignaut	17	JCS Academy	104.9
69	Armandt Welgemoed	17	Curro Klerksdorp	104.9
70	James Griffiths	17	HTS Witbank	104.5
71	Gomo Hdlozi	16	HTS Witbank	104
72	Conor Kisbey-Green	17	Maritzburg College	104
73	Brandon Watts	17	Northcliff High School	102.5
74	Ronin Brookes	17	Sasolburg High School	101.3
75	Michael Masikeng	16	Fakkel School	101.3
76	Leo Janse van Rensburg	17	Maritzburg College	100.7
77	Tania Brown	16	All Stars	100
78	Reginald Mofokeng	16	Fakkel School	100
79	Michael Retief	16	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	100
80	Joel van Wyk	17	All Stars	99.8
81	Jacobus Direko	16	Fakkel School	99.8
82	George Griffiths	16	HTS Witbank	99.8
83	Wihan van Wyk	16	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	99.3
84	Tshepo Matitwane	17	Fakkel School	99.3
85	Ruben du Preez	17	Maritzburg College	99.3
86	Khahliso Malepe	16	Fakkel School	99.3
87	Lesedi Motale	16	Curro Klerksdorp	98.8
88	Kaitlyn Creighton	17	Masters of Mind Sports	98.1
89	Joshua Jansen van Vuuren	16	Northcliff High School	97.5
90	Tumi Jourdan	16	Northcliff High School	95
91	Rynard Cockeran	17	Masters of Mind Sports	95
92	Riana du Plessis	16	All Stars	95
93	Peter Jones	17	Fragcon	95
94	Learvene Winkler	16	Maritzburg College	95
95	Christopher Fenton	17	JCS Academy	95
96	Kristen Cockeran	17	Fakkel School	90.3
97	Damien Avis	16	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	90.3

Other official rankings produced by MSSA are as follows:

• Senior Ancients Wargames
• Senior CounterStrike: GO
• Senior DotA 2
• Senior FIFA '17
• Senior Injustice 2
• Senior League of Legends
• Senior Mortal Kombat X
• Senior Pro Evolution Soccer (PES)
• Senior StarCraft II
• Senior Street Fighter V
• Senior Tekken 7
• Schools CounterStrike: GO
• Schools DotA 2
• Schools League of Legends