Helpmekaar edges closer to Paul Roos Gimnasium.

Helmekaar's team 'RISSING SONS' made huge gains at MSSA's 37th Gauteng Provincial Championships.

As per the changes mentioned in the article "Radical changes made for seedings", all games played at any official MSSA championship between school teams now count for ranking purposes, even if the game is played in a  senior event.

Thus all the games played between schools at Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) 37th Gauteng Provincial Championships count towards the official rankings in both the senior and schools' rankings.

It is interesting to see Helpmekaar thus edge a little closer to the top ranked teams of Paul Roos Gimnasium.

Even with Helpmekaar's gains, Paul Roos Gimnasium still maintains its position of dominance.

It will be interesting to see, what happens at the Western Cape Championships that are to be held on 23 & 24 March 2019 at Curro Durbanville.

The full rankings for the Counter-Strike: Go esports title for schools is as follows:

Pos	Name of Team	year	School	Points
1	PRG A (PRG - V)	19	Paul Roos Gimnasium	416.8
2	PRG B (previously 'Hackstack')	19	Paul Roos Gimnasium	388.7
3	RISSING SONS	19	Helpmekaar	311.4
4	PR0NHS	19	Northcliff High School	184.5
5	PRG C	18	Paul Roos Gimnasium	182.5
6	Hoërskool Lichtenburg	18	Hoërskool Lichtenburg	182.5
7	Sample text	18	Bishops College	182.5
8	GHS CS:GO 1sts	18	Grey High School	182.5
9	Cyrex	18	Vereeniging Gimnasium	182.5
10	Soviet UnicornZ	18	Midstream College	182.5
11	District_Zero	18	Protea Heights Academy	182.5
12	Northwood CSGO	18	Northwood High	182.5
13	Westerford High School	18	Westerford High School	182.5
14	Semper Fi	18	Oakhill College	182.5
15	Choke 9	18	Empangeni High School	182.5
16	Cedar House	17	Cedar House	182.5
17	Cryptid Claws	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	182.5
18	Curro Kld (Qantum)	17	Curro Klerksdorp	182.5
19	Limitless	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	182.5
20	PG 18	17	Parklands College	182.5
21	Potchefstroom Gimnasium	17	Potchefstroom Gimnasium	182.5
22	Pr0NHS & Girls	17	Northcliff High School	182.5
23	PRIDE	17	Parktown Boys	182.5
24	RBHS CSGO A	17	Rondebosch Boys	182.5
25	Spartans	17	SAHETI	182.5
26	Spartans B	17	SAHETI	182.5
27	The Nerd Herd	17	Glenwood House	182.5
28	iBUYCEREALi	18	Hoërskool Wonderboom	182.5
29	Monnas B	18	HS Monument	178.1
30	AFP	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	175.5
31	Monnas A	18	HS Monument	165.8
32	MC CS 1	17	Maritzburg College	162.8
33	GHS CS:GO 2nds	18	Grey High School	154.8
34	NHS	19	Northcliff High School	150
35	EHS CSGO	18	Empangeni High School	149.8
36	HBS	19	Redhill	148.4
37	Bishops CSGO 1ST team	19	Bishops College	146.9
38	Awoken	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	140.8
39	MHS Esports	18	Milnerton High School	139.6
40	Oakhill	17	Oakhill College	133.1
41	Pr0NHS2	18	Northcliff High School	107
42	T.I.O	18	Oakhill College	103.5
43	Raptors HTS	17	HTS Witbank	102.9
44	Hyde Park	19	Hyde Park High	100
45	Monty Pythons	19	Fairmont High School	100
46	SETTING SONS	18	Helpmekaar	95
47	RBHS CSGO B	17	Rondebosch Boys	92.2
48	Tesseract	17	Jeppe High School for Boys	89.5
49	Ice Wolves	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	79.5
50	rbcs-go	18	Richard's Bay Christian School	75
51	MC GO2	17	Maritzburg College	71.3
52	HTS	17	HTS Witbank	69.9
53	GWH CSGO	17	Glenwood House	64.5
54	RatedGG	18	Hoërskool Wonderboom	64
55	Hoërskool Warmbad	18	Hoërskool Warmbad	56.3

Other official rankings produced by MSSA are as follows:

• Senior Ancients Wargames
• Senior Checkers
• Senior CounterStrike: GO
• Senior DotA 2
• Senior FIFA '18
• Senior HearthStone
• Senior Injustice 2
• Senior League of Legends (female)
• Senior League of Legends
• Senior Morabaraba
• Senior Mortal Kombat X
• Senior Pro Evolution Soccer (PES)
• Senior StarCraft II
• Senior Street Fighter V
• Senior Tekken 7 (female)
• Senior Tekken 7
• High Schools Clash Royale
• High Schools CounterStrike: GO
• High Schools DotA 2
• High Schools FIFA
• High Schools HearthStone
• High Schools League of Legends
• High Schools Street Fighter V

Also read:

• The new national team selection criteria.
• Why schools and universities should invest in esports.

• 2019 Calendar of Events
• Esports: MSSA's 23rd Western Cape Championships - 23 & 24 March 2019
• Results of 37th Gauteng Provincial Championships - 23 & 24 February 2019

MSSA announces the Team Captain of the Junior National Squad for the esports title of League of Legends.

Hans Heerden (Helpmekaar Kollege) - Team Captain of the Junior National Squad for the esports title of League of Legends.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has just appointed Hans van Heerden (Helpmekaar Kollege) as the Team Captain of the Junior National Squad for the esports title of League of Legends.

It is not surprising that Helpmekaar Kollege should produce a player of this calibre. The school affiliated to MSSA in 2014, and besides being a loyal andd dedicated member, the school goes the extra mile to develop the sporting skills of its players - just as it does inthe more traditional sports for which the school is famous.

Hans started playing games when he was 8. Having started on an old Atari and his parent's computer (thanks mom and dad!), it was not until four years ago that he discovered gaming PC's. Having been introduced to League of Legends by two of my friends Craig Wilson and Min Woo Kim, Hans quickly joined Helpmekaar Kollege's esport program. Hans was one of the first to join the team and the rest is history.

Hans believes that being in the Junior National Squad will be taxing and a great learning experience. Hands too believes that the lessons that he has been taught by both his parents and school will put him in good stead for the task ahead. Hans believes that the squad, and the teams which will be drawn from the squad, perform to best of their ability. As Hans says, "I believe this team has what it takes and more to tackle any challenge and walk over it with pride".

MSSA believes that Being in the squad will give each player the necessary exposure to achieve their dreams and to become great citizens. MSSA could not be prouder of Hans.

Also read: 

• South Africa's first female Counter-Strike: GO team captain.
• All hail the Chief: Donovan is appointed as Team Captain for League of Legends.