Thursday 21 January 2016

HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION

From left to right: Mluleki George, Gilbert Magabotse, Steve Tshwete
From the day that MSSA started in 1985, it was MSSA's intention to get players overseas for the various disciplines for which it is the custodian.

Even as early as 1991, even though the sports moratorium was in place, MSSA tentavely started sending teams to international events. However, when the sports moratorium was lifted in 1994, MSSA started to aggressively send teams overseas for wargames, checkers, draughts, and morabaraba.

However, it was not until 2005 that  MSSA started to send eSports teams overseas.

South Africa is proud to have produced the following WORLD CHAMPIONS, being;
Period

Year

Name
Club
Ancients – Men
2012
2013
2014
2015
Eugene Burger
Colin Webster
Colin Webster
Colin Webster
Maritzburg Christian College
Old Edwardian Wargames Club
Old Edwardian Wargames Club
Old Edwardian Wargames Club
Ancients – Women
2006
2007
2014
2015
Bernice Ligault
Bernice Ligault
Elishia Retief
Elishia Retief
Old Edwardian Wargames Club
Old Edwardian Wargames Club
Old Edwardian Wargames Club
Old Edwardian Wargames Club
Ancients - Junior
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2009
2010
2012
2014
2015
Andre Tonkin
Matthew Strachan
Benjamin Shulman
Angelo Stathoussis
Angelo Stathoussis
Angelo Stathoussis
Duane Havenga
Gregory Laycock
Gregory Laycock
Jason Batzofin
Jason Batzofin
Krugersdorp High School
Old Edwardian Wargames Club
Old Edwardian Wargames Club
Peninsula Wargames Group
Peninsula Wargames Group
Peninsula Wargames Group
Pretoria Boys High
Pretoria Boys High
Pretoria Boys High
St John's College
St John's College
eSports
2005
Logan Brooke-Smith
Exactmobile
Morabaraba - Senior
1997
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2007
2012
2013
Gilbert Magabotse
Amos Mavuso
David Hlophe
David Hlophe
Simon Skhosana
Simphiwe Maphumulo
Moses Rannyadi
Simphiwe Maphumulo
Simphiwe Maphumulo
Spoornet Morabaraba ClubSpoornet Morabaraba Club
Leandra Giant Killers
Leandra Giant Killers
Leandra Giant Killers
Alexandra High School
Impala Plats.
Barbarians Club
Zola Checkers Club
Morabaraba - Junior
2002
2003
2005
2007
Innocent Khubeka
Simphiwe Maphumulo
Teresa Chen
Innocent Khubeka
Leandra Giant Killers
Alexandra High School
Maritzburg Girl’s High
Leandra Giant Killers
Pike & Shot - Senior
2002
2009
Edward van Trotsenburg
Edward v. Trotsenburg
Technikon Witwatersrand
Bedfordview Mind Sports Club


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