Bidding for the 8th e-Sports World Championship 2016

MWEB Protea eSports Team watching Barry West playing Hearthstone in Baku, Azerbijan

There is no doubt that a lot of work goes into hosting and organising a major eSports event. In that way, eSports proves that it is no different from other sports in terms of preparation, logistics and effort.

To the outsider it looks so easy. The event is there, the teams arrive, the games are played.

However, the events can also be monumental 'stuff-ups' where venues are double-booked, equipment does not arrive on time, there is not enough ventilation, and so forth.

MSSA knows just how difficult it is to host a big event, In fact MSSA has already hosted four World championships and has had to deal with many last-minute issues.

MSSA too has sent a team to every one of the IeSF's championships.

MSSA can only but applaud all the hosts up to date for putting on seemingly seamless events. However, events are like ducks swimming on a pond. It all looks peaceful, but under the water those webbed feet are churning away.

The events that IeSF have held to date are:

Year	Title	Location
2009	IeSF Challenge	Taebaek, South Korea
2010	IeSF Grand Final	Daegu, South Korea
2011	3rd IeSF World Championship	Andong, South Korea
2012	4th IeSF World Championship	Cheonan, South Korea
2013	5th IeSF World Championship	Bucharest, Romania
2014	6th e-Sports World Championship	Baku, Azerbaijan
2015	7th e-Sports World Championship	Seoul, South Korea

However, it should be noted that any/all members of IeSF are able to bid for “8^th e-Sports World Championship 2016”.

But to do so, the National Federation has to comply with the following documents:

1.      Host City Bidding Application Form

2.      Letter of Intent:

3.      Letter of Guarantee: 

4.      Event Organization Agreement as signed by proper authority (or may contact IeSF for negotiating conditions before signing it).

However, the date for the submissions is fast running out as all the bids will be considered by IeSF at its Annual General Meeting.

It's sad, but when you consider the requirements, South Africa is just not capable of hosting an event of this nature.