Revised League of Legends rankings: Yenex rises.

Yenex (HTS Tom Naudé) after winning the first Capricorn Regional Championships. (photo by Liam Botha)

MSSA's 1st Capricorn Regional Championships hosted by HTS Tom Naudé in Polokwane on 30 September 2017 saw team Yenex of HTS Tom Naudé rapidly rise in the rankings.

Team Yenex (HTS Tom Naudé) showed no mercy to any of their opponents and cut through any form of opposition presented as if it were tissue paper. Such was the standard of play exhibited by 'Yenex' that the team delivered a flawless victory to win MSSA's 1st Capricorn Regional Championships.

The previously unranked team, consisting of Ryno van der Merwe, Aubrey greyling, Chisjan Bekker, Anton Cronjé, and Janco van Rensburg, thus showed skill beyond their years and powered the previously unranked team up the rankings into fifth place in the country. 

Such ranking places the team as a top contender in SA gaming as the team is now yapping at the heels of the major teams like 'Goon Squad', and places such school team as the second highest ranked school team in the senior rankings.
The revised rankings for the esports title of League of Legends are thus:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Fuga Dracones	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	240
2	Fuzz Logic	16	VexxedPhoenix	210
3	VxP Goon Squad	17	VexxedPhoenix	197.8
4	Eternal	17	VexxedPhoenix	193.5
5	Yenex	17	HTS Tom Naudé	191.5
6	Oathbreakers	17	Valhalla	187.8
7	Dark Phoenix	17	VexxedPhoenix	185.5
8	Limbros A	17	FRAGCON	175.8
9	Legion of Shadows	17	We are Legion	165
10	St Stithians	17	St Stithians	153.9
11	Liquad unknown	17	Non members	153.9
12	First team	17	Tuks Mind Sports Club	151.5
13	Team Vapor	16	Sasolburg High	145
14	Gryphons	16	Knights Mind Sports Club	145
15	Knights	15	Knights Mind Sports Club	145
16	White Rabbit Gaming	16	White Rabbit Gaming	145
17	St Conrads	16	Curro Klerksdorp	145
18	Gen Nightwalkers	17	Generation X	141.7
19	Valkyrie	17	Valhalla	134.6
20	Pride	17	Parktown Boys	128.5
21	Silver and Friends	16	WOERIES	124.5
22	WBHS/LoL	17	Westville Boys	120
23	Dota 4 Lyf	16	Northcliff High	113.4
24	PR0NHS	17	Northcliff High	111.6
25	Team Try Hard	17	Fragcon	106.3
26	STS 1	16	St Stithians	105
27	9th Phanax	17	HTS Tom Naudé	102
28	lofdal	16	Lofdal	100
29	Team Elusium	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	100
30	Virtual Desire Gaming	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	100
31	Empangeni lol	17	Empangeni High School	100
32	GWH LoL	17	Glenwood House	99.9
33	CCS Shadow Hunters	16	Crawford Sandton	97.5
34	Dark Phoenix	17	Generation X	89.5
35	Second team	15	Tuks Mind Sports Club	80
36	Death Squad	17	HTS Tom Naudé	76.5
37	Fairmont	15	Fairmont High School	75
38	BISH	16	BISH	75
39	K1IIJOYS	16	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	45

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

FIFA '17: MSSA's latest rankings.

Mpho Ntsala (#2 rank) and Gordon McCormick (#1 ranked player in South Africa).

MSSA's 2017 Fezile Dabi Regional Championships hosted by JCS Academy on 1 July 2017 produced some interesting results and further consolidated Gordon McCormick's (JCS Academy) rise to the top of the rankingsin the esports title of FIFA '17.

After Gordon's rapid rise to fourth place during MSSA's 14th Free State Championships, Gordon continued his rise to the top at MSSA's 2017 Fezile Dabi Regional Championships. His game play at Fezile Dabi earned him the necessary seeding points to ascend to the top of the ranking.
Mpho Ntsala (Fakkel School), not to be outdone was in hot pursuit, and now is just behind Gordon, yapping at his heels - so to speak.

Both players have now established themselves as the men to beat. There is no doubt that Xola Magwaza, Ayanda, Magwaza, Khahliso Malape, and Kyle Turnbull will challenge Gordon and Mpho at every turn.

The full rankings are:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Gordon McCormack	17	JCS Academy	339.6
2	Mpho Ntsala	16	Fakkel School	262.3
3	Xola Magwaza *	17	Knights Mind Sports Club	239.3
4	Khahliso Malape	17	Fakkel School	221
5	Yorke Soni	17	Northcliff High School	197.8
6	Ayanda Magwaza *	17	Knights Mind Sports Club	196.5
7	Kyle Turnbull	17	BNKR	194
8	Joshua Williams	17	Northcliff High School	184.2
9	Mikhyle Naidoo	17	Northcliff High School	177.6
10	Mongaliso Magwaza *	17	Knights Mind Sports Club	174.2
11	Jade Appels	17	Curro Klerksdorp	163.9
12	Langa Madonsela *	17	Knights Mind Sports Club	158.9
13	Allen Magagula	17	HTS Witbank	149.5
14	Armand Oosthuizen	17	JCS Academy	143.9
15	Tumelo Sesinyi	17	Curro Klerksdorp	138.8
16	Zomani Magagula	17	HTS Witbank	136.8
17	Cale Barry	17	Uplands College	136.6
18	Bongikosi Lukhele	17	Ampified Rebellion	133.8
19	Kgosi Tshosa	17	Curro Klerksdorp	129.4
20	Mark Morobane	17	Curro Klerksdorp	127.5
21	Andrew Reeve	15	Fairmont High School	120
22	Reghan Anthony	15	Curro Klerksdorp	120
23	Oratile Tiro	15	Crown the King	120
24	Karabo Sindane	15	Crown the King	120
25	Gomo Ndlozi	15	HTS Witbank	120
26	Arnold Maifala	15	Curro Klerksdorp	120
27	Xolisa Monakali	17	Knights Mind Sports Club	120
28	Bonga Zwane	15	HTS Witbank	120
29	Langa Madonsela	16	Knights Mind Sports Club	120
30	Sam Mphasha	15	HTS Witbank	120
31	Richard Ferreira	16	Fakkel School	120
32	Jolene Bico	16	BNKR	120
33	Tshire Monchonyane	15	All Stars	120
34	Justin Anthony	15	All Stars	120
35	Rudi Taute	15	All Stars	120
36	Refiloe Masitenyane	15	Crown the King	120
37	Setlabacha Pudi	15	HTS Witbank	120
38	France Han	15	All Stars	120
39	Matthew Brooks	15	Curro Klerksdorp	120
40	Leonard Loftus	16	Masters of Mind Sports	120
41	Matthew Hoyle	16	Maritzburg College	120
42	Tinashe Togara	15	Curro Klerksdorp	120
43	Gregory Haripersad	16	Maritzburg College	120
44	Joshua Greasley	15	Northcliff High School	120
45	Joost Loftus	16	BNKR	120
46	Tshepo Mamatela	17	Fakkel School	119.5
47	Kristian Volek	17	Northcliff High School	117.5
48	Sibusiso Nabilevo	16	Fakkel School	117
49	Stefan Nortje	17	JCS Academy	116.8
50	Korben Roos	16	HTS Witbank	115.1
51	Jan Hendrik Van Aswegen	16	BNKR	113.1
52	Jacobus Direko	16	Fakkel School	110.4
53	Mayibongwe Ntabe	16	BNKR	110.3
54	Godfrey Eybers	15	Knights Mind Sports Club	110
55	Rowan Batzofin	15	WITS	109
56	Peter Mansfield	15	Curro Klerksdorp	108
57	Tumelo Sesinyi	15	Curro Klerksdorp	107.4
58	Kamohelo Tladi	16	Fakkel School	107.3
59	Teboho Hlasa	16	Fakkel School	107.1
60	Cameron Gold	16	Maritzburg College	106.4
61	Tshedz Masheleni	16	Masters of Mind Sports	106
62	Mike Mahole	15	Crown the King	105.7
63	Reginald Mofokeng	16	Fakkel School	100
64	Tumi Mohosho	16	Fakkel School	100
65	Bongwe Mpugwa	17	Curro Klerksdorp	100
66	Thokozane Matimane	17	Fakkel School	100
67	Neo Mokoena	16	Fakkel School	99.3
68	Kgosi Tshosa	15	Curro Klerksdorp	97.8
69	Mulchathutshelo Masheleni	16	Masters of Mind Sports	97.7
70	Leone Loftus	16	Masters of Mind Sports	97.5
71	Kgosi Bogosi	15	Crown the King	97.1
72	Logan Brooke-Smith	15	Knights Mind Sports Club	96
73	Riufaro Kembo	17	Curro Klerksdorp	95
74	Dillon Grey	17	Fakkel School	95
75	Franco Janse van Rensburg	17	Masters of Mind Sports	95
76	Pauliso Makhube	17	Fakkel School	95
77	Naled Sekoti	15	Curro Klerksdorp	94.6
78	Joel Van Wyk	16	Merchiston	94.5
79	Bongwe Mpugwa	15	Curro Klerksdorp	90.4
80	Brandon Ypenburg	15	Northcliff High School	90
81	Thapelo Phalamohlaka	15	HTS Witbank	90
82	Johan Taute	15	All Stars	90
83	Jason Botha	16	Maritzburg College	90
84	Logan Ortner	16	Northcliff High School	85
85	Robyn Gertzen	17	Teutonic Knights Mind Sports Club	85
86	Alessandro Sacca	17	Curro Klerksdorp	85
87	Dana Coleman	15	HTS Witbank	81
88	Doreen Els	17	Teutonic Knights Mind Sports Club	80
89	Lesedi Motale	17	Curro Klerksdorp	80

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