{"id":105923,"date":"2016-09-29T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T07:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=105923"},"modified":"2016-09-29T10:04:33","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T08:04:33","slug":"everything-you-need-to-know-about-south-africas-r1-million-gaming-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/105923-everything-you-need-to-know-about-south-africas-r1-million-gaming-tournament","title":{"rendered":"Everything you need to know about South Africa&#8217;s R1 million gaming tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Telkom DGL Masters finals are\u00a0set to kick off on 7 October, and will be hosted at <strong>rAge Expo 2016 in Johannesburg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The Masters will consist of two tournaments, one for <strong>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/strong> and another for <strong>Dota 2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The eight Multi Gaming Organisations taking part in the event will field teams for both games and will compete for a prize pool of <strong>R1 million<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>All games will be streamed live <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/TelkomGaming\/live\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Below are the MGOs competing in the Telkom DGL Masters Finals:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/telkomgaming.co.za\/category\/masters\/aperture-gaming-clan\/\">Aperture Gaming<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/telkomgaming.co.za\/category\/bravado-gaming\/\">Bravado Gaming<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/telkomgaming.co.za\/category\/masters\/carbon-esports-clan\/\">CarboN eSports<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/telkomgaming.co.za\/category\/damage-control\/\">Damage Control<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/telkomgaming.co.za\/category\/masters\/flipside-gaming-clan\/\" target=\"_blank\">Flipsid3\u00a0Tactics South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/telkomgaming.co.za\/category\/veneration-esports\/\">Veneration E-Sports<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/telkomgaming.co.za\/category\/white-rabbit-gaming\/\">White Rabbit Gaming<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/telkomgaming.co.za\/category\/xperts-at-total-chaos\/\">Xperts@Total.Chaos<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the eight biggest MGOs in South Africa, the Telkom DGL Masters tournament will also a number of quality commentators, including the world-famous <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.teamliquid.net\/starcraft2\/ReDeYe\" target=\"_blank\">Paul &#8220;Redeye&#8221; Chaloner<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>who will be hosting the event.<\/p>\n<p>Below are the local Esports shoutcasters\u00a0who will be providing commentary:<\/p>\n<p><strong>CSGO<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Barry &#8216;Anthrax&#8217; Louzada<\/strong> (Desk Host)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michael &#8216;Axtremes&#8217; Harmse<\/strong> (Commentator)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nathaneal &#8216;BurningRed&#8217; Slabbert<\/strong> (Commentator)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adam &#8216;Wham&#8217; Postepski<\/strong> (Commentator)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matt &#8216;Haze&#8217; Stott<\/strong> (Commentator)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Dota 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nicholas &#8216;WilsonXXXL&#8217; Marsicano<\/strong> (Desk Host)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jackie &#8216;Rainz&#8217; Chung<\/strong> (Analyst)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Devin &#8216;HellbirD&#8217; Rigotti<\/strong> (Commentator)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shaun &#8216;Profeci&#8217; Murrell<\/strong> (Commentator)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jonathan &#8216;Jubba&#8217; Simon<\/strong> (Commentator)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sean &#8216;Snare&#8217; Rihlamvu<\/strong> (Commentator)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Telkom will also be giving away over 500 5GB FreeMe data vouchers throughout the weekend as well as a lucky draw for a 20GB data voucher. 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