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…
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…
Been a week of firsts in South Africa with the big news that Comic Con was making its official debut later this year, and that local servers for Rainbow Six Siege were on the horizon. And some say, nothing good ever happens here… Some news you may have missed in the last week: Zombiegamer: AfrEsports | Details, schedule and more Zombiegamer: Comic…
When you’re looking to find out what’s happening around the country when it comes to gaming, then visiting us just once a week should keep you informed. And then you can go back to work, school or home without any guilt. A few things you may have missed this past week: Zombiegamer: [Photos] UCON 2018 ACGL: MGMS Grand Finals Set for Kick…
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…
2018 is now in full swing. We’re heading to UCON this weekend with our sister organisation ACGL, but there is plenty more happening elsewhere in the country this week. Read on to find out more, and to find out what you may have missed elsewhere: Zombiegamer: World Electronic Sports Games Dota2 Southern Africa Qualifiers: Preview ACGL: AfrEsports | Call of Duty Team…
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…
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 year has only just got rolling and there have already been some intriguing announcements from the local esports scene. Bravado Gaming have announced their plans to head to the USA for a year and ACGL have plenty of tournament and LAN action planned. Read more about it all below. In the meanwhile, here are a few articles you may…
Registrations are open for African qualifiers. And there’s $5,500,000 up for grabs in the Grand Finals.