Cape Town, South Africa – Founded in 2022, Team ZapdOaks is a Premier Pokémon team emerging from South Africa serving home to some of the top talent and competing at the highest level throughout the MEA region.
Serving home to a combination of determined and highly motivated talent, Team ZapdOaks aims to provide the necessary support and resources, enabling our squad the opportunity to compete at the highest level possible throughout the Middle East and African Region.
We strive to achieve excellence through our commitment and dedication as we aim to become one of the most competitive Pokémon teams in our region, exposing the unique and undiscovered talent and perseverance of South African esports athletes.
OUR PURPOSE | BY PLAYERS. FOR PLAYERS.
Team ZapdOaks is a player-centered organization that has been comprehensively built to provide our players with the platform to grow their brand and to leverage our support to achieve excellence throughout the Middle East and Africa Region. The player-focused operating model was designed by Jonah ‘SirAfroPanda’ Alter and Rudolph ‘Athens’ Du Plessis; some of the local Pokémon scene industry leaders.
OUR COMMITMENT | INVESTING IN OUR PLAYERS
We are committed to providing the platform and resources to our players so that they can achieve success on the local and international platform. We are proud to have worked closely with the key stakeholders of the official Pokémon importers in South Africa to develop a professional brand that serves both the community and supports the top players in South Africa.
In order to assist in the ambitions and commitment to send our players overseas and represent the MEA region we are a proud officially registered eCommerce retailer of Pokémon product in South Africa.
OUR COMMUNITY | CREATING A CENTRAL HUB FOR PLAYERS
We are committed to furthering the growth of our community and elevating the professional standards of local competition. In order to achieve this; we have launched our Community Portal which will allow fans, players, tournaments, leagues and/or stores with media coverage of events, competitive news, free coaching tips and much more.
If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the Team ZapdOaks brand, please head on over to our Contact Us page.
