Come March 2019 a number of South African esports competitors will be in China competing for their share of $5.5 million in prize money. But before that, Mettlestate are hosting the qualifiers to determine who that will be. From today until Sunday (11 November 2018), registrations are open for the local qualifiers for Dota 2, CS:GO, Hearthstone and StarCraft II. On the…
It took six matches over the course of a day to determine the champion in Mettlestate’s first Call of Duty tournament. Energy Esports stood tallest, going through the double elimination playoffs undefeated to secure the lion’s share of the cash prize pool. The Energy Esports team faced their old rivals Bravado Gaming in the grand final of the R50,000 ASTRO CoD Championship.
Another whirlwind of a week has gone by and there’s only time to breathe briefly before we race on to Cape Town’s Electronics & Gaming Expo on the weekend of 27 to 29 July. Tournament registrations for a variety of titles have rolled out but we suspect being there over the weekend will reveal more. We will hopefully see many…
We’re in the heart of the busy season now with gaming events pretty much happening every week until mid-October. If you want to keep in the loop, we’d say making our weekly wrap part of your must-visits would be… very kind of you. See, we appreciate you. And your brains. Up first, tournament registrations for EGE 2018 have started opening.…
Get your weekly dose of local gaming news here and now. Upcoming events and more drawn from around the country so you don’t have to do the leg work yourself. And first, here’s the news you may have missed from elsewhere: ACGL: Rush Esports 2018 Goes Large Esports Central: VS Gaming Overwatch Leg 3 Prem Div. results wrap-up Esports Central: Quick Hit: MSI…
Mettlestate has announced details of their upcoming Evetech Champions League for CS:GO. The announcement followed their show match featuring the CS:GO Legends and Leetpro Esports on Sunday night. The Seasons The Evetech Champions League will boast a R50,000 cash prize pool per season, with a total of four promised. The Evetech and Lenovo sponsored tournament series will feature 16 teams. These top 16 teams will…
Let’s dispense with the niceties and get right into it shall we? There’s still a little time left to pick up an Xbox One 1TB bundle for a discounted price. Details can be found here. Dota 2 teams also have very little time to get registered for the Mettlestate ASUS ROG Cup. Only today (7 June) until 12pm still in…
Counter-Strike, FIFA 18 and Fortnite all feature with over R150,000 in prizes up for grabs. The tournaments will be operated by Mettlestate and ACGL over the course of the 3-day event. VODACOM 4U FOOTBALL CUP The FIFA 18 tournament (operated by ACGL) features eight heats. The top four players per heat will return on Sunday to compete for the cash…
Mettlestate and ASUS Republic of Gamers are bringing Dota 2 fans in South Africa a tournament – the ASUS ROG Dota 2 Cup The tournament offers a R55,000 prize pool and will be open to all teams via registration. An open qualifier into a 16-team group stage will lead to a double elimination bracket which all concludes on 12 August. Registrations…
If you’re into gaming and geek culture, then this coming weekend is the one for you. There is plenty on the horizon and it’s almost happening all over the country. Details can be found below, but let’s kick off with local articles you may have missed recently: Zombiegamer: Souzern Lions brings FACEIT to South Africa Zombiegamer: CS:GO Evetech Champions League and show…