Dale Spolander has set himself up as the man to beat.

Dale Spolander (Northcliff High School), on the left, up against Daniel Lombard (Monument Park High School) at the recent SA Schools' National Championships.

With the results in for the first week of play, the NWU MSSA Online School League looks like it is going to be a most interesting affair.

With most of the top ranked players having won their first round matches, it seems as though the more experienced players will be able to hold their own.

However, it should be noted that with the increased size of the field there are also a number of unranked players that  have won their first round matches, such as Luan Raubenheimer and Immanuel Swart from Hoërskool Klerksdorp both of whom have jumped up the rankings.

It should too be noted that there are four more weeks before the league reaches its end. Since the league uses a modified Swiss-System, anything may still happen.

Who knows, there may be an athlete that had a bad start, and will surprise us all.

The current rankings for the Clash Royale esports title are as follows after the first round are as follows:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Dale Spolander	19	Northcliff High School	253.2
2	Carlos Kori	19	Northcliff High School	211
3	Terrance Broomberg	19	Curro Aurora	198.3
4	Liam Moodley	19	Northcliff High School	194.2
5	Willem Broodryk	19	Parys High School	181.3
6	Tyreke Michael	19	Northcliff High School	168.1
7	Herschelle Ncube	19	Hyde Park High	156.5
8	Luan Raubenheimer	19	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	150
9	Aidan Vorster	19	Curro Aurora	140
10	Jeandre Viljoen	19	Parys High School	135.5
11	Rivaan Ramdass	19	Hyde Park High	113
12	Immanuel Swart	19	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	110
13	Wickus Lubbe	19	Parys High School	109.6
14	Josh Naidoo	19	Northcliff High School	103.8
15	Thammy Ndlovu	19	Northcliff High School	102.2
16	Kian Daries	19	Norman Hershilwood High School	100
17	Jayden Grobbelaar	19	Hoërskool Randburg	100
18	Wesley Lee	19	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	100
19	Daniel Lewis	19	Norman Hershilwood High School	100
20	Daniel Lombard	19	Monument Park High School	100
21	Emrou Martin	19	Norman Hershilwood High School	100
22	Dayaan Matthews	19	Norman Hershilwood High School	100
23	Nolo Mokhathi	19	Norman Hershilwood High School	100
24	Haedon Prinsloo	19	Norman Hershilwood High School	100
25	Peter-John Floris	19	Norman Hershilwood High School	95
26	Michael Naidoo	19	Northcliff High School	89.3
27	Michael Pienaar	19	Northcliff High School	85.5
28	Rohil Shivaay Poorun	19	Northcliff High School	85.5
29	Khumo Mononyane	19	Hyde Park High	80
30	Dylan Nagel	19	Norman Hershilwood High School	75

Also read: 

• Monument Park launches its assault.

• Edenvale High begins its campaign on a high note.
• North-West University becomes the headline sponsor for MSSA's Online School League.
• 2019 Calendar of Events
• Why schools and universities should invest in esports.
• Reminder: Closing date for entries for MSSA's Inter-School League.
• Age restrictions in esports are important.

Monument Park launches its assault.

The SA Schools' National Champions, Monument Park High School, have taken an early lead.

With the start of the NWU MSSA Online School League in the week ending 19 July 2019, it was pleasing to see a number of new schoos pitted against the veterans. The veterans have attended many of MSSA's provincial and national championships and have thus developed in their own right as true competitors.

So it is with Monument Park High School having earned gold in the 2019 SA Online Schools' Championships, the 2019 Western Cape Provincial Championships, and the 2019 SA Schools' National Championships.

It will be interesting to see if Monument Park High School can maintain its winning ways.

Also read: 

• Edenvale High begins its campaign on a high note.
• North-West University becomes the headline sponsor for MSSA's Online School League.
• 2019 Calendar of Events
• Why schools and universities should invest in esports.
• Reminder: Closing date for entries for MSSA's Inter-School League.
• Age restrictions in esports are important.

The winner of the 'Paladins' esports title shall receive R10,000.00

Monument Park High School were crowned the SA Schools Champions at the recent SA Schools National Championships.

The 'Paladins' esports title made its debut in Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) school championships in 2012. Although a first person shooter (fps), the title only has an age restriction of 12+ making it far more appropriate for learners than other titles in the genre which have age restrictions of 16+.

Having a much lower age restriction, the title is far more open to development as team members are able to spend many years in a team before leaving school. Such will ultimately lead to an improved standard in playing skills, communication, and tactical ability.

In line with promoting age appropriate titles at school level, in order to remain within the law, and to ensure that no damage is done to a learner at any level, MSSA is pleased to anounce, that through its close association with North-West University (NWU) prize money of R10,000.00 shall be awarded to the school of the winning team in the NWU MSSA Online School League
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The school may use such winnings for any project that the school deems fit, albeit, further developing their esports team etc.

Of course the winning team shall also be awarded its medals for winning, and may also earn High School Provincial Colours, as well as qualify ffor selection to the national team in 2020.

With all the above being offered, who would not want to participate?

Also read:

• North-West University becomes the headline sponsor for MSSA's Online School League.
• R10,000.00 for the winner of DotA 2
• NWU MSSA Online School League offers a R30,000.00 bursary for StreetFighter V.
• 2019 Calendar of Events
• Why schools and universities should invest in esports.
• Reminder: Closing date for entries for MSSA's Inter-School League.
• How does a school join up for MSSA's 9th Online Inter-School Provincial Championships?