Ramil Aliyev has been co-opted onto International Esports Federation’s Board.

Ramil Aliyev of Azerbaijan has proven his worth over the years.

In order for International Esports Federation (IESF) to operate at full capacity, it is essential for IESF to fill the vacant positions on the Board so that all the various portfolios are filled.

Since all positions on the Board require the members to put in a great deal of time, effort, and vision, it is vital that the Board finds the right people for the tasks.IESF’s Board is confident that it has found the right man for the job.

Ramil Aliyev has a proven track record in esports, and his work ethic is beyond compare.

Born on November, 28, 1979, and having graduated from the faculty of Law. Ramil is currently president of Azerbaijan Cybersport Federation. Azerbaijan Cybersport Federation was recognized in 2013 as the National Federation governing esports in Azerbaijan by the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan Republic.

Under the leadership of Ramil Aliyev, Azerbaijan Cybersport Federation (together with the Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan Republic) hosted a very successful 6^th Esports World Championships in Baku (2014).

IESF President, Colin Webster, stated, “There is no doubt that Ramil Aliyev with his experience and attention to detail will be a great asset to IESF’s Board. I, together with all the other Board members, look forward to working with Ramil.”

It should, however, be noted that the co-option is only in force for the period from co-option up until the Ordinary General Meeting in December 2019.

Results of the Azerbaijan National Championships.

Azerbijan was the host of IESF's very successful 6th World Championships in 2014.

The final stage of the XII Azerbaijan National Championship on Cyber Games organized by Azerbaijan Cybersport Federation with support of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Azerbaijan was held on May 26-28, 2018, in Baku. It should be noted that the Organizing Committee also held qualifying matches for the X World Championship (10th e-Sports World Championship Kaohsiung 2018) within the XII National Championship. The winners of the National Championship will represent Azerbaijan at the World Championship in such disciplines as Tekken 7 (1x1), Counter Strike: Global Offensive (5x5) and League of Legends (5x5).

The preliminaries of the XII Azerbaijan National Championship on Cyber Games in the country finished on 28 May. The first stage of the National Preliminaries covered 65 regions, the winners of which were granted to the next stage - zonal and it took place in such cities as Goygol, Mingechevir, Oghuz, Ujar, Gusar, Astara, Sumgayit and Baku, where, in turn, the quotas for the National Final (in the capital of Azerbaijan - Baku) were played out. In total, more than 2000 computer games enthusiasts participated in the qualifying tournaments.

The intense struggle for the first three places in the final was observed with great excitement in live streaming through the website of the Azerbaijan Cybersport Federation.

And our winners are:

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

1. Firenation

2. WorldJudge

3. TakeCTRL

League of Legends

1. Unicorns of Hell

2. GG WP

3. FEEDERS

Tekken 7

1. Conan - Azer Aliyev

2. Blaze - Chingiz Kargin

3. MishimaAZE – Elnur Niyazov

Nadine Swart is SA’s top female Tekken Player

Nadine Swart at MSSA's recent 2017 Mpumulanga Championships.

MSSA’s 16th MpumulangaChampionships held at HTS Witbank on 27 & 28 May 2017 delivered some interesting results.

Not only were there more female entrants to the Tekken fame title than in any other championship in South Africa, but, such competitors showed that their standard of play had improved in leaps and bounds.

South Africa now has now got 13 female Tekken players officially ranked.

All four of the top players come from various clubs based in Witbank. Which is testament to Morizane Boyes commitment to growing and developing esports among women.

Nadine Swart heads the table after many years of playing second fiddle to Morizane Boyes (who represented South Africa at IeSF’s 6^th World Championships – Baku).

This is truly a case of the student becoming the master.

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Nadine Swart	17	HTS Witbank	196.8
2	Sune van de Merwe	17	HTS Witbank	161.6
3	Doreen Els	17	Teutonic Knights Mind Sports Club	157.4
4	Morizané Boyes	17	BNKR	153.6
5	Kaitlyn Creighton	17	Master of Mind Sports	124.6
6	Robyn Gertzen	17	Teutonic Knights Mind Sports Club	114.8
7	Amanda Kumalo	16	Fakkel School	113.5
8	Andrea Bosch	15	Fairmont High School	110
9	Angelique Taljaard	17	Fakkel School	100
10	Leoné Loftus	17	Fakkel School	97.5
11	Dana Coleman	15	BNKR	96.9
12	Twane Martins	15	BNKR	95
13	Elize Crouse	15	Fairmont High School	95

MSSA elections: Morizane Boyes contests the Presidency

Morizane Boyes in action at IeSF's 6th World Championships - Baku

Morizane Boyes has announced that she is going to contest MSSA's presidency.

Morizane first started as an athlete, but such was her belief in how eSports could benefit her learners, Morizane quickly established a club at the school at which she is an educator, HTS Witbank.

Wanting to do more, and not shying away from work, Morizane stood for the position of 'Women's Desk' on MSSA's Management Board.

With a perfect attendance, and not ever having missed a single vote, Morizane has fought for the rights of women within MSSA and has spearheaded most of the motions that have made MSSA's championships more gender friendly.

Moreover, under Morizane's watch, there have been more opportunities for women to qualify for national teams.

Morizane has a list of achievements that would make most people envious of her, such as:

• Becoming South Africa's first female national umpire, 
• Becoming South Africa's first internationally recognised umpire,
• Being awarded Protea Colours for eSports in 2014, 
• Officiated at three online international test matches (Austria, Zimbabwe, and Ghana), 
• Won the 2013 SPAR Volunteer of the Year Award,
• Won MSSA's Mind Sports Person of the Year Award in 2014,
• Won MSSA's Volunteer of the Year Awards in 2015, and
• Having served a full term on MSSA's Management Board.

There is no doubt that Morizane Boyes is more than capable of heading MSSA, and has a proven track record of being a hard negotiator when dealing with SRSA.

Morizane Boyes has been nominated by BNKR.