Monday 15 April 2024

Team ATK Oshun excels at 2024 Online Championships held on 13 April 2024

Kaylee Ludick (ATK Club Sport) has navigated her team into a berth for the National Team  trials to be held on 25 May 2025.

Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) 2024 Online Championships held on 13 April 2024 showed sterling results.

The championship was yet another chance for many esports athletes to qualify for MSSA's National Team Trials to be held on 25 May 2024 at which the team will be selected to officially represent South Africa at the African Qualifiers which lead up to IESF's 16th World Esports Championships to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in October and November 2024..

All Registered Players who have finished in the top three places, or the top 20% - whichever is greater, are entitled to enter trials.

However, it must be remembered that all players must have a valid passport to participate in the National Team Trials.

It was indeed exciting to watch just how much all the female teams have improved. 

Team ATK Oshun (ATK Club Sport) being a female team astounded all with their skill and sportsmanship. The team demolished all ATK Club Sport opposition to ultimately won the premier event overall and qualify for the National Team  trials to be held on 25 May 2025.

IESF's 15th World Championships will be played to the following titles:

  • Counter-Strike 2
  • Counter-Strike 2 - Female division
  • DotA 2
  • eFootball
  • Mobile Legends, Bang Bang
  • Mobile Legends, Bang Bang - Female division
  • PUBGM

The high standard of play saw 37 Registered Players from six provinces being awarded Provincial Colours. Only Limpopo, Free State, and Northern Cape did not have Registered Players who did not earn provincial colours.

TitleName of player/teamClubProvincial Colours awarded
Clash Royale - PremierJohan CoetzeeMiddiesMpumalanga
Clash Royale - High SchoolAryan MaharajPR0NHS
Counter Strike: 2ATK Oshun
Kaylee LudickATK Club SportGauteng
Jessica Eleez GreeffATK Club SportGauteng
Christin BrazierATK Club SportGauteng
Megan van der WesthuizenATK Club SportGauteng
Kayhla Rose CalderATK Club SportGauteng
DotA - PremierZAG DOTA 1
Suhail KhanZAG AcademyGauteng
Travis John WatersZAG AcademyWestern Cape
Mark Kilian LehleZAG AcademyGauteng
Mohammad DhoomaZAG AcademyEastern Cape
Nicholas DammertZAG AcademyGauteng
eFootball - PremierAslam ParkerPES SocietyGauteng
FIFA 24 - High SchoolDaiyaan HendricksPES SocietyWestern Cape
Mobile Legends - Premier
Mavericks
Matthew TataliasMavericksGauteng
Damian BransbyMavericksWestern Cape
Preshan PillayMavericksGauteng
Mohammad Azhar AnsariMavericksKwaZulu Natal
Taygan GabrielMavericksKwaZulu Natal
Luke GreenMavericksWestern Cape
Mobile Legends - Premier - Female
AHG
Je'nielle CavanaghPES SocietyWestern Cape
Inez PringlePES SocietyWestern Cape
Salma ParkerPES SocietyWestern Cape
Ra'isha ProutPES SocietyWestern Cape
Fatimah ProutPES SocietyWestern Cape
Mia AnthonyPES SocietyWestern Cape
PUBGM
Team uEnvy
Richard HenryZAG AcademyEastern Cape
La-eeq ArendseZAG AcademyWestern Cape
Kyle DudleyZAG AcademyWestern Cape
Clayton LeakZAG AcademyWestern Cape
Rocket League - Premier - 1 v 1 - PremierNathan StrangeHoërskool Klerksdorp
Rocket League - Premier - 1 v 1 - High SchoolLuther PeensHoërskool Klerksdorp
Street Fightter V - PremierMarnus van der MerweHoërskool KlerksdorpNorth West
Tekken 8Stasch CloetaTeam PlayBellWestern Cape
Valorant - Premier
TuksValorant
Tapiwanashe Keith MatemaTuksEsportsGauteng
Kyle HalvorsenTuksEsportsGauteng
Jaden Connor SwartsTuksEsportsGauteng
Ronald James Tyler WheeldonTuksEsportsGauteng
Alejandro Luca Sartini-KrugerTuksEsportsGauteng
Armand Pierre van der ColfTuksEsportsGauteng
Sportsmanship AwardJe'nielle CavanaghPES Society

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Saturday 13 April 2024

Superb Sochi

Sochi is the largest resort city in Russia. The city is situated on the Sochi River, along the Black Sea in Southern Russia.

For several years RESF (Russian Esports Federation) has more than competently organized and hosted student championships and BRICS esports events.

With the help of RESF, MSSA has participated in a number of such events in Moscow and Grozny. The most successful team returned home with a mere 400,000.00 Rubles in their pockets. Please read SA Student DOTA and CSGO teams off to Moscow, Russia with 3,000,000 Rubles at stake.

However, this is the turn of Sochi to host the Student DotA Championships - and MSSA has been invited to send a student DotA team. 

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA), shall hold trials to select an official Protea Student team, shall have to play test matches against other Southern African DotA teams to determine which team shall represent Southern Africa in Sochi in October 2024.

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Friday 12 April 2024

Reminder: 2024 Online Championships to be held on 13 April 2024.

Registered Players are ready to try out to qualify for the 2024 National Team Trials. The Protea Team shall participate in both IESF and GEF events. 

The hunt is on for the 2024 National Protea Esports Teams. 

It is therefore not surprising that MSSA has thus entered all IESF esports titles on offer at IESF's 16th World Championships - especially the female events.

The esports titles entered by MSSA are:

  • Counter-Strike 2 (open)
  • Counter-Strike 2 (female)
  • DOTA 2 (open) 
  • eFootball (Open) 
  • Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (open)
  • Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (female)
  • PUBG mobile (open)

To have a chance to qualify for selection, players must be members of an affiliated club and qualify for National Team Trials at a MSSA event.

Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) annual Western Cape Online Championships are well known for the ferocity of the competition and high standard of play.

MSSA's 2024 Online Championships represent a wonderful chance for many aspiring Protea Esports Team members to earn a berth in the coveted National Team Trials (NTT) to be held 2024.

In order to participate, players must be registered for the 2023/2024 season.

The championship shall be held on 13 April 2024

Game titles to be played are:


Period/genreTitlePlatformPlayers
Shooter
CODMMobile4 v 4
Counter-Strike: 2PC5 v 5
ValorantPC/console5 v 5
PUBGMMobile1 v 1
Sport
FIFA '24Console1 v 1
eFootballConsole1 v 1
Rocket LeaguePC1 v 1 and 3 v 3
MOBA
DotA 2PC5 v 5
Clash RoyaleMobile1 v 1
League of LegendsPC5 v 5
Clash of ClansMobile1 v1
Mobile Legends Bang BangMobile5 v 5
Fighting
Tekken (latest version)Console1 v 1
Street Fighter VConsole1 v 1

Players are to acquaint themselves with the rules apropos substitutes and loadshedding.

Tournament Structure:


As per the MSSA's rules, being:

  • If less than six teams, the championship shall be a Round Robin Championship
  • If 6 to 10 teams enter the championship there shall be four rounds as played to the Swiss System
  • If 11 or more teams enter the championship there shall be five rounds as played to the Swiss System

Eligibility:

  • Any team consisting of players who are Registered Players affiliated to a MSSA member club may enter.

Entries:

  • Entry is R100.00 per Registered Player.
  • Only fully-paid-up Registered Players may participate in this event.
  • Entries must be submitted by 8H00 13 April 2024
  • To enter, the club must complete the Google Drive document. The entry form may be found on Google Drive. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_ERR6815uVjSMu4t5KkRxYqGJ_AA88kkz31qRgksASc/edit#gid=287696184
  • Clubs are to download the entry form, completed the downloaded form, and e-mail it to Mind Sports South Africa. Photographs of players must accompany the entry.
  • Only entries submitted via email and on Excel shall be accepted.

Medals:


Medals shall be handed over to winners at the next MSSA LAN that they attend. 


      MALE:

  • PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams.
  • UNDER 24: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams that have not won a Premier medal and which are comprised entirely of students currently registered at any officially recognized University.
  • SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams of learners currently registered at any officially recognized school, provided they have not received any Premier medals. 
        FEMALE:
  • PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams.
  • UNDER 24: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams that have not won a Premier medal and which are comprised entirely of students currently registered at any officially recognized University.
  • SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams of learners currently registered at any officially recognized school, provided they have not received any Premier medals.

Colours:

  • Protea Colours: Only Players that are selected to represent South Africa in International Championships may earn National Colours if the Protea Colours Board's criteria are met.
  • National Colours: All Players that win all of their Matches at a National Championship will earn National Colours.
  • Provincial Colours: All Players that win all of their Matches at a Provincial Championship will earn Provincial Colours. All Players who score within the top 50% in a specific Period at a Provincial Championship, and who also score within the top 50% at a National Championship in the same period and in the same year, will earn Provincial Colours.

General:

  • The championship shall be played on: 13 April 2024
  • The first round will start at 10H00. Players shall be given 60 minutes to complete each round.
  • Players playing 3 v 3 Rocket League shall be given 1.5 hours to complete the round.
  • The championship is accredited as being of the same status as a provincial championship. 
  • The championship shall be used for the awarding of provincial colour
  • The championship shall be used for the awarding of medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in Premier, Under 24, and School categories;
  • The championship shall be used for the ability to qualify for National Team Squad.
  • All medals shall be awarded to the recipients at a MSSA LAN championships.

Umpires:

  • Umpires may only be contacted over Skype on the day of competition. Any communication not on the Skype channel shall not be entered into.

Ladder:

  • All games shall count towards the National Ladder.

Shout casting:

  • MSSA shall decide who may shout-cast the games.
Anybody wishing to be appointed as a Shout-Caster must apply in writing to mindsportscorrespondence@gmail.com 
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