Tuesday 9 November 2021

Official events in South Africa.


Not only is Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is the oldest national federation for esports in the world having been founded in 1985, but it arguably, runs more types of events in esports than any othernational federation or private company in the world.

A number of the events, such as, Derby and Regional Championships, are designed to assist member clubs raise funding for their own purposes in developing esports, and mindsports in general.

All official events have an upward path in order to allow the athlete to qualify for National Team Trials, and hopefully, selection to the Protea Team.

Of course these events may be held in each and every discipline, such as Board Games, Esports, and Wargames. This does mean that MSSA has an action packed calendar of events.

The number of events is vital for preparing athletes for international competition.

The full list of events is as follows:

Type of eventLevelEligibility
Derby eventsRegional LAN or onlineA member club must host, but any gamer may enter.
LaddersLAN or onlineAny gamer who is registered with an affiliated member club
School
Provincial LANAny gamer who attends a school affiliated to the MSSA
Provincial OnlineAny gamer who attends a school affiliated to the MSSA
National LANAny gamer who attends a school affiliated to the MSSA
National OnlineAny gamer who attends a school affiliated to the MSSA
Inter-school online championshipsSchools that are affiliated to the MSSA
Inter-school LadderSchools that are affiliated to the MSSA
Student
Online ChampionshipsAny gamer who attends a tertiary educational institution affiliated to the MSSA
Provincial LANAny gamer who attends a tertiary educational institution affiliated to the MSSA
Provincial OnlineAny gamer who attends a tertiary educational institution affiliated to the MSSA
Regional
Regional LANAny gamer who is registered with an affiliated member club
Inter- regional test matchesOfficial Regional Teams.
Provincial
Provincial LANAny gamer who is registered with an affiliated member club
Provincial Online ChampionshipsAny gamer who is registered with an affiliated member club
Provincial Online LadderAny gamer who is registered with an affiliated member club
Inter- provincial test matchesOfficial Regional Teams.
National
National LANAny gamer who is registered with an affiliated member club
National OnlineAny gamer who is registered with an affiliated member club
National Online LadderAny gamer who is registered with an affiliated member club
National Team TrialsLAN/OnlineBy invitation only. Only official MSSA events count as qualifying events
World ChampionshipsInternationalProtea Team only
International Test Matches (LAN and Online)InternationalProtea Team only

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