With yesterday’s VS Gaming Qualifiers drawing to a close for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, there have been a few surprises to say the very least. The Qualifiers determined which teams will be part of the Masters and Premier Divisions respectively. To plagiarise (read directly copy) my esteemed and rather diminutive colleague Chris “Sargon” House, here is how the competition format worked.…
2018 has barely started and already competitive South African Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players are right back in the fray. The African Qualifiers for WESG Season Two are upon us! Why is this WESG Qualifier important? The team that wins the South African leg of the qualifier will be booking their place at the World Electronics Sports Games (WESG) World Finals.…
The ESEA Season 26 Grand Final will be beamed all over the world tonight, courtesy of the fine folk from Mettlestate. First, a retrospective of the Semi Finals that predicated this Final, followed by a preview of the final. The Semi Finals in Review Bravado Gaming vs Goliath Gaming: 2 – 0 The first map was Cobblestone, and on Goliath’s…
The first of the ESEA South Africa Season 26 Semi Finals are coming your way later tonight. What happened last week after my Quarter Final preview article? What can we look forward to in the Semi Finals? Read on. The Quarter Finals in review Goliath Gaming vs Exdee Gaming: 2 – 0 After a flurry of force buys on either…
The group stages of ESEA South Africa Season 26 have come to a close. As expected, South Africa’s top two, Energy eSports and Bravado Gaming are neck and neck with each other at the top of the log. Energy took the top spot due to winning against Bravado earlier in the competition. The playoffs will be running for the next…
The Thulani “LighteRTZ” Sishi-led Big 5 eSports has come on in leaps and bounds since their debut in Season One of the ESL African CS:GO Championships. Made up the remnants of previous White Rabbit Gaming and Aperture Gaming lineups, they’ve certainly made their mark on the championship after finishing a highly commendable third in the inaugural season. Disclaimer Some of…
One of the biggest paydays in South African esports happened this past weekend in the Mettlestate Samsung Galaxy CS:GO Champs when Bravado Gaming walked off with the lion’s share of R1 million. The top eight teams from the online qualifiers kicked the LAN battle off on Friday 5 May with match one featuring tournament favourites Bravado Gaming up against Ventus Pro. The…
This weekend sees the culmination of the Mettlestate Samsung Galaxy CS:GO Championship when the final eight teams battle for the lion’s share of the R1 million up for grabs. The LAN finals will take place in Sandton but spectator tickets to the venue are limited and only available via numerous giveaway mechanics (that didn’t include us because zombies are probably scary…
When R1 million, or even R1,5 million isn’t enough, there’s a R2 million tournament for (South) Africa. Kwesé has announced the ESL African Championship which will see Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Hearthstone featured in the R2 million (or $150,000 US) series. The tournaments will be see a series of online qualifiers that will culminate in a grand final (featuring the top…
With the Mettlestate Samsung Galaxy CS:GO Championship group phase just past its midway point, we felt it was high time we looped you in on where things stand. And it all stands quite on type currently with the teams expected to be holding on to the top spot in their group doing just that. The only real upset so far…