The time has arrived for gamer and geek alike to get ready for next weekend as Rush and GeekFest open doors at Sun Arena, Time Square, Pretoria from the 29th to the 30th of June 2019. Both events will be running at the same time, in the same place for the duration of the weekend, and buying tickets for either event will get you access to the other.

Rush 2019 will be hosting a huge number of competitive titles on a multitude of platforms. Tournaments will be running for CS:GO, DotA 2, FIFA 2019, Fortnite, Hearthstone, StarCraft II and Tekken 7. Players can look forward to the upsized prize pool from 2018, sponsored by Vodacom 4U and Samsung, which includes cash prizes, product prices and trips overseas, totally to over R450 000!



“At Vodacom 4U, gaming and esports is one of the key strategic pillars that support our brand strategy,” Says Ulanova Visser, Marketing Director at Vodacom 4U. “Last year we were very excited for the opportunity to partner with Rush Esports South Africa and offer massive prizes for three gaming titles. The success of this partnership has led to us upping the ante for 2019 by doubling the number of gaming titles to six - as well as substantially increasing the overall prize purse that will be up for grabs to the competitors.

“Because Vodacom’s Youth Franchise Channel is fluent in “gaming speak”, it’s only logical that Vodacom Fibre will be providing all the connectivity for the event to ensure that our gamers can enjoy serious uninterrupted gaming while competing during the weekend. Through Vodacom Fibre, we are able to offer our customers finance options to purchase gaming consoles and other products by simply adding on to their monthly contract commitment. We are also thrilled to be supporting a Fortnite Cosplay category competition at the event.”


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Whether you take part in the tournaments or you come to enjoy the games on the large screens and listen to commentary live, this is the perfect time to get a taste of esports in South Africa.

For the geek-at-heart, GeekFest will be a complete weekend with Sumo Wrestling, Dance Dance Revolution, competitions for Robowars (I can’t remember the last time I saw one of these!!), a Gladiator ring for the bold, some cosplay (Fortniters, I hope to see you here) and a LARP tournament event.


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To say the best can’t all happen together for everyone is an understatement, as Rush has pulled out all the stops for the full immersion across the weekend.

To get your tickets to either (and both!) events, you can visit <strong>TicketPro</strong> and grab yourself a Day Pass for R120, valid for one day only on any of the three days; a Weekend Pass for R300 valid for all three days; or a Player Pass: R250, valid for all three days for players competing in tournaments.

Doors open at 10:00 each of the three days.

Wanna keep up to date with what’s happening at Rush? Check out their Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Keen to get updates on GeekFest? Their website and Facebook are there for you!

Will catch you there!