Female Protea mind sports team storms into finals against Madagascar
On Friday night the five-member team, captained by Rowell Pillay of KwaZulu-Natal, who goes by the nick Ketsuka, took on Namibia in a clash that has them going forward to play against Madagascar.
'Not only did the female Protea team whitewash the Namibian team, but they did not take a single loss. The victory was achieved through flawless strategy that saw them avoiding casualties altogether,' said Colin Webster, president of Mind Sports South Africa.
'The team worked together as a single unit where every player more than competently fulfilled their duty and supported each other to the utmost of their ability.' The five who make up the team, all Mavericks Club members, are Pillay, Neisha Ann Khan of the Western Cape, Nick Rose and Ranya Sujee (Aewynne), Rashmika Nanakan (DimpledDruid) and Shanel Arunachellam (Isla) of Gauteng.
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