National Schools' League of Legends Ladder:

Hoërskool Wonderboom.

Fuga Dracones () successfully fended off assault-after-assault on their position by other high schoolsin the League of Legends esports Ladder during the 2017 season.

Thus, Fuga Dracones successfully held on to their position as the 2017 National School Ladder Champions. 

The ladder has again shown growth and is testament to the concept that and true development starts at school level. It is such development, that will in time, provide athletes that will eventually represent South Africa at IESF's World Championships and other international competitions..

Players have represented South Africa in the League of Legends esports title at no less than four world championships, being Bucharest (2013), Seoul (2015), Jakarta (2016), and Busan (2017).

If IESF announces that League of Legends will be played at its 10th World Championships - Kaohsiung (Chinese Taipei), no doubt a South African team will also be present there.

All gamers wishing to participate in the Ladder are requested to fully acquaint themselves of the rules (https://esportscommentator.blogspot.co.za/2017/12/inter-club-ladder.html)

The full ladder is as follows:

MSSA's National League of Legends Ladder
League of Legends – Schools
Pos	Name of Player	year	Club
1	Fuga Dracones (17)	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom
2	EHS LOL	17	Empangeni High
3	Virtual Desire Gaming	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom
4	Pr0NHS	17	Northcliff High School
5	Team Vapor	16	Sasolburg
6	Grey High Gaming	17	Grey High School
7	Northwood LOL	17	Northwood High
8	WBHS/LoL	17	Westville Boys
9	PRIDE	16	Parktown Boys
10	4 Dwarfs and a Giant	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom
11	Underwater Squad	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom
12	SSES LOL	16	St Stithians
13	GWH LoL	17	Glenwood House
14	RBHS LOL	17	Rondebosch Boys

Other National ladders are:

• Senior CounterStrike: GO
• Senior League of Legends
• Senior Tekken 7
• Schools CounterStrike: GO
• Senior League of Legends
• Schools Tekken 7

National CounterStrike: GO Ladder.

Esmari Swart (Revival - IntenSity E-Sports) when at IESF's 9th World Championships - Busan.

Mind Sports South Africa's Ladder for the esports title of CounterStrike: GO saw frenetic activity during the 2017 year with over a hundred games  having been recorded as teams battled their way to the top.

Through hard work Revival (IntenSity E-Sports) under the direction of Esmari Swart was able to capture the title of National Ladder Champions for 2017.

At the beginning of each season, the ladder is reset to be in line with MSSA's official rankings. Thus at the start of the 2018 season, the team 'Awoken' (Hoërskool Wonderboom) once again is listed at the very top of the national ladder.

The question is whether the team will be to hold onto the position in order to take the title at the end of the year.

All gamers wishing to participate in the Ladder are requested to fully acquaint themselves of the rules (https://esportscommentator.blogspot.co.za/2017/12/inter-club-ladder.html)

The ladder is as follows:

National CounterStrike Ladder
Senior
Pos	Name of Player	year	Club
1	Awoken	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom
2	Cedar House	17	Cedar House
3	Cryptid Claws	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom
4	DELTA	17	All Stars
5	Empangeni: csgo	17	Empangeni High School
6	eSpera	17	DF MALAN
7	flikadawist	16	DF Malan
8	GenX Frostwolf	17	Generation X
9	Hoërskool Lichtenburg	17	Hoërskool Lichtenburg
10	Insidious	17	Intensity Esports
11	Limbro's A	17	Fragcon
12	Limitles	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom
13	MC GO 1	17	Maritzburg College
14	Phantom Troupe l Branden	16	Fairmont High School
15	PORAXYSM	16	ALL STAR
16	Pride	17	Parktown Boys
17	PRO	17	People Really Organised
18	QUANTM	17	Curro Klerksdorp
19	Soviet UZ	17	Midstream College
20	Spartans A	17	SAHETI
21	TERA| Qube	16	Anteria
22	VOID	16	St John's College
23	VXP BlaZe	17	VexxedPhoenix
24	VxP Knights	16	VexxedPhoenix
25	WBHS	17	Westville Boys
26	District_Zero	17	Protea Heights Academy
27	Delta 2	17	All Stars
28	Xillir8	16	All Stars
29	Wolfpack	17	KMSC
30	GWH CSGO	17	Glenwood House
31	PRONHS	17	Northcliff High
32	PFU	16	Fairmont High School
33	VxP CSGO	17	VXP
34	Outcast	17	Intensity Esports
35	iE.Revival (17)	17	IntenSity E-Sports
36	Gents	17	Knights Mind Sports Club
37	Limbro's B	17	Fragcon
38	Spartans B	17	SAHETI
39	MC GO 2	17	Maritzburg College
40	All Stars	16	ALL STAR
41	HGH	16	Hoerskool Generaal Hertzog
42	PEPPS	17	PEPPS
43	PG16	16	Parklands College
44	MoMS	17	MoMS
45	Northwood CSGO	17	Northwood High School
46	Raptors	17	BNKR
47	The Nerd Herd	17	Glenwood House
48	VGR146	16	Lofdal
49	K1lljoy5	16	BNKR
50	Tesseract	17	Jeppe Boys
51	Maritzburg College	16	Maritzburg College
52	Winter Wolfes	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom
53	Parklands 4	17	Parklands College

Other National ladders are:

• Senior CounterStrike: GO
• Senior Tekken 7
• Schools Tekken 7

League of Legends School rankings: Hoërskool Wonderboom still ranked as top school.

Hoërskool Wonderboom's League of Legends esports team.

With Empangeni High School's convincing victory in  MSSA's online school league, the school shot from being unranked to being the second ranked school team in the country.

It is no mean feat to move up 187.5 seeding points in only one event, and it is credit to the standard of play exhibited by the team that the team did so well.

However, even with Empangeni's rapid rise to the top,  Hoërskool Wonderboom has maintained its position as being the top ranked team in the country.

The school League of Legends rankings continue to grow from tournament to tournament. Suchh growth is testament to the willingness of schools to recognise esports and to commit bot time and resources to the sport.

Without the growth of esports at school level, it is unlikely that the standard of South African esports would ever really improve as the schools provide the sport with a strong foundation.

However, MSSA is mindful of the fact that there is still much to do at school level, and such will be a hot discussion point at its 33rd Annual General Meeting on 3 December 2017.

Mind Sports South Africa's full rankings for schools for the League of Legends esports period are:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Fuga Dracones	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	364.3
2	EHS LOL	17	Empangeni High	287.5
3	Virtual Desire Gaming	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	218.7
4	Pr0NHS	17	Northcliff High School	203.9
5	Team Vapor	16	Sasolburg	200.8
6	Grey High Gaming	17	Grey High School	183.3
7	Northwood LOL	17	Northwood High	175.5
8	WBHS/LoL	17	Westville Boys	155.7
9	PRIDE	16	Parktown Boys	109
10	4 Dwarfs and a Giant	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	105.7
11	Underwater Squad	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	100
12	SSES LOL	16	St Stithians	99.6
13	GWH LoL	17	Glenwood House	97.5
14	RBHS LOL	17	Rondebosch Boys	76.7

Other rankings are:

• Senior Ancients Wargames
• Senior CounterStrike: GO
• Senior DotA 2
• Senior FIFA '17
• Senior League of Legends
• Senior Mortal Kombat X
• Senior Pro Evolution Soccer (PES)
• Senior StarCraft II
• Senior Street Fighter V
• Senior Tekken 7
• Schools CounterStrike: GO
• Schools DotA 2
• Schools League of Legends