NEWS

Welcome to your weekly ACER Nitro ASL update. The last week of group stages approaches swiftly.

Last week saw we welcomed AR for the first time casting with Ulturism for the weekly Fortnite Customs. He brought a very nuanced overview of the meta and we look forward to having him again. Link to the VOD. The current standings for Fortnite are as follows (full standings):

The time to build has arrived as we excitedly introduce the Minecraft Build Batlle Challenge, brought to you be the Acer Nitro ASL. A whopping R5000 will be awarded to the winning school, which will immortalize itself as the Build Battle Champion. You can find out all the details that you need to know relating to the competition below, but if you have any further questions or queries please feel free to contact us at schools@acgl.gg. 

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We are onto the final stretch of the ACER Nitro ASL Term 2 Split. There are two weeks left of group stages before we start our knockout bracket of the top four teams in every First Division. The bottom four players/teams in every division will battle to stay or risk demoting.

Some divisions have finished early so next week will see the knockout brackets for Brawlhalla and Rocket League Division 3. Times and dates will be posted in next week’s article.

Hoërskool Oos-Moot is leading the charge in the current Fortnite standings with Rondebosch Boys’ High School and HTS Witbank coming in close behind. The next two weeks will cement the standings in place with the top three schools winning their share of R 6000.

ACER NITRO ASL is back in full force – continuing with the 2nd Term competitions. We hope you have had a fantastic holiday and are ready to take the battlefield with renewed vigour!

Term 2 fixtures will continue Monday the 24th of July. The fixtures will run until the 20th of August. It will consists of three weeks of group stages and a final week of Knockout games. This is the last split to get seeding for the final split. Please note you cannot sign up for this if you were not participating previously.

The Final Split  will take place from the 28th August – 24th September. Students will be playing in high stakes knockout matches for 4 weeks. Check out the event page to sign up. This is open to all students but Divisions will be based on Term 2 results. Sign ups open are open and close 21st August.

With a slightly turbulent short-week we are back with ASL Nitro!

Term 2 sees improvements to the website, more gaming titles, students and schools.

Divisions

Video games can be about more than just entertainment. Competitive gaming blends the advantages of speed, tactics, forethought and teamwork into a unique package that can help learners develop confidence and skills. Similar to traditional athletes, top esports competitors exhibit unwavering focus and dedication, continuously honing their skills through persistence and training.

The world of esports represents that journey, and a new league called Acer Nitro ASL brings those opportunities to schools around South Africa.

Acer and the African Cyber Gaming League (ACGL) have partnered to establish Acer Nitro ASL (ACGL Schools League). This new league will bring esports events and tournaments to schools and learners in South Africa. Aspiring esports athletes and their schools can join the league to bring the exciting values of cooperation and competition to life.

The First Term matches are coming to an end. After a long season only League of Legends, Rocket League and Chess still have remaining matches. Those titles will finish up by the end of the week with results for them coming out next week Tuesday. For the other games check out the results at the bottom of this article.

Fortnite will be having an open Solos tournament on Wednesday for fun while we wait for Term Two to start. If you are interested sign up here.

All participants in Term One will receive certificates. Sign ups for Term Two are now live! Besides the games that featured this term there is the addition of Brawlhalla, Overwatch 2 and Apex Legends. Minecraft Capture the Flag will also be added as one day tournaments with plans to integrate it properly in Term Three.

We are in the second last week for most major games this term. Sign ups for term two will start next week as well as many new additions being added to the mix.

Due to an unforseen update and then delay last week's Fortnite Battle Royale was postponed to this week - meaning that we will see an extra long stream of Fortnite happening on Wednesday. This will be cast by Nick Holden and Mike "Ulturism" Oerder. Be sure to catch the stream at 16:00 on the 15th of March.

ACGL was at the Cape Town WeThinkCode Open Day where they spoke about the coding, software and IT courses they offer on a scholarship basis. They also have branches in Gauteng and Kwa-Zulu Natal. You can check out the pictures here.

We are two weeks into the Term 1 Split and competition is fierce. Students are getting more comfortable with many starting to stand out in their groups. 

Fortnite saw the first stream of the year with a guest student caster on deck along side Skarra. The results saw three teams each from Hoërskool Eldoraigne and Paul Roos Gymnasium taking the top six spots in this week's battle royale. Paul Roos's E and B teams took first and second. Check out the full results here and the stream here.

All schools in Gauteng are welcome to join CURRO and ACGL with the Krugersdorp LAN. Check out more information on the landing page. Students will be competing in Minecraft, Overwacth 2, Dota 2 and League of Legends.

It has been a busy week for students and teachers as the first official week of matches start for ASL 2023. This Term saw fifty-six schools involved and five-hundred and seventy-nine total students signed up across eight leagues. Stage six load-shedding across the country caused a bit of havoc but most games managed to be completed.

ACGL visited Wynberg Girls High School with speaker Shaun "Sfaulcon", manager of Fusion_RL, Edgemead Rocket League coach and BRO Community leader, and Adam "XDayaDX" ACGL's Esports education specialist. They hosted talks about Rocket League and career opportinuties in Esports. Check out the photos here.

The ACGL SCHOOLS tournament has come to a smashing conclusion with the Rocket League Finals. The knockout tournament was one of the closest competitive matches we have seen in a long time, and saw the top four schools in the group stages compete for glory.  

Paul Roos Gymnasium’s A team appeared with a facelift under the new name “ISB Global PRG” after getting sponsored for maintaining amazing performances this year. Thomas More College - a school that Rocket League Caster Mike “Ulturism” Oerder teaches at - joined the fray this split and looked to make him proud.

Rallim placed third allowing ISB Global PRG to face off against TMC in the finals. TMC had just finished playing the PRG B team. The finals had some very tight play that was broken down and dissected live on stream by Ulturism and GrebeardRL. Prior to this game neither TMC nor ISB Global PRG had lost a single match in their respective groups for the term. The end result was a 4-1 win in favour of ISB Global PRG, making them the undisputed champion of ACGL SCHOOLS Rocket League after winning every competition this year. 

The first inaugural ACGL SCHOOLS split took place over the course of the second term and concluded on the 19th of May. The schools faced a few Eskom-related obstacles but triumphed through good coordination and participation.  

The first split's tournament was localised in the Western Cape as the start of a wider rollout by ACGL. It was amazing to see the spirit, sportsmanship and skill of many of the students. The tournament hosted well known school powerhouses such as Paul Roos Gymnasium, and also gave many schools their first taste of competitive Esports. The tournament saw the first appearances of Herzlia, Rallim and Norman Henshilwood. 

Split one focused on Clash Royale and Rocket League in a 3v3 format.