Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) held its annual Combined Online Provincial Championships for Schools on 23 April 2022 which was expertly umpired by Anneke Lourens Luies. Anneke has proven herself over the course of the year, having umpired over four events, that she is an able, and one of the best umpires, MSSA has ever had.

The event had schools participating from many of South Africa’s provinces, which is showing the continued growth of esports at school level. The championship is also important for helping athletes qualify for National Team Trials, as well as helping learner athletes prepare themselves for the 2022 NWU MSSA Online School League.

At the 2022 Combined Online Provincial Championships for Schools, seven esports titles were played, and 19 players were automatically awarded High School Provincial Colours for having won every single round in which they played – a fine achievement indeed! It should be noted that CCL Knights, from Crawford College Lonehill, have qualified for the prestigious National Team Trials. The team selected at such trials shall fight at the African regional Championships for a berth to represent South Africa at IESF’s World Esports Championships in Bali in late November this year. The full results for the Combined Online Provincial Championships for Schools are as follows:

Armand Welgemoed of Hoërskool Klerksdorp is fast establishing himself as the athlete to beat in the Clash Royale esports title.