Through hard work, dedication and sheer perseverance, Mind Sports South Africa has carved a solid reputation for eSports both internationally and at home in South Africa. Ryan Boyes an Emalahleni resident and manager for the Protea team took the players through. This year the International eSports Federation (IeSF) World Championships was hosted in the heart of eSports, that is, Seoul, South Korea
“As manager, Ryan lead the team to a very credible finish overall among some very tough competition at the 6th World Championships which were held in Baku, Azerbijan. Proving South Africa is punching far above its weight,” explained Colin Webster secretary for MSSA.
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The game titles in which the MWEB South African Protea eSports Team competed in are League of Legends, StarCraft II, and HearthStone. Wynand ‘ViViD’ Meiring will represent South Africa for HearthStone. Wynand has proved himself at the 2014 SA National Championships, Gauteng Provincial Championships, and National Team Trials to be a very tough competitor.
They recently finished a respectable 12th place at the seventh annual IeSF world championship.
Nathan ‘StatiC’ Anderson has once again been selected to represent South Africa in StarCraft. Nathan is now a seasoned warhorse when it comes to international competition having represented South Africa in Bucharest in 2013 and in Baku in 2014. This selection is the third year that Nathan has been included in the team.
The League of Legends (LoL) team, captained by the ever efficient Maryke ‘Ykie’ Kennard. Her team did well in the group stage at the world champs.
