Linda Swanepoel takes the lead.

Amanda Pakade (MSSA President) awarding Linda Swanepoel (Fakkel School of Skills) with her National Federation Colours.

HearthStone is becoming more-and-more popular as a competitive esports.

It is especially encouraging to see the growth in popularity among female esports athletes.

One such esports athlete is Linda Swanepoel (Fakkel School of Skills).  Linda is not only a dedicated and loyal registered player, but has also established herself as being a major contender.

Having earned gold at MSSA's North West. Gauteng, and Mpumalanga Provincial Championships, Linda then went on to earn gold at MSSA's South African National Championships.

Not only did Linda win the HearthStone esports title of 2018 SA National Champion, Linda too earned herself National Federation Colours as well as winning the title of 20!8 SA Nationa Ladder Champion.

Thus, going into 2019, Linda finds herself at the top of the rankings and has established herself as the dominant force in the  esports title in South Africa.

The full rankings list for the HearthStone esports title is:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Linda Swanepoel	18	Fakkel School of Skills	125
2	Gawie Fick	18	Fakkel School of Skills	109.8
3	Cobus van der Wath	18	Fakkel School of Skills	105
4	Kaira Gabrielle Pinard	18	Valhalla	105
5	Wesley Smith	18	eThekwini Regional	105
6	Beon Bronkhorst	17	JCS Academy	105
7	Zoë Ayerst	18	eThekwini Regional	105
8	Pieter Lourens	17	HGH Witbank	105
9	Wynand Meiring	17	BNKR	105
10	Aaron Mulligan	17	Maritzburg College	105
11	JC Smidt	18	Parys High School	105
12	Adele Janse Van Rensburg	17	GenerationX	105
13	Orlando Crossling	18	Northcliff High School	105
14	Devan Conradie	18	eThekwini Regional	105
15	JP Cosmo	18	Parys High School	105
16	George Griffiths	17	HTS Witbank	104.5
17	Durandt van Dyk	17	JCS Academy	104.5
18	Alexander Westley	17	Maritzburg College	104.5
19	Edgar Barnes	17	BNKR	104.5
20	Dylin Nieuwoudt	18	eThekwini Regional	104.5
21	Junior Moor	18	Empangeni High School	100
22	Kean de Almeida	18	Northcliff High School	99.7
23	Kevin Plint	18	Northcliff High School	95.2
24	Eugene Pieterse	17	Generation X	95
25	Arend Roux	18	Parys High School	95
26	Durandt Lampregt	18	JCS Academy	95
27	James Griffiths	17	HTS Witbank	90.3
28	Lloyd Little	17	Maritzburg College	90.3
29	Steven van der Schyff	18	eThekwini Regional	90.3

Other official rankings produced by MSSA are as follows:

• Senior Ancients Wargames
• Senior Checkers
• Senior CounterStrike: GO
• Senior DotA 2
• Senior FIFA '18
• Senior HearthStone
• Senior Injustice 2
• Senior League of Legends (female)
• Senior League of Legends
• Senior Morabaraba
• Senior Mortal Kombat X
• Senior Pro Evolution Soccer (PES)
• Senior StarCraft II
• Senior Street Fighter V
• Senior Tekken 7 (female)
• Senior Tekken 7
• Schools CounterStrike: GO
• Schools DotA 2
• Schools FIFA
• Schools HearthStone
• Schools League of Legends

Also read:

• All the winners of MSSA's 2018 S A National Championships
• The new national team selection criteria.
• Why schools and universities should invest in esports.