Showing posts with label WEC24. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WEC24. Show all posts

Tuesday, 24 June 2025

South Africa granted victory with Namibia being disqualified!

Jess Greeff, Captain of MSSA's Protea Female CS2 team, is determined to achieve better results at WEC25 than at WEC24.

On Saturday, 21 June 2025, Mind Sports South Africa’s Protea Female CS2 team, led by captain Jess Greeff turned out to take on Namibia at15H00 on 21 June 2025 in order to qualify for IESF's WEC25.

However it was not to be!

Although MSSA's 
Protea Female CS2 team was online on-time and ready to do battle at the appointed time Namibia was not ready, if fact they were not even all present.

However the IESF officials kept MSSA in the dark, and instead of immediately disqualifying the Namibian team at 14H45, at 15H19 such officials had the gall to ask the South African team if the SA team wanted Namibia to be disqualified, instead of following the rules and doing it immediately.

Part of being a sportsman is following the rules. It is the rules that 
 ensures no one has an unfair advantage. This allows victories to be earned through hard work, skill, and sportsmanship. Rules too maintain the respect and trust of fans, teammates, and opponents, preserving the sport’s reputation.

Without rules, there is no sport!

Whatever the reason for Namibia had to forfeit the game, (which recently showed a lot of swagger in a recent article), it leaves a lot to be desired.

Of course, it may be that MSSA's Protea Female CS2 team are the 2024 African Regional Championships and are very much a force with which to be reckoned.

MSSA is of the belief that the 2025 Female Protea Team for the Counter Strike 2 Esports Title is the strongest female Counter Strike 2 team to ever represent South Africa.

The full team that was represent South Africa against Namibia was: 

NameClubNickProvince
Jessica Eleez Greeff (Capt.)ZAG AcademyheartjessKwaZulu Natal
Avonique van RooyenZAG AcademyavoGauteng
Kiera McCallumZAG AcademyqueenKwaZulu Natal
Megan van der WesthuizenZAG Academym3gzGauteng
Kaylee LudickZAG AcademycreativeGauteng

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Wednesday, 18 June 2025

AFRICAN REGIONAL PLAYOFFS START TODAY FOR MSSA

The 2024 men's Protea Esports Team for the Counter Strike 2 esports title being awarded their winnings.

2024 saw Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) Protea Esports Team achieve great results in Casablanca at IESF's AEC24. The AEC24 were IESF's qualifying championships for IESF's annual World Esports Championships which were known as WEC24. In the AEC24, the Female Protea Esports Team for the Counter Strike 2 esports title finished in first place while the men's Protea Esports Team for the Counter Strike 2 esports title finished in second place.As usual, MSSA entered its team into all the game titles offered, and in a number of test matches, MSSA's teams did very well and demonstrated the skill in South Africa.

South Africa begins its quest for IESF's WEC25 on 18 June 2025 when the male team take on Mauritius.

The athletes in 2025 men's Protea Esports Team for the Counter Strike 2 esports title is taking to the field for the first time as members of a Protea team in an African Esports Championships (AEC25). Nevertheless, MSSA is confident of their prowess, and the team shows more than bravado, it shows real determination and skill. 

It is unfortunate that this year IESF is doing the AEC25 as an online event instead of a face-to-face LAN event. Nevertheless the team, and all MSSA, are confident of the teams abilities and prospects.

The 2025 men's Protea Esports Team for the Counter Strike 2 esports title consists of the following athletes:

NameClubNick
Marchahn Smith (Capt.)ZAG Academymarch
Wiljahne SmithZAG Academywilj
Kian GibsonZAG AcademyTriton
Johnathan FoxZAG AcademyDoru
Michael van der WaltZAG AcademyFROZ3N

The schedule of matches to be played are:

SCHEDULE
DateTime (CEST)Versus
Counter Strike 218.06.202517:00Mauritius vs South Africa
Counter Strike 218.06.202519:00Namibia vs South Africa
Counter Strike 2 - Female21.06.202515:00Namibia vs South Africa
DotA 224.06.202520:00Madagascar vs South Africa
DotA 225.06.202520:00[S] Namibia vs South Africa
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang22.07.202519:00South Africa vs Namibia
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang22.07.202521:00South Africa vs Congo
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - Female25.07.202521:00Namibia vs South Africa
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - Female26.07.202514:00SA vs Madagascar or Mauritius
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang - Female26.07.202520:00Final for Southern Africa
PUBGM28.07.202517:00#Match 1
PUBGM28.07.202517:45#Match 2
PUBGM28.07.202518:30#Match 3
PUBGM28.07.202519:15#Match 4
PUBGM28.07.202520:00#Match 5
PUBGM28.07.202520:45#Match 6
PUBGM29.07.202517:00#Match 7
PUBGM29.07.202517:45#Match 8
PUBGM29.07.202518:30#Match 9
PUBGM29.07.202519:15#Match 10
PUBGM29.07.202520:00#Match 11
PUBGM29.07.202520:45#Match 12

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