It would be remiss of me not to point out that Rush Esports is not a standalone event as in previous years, so the headline should be: ‘What to expect at Rush Esports x GeekFest this weekend’. With that out of the way, there is plenty of esports action on the agenda at the event. There is also around R450,000 in cash,…
Bravado Gaming’s Call of Duty team spent a weekend in London for the Call of Duty World League event. Their excursion marked one of a limited number of times a South African console Call of Duty team have played outside of the homeland. It also saw Bravado Gaming (BvD) carry the flag proudly, making it into the second day of play. Their…
This weekend, the Bravado Gaming Call of Duty team are playing in the United Kingdom. The PlayStation 4 team will be participating in the Call of Duty World League London open bracket. On the line is a cash prize and an opportunity to face off against the world’s current top 16 professional teams. Continue reading this article originally posted on Esports Central here
This past weekend, the ‘official South African FIFA esports team’ found themselves in action against the world’s best in the FIFA eNations Cup. The action unfolded live in London, and while South Africa were knocked out in the group phase of the competition, there are a few positives to be taken way from the campaign. South Africa were in Group…
Azi (Sinister5) and YvngSavage (Goliath Gaming) qualify for the 2019 FIFA eNations Cup.
Bravado Gaming has announced that Project Destiny has come to an end, as has their successful CS:GO team. Following the recent cancellation of the crowdfunding initiative, speculation suggested the team would either be picked up by another organisation, or that a corporate saviour was on hand. In this case, it seems both options existed. An offer from Denial Esports was all too good to pass up…
South African Call of Duty, Overwatch and PUBG players have until 11 January 2019 to register their teams for the Smartcall leagues. The leagues are born from the recent R10 million partnership agreement announced between Mettlestate and Smartcall. A total prize pool of R10,000 per title is on offer across ‘Pro’ and ‘Open’ divisions. The prize pool breakdown can be found below. The…
VS Gaming have announced that registrations are now open for their 2019 league season(s). The announcement reveals changes to season structures and the departure of two old stalwart titles in Hearthstone and Battlefield 4. Battlefield is completely gone (for now at least), while Hearthstone is essentially replaced by Artifact. Other key changes for 2019 sees a “redistribution of prizes to aid community…
ESWC Africa for CS:GO has (recently) been announced but it is only open to selected North African countries. Of course, the exclusion of South Africa has not gone down particularly well with some players in the community. Many have questioned why this exclusion occurred. Some have accused apparent missteps by Orena during the 2017 qualifiers as a reason. However, while Orena’s Luca Tucconi has officially admitted…
Following the announcement earlier this week of the prize pool for the VS Gaming Championship, the prize pool for the Masters has at last been revealed. After nearly nine months of battle, the CS:GO and Dota 2 Masters teams will each battle for their share of the R600,000 cash up for grabs. There’s an additional R20,000 cash up for grabs for the…