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The MSSA is proud to announce that it shall host the 2016 MWEB On-line Dota 2, CounterStrike:GO (CS:GO), and League of Legends Championships, which will offer local players the opportunity to qualify for the National Team Trials.
In
case you haven’t been watching the local gaming press, Dota 2,
CounterStrike: GO, and League of Legends players in South Africa have
had the opportunity to get full Protea
Colours for the games and represent the country in an
official Test Matches and abroad.
Today South Africa is ranked in 12th place by the International eSports Federation.
The 2016 MWEB On-line
DotA 2, CounterStrike:GO
(CS:GO), and League of Legends
Championship is one
of the last opportunities
for gamers to qualify for the National Team Trials LAN that
shall be held in Gauteng on 4 June 2016.
The
championship shall be held on 16 April 2016.
MSSA
would 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.
TournamentStructure:
As
per the MSSA's rules, being:
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If less than six teams, the championship shall be a Round Robin Championship
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If 6 to 10 teams enter the championship there shall be four rounds as played to the Swiss System
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If 11or more teams enter the championship there shall be five rounds as played to the Swiss System
Eligibility:
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Any team consisting of players who are Registered Players affiliated to a MSSA member club may enter.
Entry
fee:
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Entry is free to all full-paid-up Registered Players.
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Only fully-paid-up Registered Players may participate in this event.
Entry
date:
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Entries need to be submitted by no later than Wednesday, 13 April 2016.
MEN'S
- 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.
WOMEN'S
- 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:
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:
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The awarding of provincial colours;
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The awarding of medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in Premier, Under 24, and School categories;
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The ability to qualify for National Team Trials.
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All medals shall be awarded to the recipients at a MSSA LAN championships.
- Registered Players of the teams that finish in the top three or the top 20% (whichever is greater) as per the Regulations may enter the National Team Trials. As per the Regulations all such players who qualify from the genre as a whole shall be invited.
- As usual Trials shall be done at a LAN venue, and the team that can best represent South Africa shall then be selected. The National Team Trials LAN that shall be held on 4 June 2016.
- Players that enter the Trials shall organise themselves into teams that come from the same area. In other words everybody in the team must reside within 50 km's, as the crow flies, to each other, or that any team that does not comply with the 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.
- 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
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