Join the MTN Shift Gaming Experience at Table Bay Mall in Cape Town, 10 to 12 July 2026. Three free-to-play days of football, fighting and VR gaming, with daily tournaments, activations and R50,000+ in prizes up for grabs. Officially billed as MTN SGX Table Bay, this is the Shift Gaming Experience pulling into the Mother City.
The weekend, day by day
Friday 10 July
Keyboard Rebuild Race and F1 Fastest Lap from 09:00. Brawlhalla cup registration from 13:00, matches from 14:00. EA FC 26 heats: registration 15:00, kick-offs at 15:30, 16:30 and 17:30.
Saturday 11 July
Keyboard Rebuild Race and F1 Fastest Lap all day. EA FC 26 heats running 09:30 to 17:30. Tekken cup from 14:00.
Sunday 12 July
Beat Saber and Subway Surfers from 09:00. EA FC 26 heats from 09:30 with the mall final from early afternoon. Street Fighter 6 cup from 14:00.
Heat registration opens 30 minutes before kick-off, capped at 16 players per heat, and it is all ages. Pull up early.
Cinga take: Free entry, mainstage energy on the mall floor, and R50,000+ on the line in the Mother City. If you are anywhere near Table Bay this weekend, this is the one.
Event details
| Host | MTN (via ACGL) |
|---|---|
| Listed via | Cinga Radar pick |
| City | Table Bay Mall, Centre Court · Cape Town |
| Date | 10–12 July 2026 |
| Entry | Free |
| Games | EA FC 26, Tekken, Street Fighter 6, Brawlhalla, Subway Surfers, F1 Fastest Lap, Beat Saber (VR), Keyboard Rebuild Race |
| Prizes | R50,000+ across tournaments, plus a road to the National Final |
| Source | ACGL |
The mall winners are not done at Table Bay. EA FC 26 champs take gift cards on the day (R2,500, R1,500 and R1,000) and a ticket to the National Final at Canal Walk on 30 August, where first place banks R25,000 cash. The Beat Saber route leads to its own Canal Walk final on 29 August with a R50,000 prize pool on the line.