Thursday 4 January 2018

Putting South Africa on the esports map.

2017 BOO! Protea Esports Team
Without doubt no other organization in South Africa has done quite as much as Mind Sports South Africa  (MSSA) to put South Africa on the esports gaming map.

The MSSA sent teams across overseas as follows:


Year Team Sponsors
2017 9th IESF World Championships – Busan BOO! Surprising Media Solutions
2017 IESF Test Match vs Tunisia Tuluntulu
2017 IESF Test Match vs Switzerland Tuluntulu
2017 CAeS Test Match vs Namibia Tuluntulu
2016 8th IESF World Championships – Jakarta IESF
2016 IESF Test Match vs Egypt
2016 CAeS Test Match vs Ghana BT Games
2015 7th IESF World Championships – Seoul MWEB
2015 IESF Test Match vs Finland MWEB
2015 IESF Test Match vs Israel MWEB
2015 CaeS Test Match vs Egypt MWEB
2015 CaeS Test Match vs Tunisia MWEB
2015 CaeS Test Match vs Libya MWEB
2015 CAeS Test Match vs Algeria MWEB
2015 CAeS Test Match vs Zimbabwe BT Games, MWEB
2015 CAeS Test Match vs Austria BT Games, MWEB
2014 6th IeSF World Championships – Baku MWEB
2014 IeSF Test Match vs Namibia MWEB
2014 IeSF Test Match vs Finland MWEB
2014 IeSF Test Match vs Egypt MWEB
2013 IeSF World Championships - Bucharest MWEB, ROCCAT
2013 DreamHack - Bucharest MWEB, GIGABYTE
2013 IeSF Trination Match vs Denmark & Israel MWEB, ROCCAT
2013 IeSF Test Match vs Mexico MWEB, ROCCAT
2013 IeSF Test Match vs Romania MWEB, ROCCAT
2013 IeSF LAN Test Match vs Romania (SCII) - Jhb Megarom, Internet Solutions, AMD
2013 ESL's Nation's Cup GIGABYTE
2012 IeSF World Championships - Cheonan GIGABYTE
2012 ESL's Nation's Cup GIGABYTE
2011 IeSF World Championships - Andong Blizzard
2011 IeSMOD World Championships - JeJu Blizzard
2011 LG Mobile World Championships – New York LG
2010 World Cyber Games – San Fransisco SAMSUNG
2010 IeSF World Championships - Daegu Blizzard, ASUS
2010 LAN Test Match vs Namibia - Windhoek ASUS
2010 LG Mobile World Championships – New York LG
2009 World Cyber Games – Chendu SAMSUNG
2009 DreamHack - Denmark ASUS, Incredible Connection
2009 IeSF World Championships - Taebeck ASUS, Incredible Connection
2009 Hyundai FIFA '09 Challenge Hyundai, ASUS, Incredible Connection
2008 African Continental Championships - Jhb MSSA, ACER
2007 World Cyber Games - Seattle SAMSUNG
2006 Asian Championships - Taiwan EA
2005 WCG – Busan Exactmobile, First National Bank

Of course none would have been possible without the sponsors as indicated. However, where the MSSA is mentioned in the sponsors column, it should be noted that these events were entirely self-funded by the MSSA.

The cost and effort of getting teams overseas is truly monumental and the dedication shown by the MSSA is truly admirable.

It is no wonder that South Africa is now ranked 12th in the world.

Thus despite anybody else's protestations, the only body that has really tried to get South Africans into serious on-line competition is - the MSSA

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