Klerksdorp Record, Klerksdorp - Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has just held its Combined Online Provincial Championships for Schools on Freedom Day.
The provincial championship enabled participants to qualify for MSSA’s National Team Trials (NTT) which will be used to select South Africa’s National Protea Teams to attend the international events to which South Africa will send official teams. There were no less than five provinces represented, and more importantly, there were more females participating. Of the 20 athletes who earned provincial colours, seven are females.
Eden Ragovan of KHS won Clash Royale for high schools and that earned him NW colours. Luther Peens of KHS tied with Neith Narain of PRoNHS for the Rocket League High School title.
The female esports team, Middies (Hoërskool Middelburg), had a good showing in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang esports title. The team has now earned High School Provincial Colours as well as being the youngest all female team in the game title to qualify for National Team Trials, and may very well end up in the National Squad and/or Protea Team.
Of course, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang is just one of the six titles which MSSA has entered to contest at IESF’s 16th World Championships. Mikara Nokraj (Dawnview High School) who so ably represented South Africa in the 2023 Afro-Arab League in Riyadh, has continued to go from strength to strength and improve her standard in each and every championship in which she has played.
