Meet Pieter Pienaar - South Africa's very own World Champion in Microsoft Excel

Meet Pieter Pienaar – South Africa’s very own World Champion in Microsoft Excel

Published on

9 December 2025

The 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship and Collegiate Challenge hosted its finals in Las Vegas last week. Yes, spreadsheeting is that competitive. And South Africa’s very own Pieter Pienaar scooped first place in the Microsoft Excel Collegiate Challenge.

Competitors from nearly every continent battled it out to become one of this year’s top Excel eSports athletes. Congratulations, Pieter! We are so proud. Long may the spreadsheet continue to help you prosper.

Phil de Lange

Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.