International
Esports Federation (IESF) has announced that a total 684
participants from 43 countries have registered for 1st
Entry of the Esports World Championship Kaohsiung 2018.
Of course South Africa, through Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA), has entered.
IESF's 10th World Championships has the
largest participation in the history of the World Championships ever recorded.
42
countries registered for League of Legends (LoL), 41 countries
registered for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and 37
countries have registered for Tekken 7.
The Protea Esports Team has competed in all nine previous World Championships, and thanks to the skill and dedication of MSSA's top athletes, South Africa is currently ranked 12th in the world.
The
final entry will be opened until 31st
of August, where National Federations will be submitting the final
national delegation list to IESF Each National Federation will be
conducting their national qualifiers(NQ) to select their national
teams to represent their country during the respective period.
With
fantastic support from the city of Kaohsiung and the local organizing
committee (CTeSA, Chinese Taipei Esports Association), IESF's 10th
Esports World Championship will not only be the biggest of all World Championships, but the most spectacular one to date.
The event will not only feature esports in general,
but will embrace cultural and social events held
jointly during the period.
Participating
Nations by official titles
Title
|
Numbers
of countries
|
Countries
|
LoL
|
42
|
Australia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Chinese Taipei, Costa Rica,
Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel,
Italy, Japan, Korea(South), Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macau(China),
Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New
Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia,
Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand,
Tunisia, UAE, Uzbekistan |
CS:GO
|
41
|
Australia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Chinese Taipei, Denmark,
Egypt, Finland, Georgia, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan,
Korea(South), Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macau(China), Macedonia,
Malaysia, Maldives, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand,
Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia,
UAE, Uzbekistan, Vietnam |
Tekken
7
|
37
|
Australia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Chinese Taipei, Costa Rica,
Egypt, Finland, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy,
Japan, Korea(South), Macau(China), Malaysia, Maldives, Namibia,
Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi
Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland,
Thailand, Tunisia, UAE, Vietnam |
