South African Gamers going to the World Electronic Sports Games The World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) takes place between March 13th and 18th, and sees over 46 different nations competing across four competitive titles for a massive prize pool of $5.5 million (R65.8 million). This event takes place in Haikou, China and a large contingent of South Africans are competing…
Competitive Dota2 tournaments aimed at the amateur level in South Africa is a bit of a contentious issue. While it’s certainly important small teams get to compete against other small teams for a small prize pot, these are usually self-funded by teams (by way of an entry fee). In previous years, in at least a few instances, winning teams in…
The VS Gaming qualifiers drew to a conclusion yesterday, and we now know who the starting Premier Division and Masters Dota2 teams are. There are some big surprises here, along with some notable omissions from the list. The format of the qualifiers were divided into two stages, the group stage and the single elimination stage. Teams who placed in the…
I recently previewed the World Electronic Sports Games (WESG) Mettlestate Southern Africa #Dota2 qualifiers being held this weekend. In it we also speak to Kaameel Chicktay and Nicholas “Schlinks” Dammert (you can read it here if you missed it), who make a few predictions about the event. It’s a pretty interesting interview that gives you a glimpse of what people…
The World Electronic Sports Games Southern Africa #Dota2 qualifiers (hosted locally by Mettlestate) take place this weekend and some of the biggest names will be going ham in an attempt to win a seed to the main WESG event in China later this year. There’s also $2,000 up for grabs for the team that wins, as if teams needed the…
In early October we published an article outlining a decision Orena made regarding withholding winnings from teams who competed in their Dota2 and CS:GO Prem Ladder events, after the fact. In the article (you can read it here) we argued that Orena should #PayBackTheMoney to the teams that competed, and we even spoke to Orena regarding the issue. We weren’t…
This past weekend teams competed in both Orena and Mega8 Dota2 fixtures. We summarize the results for you below. Mega8 Esports Pro16 Open Qualifiers The Mega8 Esports Pro16 open qualifiers saw 16 teams battle it out via the Swiss system for just 8 spots at the Pro16 League. Teams competed in up to five Best-of-One matches. Teams that won 3…
We wrote an article some months ago discussing both the launch of the Orena Championship Series (OCS) as well as the Premier Ladders for CSGO and Dota2. While OCS boasted over R1 million in prizes for both titles, the Prem Ladder consisted of mostly tier 2 teams competing for roughly R50,000 and a chance to earn a wildcard seed into…
The VS Gaming Championships South African Dota2 tier 1 MGOs have been making major changes to their Dota2 rosters during the annual roster shuffle period. Since VS Gaming Masters tournaments have concluded for 2017, many MGOs are now focused on strengthening their Dota2 teams. At the same time the VS Gaming Championships at rAge beckon for tier 2 teams. The following…
Alpha Star Gaming merges with HiVe Gaming | Picks up a DotA2 Roster Alpha Star Gaming is a relatively new MGO in the South African market, founded as recently as the 3rd of August 2017. The MGO has high hopes for their newly established organization, “It took two weeks for the newly formed team to create a vision and start…