Although Paul Roos Gimnasium wins, SAHETI takes rankings.

 SAHETI's DotA 2 esports team. (Left to right) Pavlos Galanis, Alexi Messinezi, Miguel Alves, Antonio Bechev, Aidan Pahalad

Oh sing Thespian Muses of the valour of SAHETI blessed by the goddess Arete.

SAHETI has a proud tradition in esports. Having developed Gabriella Isaacs who served in MSSA's 2012 Protea Esports Team at IeSF's 4th World Championships - Cheonan, and is the only South African to have earned a silver medal at IESF's World championships, the school has consistently maintained a high standard.

Thus at MSSA's 9th Online Schools' Provincial Championships played on 9 February 2018, SAHETI again entered a team of high quality into the DotA 2 esports title.

Going into the third round unbeaten, SAHETI faced off against the indomitable Paul Roos Gimnasium DotA 2 team. The match was indeed hard fought and ended up with Paul Roos Gimnasium snatching victory to end the championship having won all their games.

Nevertheless, such was the standard of play by SAHETI, and although finishing in second place, the team has managed to finish in second place, the team has managed to finish in pole position in the rankings.

However, in the third round, the 'Spartans A' faced their old adversaries, and 2nd seed, Parklands College. The contest between the two ended in a draw, which left the result of the championship uncertain.

The full rankings for the DotA 2 esports title for High Schools are as follows:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Spartans	19	SAHETI	222.2
2	PRG DOTA 2	19	Paul Roos Gimnasium	208.8
3	Team Theory	18	Oakhill College	151.9
4	Bishops Dota 1st team	18	Bishops College	151.9
5	Northwood DOTA	18	Northwood High	151.9
6	PRIDE	18	Parktown Boys	151.9
7	SJC Eagles	18	St John's	151.9
8	Immortal Forces	18	Hudson Park Primary School	151.9
9	Oakhill [Mr Project]	17	Oakhill College	151.9
10	Grey High Gaming	17	Grey High School	151.9
11	WYSIWYG	17	Jeppe High School for Boys	151.9
12	Sacred Heart 1	17	SACRED HEART	151.9
13	HTS Witbank	17	HTS Witbank	151.9
14	MC DOTA	17	Maritzburg College	149.7
15	KES I	18	King Edward VII	137.5
16	PR0NHS	19	Northcliff High School	114
17	Curro Klerksdorp	18	Curro Klerksdorp	106
18	e-Squad	18	Hudson Park Primary School	100.7
19	Grey High Seconds	17	Grey High	100
20	Sacred Heart 2	17	SACRED HEART	75
21	EagleTeam	18	Hudson Park Primary School	75
22	Hoërskool Warmbad	18	Hoërskool Warmbad	75

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
• High Schools Clash Royale
• High Schools CounterStrike: GO
• High Schools DotA 2
• High Schools FIFA
• High Schools HearthStone
• High Schools League of Legends
• High Schools Street Fighter V

Also read:

• All the winners of MSSA's 9th Online Schools' Provincial Championships

• The new national team selection criteria.
• Why schools and universities should invest in esports.

• 2019 Calendar of Events
• Reminder: Entry date of MSSA's 2019 Gauteng Provincial Championships - 18 February 2019
• Esports: MSSA's 23rd Western Cape Championships - 23 & 24 March 2019