Tuesday, 20 August 2024

Champions of all of Africa - Protea Female Counter Strike 2 Esports Team wins AEC24

MSSA's Protea Female Counter Strike 2 Esports Team, from left to right:  Kayhla Rose Calder, Christin Brazier, Avonique Van Rooyen, Jessica Eleez Greeff (captain), and Megan van der Westhuizen.

The sun rose on 20 August 2024 on a day much like any other, but it was not, it is a day that will be remembered well into the future.

On this day, Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) Protea Female Counter Strike 2 Esports Team took to the field against Tunisia to battle it out to determine which team would represent Africa at IESF's World Esports Championships (WEC24) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 11 to 19 November 2024.

South Africa went into the match with the enviable record of not having lost a single game the entire championship. The South African team had won every game 2 - 0. The team worked like a well oiled machine due to the fact that all the team members all hail from the same club - ATK.

The first game, the Tunisians chose the Dust 2 map, and saw the South African team battle to find its feet as the Protea Team played a little recklessly. Nevertheless, the Protea Team still maintained control of the game throughout and won comfortably 13 - 9. Christin Brazier, was selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) with most impressive statistics.

In the second game, the Protea Team picked the Mirage map, and found their groove. No quarter was given as the Protea's literally forced the Tunisians into submission with a stunning 13 - 2 victory.

Team captain, Jessica Eleez Greeff, was selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP).

With the stunning victory, 
MSSA's Protea Female Counter Strike 2 Esports Team, has qualified for IESF's WEC24 and are now the official champions of Africa. 

The Champions of Africa are:

Counter Strike - FemaleJessica Eleez Greeff (c)ihatejess
Avonique Van Rooyenavo
Megan van der WesthuizenM3gz
Kayhla Rose CalderKayC
Christin Brazier2SSB

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Through to the finals of AEC24

A jubilant Shannon "aw3some" Corran gives the thumbs up after South Africa's victory over Egypt!

The clash between Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) Protea Counter Strike Esports Team and the Egyptian team was momentous and left not only the South African Team exhausted after the match, but all of the spectators as well.

The first game of the match was closely contested!

Neither side gave quarter and the match proved to be close, too close. Back and forth the teams tussled for supremacy.  First Egypt lead, then South Africa would wrench the lead from the Egyptians, and so it would go on for the whole game. 

Eventually, the score stood at 12 - 12. South Africa pulled it out of the hat by taking one more game forcing overtime. The last game had everyone on the edge of their seats. The score was 15 - 14 in South Africa's favour. It came down to four South Africans versus only one Egyptian. One-by-one the defiant Egyptian levelled the score, until only one South African remained. The final shot saw the Egyptian fall and South Africa take the game to claim a 16 - 14 victory!

The next game was far more clear-cut. The first game seems to have broken the spirit of the Egyptian team and MSSA's Protea Counter Strike Esports Team romped home to a comfortable 13 - 4 victory.

The victory has now placed South Africa in the final where the South Africans will once again meet up against the Tunisians. 

South Africa played against Tunisia in the first round of IESF's AEC24 Esports Championship. In the first round match, Tunisia beat South Africa 2 - 1, and South Africa has the distinction of being the only team in IESF's AEC24 to take a game off against Tunisia. Tunisia beat all its other opponents 2 - 0.

Thus the final seems as though it will be a real humdinger...

Tunisia has everything to prove, and South Africa is looking for revenge...

The finals will be played on 21 August 2024 at 14H00.


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Monday, 19 August 2024

AEC - South Africa's Protea PUBGM Esports Team enters centre stage.

 

The PUBGM games shall be played from 19 to 21 August 2024.

Monday, 19 August 2024 sees Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) Protea PUBGM Esports Team take to the field to do digital battle against Djibouti, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, and Tunisia.

The Protea Team is lead by Richard "Reverb" Henry who through the year lead his team to victory in each and every MSSA event in which his club team played. Also having two athletes who proudly represented South Africa in 2023,  Sulaimaan "Sully" Musthan and Muhammad Shaahid "Momo" Muhammad, Richard is confident in his team's abilities.

International Esports Federation's (IESF) African Esports Championships (AEC24) marks the perfect opportunity for Richard and the rest of the team to demonstrate just how good and how healthy the PUBGM scene is in South Africa. Richard is determined to make an indelible mark on the African stage and ensure that the team qualifies for for IESF's World Esports Championships (WEC24) which is to be held in Riyadh later this year.

MSSA's Protea PUBGM Esports Team consists of:

PUBGMRichard HenryReverb
Sulaimaan MusthanSully
Kyle Dudey Gorridonsixgod
Muhammad Shaahid MuhammadMomo

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Forged in battle - a Counter Strike story...

Shannon "aw3some" Corran, master and commander of the MSSA Protea Counter Strike Esports Team.

Late on the night of Sunday, 18 August 2024, Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) officials, players and supporters sat waiting with baited breath as its open Protea Counter Strike Esports Team battled against Morocco.

This was the match that would seal the South African team's fate... Would they beat Morocco and get out of the group stage and enter the knock-out stage of IESF's AEC24, or would they  be packing their bags and waving goodbye to African Confederation of Digital Sports (ACDS) - the host -  and beautiful Casablanca?

The Moroccan home team put up a terrific fight, determined to represent themselves well in front of friends, family and supporters. 

Nevertheless, the South African onslaught proved to be too strong and Morocco's hopes and dreams of getting into the knock-out stage were shattered by the skillful and astute leadership of Shannon "aw3some" Corran.

Shannon "aw3some" Corran guided the MSSA Protea Counter Strike Esports Team to a masterful 13 - 2 and 13 - 4 victory over the beleaguered Moroccans.

With, now two victories under their belt (Mauritius and Morocco), the 
MSSA Protea Counter Strike Esports Team has moved int o the knock-out section to face mighty Egypt on 19 August 2024 at 14H00 (Moroccan time).


Every South African's hopes and dreams now rest of the skill of the brave MSSA Protea Counter Strike Esports Team to triumph in the face of battle and to do them and South Africa proud.

The Protea Counter Strike team consists of:

Counter Strike - OpenShannon Corran (c)aw3some
Robert ButleruDEADSHOT
Aidan Vorster.exe
Tristan FullerTristanxa
Adam SchultzSlash


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E-Sport : les jeux virtuels, une arme utilisable dans le renouveau sportif en HaĆÆti

Avec le dĆ©veloppement des jeux virtuels dans le viseur, la FĆ©dĆ©ration HaĆÆtienne d'E-Sport vise la promotion de la croissance de multiples activitĆ©s sur le plan Ć©ducatif, social et communautaire, dans l'optique de venir au secours de l'environnement haĆÆtien qui ne cesse de dĆ©cliner au point de vue sportif.

Par John Sterlin CELESTIN (https://lenouvelliste.com/article/249653/e-sport-les-jeux-virtuels-une-arme-utilisable-dans-le-renouveau-sportif-en-haiti)

Avec le dĆ©veloppement des jeux virtuels dans le viseur, la FĆ©dĆ©ration HaĆÆtienne d'E-Sport vise la promotion de la croissance de multiples activitĆ©s sur le plan Ć©ducatif, social et communautaire, dans l'optique de venir au secours de l'environnement haĆÆtien qui ne cesse de dĆ©cliner au point de vue sportif.

A but non lucratif, apolitique et non confessionnelle, la FĆ©dĆ©ration HaĆÆtienne de l'E-Sport (FHE) a vu le jour le 11 avril 2011. Une initiative d'une quinzaine de professionnels haĆÆtiens, principalement diplĆ“mĆ©s en sciences de l'Ć©ducation, en psychologie et en sciences humaines, tant en HaĆÆti qu'Ć  l'Ć©tranger, la FHE regorge de personnes de qualitĆ©. Ɖtant une organisation travaillant dans le domaine des sports Ć©lectroniques, des jeux vidĆ©o, du dĆ©veloppement communautaire, des droits des enfants et des femmes, le Centre est dĆ»ment reconnu par le ministĆØre des Affaires sociales, identifiĆ© sous le numĆ©ro 37057 STC.

La FHE dispose d'une banque de ressources humaines et son noyau de base est composĆ© d'environ dix cadres qui ont travaillĆ© dans le passĆ© conjointement et/ou individuellement sur un grand nombre d'activitĆ©s dans le domaine du dĆ©veloppement en HaĆÆti, avec des compĆ©tences trĆØs variĆ©es. En moyenne, ils ont plus de dix ans d'expĆ©rience professionnelle en recherche appliquĆ©e et en exĆ©cution de projets. 

L'instance qui coiffe cette discipline sportive en HaĆÆti n'est autre qu'une institution de services dans le dĆ©veloppement des jeux virtuels, avec pour vision le dĆ©veloppement intĆ©grĆ© afin de promouvoir le dĆ©veloppement de nombreuses activitĆ©s sur le plan Ć©ducatif, social et communautaire pour aider Ć  amĆ©liorer la qualitĆ© de vie en gĆ©nĆ©ral dans l'environnement haĆÆtien, dans le but d'atteindre le dĆ©veloppement intĆ©gral des enfants et des femmes. 

En pleine Ć©volution, des recrutements sont faits au niveau des Ć©coles du Nord, de Nippes, du Sud, du Sud-Est et de l'Ouest. Dans le but d'intĆ©grer le monde vidĆ©oludique dans le mouvement olympique, le ComitĆ© International Olympique (CIO) avait communiquĆ©, le mardi 23 juillet, la crĆ©ation des premiers Jeux Olympiques du jeu vidĆ©o compĆ©titif qui aura lieu en Arabie saoudite en 2025. Avec une possible ampleur Ć  prendre Ć  l'avenir, HaĆÆti devrait bien miser une piĆØce sur cette discipline.

Objectifs de la FHE

La FĆ©dĆ©ration HaĆÆtienne d'E-Sport vise de maniĆØre gĆ©nĆ©rale la contribution au dĆ©veloppement Ć©conomique, social et culturel des communautĆ©s ciblĆ©es par la formation participative et le dĆ©veloppement communautaire. Des regards fixĆ©s vers les objectifs spĆ©cifiques, il y a lieu de citer l'encouragement et le soutien des citoyens, jeunes et organisations de femmes Ć  participer Ć  la dĆ©centralisation et Ć  la gestion moderne des jeux Ć©lectroniques ; l'encouragement et le soutien d'initiatives locales et d'organisations communautaires et citoyennes ; la supervision et le soutien du dĆ©veloppement des systĆØmes numĆ©riques et des organisations socioprofessionnelles ; la promotion de la responsabilitĆ© et de la participation citoyenne ; le travail pour l'amĆ©lioration de l'Ć©ducation formelle, informelle et non formelle.

Pour la 10e participation d'HaĆÆti, voici quelques athlĆØtes qui reprĆ©senteront HaĆÆti dans diffĆ©rentes disciplines au Mondial 2024 : Kesly Jacques (Efoot), Jean Gardy (Tekken 8), Joseph Jason Walter (PUBG), Emmanise Saintil (Dota2), Domond Berline Marie Sandy (CS: GO). Des clubs situĆ©s dans diffĆ©rentes Ć©coles au Cap-HaĆÆtien, Ć  Port-au-Prince et des ligues dĆ©partementales pour le recrutement des athlĆØtes et l'organisation des dĆ©tections par le moyen de compĆ©tition, permettent le recueillement de joueurs pour les compĆ©titions internationales.

Freed Wilson, prĆ©sident de la FĆ©dĆ©ration haĆÆtienne d'E-Sport, a fait savoir au micro du quotidien Le Nouvelliste qu'HaĆÆti fait partie de 234 pays affiliĆ©s au sport Ć©lectronique et aux jeux vidĆ©o. L'originaire du Cap-HaĆÆtien reconnaĆ®t qu'HaĆÆti n'est pas trĆØs dĆ©veloppĆ©e dans le domaine des jeux vidĆ©o. Toutefois, il dit constater que c'est regrettable qu'il y ait un gaspillage de jeunes talents qui jouent sans encadrement, principalement en raison du manque de soutien de la part de nos dirigeants haĆÆtiens.

Somme toute, des mesures doivent ĆŖtre prises pour le choix du sport en bonne et due forme en HaĆÆti. Avec de multiples bienfaits tant au niveau psychologique qu'au niveau Ć©conomique, l'E-Sport nĆ©cessite une plus grande reconnaissance. Comme un vecteur de dĆ©veloppement, une trĆØs mauvaise gestion du sport est faite ces derniĆØres annĆ©es en HaĆÆti. Pour dresser une voie standard, il faut bien repartir sur de bons rails.

Sunday, 18 August 2024

AEC - South Africa enters the finals!

Jessica Eleez Greeff again leads her team to victory.

Oh rapturous day , Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) Female Protea Counter Strike Esports Team once again demonstrated their net worth.

Facing the powerful Egyptian Team, who were fresh from their resounding victory over Tunisia, the South African Female Protea Team knew that they had their work cut out for themselves.

Nevertheless, once again the cool, calm leadership exhibited by Jessica Eleez Greeff helped the team to successfully square up to Egypt.  The South African  team gave no quarter to the Egyptians, and ripped the Egyptians apart. In the first game, the Egyptians crumbled to a 13 - 5 loss on the 'Dust' map. 

Even though the Egyptians came back strongly in the second game on the "Inferno' map, the South African team held firm to force a credible 13 - 7 victory over the strong Egyptian Team.

Thus the MSSA Female Protea Counter Strike Esports Team are through to the final, which will be played on Tuesday, 20 August 2024.


The entire MSSA is rallied behind the MSSA Female Protea Counter Strike Esports Team in the full knowledge that the team is more than capable of bringing home the gold and to become the champions of Africa, and win a berth to IESF's World Esports Championships (WEC24) in Riyadh later this year.

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