Thursday, 26 June 2025

Namibia crumbles!

Both Suhail Khan (left) and Matthew Raubach (right) are ranked in the top 400 on EU servers.

After defeating Madagascar on 24 June 2025, Mind Sports South Africa's Protea Team for the DotA 2 esports title faced off against Namibia on 25 June 2025 at 20H00. The match is part of IESF's African Regional Championships to qualify teams for the annual World Esports Championships (WEC25). The match was streamed on https://www.twitch.tv/iesf_dota2 for all to see.

In the first game South Africa started strong taking its first kill but seconds into the game. No mercy was given as MSSA's Protea Team for the DotA 2 esports title rammed its advantage home at every opportunity.

Not surprisingly Namibia called Good-Game - GG - and forfeited in under 20 minutes!

The final kill score in the first game was 37 - 6.

The second game was no different as the South African Protea Team for the DotA 2 esports title again asserted its dominance.

The final kill score in the second game was an astonishing 72 - 23.

With South Africa having won both games, South Africa emerged victorious.

The entire team shone as a unit and worked effortlessly as one. The team is:

NameClubNickProvince
Matthew Raubach (Capt.)ZAG AcademybeeGauteng
Callum FosterZAG Academysk3pWestern Cape
Lennard KoekemoerZAG AcademyremedyGauteng
Berend van StadenZAG AcademyBerendGauteng
Suhail KhanZAG AcademySoupGauteng

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Wednesday, 25 June 2025

Victory over Madagascar - now on to Namibia!

Matthew Raubach, Captain of the Protea Team for the DotA 2 Esports Title, has overseen a spectacular victory over Madagascar.

As usual, Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has entered its team into all the game titles offered by IESF for its 2025 World Esports Championships (WEC25).

Both the male and female Protea Counter Strike 2 esports teams have chalked up impressive wins.

Now it is the turn for the Protea Team for the DotA 2 esports title!

IESF's Regional Championship playoffs - AEC25 - for the South African DotA 2 esports title team began with a match against Madagascar. Unfortunately the match was not streamed!

From beginning to end, South Africa dominated the match and won both games (that make up a match) with great ease.

South Africa won the first game 44 - 5. In the second game, Madagascar rallied a little to provide stiffer competition, but still succumbed with South taking the game 41 -18.

It was clear that in both games, South Africa was in a class of its own.

With the victory over Madagascar, South Africa now moves on to battle against Namibia. 

Johan van Breda (National Team Manager) has stated that the Protea Team for the DotA 2 Esports Title should have no trouble in dispatching Namibia with the same ease that the Protea Team for the DotA 2 Esports Title dealt with Madagascar.

The match is being streamed, and all are welcome to watch the stream on https://www.twitch.tv/iesf_dota2

NameClubNickProvince
Matthew Raubach (Capt.)ZAG AcademybeeGauteng
Callum FosterZAG Academysk3pWestern Cape
Lennard KoekemoerZAG AcademyremedyGauteng
Berend van StadenZAG AcademyBerendGauteng
Suhail KhanZAG AcademySoupGauteng

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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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