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

Although Paul Roos Gimnasium wins, SAHETI takes rankings.

 SAHETI's DotA 2 esports team. (Left to right) Pavlos Galanis, Alexi Messinezi, Miguel Alves, Antonio Bechev, Aidan Pahalad

Oh sing Thespian Muses of the valour of SAHETI blessed by the goddess Arete.

SAHETI has a proud tradition in esports. Having developed Gabriella Isaacs who served in MSSA's 2012 Protea Esports Team at IeSF's 4th World Championships - Cheonan, and is the only South African to have earned a silver medal at IESF's World championships, the school has consistently maintained a high standard.

Thus at MSSA's 9th Online Schools' Provincial Championships played on 9 February 2018, SAHETI again entered a team of high quality into the DotA 2 esports title.

Going into the third round unbeaten, SAHETI faced off against the indomitable Paul Roos Gimnasium DotA 2 team. The match was indeed hard fought and ended up with Paul Roos Gimnasium snatching victory to end the championship having won all their games.

Nevertheless, such was the standard of play by SAHETI, and although finishing in second place, the team has managed to finish in second place, the team has managed to finish in pole position in the rankings.

However, in the third round, the 'Spartans A' faced their old adversaries, and 2nd seed, Parklands College. The contest between the two ended in a draw, which left the result of the championship uncertain.

The full rankings for the DotA 2 esports title for High Schools are as follows:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Spartans	19	SAHETI	222.2
2	PRG DOTA 2	19	Paul Roos Gimnasium	208.8
3	Team Theory	18	Oakhill College	151.9
4	Bishops Dota 1st team	18	Bishops College	151.9
5	Northwood DOTA	18	Northwood High	151.9
6	PRIDE	18	Parktown Boys	151.9
7	SJC Eagles	18	St John's	151.9
8	Immortal Forces	18	Hudson Park Primary School	151.9
9	Oakhill [Mr Project]	17	Oakhill College	151.9
10	Grey High Gaming	17	Grey High School	151.9
11	WYSIWYG	17	Jeppe High School for Boys	151.9
12	Sacred Heart 1	17	SACRED HEART	151.9
13	HTS Witbank	17	HTS Witbank	151.9
14	MC DOTA	17	Maritzburg College	149.7
15	KES I	18	King Edward VII	137.5
16	PR0NHS	19	Northcliff High School	114
17	Curro Klerksdorp	18	Curro Klerksdorp	106
18	e-Squad	18	Hudson Park Primary School	100.7
19	Grey High Seconds	17	Grey High	100
20	Sacred Heart 2	17	SACRED HEART	75
21	EagleTeam	18	Hudson Park Primary School	75
22	Hoërskool Warmbad	18	Hoërskool Warmbad	75

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