{"id":61874,"date":"2014-02-10T14:35:22","date_gmt":"2014-02-10T12:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=61874"},"modified":"2014-02-12T10:42:19","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T08:42:19","slug":"south-africa-10th-in-global-esport-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/61874-south-africa-10th-in-global-esport-ranking","title":{"rendered":"South Africa 9th in global eSport ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update: Corrected article to reflect SA in 9th position.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

In 2012, South Africa ranked 18th of 34, and in 2011 ranked 13th of 26.<\/p>\n

“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
\nGeneral Secretary.<\/p>\n

“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.”<\/p>\n

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is an affiliate of the South African Confederation of Sport and Olympic Committee (SASCOC).<\/p>\n

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Rank<\/strong><\/td>\nCountry<\/strong><\/td>\nPoints<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nKorea<\/td>\n321<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nSweden<\/td>\n147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nRussia<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nNetherlands<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nFinland<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nFrance<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nRomania<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nCanada<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSerbia<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nSpain<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nMongolia<\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nIsrael<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nDenmark<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nBulgaria<\/td>\n22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nBelgium<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nPortugal<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nSwitzerland<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nTunisia<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nAustria<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nAzerbaijan<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nPhilippines<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nNorway<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

The 2013 South African team members were:<\/p>\n

League of Legends<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Name of Player<\/strong><\/td>\nClub<\/strong><\/td>\nResidence<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conradie van Heerden (captain)<\/td>\nROCCAT<\/td>\nDurbanville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Myburg Brink<\/td>\nROCCAT<\/td>\nStrand<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Willem Str\u020dfeldt<\/td>\n2up Gamers<\/td>\nBellville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kyle Rhoodie<\/td>\n2up Gamers<\/td>\nBrackenfell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marco Botha<\/td>\n2up Gamers<\/td>\nBellville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n
Name of Player<\/strong><\/td>\nClub<\/strong><\/td>\nResidence<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yolandi Williams<\/td>\nDeviation Gaming<\/td>\nKempton Park<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

Tekken Tag Tournament 2<\/h3>\n
\n\n\n\n
Name of Player<\/strong><\/td>\nClub<\/strong><\/td>\nResidence<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lyrene K\u00fchn<\/td>\nKnights Mind Sports Club<\/td>\nKimberley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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The Lego Movie Videogame launch date announced<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Batman Arkham Origins ditches patches, favours DLC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Developer earns R550,000 per day, game ruined his life<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Survival RPG to use virtual recreation of Earth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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