2014 MWEB Online Dota 2 Championship - 19 April 2014

We are proud to announce that the MSSA shall host the 2014 MWEB Online Dota 2  Championship, which will offer local Dota 2 players the opportunity to qualify for the National Team trials.

In case you haven’t been watching the local gaming press, Dota 2 players in South Africa had the opportunity to get full Protea Colours for the game and represent the country in an official Test Matches against Romania and Mexico.

The 2013 Protea Team was made up mainly of gamers from Bravado (bvd) with a number of gamers from Energy eSports.

As this missive is being written, negotiations are under way in securing test match opponents. Rumours abound that once again the team will have to face the mighty Romanians as well as the Russians. If that happens, we’re going to need the best players to answer the challenge!

The championship shall be held on 19 April 2014.

We’d also like to thank MWEB, in line with their continued support for gaming in South Africa, for extending their sponsorship to include all Mind Sports Online Championships. None of this would be possible without the continued support from MWEB.

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 the championship shall be four rounds as played to the Swiss System
• If 11 to 30 teams the championship shall be five rounds as played to the Swiss System
  

Eligibility:

• Any player who is a Registered Player affiliated to a MSSA member club may enter.
  

Entry fee:

• Entry is free to all full-paid-up Registered Players.
• Only fully-paid-up Registered Players may participate in this event.
  

Entry date:

• Entries need to be submitted by no later than Tuesday, 15 April 2014.
  

Medals:

    MALE

• PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams.
• UNIVERSITY: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 recognised University.
• SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams of learners currently registered at any officially recognised school, provided they have not received any Premier medals.
  
  FEMALE:
  
• PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams.
• UNIVERSITY: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 recognised University.
• SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams of learners currently registered at any officially recognised 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..
  

When and Where:

• 19April 2014
• The first round will start at 14H00. Players shall be given 90 minutes to complete each round.
• The tournament will run via the MWEB server
  

The championship is accredited as being of the same status as a provincial championship. This means that the championship shall be used for the following:

• The awarding of provincial colours;
• The awarding of medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in Premier, Under 24, and School categories;
• The ability to qualify for National Team Trials.
  

All medals and shirts will be awarded to the recipients at a MSSA LAN championships.

Please note that the MSSA shall be selecting a team to officially represent South Africa in test matches against selected national teams. From such championships, invites shall be sent out to the Registered Players of the teams that finish in the top three or the top 20% (whichever is greater) as per the Regulations. As per the Regulations all such players who qualify from the genre as a whole shall be invited. The Registered Players that enter the Trials shall organise themselves into teams that:

1.    All come from the same area. In other words everybody in the team must reside within 50km's, as the crow flies, to each other, or
2.    Any team that does not comply with point 1 above, will have to undertake to get the players in their team who are not in the same area to the venue for the test matches at their own expense.

As usual Trials shall be done at a LAN venue, and the team that can best represent South Africa shall then be selected.

Shout casting:

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

Issued by:

Colin Webster
President
Mind Sports South Africa
P O Box 19275
FISHER'S HILL
1408
Tel: 011 828 4994
Cell: 073 593 9451
Fax: 086 672 1911
e-mail: mindsportssa@iafrica.com
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Twitter: @mindsportssa

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