Thomas Johnson heads both the senior and high school rankings for the HearthStone esports title.

Thomas Johnson (Northcliff High School) heads both the senior and high school rankings for the HearthStone esports title.

With MSSA's Western Cape Championships going to be held at Curro Durbanville on 23 March 2019, MSSA is releasing all the rankings that shall be used at such provincial championships.

It is no surprise that with Thomas Johnson's stellar performance at MSSA's recent Gauteng Championships that he dominates both the senior and high school rankings.

The current rankings for the HearthStone esports title for High Schools is as follows:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Thomas Johnson	19	Northcliff High School	143.3
2	Mark Thomas	19	Northcliff High School	111.1
3	Orlando Crossling	19	Northcliff High School	110.6
4	Cyrus Huang	19	Northcliff High School	110
5	Grey Craven	19	Curro Aurora	109.1
6	Matthias Dhont	18	Paul Roos Gimnasium	108.8
7	Geoffrey Tarbuck	18	Grey High School	108.8
8	Jason Mostert	18	Grey High School	108.8
9	Junior Moor	18	Empangeni High School	108.8
10	Cleveland Crossling	18	Northcliff High School	108.8
11	Reagan Marthinus	18	Paul Roos Gimnasium	108.8
12	Janke Janse van Vuuren	18	Paul Roos Gimnasium	108.8
13	Aaron Mulligan	17	Maritzburg College	104.5
14	Kelvin Yang	17	Northcliff High School	104.5
15	Alexander Westley	17	Maritzburg College	104.5
16	Ethan Bulford	18	Northcliff High School	103.5
17	Dylan Hanger	17	Northcliff High School	104
18	Kyle Voster	19	Curro Aurora	95
19	Lloyd Little	17	Maritzburg College	90.3
20	Kit Rawlings	17	Northcliff High School	90.3
21	Kevin Plint	18	Northcliff High School	85.8

Rankings produced by MSSA are as follows:

• Senior Ancients Wargames
• Senior Checkers
• Senior Clash Royale
• 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 Paladins
• 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

Dale Spolander now leads the national school rankings for Clash Royale.

Dale Spolander (Northcliff High School) now leads the national school rankings for Clash Royale.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has just released its revised rankings for the Clash Royale esports title.
The results of MSSA's High Schools' Online Championships and Gauteng Provincial Championships are taken into account.

Through Dale Spolander's strong results at both MSSA's High Schools' Online Championships and Gauteng Provincial Championships, Dale has managed to rise to be the top ranked scholar in the High School rankings. It should be noted that due to Dale's exceptional standard of play, Dale has also qualified for his Gauteng High School Provincial Colours.

What with the Western Cape Provincial Championships being held on 23 March 2019, Dale may find his position at the top being placed under pressure.

The current rankings for the Clash Royale esports title for High Schools is as follows:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Dale Spolander	19	Northcliff High School	184.2
2	Willem Broodryk	19	Parys High School	181.3
3	Carlos Kori	19	Northcliff High School	161
4	Terrance Broomberg	19	Curro Aurora	148.3
5	Tyreke Michael	19	Northcliff High School	148.1
6	Liam Moodley	19	Northcliff High School	144.2
7	Jeandre Viljoen	19	Parys High School	135.5
8	Rivaan Ramdass	19	Hyde Park High	113
9	Wickus Lubbe	19	Parys High School	109.6
10	Herschelle Ncube	19	Hyde Park High	106.5
11	Josh Naidoo	19	Northcliff High School	103.8
12	Thammy Ndlovu	19	Northcliff High School	102.2
13	Michael Naidoo	19	Northcliff High School	89.3
14	Michael Pienaar	19	Northcliff High School	85.5
15	Rohil Shivaay Poorun	19	Northcliff High School	85.5
16	Khumo Mononyane	19	Hyde Park High	80

Rankings produced by MSSA are as follows:

• Senior Ancients Wargames
• Senior Checkers
• Senior Clash Royale
• 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 Paladins
• 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

The juggernaut that is Paul Roos Gimnasium.

Paul Roos Gimnasium's team 'PRG LOL B' consisting of (not in order) Gerald Gous, Christian Hamman, William Jardine, Adrian Crous, and Corne Calitz.

The points earned in Mind Sports South Africa's rankings are based on the ELO system. The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in zero-sum games. It is named after its creator Arpad Elo, a Hungarian-American physics professor, and will over time show the skill levels of the teams and players.

At the end of 2018 the first three positions were held by (in order), Empangeni High School, Curro Grantleigh, and Northcliff High School, with Paul Roos Gimnasium not even being ranked.

However, after MSSA's 9th Online Schools' Provincial Championships, Paul Roos Gimnasium made a spectacular entry.

Moving from unseeded, Paul Roos Gimnasium now have a team ranked in 1st and 4th positions. Northcliff High School climbed one spot to now be ranked 2nd, while Curro Grantleigh managed to remain in the top three.

With the year just having started, it will be interesting to see if Paul Roos Gimnasium can hold onto its position, or will yield to the 'Old Guard' who are determined to hold onto their positions of authority.

The current rankings for the High School League of Legends esports rankings are as follows:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	PRG LOL B	19	Paul Roos Gimnasium	188.2
2	Pr0NHS	19	Northcliff High School	165.4
3	Team GLC	19	Curro Grantleigh	163
4	PRG LOL A	19	Paul Roos Gimnasium	155.9
5	GHS LoL	18	Grey High School	121.2
6	Fuga Dracones	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	121.2
7	Virtual Desire Gaming	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	121.2
8	Northwood LOL	17	Northwood High	121.2
9	HSP Legends	18	Parys High School	121.2
10	KES I	18	King Edward VII	121.2
11	Eternals	18	Paul Roos Gimnasium	121.2
12	Jeppe League 1	18	Jeppe High School for Boys	121.2
13	SBC	18	St Benedict's College	121.2
14	ReydarisX	18	Hoërskool Wonderboom	117.2
15	Westerford High School	18	Westerford High School	112.5
16	4 Dwarfs and a Giant	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	105.7
17	The Lunar Squad	19	Empangeni High	103.4
18	Underwater Squad	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	100
19	Northwood Boys	18	Northwood Boys	100
20	GWH LoL	17	Glenwood House	97.5
21	Old School Retro Arcade	18	Potchefstroom Gimnasium	97.5
22	DBK	19	Fairmont High School	96.1
23	MiricleWhipp	18	Helpmekaar	92.1
24	Empangeni High School 2	18	Empangeni High School	90
25	KES II	18	King Edward VII	86
26	RBHS LOL	17	Rondebosch Boys	76.7
27	Hoërskool Warmbad	18	Hoërskool Warmbad	58.8

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:

• All the winners of MSSA's 9th Online Schools' Provincial Championships

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

• 2019 Calendar of Events
• Reminder: Entry date of MSSA's 2019 Gauteng Provincial Championships - 18 February 2019
• Esports: MSSA's 23rd Western Cape Championships - 23 & 24 March 2019