Monday, 14 July 2014
2014 MSSA ON-LINE SCHOOLS STARCRAFT II CHAMPIONSHIP - 2 August 2014
With the support from MWEB, the MSSA has been able to give even greater support to gamers than ever before which has allowed the MSSA to continue developing eSports as a fully accredited sport at school level.
The MSSA considers its school development programme to be the fundamental building block to creating top-of-the-line international players.
The on-line championship is able to reach into every 'nook-and-cranny' in South Africa to find aspiring young gamers who will be able to fight for accolades as being the best gamer (in both men's and women's divisions), but also earn provincial colours. Such provincial colours may even allow the deserving recipient the ability to earn a sports bursary at university.
But it does not stop there. The MWEB sponsorship allows the entrants to enter for free......
Incredible - something for nothing!
In 2014 the MSSA shall send a male and female StarCraft II player to participate in the IeSF's 2014 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. However, it must be remembered that only the senior events count towards qualifying for the National Team trials for such team.
Details of the championship are:
Tournament Structure:
- Swiss Rounds
Eligibility to enter:
- Only learners who are registered as high school learners may enter. Registration forms must still be completed and submitted, but any learner that enters does not need to be a Registered Player.
- Participants who are still minors must get a guardian to submit their entry for the tournament
- Participants must own a legal version of Starcraft 2
- Participants must be resident in South Africa
Registration:
- To register, a completed registration form must be either faxed to 086 672 1911 or sent as a pdf to mindsportssa@iafrica.com
- Registrations shall close on 31 July 2014 at 24H00.
When
and Where:
- 2 August 2014 - Start time 10H00
- The tournament will run via the European Battle.net 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 school provincial colours;
- The awarding of medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places for both men and women;
Please
note that the
actual
hand-over of
medals shall
only be done
at a MSSA
Championships,
whether it be
a Regional,
Provincial,
and National
event. Only if
there is not a
MSSA event in
the region in
which the
gamer resides
shall the MSSA
deviate from
such policy.
Issued
by:
Colin Webster
General Secretary
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
URL: http://www.facebook.com/mindsportssa
Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is an affiliate of the South African Confederation of Sport and Olympic Committee.
The MSSA is responsible for the good governance and promotion of Board games (such as Backgammon, Diplomacy, Checkers, Draughts, Morabaraba, etc.), eSports (whether they are played on 'cell 'phones, consoles, personal computers or similar), and historical figure games (also known as wargames).
General Secretary
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
URL: http://www.facebook.com/mindsportssa
Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is an affiliate of the South African Confederation of Sport and Olympic Committee.
The MSSA is responsible for the good governance and promotion of Board games (such as Backgammon, Diplomacy, Checkers, Draughts, Morabaraba, etc.), eSports (whether they are played on 'cell 'phones, consoles, personal computers or similar), and historical figure games (also known as wargames).
Tuesday, 8 July 2014
MSSA and SASCOC
From the MSSA facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/mindsportssa):
"It has come to the attention of Mind Sports South Africa that it has been alleged on a website that MSSA’s membership of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has been terminated. We wish to state that this is not true and that MSSA’s membership of SASCOC has never been terminated. Our recent correspondence with SASCOC confirms this position.
There is a dispute with SASCOC as to documentation which they say they are unhappy with. MSSA will meet with SASCOC in due course to clarify this matter.
We request members to disregard any statements which imply that MSSA has been expelled from SASCOC as being false."
"It has come to the attention of Mind Sports South Africa that it has been alleged on a website that MSSA’s membership of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has been terminated. We wish to state that this is not true and that MSSA’s membership of SASCOC has never been terminated. Our recent correspondence with SASCOC confirms this position.
There is a dispute with SASCOC as to documentation which they say they are unhappy with. MSSA will meet with SASCOC in due course to clarify this matter.
We request members to disregard any statements which imply that MSSA has been expelled from SASCOC as being false."
Thursday, 3 July 2014
IeSF Press Release re 2014 World Championships Baku
Press
Release
– IeSF
Board has made decision to make their event “Open
for All”
–
Date:
03 July 2014
On 2nd
of July, 2014, the IeSF’s
policy about gender division, which separates the female division and
the male division,
has been brought into question.
The
IeSF
has listened
to the
gaming community
and has carefully
considered
their opinions. Upon
hearing these concerns, the IeSF
convoked an
emergency
session of the IeSF Board
to respond.
As a result, IeSF
shall have
two event categories:
“Open
for All”
events and events that are reserved for women. The
events which were
initially
set aside
as the
male division will
now be open
to all
genders, and the events which were
initially
set as the
female
division will
remain
as they were.
The
IeSF
Board addressed its reason for maintaining
events for women, citing
the importance of providing female gamers with ample opportunities to
compete in e-Sports—currently a male-dominated industry.
Female
gamers make up half of the world’s gaming population, but only a
small percentage of e-Sports competitors are women. The IeSF’s
female-only competitions aim to bring more diversity to competitive
play by improving the representation of women at these events.
Without efforts to improve representation, e-Sports can’t achieve
true gender equality.
In
order to apply the new policy with consistency, IeSF has
added
an
“Open
for All”
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
tournament,
which was initially set
aside for female-only
competition. Therefore,
the amended plan for the 6th
e-Sports World Championship BAKU 2014 is:
■ Open for All
DOTA 2
- Participating
teams may
consist
of 5 male players, 5 female players,
or mixed team.
StarCraft®
II: Heart of the Swarm®
- Players
of all genders
can participate in the event.
Ultra Street Fighter
4
- Players
of all genders
can participate in the event.
Hearthstone™:
Heroes of Warcraft™
- Players
of all genders
can participate in the event.
TEKKEN TAG
TOURNAMENT 2
- Players
of all genders
can participate in the event.
■ Female
Competition
StarCraft®
II: Heart of the Swarm®
- Female event is
conducted
separately,
in
parallel with “Open
for All”
event.
Tekken Tag
Tournament
2
- Female event is
conducted
separately,
in
parallel with “Open
for All”
event.