South Africa 9th in global eSport ranking

Update: Corrected article to reflect SA in 9th position.

The International eSports Federation has released its global rankings based on 2013 performance, and South Africa has ranked 9th in the world out of 23 member nations.

In 2012, South Africa ranked 18th of 34, and in 2011 ranked 13th of 26.

“Thanks to the sterling efforts of the 2013 MWEB Protea eSports team that attended the 2013 IeSF World Championships, South Africa is now ranked higher than ever before,” said Colin Webster
General Secretary.

“Even though the team did not return home in 2013 with any medals, the overall standard of the team had improved, and the team was able to arduously climb up the ladder to force into being ranked 10th in the world,” said Webster. “A big thank you is thus extended to every member of the team who contributed towards this fine achievement.”

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is an affiliate of the South African Confederation of Sport and Olympic Committee (SASCOC).

Rank	Country	Points
1	Korea	321
2	Sweden	147
3	Russia	83
4	Netherlands	72
5	Finland	69
6	France	67
7	Romania	59
8	Canada	52
9	Serbia	43
9	South Africa	43
11	Spain	36
12	Mongolia	31
13	Israel	27
14	Denmark	26
15	Bulgaria	22
16	Belgium	21
17	Portugal	16
17	Switzerland	16
17	Tunisia	16
20	Austria	11
20	Azerbaijan	11
20	Philippines	11
23	Norway	5

The 2013 South African team members were:

League of Legends

Name of Player	Club	Residence
Conradie van Heerden (captain)	ROCCAT	Durbanville
Myburg Brink	ROCCAT	Strand
Willem Strȍfeldt	2up Gamers	Bellville
Kyle Rhoodie	2up Gamers	Brackenfell
Marco Botha	2up Gamers	Bellville