PES Society explained

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.

History

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

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

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

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:

	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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Esports, and other games : PES Society affiliates to MSSA. MSSA. Esports, And Other. 2020-02-02. Esports, and other games. 2020-02-19.
2. Web site: PES 20 Grand Finals. ACGL. en. 2020-02-19.
3. Web site: Results of MSSA's Western Cape Online Provincial Championships. esportscommentator. en. 2020-04-11.