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Saturday, 31 May 2025

Breaking the glass ceiling at 2025 BRICS Esports Championships - 31 May 2025

 

Sydney 'KYōi' Wood is the only woman to have played at any BRICS Esports Championships as an athlete.

The Russian Esports Federation (ReSF) plays host to the BRICS Esports Championships. The 2025 BRICS Esports Championships shall be held at the prestigious Yota Arena in Moscow, Russia, from 31 May 2025 to 1 June 2025.

South Africa through Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has participated in every BRICS Esports Championships since their inception in 2023.

This year Sydney Wood from Cape Town, is a member of the team. Not only has Sydney proved her worth at home, but Sydney is determined to make an impact at the BRICS Esports Championships, and already she has made an impact. The entire morning of 31 May 2025, Sydney has had one interview after another, and being the only woman to have ever have participated in the BRICS Esports Championships as an athlete, Sydney has attracted a lot of attention from the all male field.

However, Sydney Woods finds herself in Group D which is a group of death, and will take to the battlefield at 15:00 to 20:00 (SAST), and will square up against Egypt, China, Malaysia, Turkey, Brazil, Thailand, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan.

There is not an easy match there and the championship will test all Sydney's skill, experience, perseverance, and determination.

Nevertheless, Sydney remains upbeat and is unequivocally determined to give her all and perform to the best of her abilities.

All of MSSA, administrators, officials and umpires, remain firmly supportive of Sydney in her endeavours.

The streaming shall be done by UNIFIR3, of TUG fame, and held on:

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Saturday, 7 May 2016

Thomas Brown to referee at WCA

On 27 April 2016, Mind Sports South Africa reported that Thomas Brown would be sent by MSSA to China for further training.

Thomas Brown
Like all benefits, they do not just fall out of the blue. Years of dedication, loyalty, hard-work and perseverance all have a part to play in the rewards and benefits that a person earns.
So it is true for Thomas as well,

Thomas has officiated at no less than 15 Mind Sports South Africa's eSport events and has run 22 of his own events while he has been a member of MSSA.

But now, there is even something greater in store for Thomas.

After attending the International Referee Conference in Yinchuan, China, Thomas shall move to Beijing where he will be the first ever South African to referee at a major international event.

Thomas will, in Beijing, referee at the WorldCyberArena 2016 Season 1 final.

WCA tournament is a platform to promote the role of Chinese E-sports development which cannot be ignored. WCA started in 2014 to access overseas markets for China's outstanding gaming platform products, but also to provide for the exchange of game products at home and abroad.


With a huge following, WCA will no doubt prove an interesting starting block for Thomas to launch his career as an international referee.
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Wednesday, 18 November 2015

The 7th e-Sports World Championship will be held at NexonArena, Seoul on December 2nd~5th



The International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) has announced that the 7th e-Sports World Championship Seoul 2015, which is the sole international e-Sports event where players compete as representing their countries will be held in at NEXON ARENA in Seoul, South Korea from 2nd to 5th in December 2015. The World Championship is officially sponsored by LONGZHU TV.

Maryke Kennard
The official game titles are ‘League of Legends’, ‘StarCraft® II : Legacy of the Void’ and ‘Hearthstone®: Heroes of Warcraft™. IeSF’s member national federations conducted their national qualifiers for the World Championship, and 170 players from 28 member nations who are approved to represent their own countries are participating in the World Championship. As the competition method is ‘Open for All’, which has no limitation for both male and female players to compete, 2 female players are selected to participate in the event. One is Korean female StarCraft® II player, Ga Young Kim, who won the champion for StarCraft® II female division at 2012 World Championship, and the other is Maryke Kennard proudly leading the MWEB Protea League of Legends team from South Africa.

Also, in the 7th e-Sports World Championship Seoul 2015, it has been decided that representatives from International Sports Organizations such as International Olympic Committee and Olympic Council of Asia, who have been cooperating with IeSF are visiting the event. Through the 7th e-Sports World Championship, possibility of e-Sports’ recognition from International Sports Society will be examined by such representatives.

The World Championship is officially sponsored by LONGZHU TV, one of Chinese major streaming companies. LONGZHU TV will keep their support for the sole model of International competition of e-Sports through this World Championship.

Mr. Byunghun Jun, the president of IeSF said “The official international competition event is a significant model to enlarge the grassroots and have international competitiveness in all sports scenes. In addition, this will contribute greatly to the growth of the international e-Sport world. Since the e-Sports World Championship is attracting attention of International Sports Society as the sole international competition of e-Sports where national players can compete, this event will be the huge opportunity for e-Sport to approach International sports society.

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