| Zaid Williams (Clash Royale) and Matthew Raubach (Captain of DotA) have been selected to officially represent South Africa as members of the Protea Esports team that will play in GEG25. |
Further to the article ‘Clash Royale esports athletes may win a trip to Mumbai….’, Mind Sports South Africa has submitted tits entry to Mumbai 2025 Global Esports Games (GEG25).
The event should have been held in 2025, but due to a variety of factors, the
GEG25 World Finals will be held in Mumbai, India, from 26 February to 1 March 2026.
However, it must be noted that regional qualifiers will be held prior to the finals.
Entry is for the following titles:
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DOTA 2 (PC): FIVE (5) Athletes + ONE (1) Coach per team, per country/territory
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Clash Royale (Mobile): ONE (1) Athlete per country/territory
The current MSSA Protea Team for the DotA esports title will again take to the field while MSSA selected its Clash Royale athlete at its recent Northern Cape Online Provincial Championships.
The DotA team is arguably the best DotA team to ever represent South Africa and under Matthew’s leadership, the South African Protea DotA 2 team recorded decisive wins over Madagascar and Namibia in 2025 IESF (International Esports Federation) regional matches
The team consists of: