Justin Banda and Mwelele
Zaza of Team Gematrix won 1st place with K50,000 and 3rd place with
K10, 000, respectively.
The Mortal Kombat XL tournament by Pro Series Gaming (PSG) was
held in Nairobi, Kenya this past weekend, April 7, 2018. This
tournament, was the second in the series, but the first to offer large cash
wins, attracted 40 top players – 30 from Kenya, seven Ugandans, two
Zambians, and one Malawian – in a gathering that is moving the sector
towards being a spectator sport.
Team Gematrix's participation in the tournament was made possible by
BongoHive Launch Accelerator Alumni, Games Entertainment Meet
(GEM). GEM is a gaming & entertainment startup that hosts electronic
sports events and workshops in ICT. Team Gematrix is a subsidiary of
GEM.
"There is a vast opportunity for eSports in Zambia, as well Africa as a
continent. There are multiple tournaments around the world that are
open to all eSports teams. And we thought it fit to sponsor ourselves to
take part in the tournament and prove our potential in the field," said
Prince Musole (25) , Co-founder of GEM & Co-owner of Team Gematrix.
Liquid Telecom Kenya delivered a free ‘gamer-quality’ internet
connectivity for the Pro Series Gaming that was held In Nairobi Kenya,
this past weekend, April 7, 2018. The tournament offered contestants
East Africa’s largest gaming prizes yet of US $10,000.
Liquid Telecom
has set a five-year initiative to boost Africa’s gaming industry, under
which the group is running and supporting launch pads, forums and
training sessions continent-wide for game developers.
Liquid Telecom’s
support for the rising e-sports industry is helping to stimulate new jobs
in game development.
The Africa Game Developers Community was
formed earlier this year, and has now grown to approximately 30
members in Kenya and more than 80 across Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia,
Cameroon, Zambia, and Ghana.
“Gaming is emerging as an industry in Africa, now delivering growth of
25% a year or more, with African games and gamers moving into the
global arena and the industry delivering globally over US $100 billion of
sales a year,” said Ben Roberts, Chairman and Group Chief Technology
and Innovation Officer, Liquid Telecom Kenya.
The Tournament was Live Streamed by Pro Series Gaming on their
Social media for everyone at home looking to support.
Image courtesy of Niaccon.
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