Showing posts with label International Esports Federation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label International Esports Federation. Show all posts

Sunday, 25 January 2026

RESULTS: Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships - 24 January 2026.

Rowell Pillay, who captained the Female Protea Team for the MLBB esports title, again demonstrated her leadership skills.

Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) Northern Cape Online Provincial Championships proved to be a popular event with players participating from seven (7) provinces. MSSA's Northern Cape Online Provincial Championships allowed athletes to play around with perfecting new tactics and strategies leading up to the 2026 team selection.

Athletes are reminded that by finishing in the top 3, or top twenty percent - whichever is greater, at MSSA's Northern Cape Online Provincial Championships, such athletes qualify for selection to the national squad and for the Protea Team.

Of special note, the Northern Cape Online Provincial Championships saw a huge increase in the number of female participation with an increase up to 27% of all participants being women.

Rowell Pillay, also known by her gamer handle “Ketsuka,” is a member of the all-women Protea Esports Team representing South Africa in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) 

Rowell earned the title of Most Valuable Player (MVP) during South Africa’s second match against Mauritius in the MLBB test series held on May 1, 2025, part of a successful campaign that also included a clean sweep of Madagascar and Ghana.

Thus no-one was surprised at her performance in the Northern Cape Online Provincial Championships and led the team to outstanding victories, highlighting her skill in the game.

The winners of the Northern Cape Online Provincial Championships are as follows:

TitleName of player/teamClubColours awarded
Clash Royale - PremierZaid WilliamsDimension Gaming
Clash Royale - FemaleIrene BandaOld Edwardian Mind Sports ClubGauteng Provincial (Senior & Primary)
DotA
Dimension Gaming
Talhah EdriesDimension GamingWestern Cape (Senior)
Nizar EdriesDimension GamingWestern Cape (Senior)
Fritz KonigDimension GamingWestern Cape (Senior)
Ihsaan EdriesDimension GamingWestern Cape (Senior)
Heshaam EdriesDimension GamingWestern Cape (Senior)
MLBB - Premier
Equilbrium Esports
Shaden Dre Shabalala (Capt.)ParadoxGauteng Provincial (Senior)
Umer Ali KhanParadoxGauteng Provincial (Senior)
Toseef Ali KhanParadoxGauteng Provincial (Senior)
Mogamat Junaid IsmailParadoxWestern Cape (Senior)
Slindokuhle NdlovuParadoxGauteng Provincial (Senior)
Gideon Pieter Van ZylParadoxGauteng Provincial (Senior)
MLBB - Female
Seraphs
Rowell Pillay (Capt.)ParadoxGauteng Provincial (Senior)
Rashmika NanakanParadoxGauteng Provincial (Senior)
Ranya SujeeParadoxGauteng Provincial (Senior)
Felicia SinghParadoxWestern Cape (Senior)
Shanel ArunachellamParadoxGauteng Provincial (Senior)
Amy WilkinsParadoxWestern Cape (Senior)
Kim LuParadoxFree State
StreetFighter 6 - PremierIsmaeel WilliamsDimension GamingWestern Cape (Senior)
Tekken 8 - PremierSilumko MgebisaBattle Arena ProductionsGauteng Provincial (Senior)
Tekken 8 - PremierSydney WoodTeam PlayBellWestern Cape (Senior)
Sportsmanship AwardIrene BandaOld Edwardian Mind Sports Club


Waylander Gaming LIVE streamed MSSA's Northern Cape Online Championships for the MLBB esports title for MSSA on:

https://youtube.com/live/28UrxsQq6ss?feature=share

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Wednesday, 21 February 2024

IESF announces game titles for 16th World Esports Championships to be held in 2024.

The titles offered at the 2024 World Esports Championships (WEC).

IESF (International Esports Federation) typically selects game titles for its official competitions based on several criteria including popularity, competitive balance, accessibility, and the ability to foster a global esports community.

International Esports Federation (IESF) for the 2024 World Esports Championships (WEC) has thus announced the game titles offered, being:

  • Counter-Strike 2 (open)
  • Counter-Strike 2 (female)
  • DOTA 2 (open) 
  • eFootball (Open) 
  • Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (open)
  • Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (female)
  • PUBG mobile (open)

The open category allows teams or players to be either female or male. A female team may only consist of female players.

Thus, it is not imaginable, that should our female players outperform our male players in provincial championships, and at National Team Trials (NTT), the entire 2024 Protea team could only consist of females.

With South Africa (through MSSA) having participated in every IESF World Championships since the inception of such championships in 2009, MSSA expects a fierce competitive spirit to continue to grow among its membership as players fight for a place in the Protea Team.
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Monday, 28 November 2022

IESF puts out call for nominations for IESF Athletes' Committee.

IESF's first Athlete's Commission as elected in 2016: Koen Schobbers (Netherlands), Young Ho Lee, Mr Jun (the then President of IeSF), Jason Batzofin (South Africa), and Leonardo Ribas (Brazil), absent Madelaine Leander (Sweden).

For five years Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) had one of its athletes on IESF's Athletes' Commission.

With the IESF launching its Athletes' Commission in the Hilton Hotel in Shangai in 2016, the Athletes' Commission was instrumental in ensuring the rights and interests of athletes were always taken into account at IESF's Board.

The first chairman of the Athletes' Commission, as elected in 2016, was none other than Koen Schobbers. At the same election, Jason Batzofin, who was a learner at St John's College, was elected on the committee and served with distinction.

In 2019 Jason Batzofin was elected as chairman and continued to serve with distinction until, due to unforeseen circumstances, felt the need to resign. Upon Jason's resignation, Tiffini Lim was appointed as Chairlady by IESF's Board

To stand for this important committee, National Federation’s Athletes Representative shall satisfy at least two of the points below: 

a) Shall have experience as an esports athlete; 

b) Shall have experience in esports; 

c) Have worked with their National Federation in the past three (3) years; 

d) Have represented their Member nation at an IESF-accredited event  

It must be noted that no nation may have more than one representative in the Athletes Committee.

Candidates for the Committee can register here.

Key Information:

• Registration Opens: 27 November 2022
• Registration Closes: 6 December 2022 (15:00 Bali Time)
• Voting Begins: 7 December 2022 (15:00 Bali Time)
• Voting Closes: 10 December 2022 (15:00 Bali Time)

You may find all the necessary information and regulations regarding the election here.

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Friday, 2 September 2022

IESF advises the prize money distribution for Bali 2022


Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA ) has been a member of International Esports Federation (IESF) since 2009. IESF has announced a total prize pool of $500,000 to be awarded at the upcoming 14th WE Championships Finals, taking place in Bali, Indonesia from 27 November to 9 December. The WE Championships prize pool has seen an unprecedented increase in just one year, from $55,000 in 2021 to $500,000 this year. 

Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) President, Colin Webster (also Past President of IESF) stated, "This is a welcome development which is the fruit of many years of hard work by successive IESF Boards. The increase in prize money will further enable the growth of esports as a mainstream sport and is greatly welcomed by MSSA."


"However," Webster continued, "MSSA will continue to lobby for parity for prize money for females."


The WE Championships remains the sole international Esports event where athletes compete by representing their countries. Bali was awarded hosting rights in September 2021 and was handed over the hosting duties during a special ceremony following the 2021 WE Championships Finals in Eilat, Israel, which united the World Esports Family for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.

The total prize money and distribution thereof, is as follows:

PC GAME TITLES: 

Counter-Strike: GO (CSGO)             1st - $50,000 // 2nd - $30,000 // 3rd $20,000 

DOTA 2                                         1st - $50,000 // 2nd - $30,000 // 3rd $20,000 

MOBILE GAME TITLES: 

MOBILE LEGENDS Bang Bang        1st - $50,000 // 2nd - $30,000 // 3rd $20,000 

PUBG MOBILE                                  1st - $50,000 // 2nd - $30,000 // 3rd $20,000 

SINGLE GAME TITLES: 

eFOOTBALL                                      1st- $12,000 //   2nd - $8,000   // 3rd - $5,000

TEKKEN                                      1st - $12,000 //   2nd - $8,000   // 3rd - $5,000

CSGO FEMALE                     1st - $20,000  // 2nd - $15,000 // 3rd - $10,000 // 4th - $5,000

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