{"id":46420,"date":"2012-10-25T11:01:36","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T09:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=46420"},"modified":"2012-10-25T11:01:36","modified_gmt":"2012-10-25T09:01:36","slug":"sa-pro-gamer-heads-to-e-sports-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/46420-sa-pro-gamer-heads-to-e-sports-world-cup","title":{"rendered":"SA pro gamer heads to e-sports World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"

South African professional gamer Robert \u201cPandaTank\u201d Botha has got thenod to compete on the world stage of gaming competitions, the 2012 Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC).<\/p>\n

The ESWC will take place in Porte de Versailles, Paris, alongside the Paris Games Week trade fair.<\/p>\n

The world\u2019s best players will compete for a first prize of $20,000 (R175\u00a0274), second prize of $12,000 (R105\u00a0143), and third-place will receive a respectable $8,000 (R70\u00a0091).<\/p>\n

Robert will be competing alongside players from the USA, France, Ukraine, China, Japan, Argentina, Sweden and Korea.<\/p>\n

PandaTank recently got invited to the prestigious Razer gaming academy<\/a> in Los Angeles, California, in order to hone his skills and progress his gaming career further.<\/p>\n

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Source: ESWC<\/a><\/h5>\n

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