{"id":101170,"date":"2016-08-15T10:06:16","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T08:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=101170"},"modified":"2016-08-15T10:10:40","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T08:10:40","slug":"the-best-gaming-schools-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/101170-the-best-gaming-schools-in-the-country","title":{"rendered":"The best gaming schools in the country"},"content":{"rendered":"

While many of us grew up playing traditional school sports like cricket and rugby at high school, today’s teenagers are trying out for a regular space in their school’s eSports team.<\/p>\n

As a result, it should come as no surprise that when the MSSA revealed its\u00a0latest rankings for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the majority of competitors comprise of high school teams.<\/p>\n

Out of the 26 ranked teams, there are no less than 18 teams are school teams, which include teams from such prestigious schools as\u00a0St John’s College<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Parklands College<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Jeppe Boys<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0DF Malan<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Parktown Boys<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Rondebosch<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Fairmont High<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0St Conrad’s College<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Pretoria Boys<\/a><\/strong>, Hoerskool Generaal Hertzog<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Maritzburg College<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Northcliff High<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Out of those school’s DF Malan<\/strong>, Northcliff High<\/strong>, and St John’s College<\/strong> has all regularly provided athletes to the Protea eSports Team.<\/p>\n

You can check out the full rankings below:<\/p>\n

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CounterStrike: GO Rankings<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Position<\/strong><\/th>\nName of Player<\/th>\nClub<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nWRG<\/td>\nWhite Rabbit Gaming<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nTera – Qube<\/td>\nAnteria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nVOID<\/td>\nSt John’s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\nPORAXYSM<\/td>\nAll Stars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\nVIGILANTES<\/td>\nTV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\nflikadawist<\/td>\nDF Malan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\nVOID<\/td>\nSt John’s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\nDELTA<\/td>\nAll Stars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\nRondebosch Boys High<\/td>\nRBHS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\nPhantom Troupe – Branden<\/td>\nFairmont<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/strong><\/td>\nPG – 18<\/td>\nParklands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/strong><\/td>\nPride<\/td>\nParktown Boys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/strong><\/td>\nQUANTM<\/td>\nSt Conrads<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/strong><\/td>\nPFU<\/td>\nFairmont<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/strong><\/td>\nFairmont High School<\/td>\nFairmont<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/strong><\/td>\nSPEARR<\/td>\nSt Johsn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/strong><\/td>\nTesseract<\/td>\nJeppe Boys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/strong><\/td>\nPBHS red<\/td>\nPretoria Boys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/strong><\/td>\nHGH<\/td>\nHoerskool Generaal Hertzog<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/strong><\/td>\nAll Stars<\/td>\nAll Stars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/strong><\/td>\nPRONHS<\/td>\nNorthcliff High<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/strong><\/td>\nLAGSTEPS<\/td>\nBNKR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/strong><\/td>\nPG16<\/td>\nParklands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/strong><\/td>\nVGR146<\/td>\nLofdal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/strong><\/td>\nPBHS white<\/td>\nPretoria Boys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/strong><\/td>\nMaritzburg College<\/td>\nMaritzburg College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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