Mweb has teamed up with ClanBase to run professional tournaments for competitive local gamers. ClanBase claims to be one of the world’s largest online gaming leagues with over 20,000 people playing a match through ClanBase every day.

ClanBase hosts competitions for almost all games that are played competitively. The service provides clans with pages, forums, news, files, ladders, leagues and advanced systems to very-easily arrange matches in several ladders and cup tournaments.

Through ClanBase’s contacts, Mweb will also facilitate international friendlies, giving top SA clans the opportunity to hone their skills against European clans. Mweb said that a number of European Battlefield clans are already on board for the friendly matches.

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Desmond Kurz, Mweb online gaming manager, said “bringing the level of competition that Europe enjoys to South Africa will draw more local gamers into online gaming and sharpen their competitive gaming skills to compete internationally.”

“Mweb is committed to growing the local gaming market. Our partnership with ClanBase will enable us to facilitate bringing South Africa a step closer to international competitions. It will also help competitive local clans become serious contenders through the opportunity to test and grow their skills against more opponents,” said Kurz.

Kurz also explained that by building South Africa’s gaming capacity in popular titles or genres, international gaming vendors are more likely to start taking notice of South Africa and invest in the local gaming market.

Kurz added that ClanBase’s expertise and international experience will ensure professionally managed tournaments. “ClanBase has over a decade of experience to draw on for the benefit of the South African community – not only in the execution of tournaments, but also in the judging, setting up rules, cheat and abuse policies and enforcing these,” said Kurz.

Mweb and ClanBase will begin with a fun Free For All (FFA) tournament for Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3, followed by more traditional tournaments. The FFA is to attract gamers and demonstrate to newcomers what it is like to play in tournaments, as well as give new players the chance to form a team so they can participate in the follow-up tournaments.

All dates will be announced on Mweb GameZone.

Mads Ehrhardt, GGL / ClanBase’s Managing Director for Europe, said “It’s rare to get the opportunity to work with an ISP that understands and wishes to strengthen e-sport in their market. With the commitment Mweb is making, we’re very excited to establish a better presence in South Africa and offer our services and know-how to the overall benefit of the South African gaming community.”

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How it all works

Similar to how ClanBase operates in Europe, it encourages users to request ladders and cups in the games they find interesting, for example, Battlefield 3, which ClanBase will then arrange. ClanBase will also reach out to the users to help them facilitate admins, rules and, most importantly, active participation in the ladders and cups.

If you are leader of your clan, all you have to do is create your own personal account on ClanBase, create a clan, and invite your members to join. After that you can sign up your clan to one or more ladders, challenge other clans and see how good you are.