Another week proves there is always something happening in the South African gaming scene.
This past weekend saw the Trenchtown Gaming Tournament which featured Black Ops 2 and FIFA 14. Our full report is available here.
South African eSports Association
The new organisation which appears to be aligning itself as an MSSA competitor will be holding its votes for committee members online this Friday (25 October) from 8pm. The voting will be hosted live from the MWEB Gamezone offices and beamed live “worldwide to Skype, Google+ and Twitch for everyone to have their say on how we blast gaming in SA into the future.” [Source]
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Legends 2up Cup
Monday night was the weekly dose of Legends FIFA action. Eleven players got their virtual boots on and battled it out in two groups and on to a knockout. Lee – who ended second at Trenchtown the day before – proved the strongest on the day and beat Shane 2-0 in the final.
More details and pictures here.
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MSSA School eSports
Roedean School was the host for this past weekend’s SA School eSports Championships featuring DotA and CounterStrike 1.6.
The top three placings after the matches were complete:
| Position | School | Points |
|
1 |
HTS Witbank |
18 |
|
2 |
St John’s College |
17 |
|
3 |
Pretoria Boys High |
10 |
Game results:
DotA
| Position | School |
|
1 |
HTS Witbank |
|
2 |
Northcliff High School |
|
3 |
St John’s College |
CounterStrike 1.6
| Position | School |
|
1 |
Pretoria Boys High School |
|
2 |
St John’s College |
|
3 |
HTS Witbank |
The following were awarded their SA High School National Federation colours:
| Name | School | Game |
| Joshua Dehlen | Pretoria Boys | CounterStrike 1.6 |
| Marcell Fick | HTS Witbank | DotA |
| Alex Frow | Pretoria Boys | CounterStrike 1.6 |
| Warren Graham | HTS Witbank | DotA |
| Roy Haug | Pretoria Boys | CounterStrike 1.6 |
| Jaco la Grange | HTS Witbank | DotA |
| Jyoshil Pitamber (re-award) | Pretoria Boys | DotA |
| Ruaan Prinsloo | HTS Witbank | DotA |
| Athanasios Singh (re-award) | Pretoria Boys | CounterStrike 1.6 |
| Peter van der Merwe (re-award) | Pretoria Boys | CounterStrike 1.6 |
| McLeod Weir | HTS Witbank | DotA |
Photographs from the event can be seen here.
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ROCCAT to sponsor the Protea eSports Team
ROCCAT has become a sponsor of the Protea eSports Team. The partnership with the MSSA also planning to “deliver very much more to the gamers in terms of the role-out of Regional Championships as well as to the hosting of test matches on South African soil.”
The press release did not go into any details about the exact nature of the sponsorship, or what the partnership will bring to South African gamers.
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Xbox SA Podcast
Episode 2 – The ‘Hype’ Episode.
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Upcoming Events
- 2upGamers Community is still apparently scheduled for tomorrow night (Friday, 25 October), but no details have been announced yet.
- You have until tomorrow to sign up for the Final Blast Tournament.
- We have a suspicion that the Limpopo Provincial Championships are not happening…
- The EFL is kicking off this Sunday (27 October). At the time of writing there was one spot still available in this 20 man league.
- The H.I.V.E. is running a Halloween special on 31 October and 1 November. Pay just R30 an hour at the venue in Monte Casino, and as a bonus, if you “come dressed for the occasion” you will “get ONE free hour with first purchase”.
- You can still register for the MWEB Gamezone ‘Clash of Titles’ event. Battlefield 4 goes head-to-head with Call of Duty Ghosts. The event is scheduled for 8 November, and registration closes on 4 November.
- The Chasing Inspiration LAN – a charity LAN – kicks off on 8 November. More here.
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For more events happening this October, head here.
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Know of anything gaming related happening or happened in South Africa? Drop us an email at info@zombiegamer.co.za and we will do our best to cover it.
