Twas the night before the fight of the century when a cold front decided to hug South Africa. When Saturday rolled around, it was colder than a hug from Sub-Zero, but hey, that didn’t stop the top 16 Mortal Kombatants from all over South Africa gathering to see who could punch harder than the other. There was a lot on the line: R15 000, a neat PlayStation 4 20th Anniversary Console (I had to fight REALLY hard not to grab it and run), and most importantly, a spot at the Grand Final in Paris for a chance to win a casual €20 000! Who had it in them to out-kombo and out-gore every opponent in their way to grab the grand prize?
But first, context. The event took place at Internet Solutions in Bryanston, where a ton of consoles were set up for both competitors and spectators. There was no lack of Mortal Kombat X action taking place to say the least. Those in attendance could witness wild bouts like this happening at any given moment…
Just @WobblyOnion teaching @CaptionBarbosa a quick lesson at #MKCupSA pic.twitter.com/S9pbwV6aFv
— Matthew Figueira (@MatthewFig) June 6, 2015
Or you know, they could head inside where the real action was taking place. 8 fighters from Johannesburg, 4 from Cape Town, and 4 from Durban spent the entire morning in heated kombat to whittle out the weak.
In the end, it came down to Joburg versus CPT, City versus Mountain, Taga Kahn versus D1GamerKid… who was victorious? Skip ahead to around the 5 hour mark to find out (compliments of nAvTV who provided coverage throughout the day):
Got no bandwidth to spare? That’s alright, I’ll put you out of your misery with a quick spoiler: IT WAS JOBURG!
That’s right, Vasudev “Taga Kahn” Stringer toppled all the opposition to secure the trip to Europe as well as the other fantastic loot. In second place was Kim “D1GamerKid” Petersen, who walked away with R10 000 and a Mortal Kombat X console of his own. Third was Zolani “Dr.Zol” Matsolo who scored 5000 randelas.
Now, there was some other important fight that took place on the day, but I’m leaving that to Darryn to share. He will give you all the details, blow by blow, in his own post later today.
Thanks to Ster Kinekor Entertainment for putting the event together. It was a Saturday well spent, and I hope we get more like them moving forward!
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Last Updated: June 8, 2015
ReaperOfSquirrels
June 8, 2015 at 13:02
Totally prefer Darryn’s belt to that shiny one 😛
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 8, 2015 at 13:02
Ready the ghost pepper!
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 8, 2015 at 13:07
I KNOW THE OUTCOME!!!
But I shall not spoil it for the readers
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 8, 2015 at 13:09
The truth is that Darryn is not Batman…the webs say otherwise 😉
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 8, 2015 at 13:10
He’s Spi-D-man?
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 8, 2015 at 13:10
😀
Valenlord
June 8, 2015 at 13:18
Like they say… Be yourself or be BATMAN
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 8, 2015 at 13:20
I’m sure Batman probably wants to be Geralt 😉
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 8, 2015 at 13:31
As I’ve said, Batman has Geralt pajamas
Valenlord
June 8, 2015 at 13:37
To be totally truthful I want to be Geralt, instead of sitting in front of my desk looking like I am working so very very hard….
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 8, 2015 at 13:39
Same here
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
June 8, 2015 at 13:42
Well, I’m trying to narrate as many of the tedious tasks that I have to sound like Dandelion, awarding XP along the way to keep me awake at work…
Valenlord
June 8, 2015 at 13:44
You know what is the real bad thing… Its only Monday… O_o
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
June 8, 2015 at 13:53
I’ve been weeping uncontrollably since reading this^
Blood Emperor Trevor
June 8, 2015 at 13:43
Right now my work is a lvl 24 Earth Elemental. I don’t want to fight it, but I have to.
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 8, 2015 at 13:46
Mine is a rock troll. Incredibly stupid, yet you keep doing favours for it
Valenlord
June 8, 2015 at 13:48
Ok ok ok you guys are way further that I am… last night I had the choice kill a tree or not… see still young Geralt I am…
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 8, 2015 at 13:49
Haha. Having a beard only makes it slightly more bearable. 😉
Valenlord
June 8, 2015 at 13:50
Haha true to that… because jeeez that was one boring to do list…
Valenlord
June 8, 2015 at 13:47
If you say your work is a lvl 24 elemental, then I would say lucky bugger, first of all you are home… I don’t care what I have to fight as long as I am Geralt ;-0
FoxOneZA
June 8, 2015 at 13:04
Was their an old MK X champion? 😛
Captain JJ the_scarrrr
June 8, 2015 at 13:05
Maybe it’s a new South Africa. Without the current government
…One can dream…
Admiral Chief's Adventure
June 8, 2015 at 13:08
*there
Lord Chaos
June 8, 2015 at 13:08
You’re letting D post his own winning article?
This cannot end well.
*Gets popcorn ready.
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
June 8, 2015 at 13:39
Awesome!! Well, those dudes battled it out quite well! That commentator was a little loud though…
Robbie Flynn
June 8, 2015 at 13:54
I work at the Campus.. Why did i not know about this 🙁
Klipkop1980
June 8, 2015 at 13:59
I have a question….how long did this clip take to upload?
hairyknees
June 12, 2015 at 11:10
Probably no time at all if done at IS 😛 their speeds are FAAAAAAAAAAAAST!