The championship was a last chance for many esports athletes to qualify for MSSA’s National Team Trials to be held on 25 March 2023 at which the team will be selected to officially represent South Africa at the African Qualifiers which lead up to IESF’s 15th World Esports Championships to be held in Lasi, Romania in August 2023.
All Registered Players who have finished in the top three places, or the top 20% – whichever is greater, are entitled to enter trials.
However, it must be remembered that all players must have a valid passport at the date of entry.
It was indeed exciting to watch just how much all the female teams have improved.
White Rabbit Gaming Club’s (WRG) female team astounded all with their skill and sportsmanship. The team demolished all the female opposition and narrowly lost to the male team which ultimately won the premier event.
It is expected that the selection process for the esports title will be hotly contested.
Other female teams that excelled are:
- Roedean College – League of Legends, and
- Northcliff High School – Mobile Legends: Bang, Bang
The high standard of play saw a number of Registered Players being awarded Provincial Colours. Only Limpopo and Northern Cape did not have rRegistered Players who did not earn provincial colours.
The winners are as follows:
| Title | Name of player/team | Club | Provincial Colours awarded |
| Clash of Clans – Premier | Christo van Zyl | Point High School | Western Cape |
| Clash of Clans – Hgh School | Martin venter | Hoër Volkskool | |
| Clash Royale – Premier | Jimmy Swanepoel | Point High School | Western Cape |
| Clash Royale – High School | Norrice Le Roux | Point High School | |
|
CS:GO – Premier
|
ZAG CS | ZAG Academy | |
| Josh Chapman | Western Cape | ||
| Sebastian Montoya-Pelaez | Western Cape | ||
| Michael de Villiers | Western Cape | ||
| Josh Orelowitz | Western Cape | ||
| Thomas Venables | Gauteng | ||
| Ayush Singh (sub) | KwaZulu Natal | ||
|
CS:GO – Premier – Female
|
White Rabbit Gaming | White Rabbit Gaming | |
| Karla Grewar | Gauteng | ||
| Kaylee Ludick | Gauteng | ||
| Rochelle Elizabeth Noortman | Free State | ||
| Roelien van Dyk | Gauteng | ||
| Jessica Eleez Greeff | KwaZulu Natal | ||
|
DotA – Premier
|
ZAG DOTA 1 | ZAG Academy | |
| Suhail Khan | Gauteng | ||
| Travis John Waters | Western Cape | ||
| Mark Kilian Lehle | Gauteng | ||
| Mohammad Dhooma | Eastern Cape | ||
| Nicholas Dammert | Gauteng | ||
|
DotA – High School
|
CCL Knights | Crawford College Lonehill | |
| Howie Chen | Gauteng High School | ||
| Srivar Premjeeth | Gauteng High School | ||
| Arav Harrielal | Gauteng High School | ||
| Ashen Naidoo | Gauteng High School | ||
| Tej Kistasamy | Gauteng High School | ||
| eFootball – Premier | Ridah Hendricks | PES Society | Western Cape |
| FIFA 23 – Premier | Rethabile Masangane | NWU | |
| FIFA 23 – High School | Antonie Botes | Hoër Volkskool | |
| HearthStone | Kyle Vorster | ZAG Academy | Gauteng |
|
League of Legends
|
TuksEsports | TuksEsports | |
| Thomas Stephanus Swanepoel | TuksEsports | Gauteg | |
| Hein van Rooy | TuksEsports | Gauteng | |
| Jason Harris | TuksEsports | KwaZulu-Natal | |
| Johannes Gysbert Du Preez | TuksEsports | Gauteng | |
| Fabio Spazzoli | TuksEsports | Gauteng | |
|
League of Legends Female
|
Roedean Paladins | Roedean | |
| Hannah Schreiber | Roedean | Gauteng | |
| Ireoluwatomiwa Iluyemi | Roedean | Gauteng | |
| Aadilah Noorbhai | Roedean | Gauteng | |
| Abigail Adonis | Roedean | Gauteng | |
| Caitlin Newman | Roedean | Gauteng | |
|
League of Legends – High School
|
Grotto | Middies | |
| Lu-Zelle Kruger | Mpumalanga High School | ||
| Xavier de Beer | Mpumalanga High School | ||
| Patric Nel | Mpumalanga High School | ||
| Dylan Putek | Mpumalanga High School | ||
| Calvin Kok | Mpumalanga High School | ||
|
Mobile Legends Premier
|
MOMS Legends | Masters of Mind Sports | |
| Leone Loftus (Captain) | Free State | ||
| Joost Loftus | Free State | ||
| Leonard Loftus | Free State | ||
| Adriaan du Plessis | Gauteng | ||
| Dewald Greyling | Gauteng | ||
|
Mobile Legends Female
|
Pr0NHS | Northcliff High School | |
| Kennedy Cassells (captain) | Gauteng | ||
| Isabella Lawrence | Gauteng | ||
| Siann Richardson | Gauteng | ||
| Beverly Makhafola | Gauteng | ||
| Sadie Rennie | Gauteng | ||
| Rocket League – Premier – 1 v 1 | Ngwazi Mathebula | Middies | Mpumalanga |
| Rocket League – High School – 1 v 1 | Nathan Jacobs | Middies | |
|
Rocket League – Premier – 3 v 3
|
MIGHTY TEDDY BEARS | King Edward VII School | |
| Liam Hughes | King Edward VII School | Gauteng | |
| Emilo Dos Santos | King Edward VII School | Gauteng | |
| Judah Dos Santos | King Edward VII School | Gauteng | |
| Tekken 7 – Premier | Jonathan Brown | Team PlayBell | Western Cape |
| Sportsmanship Award | Jessica Eleez Greeff | White Rabbit Gaming Club | |
