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The MSSA announces its Counterstrike squad

The MSSA has ffinally announced the official squad for the game of Counterstrike: GO.

Although the squad is made up of nine players and one manager, 

The nine players will all take turns during the official test matches and the qualifying matches in which they will play, but only a final team of five (5) players will be selected from the squad to go to the E-FRAG.net World Championships as well as at the 7th IeSF World Championships later this this year should the team so qualify.

Of course none of this would be possible without the continued support of MWEB. 

MWEB is the official team sponsor, and through their continued support, South Africa has been able to climb from being ranked 18th in the world in 2012 to be ranked 13th in the world in 2015.

The squad consists of nine of the finest Counterstrike players that participate in the official South African tournament scene.

To be selected or the final squad, each player qualified for National Team Trials at either a Regional, Provincial or National Championship. It was then at the official National Team trials that the squad was selected.

The squad has now gone through the full selection process and the Management Board has the pleasure of announcing the team.

Name

Club

Position

Heymans, Johan

BeZerK

Team Captain

Batzofin, Jason

St John's College

Player

Boucher, Michael

BeZerK

Player

Brown, Thomas

All Stars

Player

Krugel, Wilmar

BeZerK

Player

Nortjé, Thylé

All Stars

Player

Smale, Duncan

St John's College

Player

van Wamelen, Bastiaan

St John's College

Player

Venter, Cornel

BeZerK

Player

Boyes, Ryan

BNKR Gaming

Team Manager

The squad is now in full preparation for the qualifying matches for both championships.

The official award ceremony where each player shall be awarded his Protea Colours shall be done in due course prior to the first online qualifying match.

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