Where is South Africa’s fighting scene?

One of the global eSports which never really gets much attention in South Africaoutside of a small, dedicated followingis fighting. Last year we had a taste with the Mortal Kombat X global Qualifiers hosted by NAV TV, but that was about it. Where are our fighters? And why hasn’t the South African fighting scene kept up with other local eSports titles.

While the Mortal Kombat X Championship Qualifiers received some attention, once the competition concluded, it somewhat fell off the map completely. To my knowledge South African leagues and tournaments have not often included fighting games among their titles. I know for a fact Cape Town has a welcomed scene, but is it enough to spice things up in 2016?

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