PES Society is an eSports organization founded in 2013, competing and promoting the Pro Evolution Soccer series. The organization as of January 2020 announced its affiliation to Mind Sports South Africa who is nationally recognized, as the controlling body for eSports.

PES Society
SportsPro Evolution Soccer
Founded2013 (2013)
LocationSouth Africa
PresidentSahil Ebrahim
SecretaryRafeeq Cariem
PartnersMind Sports South Africa
Websitewww.pessociety.co.za Edit this at Wikidata

History

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PES Society was constituted in 2013, however, it was not until November 2019 that the PES Society formed with a committee formally announced. When the organization started, the goal was just to host Pro Evolution Soccer tournaments due to a lack of them in and around Cape Town with the aim of showing players that there was a platform for Pro Evolution Soccer players to compete on. The goal was to do more within – and outside – the gaming community, to show the positive impact gaming was making within communities. As of January 2020, PES Society formed its office bearers and announced its very own constitution as part of its application to affiliate with Mind Sports South Africa.[1]

Achievements

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PES Society has had members winning the below major Pro Evolution Soccer tournaments:

Major tournaments online
Competition Date Winner
ACGL PES 20 Grand Finale 2019[2] November 2019 Rafeeq Cariem
MSSA Western Province Online Provincials[3] March 2020 Rafeeq Cariem

African Expansion

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PES Society as of 15 September 2020, announced its plans to expand into other countries on the African continent. The structure which would be similar to that of the existing South African PES Society organisation.

PES Society throughout Africa
Country Chairperson Established
  Senegal Mohamed Diouf September 2020

Structure

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PES Society, like other eSports clubs is constituted as an association.

The executive committee meets a minimum of twice a month, and requires a full report.

The office bearing staff comprises below founding individuals:

Nat. Name Gamer Tag Role Joined
  Sahil Ebrahim sahil10_za Chairperson November 2018
  Rafeeq Cariem MunRahYah Secretary January 2013
  Thando Siyengo 4yengo Treasurer June 2019
  Abdul Kabir Govender ak_heisenberg Marketing Officer June 2017
  Riezwaan Hakim mindofthejoker Brand Officer January 2013
  Jaquin Apollis sashimi_from_saito Events Officer January 2013

References

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  1. ^ MSSA, Esports, And Other (2 February 2020). "Esports, and other games : PES Society affiliates to MSSA". Esports, and other games. Retrieved 19 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "PES 20 Grand Finals". ACGL. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Results of MSSA's Western Cape Online Provincial Championships". esportscommentator. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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