TEKKEN 7 Announced as a Game Title for 10th Esports World Championship.

International Esports Federation (IESF), the only international membership based non-profit organization, has just announced one of the official game titles to be played in the 10^th Esports World Championship 2018 to be held at Kaohsiung City, Chinese Taipei.

Such official game title is TEKKEN 7 published by the BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc.

IESF’s 10^th Esports World Championships will mark the fifth time TEKKEN has been selected as an official title (2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018). The final world champion of TEKKEN 7 at the 9^th Esports World Championship was taken by the Philippines, which contributed to the overall standing board, making Philippines to finish 2^nd place overall.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has previously participated in all the world championships in which TEKKEN was an official title with the following players having represented South Africa:

• 2012 - Lyrene Kühn (Knights Mind Sports Club)
• 2013 - Lyrene Kühn (Knights Mind Sports Club)
• 2014 - Morizane Boyes (BNKR)
• 2017 - Alasdair Donaldson (Knights Mind Sports Club)

IESF practices doping control in all its official events since 2013, when it has become the WADA Signatory for esports. IESF truly believes and will continue to promote clean esports to protect the athletes.

IESF is in the process of selecting other official titles and shall announce them as soon as all negotiations are completed with the relevant stake-holders.

Other articles about IESF's 10th World Championships are:

• IESF Announces Second Game Title for 10th Esports World Championship 
• IESF Announces Counter-Strike: GO as an Official Game Title for 10th Esports World Championship 
• IESF announces the venue for its 10th World Championships.

Curro Klerksdorp is now the top ranked DotA 2 team in the country.

Team Quantum (Curro Klerksdorp) - 2018 North West Champions for DotA 2.

Team Quantum (Curro Klerksdorp) first entered MSSA championships in 2016.

Over the years, the team has grown in stature and ability. From, at one stage being the lowest ranked team, the team, through hard-work, dedication and perseverance have made it to be the top ranked team in the country.

Winning MSSA's 26th North West Provincial Championships not only enabled the school team to earn the title of North West Champions, but to also storm into first place as the number one ranked team in the country.

Of course it is still  early days in the 2018 season, and many things can change.The full rankings of for the senior DotA 2 esports title are:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Quantum	18	Curro Klerksdorp	147.8
2	Sinister5 (17)	17	Sinister5	146.8
3	Northwood DOTA	17	Northwood High School	146.8
4	Sp4rt4ns	17	SAHETI	146.8
5	Maritzburg College	16	Maritzburg College	146.8
6	PotM Bottom	17	PotM Bottom	146.8
7	TribalGaming	16	Fairmont High School	146.8
8	Parklands	16	Parklands College	146.8
9	KWAKKIE DOTES	16	Tuks Mind Sports Club	146.8
10	We Took a Tower!	16	Wits Wargames Club	146.8
11	WYSIWYG	17	Jeppe Boys High School	146.8
12	Broken alliance	16	Fairmont High School	146.8
13	PR0NHS	17	Northcliff High School	146.8
14	Mr Project	16	Oakhill College	146.8
15	WBHS/DOTA	17	Westville Boys	142.1
16	Team YOLO	18	NW Mindsports	138.4
17	MC DOTA	17	Maritzburg College	135.7
18	Grey High Gaming	17	Grey Highschool	120
19	Kappa Knights	16	Fairmont High School	111.6
20	Titans	17	VexxedPhoenix	110.7
21	APTWE	16	Tuks Mind Sports Club	105
22	Team Craig	16	Northcliff High School	97.1
23	Flaming Bunnies	16	Fairmont High School	95
24	[PRIDE]	17	Parktown Boys' High School	92.5
25	PORAXYSM	16	All Stars	90
26	HSP Legends	18	Hoërskool Parys	86.4
27	ESBF	18	NW Mindsports	85.4
28	HELION	17	Uplands College	75.5

Other official rankings produced by MSSA are as follows:

• Senior Ancients Wargames
• Senior CounterStrike: GO
• Senior DotA 2
• Senior FIFA '18
• Senior HearthStone
• Senior Injustice 2yh
• 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
• Schools CounterStrike: GO
• Schools DotA 2
• Schools FIFA
• Schools HearthStone
• Schools League of Legends

NW Mindsports shoots up the rankings

Team Yolo (NW Mindsports) - the 2018 North West Counter-Strike: GO provincial Champions.

NW Mindsports is one of MSSA's newest clubs. Based in Klerksdorp, the club is efficiently run by Stefan Barnard.

Even though it is the first year of the club's affiliation, the club boasts of  many hardened esports players who were able to take two unranked teams all the way up to  be ranked second and third.

With IESF just having announced that Counter-Strike: GO is to be played at the 10th World Championships at Kaohsiung City, Chinese Taipei, interest in team selection is reaching a fever pitch.

Only two championships remain in which players may qualify.

The two championships are:

• 2018 On-line Provincial Esports Championships - 21 April 2018, and
• 17th Mpumulanga Provincial Championships - 26 & 27 May 2018.

The full rankings of for the senior Counter-Strike: GO esports title are:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	RISINSons	18	Helpmekaar Kollege	312.1
2	Team Yolo	18	NW Mindsports	295.5
3	Cherry Lip Gloss	18	NW Mindsports	237.4
4	Team Sidious	18	Team Sidious	204.8
5	Awoken	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	191.1
6	Cedar House	17	Cedar House	191.1
7	Cryptid Claws	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	191.1
8	DELTA	17	All Stars	191.1
9	Empangeni: csgo	17	Empangeni High School	191.1
10	eSpera	17	DF MALAN	191.1
11	flikadawist	16	DF Malan	191.1
12	GenX Frostwolf	17	Generation X	191.1
13	Hoërskool Lichtenburg	17	Hoërskool Lichtenburg	191.1
14	Insidious	17	Intensity Esports	191.1
15	Limbro's A	17	Fragcon	191.1
16	Limitles	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	191.1
17	MC GO 1	17	Maritzburg College	191.1
18	Phantom Troupe l Branden	16	Fairmont High School	191.1
19	PORAXYSM	16	ALL STAR	191.1
20	Pride	17	Parktown Boys	191.1
21	PRO	17	People Really Organised	191.1
22	QUANTM	17	Curro Klerksdorp	191.1
23	Soviet UZ	17	Midstream College	191.1
24	Spartans A	17	SAHETI	191.1
25	TERA| Qube	16	Anteria	191.1
26	VOID	16	St John's College	191.1
27	VXP BlaZe	17	VexxedPhoenix	191.1
28	VxP Knights	16	VexxedPhoenix	191.1
29	WBHS	17	Westville Boys	191.1
30	District_Zero	17	Protea Heights Academy	179.3
31	Delta 2	17	All Stars	172.7
32	Xillir8	16	All Stars	165
33	Wolfpack	17	KMSC	150
34	Cyrex	18	Vereeniging Gimnasium	145.8
35	GWH CSGO	17	Glenwood House	143.5
36	PFU	16	Fairmont High School	140.1
37	VxP CSGO	17	VXP	140
38	Outcast	17	Intensity Esports	139.8
39	iE.Revival	17	IntenSity E-Sports	135
40	Gents	17	Knights Mind Sports Club	119.7
41	Limbro's B	17	Fragcon	115
42	Spartans B	17	SAHETI	114.7
43	MC GO 2	17	Maritzburg College	112.5
44	All Stars	16	ALL STAR	100
45	HGH	16	Hoerskool Generaal Hertzog	100
46	PRONHS	18	Northcliff High	93.5
47	PEPPS	17	PEPPS	85
48	PG16	16	Parklands College	84.4
49	G3NTS	18	Northcliff High	82.8
50	MoMS	17	Masters of Mind Sports	80
51	Northwood CSGO	17	Northwood High School	75
52	Raptors	17	BNKR	75
53	The Nerd Herd	17	Glenwood House	75
54	VGR146	16	Lofdal	75
55	Team Palace	18	Knights Mind Sports Club	75
56	K1lljoy5	16	BNKR	67.5
57	Tesseract	17	Jeppe Boys	63.7
58	Maritzburg College	16	Maritzburg College	56.3
59	Winter Wolfes	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	56.3

Other official rankings produced by MSSA are as follows:

• Senior Ancients Wargames
• Senior CounterStrike: GO
• Senior DotA 2
• Senior FIFA '18
• Senior HearthStone
• Senior Injustice 2
• 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
• Schools CounterStrike: GO
• Schools DotA 2
• Schools FIFA
• Schools HearthStone
• Schools League of Legends