Silumko Mgebisa is through to the top eight!

Silumko Mgebisa is flying South Africa's flag high! Very high indeed!

Silumko Mgebisa is performing well at the 2025 BRICS Esports Championiships for the Tekken 8 esports title having progressed  from the group stage to move into the difficult  quarter finals.

There are no easy games in this championship with two athletes from18 countries being present.

The countries are:

Thailand

China 

India

Russia 

South Africa

UAE
Uzbekistan

Ethiopia

Egypt

Indonesia

Belarus 

Bolivia

Kazakhstan

Cuba

Malaysia 

Brazil 

Uganda

Vietnam

The stream can be found on:

• https://www.twitch.tv/weezy_la_sombra
• https://youtube.com/@weezy_la_sombra?si=V0ZEl_LtMD-AYD6J

Additional reading:

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• 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
• BRICS 26 - Silumko Mgebisa is through to the top eight!
• BRICS 26 - TEKKEN 8 BEING STREAMED
• 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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