Calendar of Events for 2021.

Even though South Africa is still in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic and the future still seems a little uncertain, Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has produced its Calendar of Events for 2021. Should the proposed vaccines be in place next year, MSSA expects to resume business as usual and hold its face-to-face championships.

In the meantime, however, MSSA has provided for the worst-case scenario. 

As such, MSSA has provided for both online and face-to-face events. 

MSSA will always put the well-being of all its members first, and will therefore adjust its Calendar of Events from time-to-time too meet the circumstances and the requirements of its membership.

The safety of MSSA's members is MSSA's first priority.

Registered Players are reminded that the online championships are part of the process for qualifying for provincial colours and national team selection.

Thus MSSA has released the following Calendar of events or 2021:

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2021

Date	Event	Discipline	Venue
23 JANUARY	Umpires’ Course - Gauteng	All	Old Edwardian Society, 11 Ninth Avenue, Lower Houghton
6 &7 FEBRUARY	29th Old Edwardian Summer Championships	Ancients, PES 2021, Morabaraba	Old Edwardian Society, 11 Ninth Ave., Lower Houghton
13 FEBRUARY	On-line Inter-school Provincial Championships	All esports titles as approved at the AGM in December	On-line
27 February	2nd WESTERN CAPE Online Championships	Esports	On-line
20 & 22 MARCH	24th WESTERN CAPE Championships	Board games, Card games, Esports, wargames	TBA
10 APRIL	Provincial Online Student Championships	All esports titles as approved at the AGM in December	Online
17 APRIL	11th Provincial Online Championships	All esports titles as approved at the AGM in December	Online
24 & 25 APRIL	Provincial School Championships for all provinces	Board and Figure games	Various venues.
24 APRIL	Provincial School Championships for all provinces	Esports	Online
8 MAY	Umpire’s Course – Mpumulanga	Umpiring course	TBA
15 & 16 MAY	38th GAUTENG Championships	Board games, Card games, Esports, wargames	TBA
29 & 30 MAY	2nd GAUTENG Online Championships	Esports	Online
29 MAY	FINANCIAL AGM	Meeting	TBA
12 & 13 JUNE	SA School Championships	Board games, Card games, Esports, wargames	TBA
26 JUNE	2nd SA School Championships	Esports	Online
Week ending 17 JULY	1st round of NWU School League	All esports titles as approved at the AGM in December	Online
24 & 25 JULY	26th KWAZULU NATAL Championships	Board games, Card games, Esports, wargames	TBD
31 July	2nd KWAZULU NATAL Online Championships	Esports	Online
7 & 8 AUGUST	17th FREE STATE Championships / 2nd FREE STATE Online Championships	TBD	TBD
28 & 29 AUGUST	25th NORTH WEST Championships	Board games, Card games, Esports, wargames	TBD
TBA	Indigenous Games	Morabaraba	To be determined by SRSA
19 & 20 SEPTEMBER	17th EASTERN CAPE Championships / 2nd EASTERN CAPE Online Championships	Board games, Card games, Esports, wargames	TBD
26 & 27 SEPTEMBER	8th LIMPOPO Championships / 2nd LIMPOPO Online Championships	TBD	TBD
16 OCTOBER	2nd NORTH WEST Online Championships	Esports	Online
1 NOVEMBER	Submit nominations of office-bearers	Admin	mindsportscorrespondence@gmail.com
4 & 5 DECEMBER	34th S A NATIONAL Championships	Board games, Card games, Esports, wargames	TBD
4 DECEMBER	38th NATIONAL CONVENTION	Annual General Meeting	TBD
TBA	SRSA's S A Schools Championships	Morabaraba	To be determined by SRSA

Notes:

• International events still need to be included.
• Inter-Provincial events need to be included.
• Inter-Regional events need to be included.
• Regional events still need to be included.
• Club events need to be included.
• Regional Championships need to be included.
  
• National Team Trials need to be included.

Also read:

• Advantages of affiliation
• Calendar of  Events: 2021
• Upcoming events: South African National Board Games Championships - 12 December 2020.
• Affiliation: Schools
• Affiliation: Private clubs
• Esports titles selected: MSSA's High School Championships.
• Esports titles selected: MSSA's Premier Championships.
• Notices: MSSA's new Players' Representative - Jessie Joubert (ZAG Academy
• Results of MSSA's 10th Annual Online Championships for High Schools
• Results of MSSA's Western Cape Online Provincial Championships.
• Results: MSSA's 11th Provincial Online Championships
• Results: Gauteng Online Provincial Championships.
• Results: Winners of MSSA's 34th S A National Championships.
• Results: Saudah takes SA Nationals for the third time in a row.
• Test Match results: South African Protea DotA 2 team rises triumphant.
• Test Match results: DOTA2: South Africa vs Azerbaijan
• New National Team Selection Criteria
• Selecting the national Protea teams for Mind Sports South Africa.