to be held in Baku.

Saturday, 4 October 2014

The Calendar is no less busy than in previous years, and it has increased the number of on-line championships both at school level as well as for Premier players.

Unfortunately certain events have been dropped, such as the On-line Schools StarCraft Championships, but what with StarCraft II being played very actively in the MSSA's MWEB On-line Schools championships, such a duplication is no longer required.

I feel that the moving of the Free State Championship to June is also encouraging. To hold the Free State event in September is quite awkward for this eSports hungry province. Generally the MSSA holds its National Team Trials for the IeSF's World Championships in early September, which I feel may have compromised some of the wonderful talentthat exists in the province.

Wednesday, 1 October 2014

As interest and excitement grows within the selected team for the
IeSF's 2014 World Championships to be held in Baku from 12 to 17
November

2014, both the Federation and
the team members are hard at work trying to ready themselves for
the test of the year.

Through the IeSF's on-line test matches, South Africa is able to
test the team against worthy adversaries. The European teams of
course, are able to attend many more tournaments than what
cash-strapped South Africans can, and thus develop their teams to
apparently unassailable heights.

However, through South African determination and sheer fortitude,
South African gamers have been able to, from time-to-time, scale
the misconceptions and establish themselves as contenders in the
highly competitive world of eSports.

The on-line test
matches thus provide a valuable platform for the South African
eSports players