From The Toyota Gaming Engine comes Season 2 of Game of Phones, dubbed “House of Data.” This follows a successful Season 1 back in March 2022, which South African OkayWasabi won last time around. Here’s what you need to know, so you don’t miss out on Game of Phones Season 2.

Game of Phones S2 details

This is a 1v1 Clash Royale tournament for South African gamers to compete in. Registrations are open and completely free. All you need to do is head on over to the Game of Phones S2 page on TTGE to enter today.

There will be two qualifiers, with the first one kicking off on 4 April 2023. The first 64 players to sign up for each qualifier will get to compete, so spots are limited. The top four players from each qualifier will make it to the finals, where a huge prize pool of R10,000 is on the line.

Prize Pool distribution:

• 1st Place – R5 000
• 2nd Place – R3 000
• 3rd Place – R2 000

Schedule:

• 4 April 2023 – Qualifier 1
• 6 April 2023 – Qualifier 2
• 13 April 2023 – Finals

You must be 18 years of age or older to compete in this event. This is a single-elimination format tournament, with all matches being best-of-three for the qualifiers. The qualifiers start at 19:00 SAST each day, with check-ins opening one hour before. Good luck to everyone who enters; may the best “phone warrior” win.

Don’t forget to follow The Toyota Gaming Engine on Twitter, and follow ACGL as well while you are at it. If you plan on participating, then be sure to join the Discord server.

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South African tournament organizer Mettlestate always has a lot going on, and this week is no different, with multiple leagues running. However, there’s still room for the weekly Cash Cups from Mettlestate, so let’s jump straight into the most important details.

Mettlestate Cash Cup details

There’s a total of five (5) Cash Cups from Mettlestate this week, with a variety of titles on display, from Clash of Clans to FIFA Mobile, MultiVersus and more. These are all 1v1 tournaments, so you don’t even need to find someone to play with to enter.

Find all the essential details, such as the time and date, registration link and more for this week’s Mettlestate Cash Cups below, with information sourced via the Mettlestate event page.

• Super Smash Bros cup – 1v1 tournament starting on Monday, 27 March 2023, at 19:30.
• Rocket League Sideswipe cup – 1v1 tournament starting on Tuesday, 28 March 2023, at 19:30.
• FIFA Mobile cup – 1v1 tournament starting on Wednesday, 29 March 2023, at 19:30.
• Clash of Clans cup – 1v1 tournament starting on Thursday, 30 March 2023, at 19:30.
• MultiVersus cup – 1v1 tournament starting on Saturday, 1 April 2023, at 19:30.

Check-ins open a few hours before the tournaments get underway. All the tournaments are free to enter but feature a base prize pool of R1,000. That increases to R2,000 depending on the top three players’ VIP status.

Prize pool distribution:

• 1st place – R500 (R1,000 with VIP)
• 2nd place – R300 (R600 with VIP)
• 3rd place – R200 (R400 with VIP)

Additionally, VIP members who make it into the top three cups will double their payout. Don’t forget to keep up to date with the latest happenings for Mettlestate tournaments by following them on Twitter and joining their Discord server.

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Your Week In Gaming is a weekly podcast that focuses on covering the latest gaming entertainment news, opinions, and rants.

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Episode 2 of the Your Week In Gaming Podcast is hosted by Andrew & co-hosts Richard, Samantha, & Chris. Join this vivacious panel of rapscallions as they cover what’s hot in week 11 of 2023, including Andrew taking a trip down nostalgia lane, Sam escaping early access, Chris considers becoming one with AI, and Richard goes exclusive (and explosive)!

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South African tournament organizer Mettlestate has announced another big series perfect for Rocket League esports fans. We are, of course, talking about the Rocket League Rivals Series, which features a huge R10,000 prize pool in Season 1. Here’s everything you need to know.

Rocket League Rivals Series Season 1 details

The Rocket League Rivals Series Season 1 is completely free to enter. You can grab your squad of three and register on the event’s dedicated Mettlestate page to enter. It is open to PC, PlayStation, and Xbox gamers.

Registration closes on 26 March, and the group stage will begin on 27 March. The teams who make it through the group stage will participate in the playoffs, which run from 17 to 21 April. The grand finals of the Rocket League Rivals Series Season 1 will be played on 22 April 2023.

Prize pool distribution:

• 1st place – R5,000
• 2nd place – R3,000
• 3rd place – R2,000

Check out the tournament format below, as per the official Rules page.

Group Stages:

• Registrations for the group stages open 13th March and close 26th March.  
• Group stages will be played between 27th March and 16th April. 
• All participants will be placed into separate groups.
• All Participants will schedule their matches via the allocated WhatsApp group for the league.
• All matches will be played as a best-of-5.
• Top 2 from each group will qualify for playoffs at the end of the group stage.
• For game settings, please refer to the “Game Settings” below. 

Playoffs stage:

• The top 2 participants from each group will be promoted to the playoffs.
• Playoffs will be played between 17th April and 21st April.   
• Qualifying participants will be placed into a single elimination bracket 
• Each bracket will play a best-of-5 to determine which participant proceeds through to the next round. 
• Participants will play up until the final round to determine who proceeds to the grand finals. 

Grand finals:

• The final two participants will play a best-of-7 matches.
• Grand Final will take place on the 22nd of April.  
• The grands finals will be streamed to twitch and potentially more platforms. 
• At the end of the best-of-7, the participant with 4 match wins will be crowned the grand champions.   

You will be able to watch the Rocket League Rivals Series Season 1 final on Mettlestate’s Twitch channel. Good luck to everyone who enters the event!

Don’t forget to keep up to date with the latest happenings for Mettlestate tournaments by following them on Twitter and joining their Discord server.

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There’s always something going on at South African tournament organizer Mettlestate, from huge leagues to events and smaller, one-day Cash Cups. This article, of course, focuses on the latter as we cover the most important details for the Cash Cups from Mettlestate this week.

Mettlestate Cash Cups this week

This week, we are back to five (5) cash cups from Mettlestate. From League of Legends to MultiVersus, there’s a little something for everyone to look forward to. Find all the important details, such as the time and date, registration link and more for this week’s Mettlestate Cash Cups below, with information sourced via the Mettlestate event page.

Please note: Times are South African Standard Time (SAST), and check the individual tournament pages for rules.

• Teamfight Tactics cup – 1v1 tournament starting on Monday, 20 March 2023, at 19:30.
• Rocket League Sideswipe cup – 1v1 tournament starting on Tuesday, 21 March 2023, at 19:30.
• MultiVersus cup – 1v1 tournament starting on Wednesday, 22 March 2023, at 19:30.
• League of Legends cup – 1v1 ARAM tournament starting on Thursday, 23 March 2023, at 19:30.
• Clash Royale cup – 1v1 tournament starting on Saturday, 25 March 2023, at 19:30.

Check-ins open a few hours before the tournaments get underway. All the tournaments are free to enter but feature a base prize pool of R1,000. That increases to R2,000 depending on the top three players’ VIP status.

Prize pool distribution:

• 1st place – R500 (R1,000 with VIP)
• 2nd place – R300 (R600 with VIP)
• 3rd place – R200 (R400 with VIP)

Additionally, VIP members who make it into the top three cups will double their payout. Don’t forget to keep up to date with the latest happenings for Mettlestate tournaments by following them on Twitter and joining their Discord server.

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There was a lot of top-tier Call of Duty esports for fans to digest at Stage 3 Major, aka the OpTic Texas Major, over the past weekend. In case you couldn’t watch all the action online, we’ve got you covered with the final results and standings for the major, which took place in Arlington, US.

CDL Stage 3 Major results

Twelve of the top Call of Duty esports teams in the world completed in an intense double-elimination bracket, with a whopping $500,000 on the line.  At the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, that’s roughly R9 million.

At the CDL Stage 3 Major, we saw hosts, OpTic Texas, get knocked down the lower bracket in the first round by
Boston Breach. However, OpTic Texas didn’t let their fans in the crowd down, as they overcame London Royal Ravens with a narrow 3-2 victory, followed by 3-1 wins against Florida Mutineers and Seattle Surge. Then, OpTic Texas took their revenge against Boston Breach with a 3-1 win and managed to beat Atlanta FaZe 3-1 to make it to the grand final.

Toronto Ultra had a smoother ride to the grand finals of the CDL Stage 3 Major, beating New York Subliners 3-1, followed by a 3-2 win against Boston Breach and a 3-1 win against Atlanta FaZe. In the grand finals of the CDL Stage 3 Major, OpTic Texas’ comeback run came to a halt, as Toronto Ultra managed to defeat the home ground team 4-2 to claim the trophy.

Final standings:

• 1st place – Toronto Ultra wins $200,000.
• 2nd place – OpTic Texas wins $120,000.
• 3rd place – Atlanta FaZe wins $80,000.
• 4th place – Boston Breach wins $40,000.
• 5th & 6th place – Las Vegas Legion and Seattle Surge win $20,000 each.
• 7th & 8th place – Florida Mutineers and Los Angeles Thieves win $10,000 each.
• 9th to 12th place – New York Subliners, London Royal Ravens, Minnesota RØKKR & Los Angeles Guerrillas

Congratulations go out to Toronto Ultra for winning the CDL Stage 3 Major and to OpTic Texas for clawing their way back from the lower bracket, giving the home crowd a lot to cheer about.

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From tournament organizer, African Cyber Gaming League (ACGL),  and Braintree by Vox come the Braintree F1 2022 event that any prospective virtual drivers will not want to miss out on. Featuring a combined prize pool of R44,500 over several months, this F1 2022 event is something else. Here’s what you need to know.

Braintree F1 2022 details

First of all, this event is entirely free to enter. The game is F1 2022 if our heading didn’t make it clear. You can register by heading to the dedicated Braintree page on the ACGL website. It starts up this Friday, 17 March 2023, so don’t miss out!

ACGL explains: “Race like the pros in an 8-month series, split into 4 Sectors of 5 tracks, each mirroring the f1 schedule! The top 2 from each Sector will face off in the ultimate racing final for their share of r44 500 in cash!”

There’s R1,000 cash up for grabs if you get the fastest lap time for each track, and R500 will be awarded to a random draw winner of all lap time submissions, so even if you can’t post the fastest lap, you can still win. The top two from each sector will go into the finals, where R10 000 cash is up for grabs.

Sector 1 Schedule:

• 17 – 31 March: Saudi Arabia
• 31 March – 14 April: Australia
• 14 – 28 April: Azerbaijan
• 28 April – 12 May: United States
• 12 – 26 May: Italy

Sector 2 Schedule:

• 26 May – 2 June: Monaco
• 2 – 16 June:  Spain
• 16 – 30 June: Canada
• 30 June – 7 July: Austria
• 7 – 21 July: Great Britain

ACGL explains the steps you need to take to participate in the Braintree F1 2022 event:

• Start F1 2022
• Select ‘Solo’
• Select ‘Time Trial’
• Select ‘F1 2022’
• Select your preferred team
• Select ‘Dry’
• Select the track listed for the week
• Configure car and assists to your choice
• Race
• End Session when you have done your laps

You can keep up to date with all their announcements by following ACGL on Twitter and Facebook, as well as joining their Discord server. While you are at it, give Braintree a follow as well, and check out their website.

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Back in March 2022, the tournament organizer, African Cyber Gaming League (ACGL), introduced its seasonal format, bringing more digital rewards and competitive opportunities to everyone, with a completely free Battle Pass as just one of the features. Here’s what you need to know about the changes and additions for ACGL’s first season of 2023.

ACGL Operation Uprising details

ACGL announced and released Operation Uprising this month. There are a host of improvements and new additions this season. Check out the highlights below.

• A new Battle Pass with new avatars, calling cards and Embers. Free to all.
• New competitive missions.
• Treasure hunt.
• Season Factions.
• An updated Giveaway page.
• Daily Embers claim via your dashboard.
• Elo loss or gain is shown per match.
• Elo degradation and rank reset for selected titles.
• User’s history tab filters per game with Elo graph of last 10 matches.

The tournament organizer also teased a number of other additions coming over the next few weeks, and we can’t wait to see what they come up with next.

ACGL provides some additional details:

“Join a Faction. Get competing. Every match you play gets you closer to the next Battle Pass unlock. Every point earned ensure your faction stands the tallest at the end of the season, and the faction standing at the top will see additional rewards for some of its faction members.

A number of titles have had their annual rank reset implemented, leveling the playing field for the start of another year of competition. Additionally, while Elo degradation has been part of our system since its introduction, this year, higher ranks will degrade faster than others, while a notification of Elo degradation will be sent.

If you’re looking for an easy Embers bonus every day, claim you daily visitor bonus on your dashboard. Otherwise, gain Embers via your Battle Pass progress and the new missions available.”

Operation Uprising runs until 31 May 2023, so don’t miss out.

You can keep up to date with all their announcements by following ACGL on Twitter and Facebook, as well as joining their Discord server.

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FIFA 23 esports fans, are you ready to rumble? Are your thumbs itching for some local competitive esports? Then the FIFA Thumbderdome Season 2, announced by The Toyota Gaming Engine (TTGE), is exactly what you need. It features a prize pool of R15,000 and promises some highly-competitive local action. Here’s what you need to know.

TTGE FIFA Thumbderdome S2 details

In each qualifier, the first 128 gamers to sign up will compete in a single elimination challenge. The four thumbs that prove themselves to be the best will progress to the Knockout Stages. You can sign up for free on the Thumderdome Season 2 page via TTGE right now. Enter is completely free.

Qualifier Dates:

• 18 March 2023 – Qualifier 1
• 19 March 2023 – Qualifier 2
• 25 March 2023 – Qualifier 3
• 26 March 2023 – Qualifier 4

Following the qualifiers, the top 16 takes place on 1 April, then the quarterfinals on 2 April 2023. The remaining participants are in for a bit of a break then to rest their thumbs, as the semifinals and finals take place on 15 April 2023.

Prize pool distribution:

• 1st place – R10,000
• 2nd place – R3,000
• 3rd place – R2,000

Read an epic description of the Thumbderdome as per a Press Release we’ve received below:

“Peace never lasts in the Thumbderdome. Prepare your opposable digits for the latest and absurdly epic esports tournament from The Toyota Gaming Engine [TTGE]. TTGE Thumbderdome S2: Knuckles of Vengeance is an all-out FIFA thumb war where players across SA compete to win their share of R15 000 in cash prizes.

The only thing that matters is the FIFA skills your thumbs possess. TTGE Thumbderdome S2: Knuckles of Vengeance is a crossplay tournament, open to the ninth generation consoles, Microsoft’s Xbox Series X and Series S console family and Sony’s PlayStation 5.

While the online tournament runs, Thumb Sensei and Sgt. Thumb are searching for a new contender, after S1’s champion, Jason Goliath’s thumb was ambushed and dethroned by the evil Opposable Twins, Thumbinator and Thumbo: Breaker of Nails. The new contender will need to restore peace to the Thumbderdome by playing Thumbinator and Thumbo.

Three thumb warriors must brace their thumbs for a thumping battle royale. Content creator, Kay Mahapa, master of the DJ decks, Lemii Loco, and actor, Zamani Mbatha will face each other to prove their FIFA worthiness.”

Okay, TTGE…you’ve convinced us. This does sound awesome! Good luck to everyone who enters the TTGE FIFA Thumbderdome Season 2.

Don’t forget to follow The Toyota Gaming Engine on Twitter, and follow ACGL as well while you are at it.

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South African tournament organizer Mettlestate has the Valorant Radiant Series Season 2 and the Brawlhalla Nemesis Series, and more starting this week in terms of big events. Even so, Mettlestate also has some quick, easy-to-join and participate Cash Cups for local gamers to enjoy, so let’s dive in.

Mettlestate Cash Cups this week

There are four (4) Cash Cups from Mettlestate this week. Each of these Cash Cups runs on one day, making them quick and easy to get into. Find all the essential details for this week’s Mettlestate Cash Cups below, with information sourced via the Mettlestate event page.

Please note: Times are South African Standard Time (SAST), and check the individual tournament pages for rules.

• Clash Royale cup – 1v1 tournament starting on Monday, 13 March 2023, at 19:30.
• Super Smash Bros cup – 1v1 tournament starting on Tuesday, 14 March 2023, at 19:30.
• Fortnite cup – Duos battle royale tournament starting on Wednesday, 15 March 2023, at 19:30.
• FIFA Mobile cup – 1v1 tournament starting on Thursday, 16 March 2023, at 19:30.

Check-ins open a few hours before the tournaments get underway. All the tournaments are free to enter but feature a base prize pool of R1,000. That increases to R2,000 depending on the top three players’ VIP status.

Prize pool distribution:

• 1st place – R500 (R1,000 with VIP)
• 2nd place – R300 (R600 with VIP)
• 3rd place – R200 (R400 with VIP)

Additionally, VIP members who make it into the top three cups will double their payout. Don’t forget to keep up to date with the latest happenings for Mettlestate tournaments by following them on Twitter and joining their Discord server.

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Your Week In Gaming is a weekly podcast that focuses on covering the latest gaming entertainment news, opinions, and rants.

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The inaugural episode of the Your Week In Gaming Podcast is hosted by Andrew. In this episode, he’s joined by guests Richard, Samantha, & Chris. Join this vivacious panel of rapscallions as they cover what’s hot in week 10 of 2023, including the recent announcements of Counter-Strike 2 Electric Boogaloo, Life By You, and Cities Skylines 2.

Make sure you don’t miss out.

You will also be able to find this podcast available via most major podcast outlets soon.

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Following the Lima Major 2023, Valve unleashed the Dota 2 Gameplay Update 7.32e, as the significant update, 7.33, still needs some time in the oven. What didn’t need time was the new hero, Muerta, which this article is about. In case you haven’t played Dota 2 in a while and want to test out the new hero, we’ve got an overview of Muerta’s abilities and ultimate to share.

Muerta abilities & ultimate

Muerta is a ranged carry hero with some great skills that will give a few meta-heroes a run for their money. Valve describes Muerta as:

“With her fearsome trickshots, summoned spirits, and a sidearm to spare, Muerta’s knack for taking lives was so impressive, Death himself put her on the payroll. A twin-pistoled engine of dead-eyed vengeance, Muerta shepherds wayward souls to the other side, whether they want to get there or not. And if they need more convincing, she’s ready to reveal her true form as a murderous spectral nightmare if it helps them die a little faster.”

Check out Muerta’s abilities and ultimate below so you have some knowledge before going into a match against this powerful new hero.

• Dead Shot (Q): Muerta fires a ghostly trickshot at an enemy unit or tree. When the bullet strikes, it damages and briefly slows, then ricochets in the targeted direction. The ricochet damages all units that it passes through, stopping when it hits a hero. Heroes hit by the ricochet are feared away from the impact.
• The Calling (W): Summons a group of 4.0 revenants that slowly circle the targeted location. Enemies within the area are slowed and have reduced attack speed. Revenants deal damage and silence enemies as they pass through them.
• Gunslinger (E) Passive: Muerta’s attacks have a chance to fire a second shot at another target, prioritizing Heroes.
• Pierce the Veil (R) Ultimate: Muerta transforms, becoming immune to physical damage. All of her attack damage is dealt as magical damage. Muerta gains bonus attack damage and phased movement. Muerta can attack ethereal units, but deals no damage to Magic Immune targets.

You can read through the entire 7.32e gameplay update, Dead Reckoning, at your leisure to learn about more features and balance changes to heroes and items.

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We all know that there are still those who use cheats in competitive titles. Dota 2 is, of course, one of the biggest competitive esports titles in the world, and developer Valve continues to fight against cheaters. In a recent ban wave, where Valve smacked over 40,000 cheaters with the banhammer, a fun little trap occured.

Valve’s recent Dota 2 ban wave

In a recent blog post, Valve confirmed that they have permanently banned over 40,000 Dota 2 cheaters and flexed about it a bit. You see, they trapped those using cheaters in a very clever way. Below you can read about how Valve caught the Dota 2 cheaters and banned them.

Valve explains:

“With that goal in mind, we released a patch as soon as we understood the method these cheats were using. This patch created a honeypot: a section of data inside the game client that would never be read during normal gameplay, but that could be read by these exploits. Each of the accounts banned today read from this ‘secret’ area in the client, giving us extremely high confidence that every ban was well-deserved.

The prevalence of this family of cheats means that today’s ban wave is particularly large, but it’s only the latest action in an ongoing campaign. While the battle against cheaters and cheat developers often takes place in the shadows, we wanted to make this example visible and use it to make our position clear: If you are running any application that reads data from the Dota client as you’re playing games, your account can be permanently banned from playing Dota. This includes professional players, who will be banned from all Valve competitive events.”

Well done, Valve. While the developer doesn’t usually come out and explain these types of ban waves, it is excellent to see that Valve is not only actively fixing exploits but also trapping cheaters in clever ways!

The fight against cheaters obliviously continues. We hope that one day, Valve will be able to rid the Dota 2 gaming world of most, if not all, of the cheaters who use exploits to gain an unfair advantage.

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Attention, Valorant esports fans! South African tournament organizer Mettlestate has announced the Valorant Radiant Series Season 2 after a successful first season which ATK Arena’s squad manage to win. Here’s what you need to know about the Valorant Radiant Series Season 2 event.

Valorant Radiant Series S2 details

First up, there’s both a Pro and an Open division. Combined, they feature a prize pool of R10,000 to fight for. Registration for the Open Division is completely free of charge. You can head on over to the event’s dedicated page on Mettlestate, grab your team and register today.

Registrations close on 12 March 2023. Group stages for both divisions begin on 13 March and will run until 2 April. From 3 to 14 April, the playoffs will take place, and the grand final will be played on 15 April 2023.

Both the Open and Pro division have the same dates. In the Pro Series, however, there’s a prize pool of R7,000 up for grabs, while the Open division has an R3,000 prize pool.

Pro prize pool distribution:

• 1st place – R3,500
• 2nd place – R2,500
• 3rd place – R1,000

Open prize pool distribution:

• 1st place – R1,500
• 2nd place – R1,000
• 3rd place – R500

The top two teams from the Valorant Radiant Open Series Season 2 will claim spots in the next Pro Series season. On the other side of the coin, the bottom two teams from the Pro Series will be relegated to the Open Series for the next season. If you want to learn more about the tournament, then we suggest reading through all the rules and the game settings for the Valorant Radiant Series Season 2.

Don’t forget to keep up to date with the latest happenings for Mettlestate tournaments by following them on Twitter and joining their Discord server.

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Loadshedding isn’t going anywhere, and South African competitive gamers need to find ways to deal with it. That’s where a new giveaway from The Toyota Gaming Engine (TTGE) comes in, providing fans with a chance to win a mini-UPS device. Here’s what you need to know.

TTGE Mini-UPS device giveaway

While this can’t power your gaming PC, it is great for competitive mobile gamers to keep their phones charged and their routers, as well as fibre box, on during loadshedding, at the bare minimum. The exact specifications for this mini-UPS are unknown.

On Twitter, TTGE announced the giveaway. At the time of writing, no official end date for the mini-UPS giveaway has been confirmed. We suggest entering as soon as humanly possible to avoid disappointment.

Entry is completely free. All you need to do is comment on the Tweet using the #ForTheSportOfIt hashtag and answer which year TTGE was launched. To help you out with that, we are just going to give our readers the answer: August 2021.

Good luck to everyone who enters! Please note that ESC is not in charge of this giveaway, and we are simply reporting on it and sharing it with our readers.

Don’t forget to follow The Toyota Gaming Engine on Twitter, and follow ACGL as well while you are at it. If you plan on participating, then be sure to join the Discord server.

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There’s always something for local gamers to enjoy at South African tournament organizer Mettlestate and this week is no different. While Mettlestate has a bunch of bigger events and leagues running, this article focuses on the Cash Cups that competitive South African gamers can enjoy this week, so let’s get started.

Mettlestate Cash Cup details

There are four (4) Cash Cups from Mettlestate this week. Each of these Cash Cups runs on one day, making them quick and easy to get into. Find all the essential details for this week’s Mettlestate Cash Cups below, with information sourced via the Mettlestate event page. Please note: Times are South African Standard Time (SAST), and check the individual tournament pages for rules.

• Rocket League Sideswipe cup – 1v1 tournament starting on Monday, 6 March 2023, at 19:30.
• MultiVersus cup – 1v1 tournament starting on Tuesday, 7 March 2023, at 19:30.
• Fortnite cup – Battle Royale Duos tournament starting on Wednesday, 8 March 2023, at 19:30.
• League of Legends cup – 1v1 ARAM tournament starting on Thursday, 9 March 2023, at 19:30.

Check-ins open a few hours before the tournaments get underway. All the tournaments are free to enter but feature a base prize pool of R1,000. That increases to R2,000 depending on the top three players’ VIP status.

Prize pool distribution:

• 1st place – R500 (R1,000 with VIP)
• 2nd place – R300 (R600 with VIP)
• 3rd place – R200 (R400 with VIP)

Additionally, VIP members who make it into the top three cups will double their payout. Don’t forget to keep up to date with the latest happenings for Mettlestate tournaments by following them on Twitter and joining their Discord server.

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With the group stage of the Lima Major 2023 now complete, the 18 Dota 2 esports teams have been whittled down to only 12. This week, the Lima Major 2023 playoffs take place, and we’ve got you covered with everything you need to know so you don’t miss any of the action.

Lima Major playoffs details

Running from 28 February to 5 March 2023, the Lima Major 2023 playoffs will take place in Peru at the awesome Arena 1 venue. This is a double-elimination bracket affair, where all matches are best-of-three, with the exception of the grand finals, which is a best-of-five slugfest.

On Sunday, we will see our first Dota 2 Major champion of 2023 get crowned. The top four teams from each group have advanced to the upper bracket of the Playoffs, while the 5th and 6th-placed teams earn a spot in the lower bracket of the playoffs.

Each day, the action starts at 17:00 SAST, making it great for South Africans to watch, but you might want some coffee for the later matches, which begin at 20:00 and 23:00, respectively. If you can’t watch all the Lima Major 2023 playoffs matches, but just want to watch the Grand Final, then know that it takes place on Sunday, 5 March 2023, starting at 22:00.

You can catch all the Dota 2 esports action from the Lima Major 2023 playoffs live via the EpulzeGaming Twitch channel and check out highlights on the YouTube channel.

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This past weekend, the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) for Sub-Saharan Africa, RLCS 2022-2023 SSA Winter Invitational, came to a thrilling conclusion. In case you couldn’t watch all the action live, we’ve got you covered with highlights of what went down.

RLCS 2022-23 SSA Winter Invitational results

This past weekend, from 24 to 26 February 2023, the conclusion of the RLCS SSA Winter series took place in the form of the Winter Invitational. We saw the best teams from the region compete for their share of the $20,000 prize pool and some RLCS points. At the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, that’s roughly R360,000!

Limitless, previously known as May Contain Nuts, have been winning each of these tournaments for quite some time now and continued their excellent performances in Group A of the Winter Invitational, going 3-0 with ease. In the playoffs, Limitless continued to be a powerful force, beating Unity 3-1, Pirates Exdee 4-2, and AIPX Gaming 4-0 to make it to the grand final.

On the other side of the bracket, Nixuh beat Team Fusion 3-1, White Rabbit Gaming 4-2, and SRZ 4-0 to make it to the grand final. In the grand final of the RLCS 2022-2023 SSA Winter Invitational, Limitless went up 3-1 against Nixuh. However, Nixuh thought back in spectacular fashion, keeping us on the edge of our seats throughout. Nixuh made an immense comeback to dethrone Limitless with a final score of 4-3 in the grand final!

With the win, Nixuh earns $6,000 (of the $20,000 USD prize pool) for their victory, while Limitless gets $4,000 for their efforts.

The tournament was streamed on ACGL Alpha, and you can view the grand final on the Twitch channel to catch up on what happened.

For more South African esports action that just never stops, keep up to date with all their announcements by following ACGL on Twitter and Facebook and joining their Discord server.

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South African tournament organizer African Cyber Gaming League (ACGL) and carry1st are bringing back the Tribe Campus Battle. This time, the University of Cape Town (UTC) is taking on the Durban University of Technology in the “ultimate gaming matchup.” Here’s what you need to know.

UTC vs. DUT Tribe Campus Battle

First off, no, you can’t enter from home and compete online. This is a battle between UTC and DUT, after all.

The teams from UTC and DUT will compete for an R5,000 prize, which one university squad will walk away with. The esports titles of choice this time around are FIFA 23 and Call of Duty: Mobile.

The event takes place this Saturday, 4 March 2023. While you can’t compete, you can definitely watch all the action live. Catch the UTC vs DUT Tribe Campus Battle action on the Tribe_GG YouTube channel, where it will be streamed live. The FIFA 23 is a 1v1 affair, while the COD Mobile is 5v5.

Learn more about the Tribe Campus Battle series on its official landing page over at ACGL.

You can keep up to date with all their announcements by following ACGL on Twitter and Facebook and joining their Discord server. Remember also to follow carry1st on Twitter and visit their shop website.

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South African tournament organizer Mettlestate has announced the Call of Duty (COD) Conquest Series Season 1, featuring a huge R10,000 prize pool. This is for Modern Warfare 2, and if you want to join in on the action, we’ve got all the important details to share.

COD Conquest Series details

You can register for the COD Conquest Series Season 1 right now. Registration is, of course, completely free. This is for MW2m featuring a 4v4 format, so you will need to get your team together. Head on over to the event’s dedicated page on Mettlestate to register before 5 March 2023.

The Conquest Series will have a prize pool of R10 000 each season split between the Pro and Open divisions. Each season, teams will compete in either division according to their ranking and performance. The prize pool distribution for the first season can be viewed below.

Prize Pool distribution:

• 1st place – R5,000
• 2nd place – R3,500
• 3rd place – R1,500

Carly Twaddle, Mettlestate’s Senior Project Manager, explains: “The Call of Duty community in South Africa has been waiting for this moment. The community deserves competitive opportunities like this, as they are dedicated and a formidable force to be reckoned with. It’s time to give the soldiers what they want, and this league is the perfect way to do this. We hope this league both nurtures and grows the community. We can’t wait to see what they can show us.”

The Schedule:

• 6 March 2023 – Group Stage begins
• 27 March 2023 – Playoffs begin
• 1 April 2023 – Finals

The grand finals will be broadcasted on Mettlestate’s Twitch channel as well as on Ginx (DStv channel 127).

Don’t forget to keep up to date with the latest happenings for Mettlestate tournaments by following them on Twitter and joining their Discord server.

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