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South Africans taking on the world of Battlefield eSports

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Nitrado nations cup

Last year, a bunch of South Africans made international waves in Battlefield 4. They swept the winner’s bracket of the ESL’s Battlefield 4 Conquest Country Championship and emerged victorious. Can they do it again, and will drama follow them once more?

We first told you about the team of South African players taking on players from around the world when there was controversy. Yes, the MSSA blocked the team from using their own flag or country name. They ended up being forced to call themselves the Southern Barbarians, something that undermined the impact our players had on the world stage. Undeterred, they came out on top.

Of course, now they want to do it again. The Nitrado Nations Cup is currently underway, and our team of South African players have returned to do battle in the group stage. You can check their upcoming match schedule over here, and it’s great to see that they already came out strong in these early games. We will definitely be following the tournament and keeping you informed.

I have been wary of covering this event. I’m happy that the guys are competing internationally and I want to give them tons of attention for doing so. However, I can’t help but worry that as soon as they catch wind of it, the MSSA will once again try to block the use of the flag and the name of the country. It’s a sad state of affairs when I’m loathe to write about eSports doing well on the international stage for fear that the team will get into trouble for being successful. Here’s hoping that they blow away their competition and sail through the tournament, proudly showing their national pride.

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Last Updated: March 18, 2015

18 Comments

  1. WitWolfy

    March 18, 2015 at 13:02

    Urrgh.. Teenagers screaming vulgar word at each other while gaming… hate tournaments like these.

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    • ReaperOfSquirrels

      March 18, 2015 at 13:12

      You should hear my neighbor’s son… he swears like a trooper while playing games… and you can hear him from 2 units away. #classy

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      • Kromas is drunk with power!

        March 18, 2015 at 16:46

        You should see me play single player games.

        “YEAH YOU BLOODY REAPERS … TAKE IT ALL UP THE ****!!!!”

        😛

        Reply

  2. Hammersteyn

    March 18, 2015 at 13:04

    Didn’t know Apartheid was back. Only now it’s our own people that embargoes us.

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    • WitWolfy

      March 18, 2015 at 13:10

      Apartheid never left its just called BEE now. True story.

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      • Hammersteyn

        March 18, 2015 at 13:14

        I wouldn’t say it’s exactly like that. We all freedom for one. Just not the freedom to represent our country.

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  3. Grimthwacker

    March 18, 2015 at 13:12

    Anyone else seen the article on news24’s MyNews section? Something about a Fifa ’15 competition winner?

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    • Ranting Raptor

      March 18, 2015 at 13:51

      We do not go to that shadowy place

      Reply

    • Aries

      March 18, 2015 at 15:14

      Link?

      Reply

  4. Kensei Seraph

    March 18, 2015 at 13:21

    Good luck guys.

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  5. Ranting Raptor

    March 18, 2015 at 13:23

    How sad that reporting on them to give them the coverage and support they need could potentially draw the ire of an organisation who seem to be out to control eSports without being able to support eSports like it should be.

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    • Lord Chaos

      March 18, 2015 at 13:25

      I’d call them just another gov department, but some of them kinda work… sometimes…

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      • Ranting Raptor

        March 18, 2015 at 13:40

        Lol. So want to crack a joke about how it’s the gov people that work…..

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        • Lord Chaos

          March 18, 2015 at 13:43

          How many people work in your department?

          Only about 20%

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          • Ranting Raptor

            March 18, 2015 at 13:43

            hehehehehehehe

  6. Aries

    March 18, 2015 at 15:14

    They not using our country’s name or anything just because of last time

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  7. Charl van der Merwe

    March 19, 2015 at 08:35

    MSSA is a hindrance to eSports more than anything else.

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  8. God Hand

    March 30, 2015 at 08:08

    http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-epgzTOGB6rA/T3oWJC_L4wI/AAAAAAAAAro/sgR5yiLw4rk/s1600/China+Siberia.gif

    Im the king of pick up group fps with no voice chat and team coordination.

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