Rafeeq Cariem (PES Society) Claims Pole Position For PES 2020

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) will be holding its Free State Online Provincial Championships on 5 September 2020, which will be the last opportunity for Registered Players to qualify for MSSA's 2020 National Team Trials.

MSSA's 2020 National Team Trials shall be held online on 19 September 2020 and shall be used to select the official South African Esports Squads. It is from the squads that the teams shall be drawn to attend the prestigious IESF 12th World Championships - Eilat and in other international test matches and championships.

Thus, North West saw a strong field for PES 2020. The athletes gave their all, and it was the Cape Town based club, PES Society, that totally dominated the final results taking 1st (Rafeeq Cariem), 2nd (Sahil Ebrahim), and 3rd (Riezwaan Hakim).

Rafeeq Cariem is vthe real star of the show. Even with the stiffest competition yet to be seen in a South African competition, Rafeeq dominated the field from start to finish. Rafeeq's standard of play catapulted him from 4th to 1st position in the rankings.

The full rankings for PES 2020 are as follows:

Pos	Name of Player	Year	Club	Points
1	Rafeeq Cariem	20	PES Society	216.5
2	Sahil Ebrahim	20	PES Society	193.2
3	Wade Apollis	20	PES Society	168.5
4	Aslam Parker	20	PES Society	165
5	Riezwaan Hakim	20	PES Society	159.6
6	Andile Sibanda	20	PES Society	157.5
7	Nazir Adams	20	PES Society	144.5
8	Thando Siyengo	20	PES Society	143.4
9	Ighsaan Pretorius	20	PES Society	132.9
10	Gavin Delcarme	20	PES Society	130.5
11	Sameer De Vries	20	PES Society	128
12	Rashaad Minty	20	PES Society	126.2
13	Jaquin Apollis	20	PES Society	120.5
14	Abdul Kabir Govender	20	PES Society	117.1
15	Lesego Motlasi	18	Fakkel School of Skills	116.5
16	Denver Abdullah	18	North School	116.5
17	Raygen Abdullah	18	North School	116.5
18	Morena Velapho	18	Fakkel School of Skills	116.5
19	Zuko Nomaqhiza	18	Curro Klerksdorp	116.5
20	Thokozane Mntimane	18	Fakkel School of Skills	116.5
21	Leonard Loftus	18	Masters of Mind Sports	116.5
22	Khahliso Malape	18	Fakkel School of Skills	116.5
23	Katleho Mofokeng	18	North West University - Vaal	116.5
24	Jodie-Ray Nelson	18	Empangeni High School	116.5
25	Gordon McCormack	18	JCS Academy	116.5
26	Hakeem Choonara	18	Northcliff High School	116.5
27	Lita Sotomela	18	North West University - Vaal	115.9
28	Lefa Lekhula	18	Fakkel School of Skills	115.9
29	Joost Loftus	18	Masters of Mind Sports	114.9
30	Gareth Heibner	20	PES Society	114
31	Jason van der Walt	18	JCS Academy	112.9
32	Kurt Freeman	20	PES Society	112.6
33	Lesego Molotsi	18	Fakkel School of Skills	110
34	Ebrahim Amod	20	PES Society	110
35	Henry Colin	18	Fakkel School of Skills	109.5
36	Dylan Vos	20	PES Society	107.1
37	Ridah Hendricks	20	PES Society	105.3
38	Lawrence Msiza	20	PES Society	105.3
39	Mhlengi Nkosi	20	North West University - Vaal	105
40	Unathi Nzimande	18	Empangeni High School	105
41	Ru-Landie Kilian	18	Affies Sasolburg	105
42	Delmari van der Walt	18	JCS Academy	101.3
43	Blake Govender	20	Oakhill School	100
44	Junior Mpembe	18	Fakkel School of Skills	95
45	Irfaan Sabat	18	Empangeni High School	95
46	Aiden Hodgkinson	18	JCS Academy	95
47	Deen Bartlett	20	PES Society	95
48	George De Abreu	20	Curro Klerksdorp	95
49	Sean Mafuma	20	North West University - Vaal	90.3

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• Upcoming events: Free State Online Provincial Championships - 5 September 2020
• Upcoming events: National Team Trials - 19 September 2020
• Calendar of  Events: 2020
• Affiliation: Schools
• Affiliation: Private clubs
• Esports titles selected: MSSA's School Championships.
• Esports titles selected: MSSA's Premier Championships.
• Results of MSSA's 10th Annual Online Championships for High Schools
• Results of MSSA's Western Cape Online Provincial Championships.
• Results: MSSA's 11th Provincial Online Championships
• Results: Gauteng Online Provincial Championships.
• Test Match results: South African Protea DotA 2 team rises triumphant.
• Test Match results: DOTA2: South Africa vs Azerbaijan
• New National Team Selection Criteria
• Selecting the national Protea teams for Mind Sports South Africa.
• Qualifiers: Clash Royale
• Qualifiers: Counter-Strike: GO
• Qualifiers: Dota 2
• Qualifiers: League of Legends
• Qualifiers: Paladins
• Qualifiers: Pro Evolution Soccer
• The road to Eilat
• IESF announces first three titles for 12th World Championships
• IESF's 12th Esports World Championship - Eilat now set to December 6th - 12th, 2020.
• Rankings: Clash Royale
• Rankings: Counter-Strike: GO.
• Rankings: DotA 2 rankings
• Rankings: FIFA '20.
• Rankings: HearthStone
• Rankings: League of Legends
• Rankings: Paladins
• Rankings: PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER (PES)
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• Rankings: Tekken 7 rankings