Esports Protea Team at BRICS esports Championships

Silumko Mgebisa and Yadhill Mooni

On 9 September 2026, Mind Sports South Africa's Protea Esports Team for the Tekken 8 title joyfully departed OR Tambo for the BRICS Esports Championship 2026.

The BRICS Esports Championship 2026 features Tekken 8 as its main title, with top players representing South Africa on the international stage at the VK Play Arena in Moscow, Russia.

Tournament Details

• Dates: 12 September 2026

• Location: VK Play Arena (Moscow, Russia)

• Game: Tekken 8

• Prize Pool: 1,500,000 Russian Rubles

• Powered by: Giga Chat

• Accommodation: Park Tower

The team selected to represent South Africa is:

Name of player	Club	Nick	Province
Silumko Mgebisa	Battle Arena Productions	Carter Mgebbsa	Gauteng
Yadhill Mooni	The Uncertified Geeks	Y2K	Gauteng
Johan van Breda	ZAG Academy	Manager

Games are being screemed on: 

https://www.twitch.tv/weezy_la_sombra 

https://youtube.com/@weezy_la_sombra?si=V0ZEl_LtMD-AYD6J 

Additional reading:

• 2026 Calendar of events
• AEC24 - Champions of all of Africa - Protea Female Counter Strike 2 Esports Team wins AEC24
• AEC24 - Forged in battle - a Counter Strike story...
• AEC24 - Thato Maredi outperforms Bafana Bafana!
  
• ACES - Avenging Bafana
• ACES - Thato advances to the knock-out stages!
• Affiliation: Private Clubs
• Affiliation - Procedure to be followed by school clubs affiliating for the 2026 season
• BRICS 26 - .Esports Protea Team at BRICS esports Championships
• Clubs - Newly-affiliated Backgammon clubs are ready to get things rolling…
• Events - 6th GAUTENG Online Esports Provincial Championships - 7 March 2026.
• Events - 6th KWAZULU NATAL Online Esports Provincial Championships - 18 April 2026.
• Events - 7th Western Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships - 28 February 2026.
• Events - 15th Online Inter-school Provincial Championships - 14 February 2026
• Events -  28th SA School Championships - 13 June 2026
• Events - 38th GAUTENG Esports Provincial Championships - 6 June 2026.
• Events - City of Cape Town Regional Junior Backgammon event - Sunday, 22 February 2026
• Events - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships - 24 January 2026.
• GEF - Clash Royale esports athletes may win a trip to Mumbai....
  
• GEF - Even Titans fall!
• GEF - Protea DotA 2 Esports team heads towards GEG25 in Mumbai.
• GEF - Protea DotA 2 Team to represent South Africa in GEG25 qualifiers - Saturday, 7 February 2026
• GEF - Proteas match against Mongolia is being streamed.
• GEF - Zaid Williams to represent South Africa in Clash Royale - Saturday, 7 February 2026
• General -  Relationship between Mind Sports South Africa and independent esports operators
• National Team Trials - 25 July 2026
• National Team Trials - Who qualifies for MSSA National Team Trials?
  
• Notice - Important Official Announcement!
• Rankings - Clubs - The 2025 Top 5 ranked schools for esports ahead of 15th Online Inter-school Provincial Championships to be held on 14 February 2026
• Results - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships - 24 January 2026.
• Sportsmanship Award - Sportsmanship Award - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships
• Streaming - Streaming of MSSA's 6th Gauteng Online Championships - 7 March 2026
• Streaming - Streaming of MSSA's Northern Cape Online Championships for the MLBB esports title.
• Professional esports athletes must register for tax.

Employment opportunities

• #TuksSport is looking for a Deputy Director: Sports Operations Management 
• SASOL LEARNERSHIP APPLICATIONS TRAINING PROGRAMME 2026
• The latest sports law job openings - 9 February 2026

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