Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) kicked off the 2024 year by holding its 2024 Western Cape Online Championships on 17 February 2024.The provincial championship enabled participants to get off to a flying start and 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 (5) provinces represented, and more importantly, there were more females participating since 2020. Of the 20 athletes who earned Provincial Colours, 5 of such athletes are females.

The female esports team, AGH (PES Society), had a good showing in the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang esports title. The team has now earned Provincial colours as well as qualifying 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 15th World Championships.

Je’nielle Cavanagh, of PES Society, in Cape Town, ably captained her team to qualify for the 2024 National Team Trials for the Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Esports title.

IESF’s 15th World Championships will be played to the following titles:

• Counter-Strike 2
• Counter-Strike 2 – Female division
• DotA 2
• eFootball
• Mobile Legends, Bang Bang
• Mobile Legends, Bang Bang – Female division
• PUBGM

The winners of the 2024 Western Cape Online Championships are: