For the first time...

North West University - Vaal Triangle Campus.

There is a reason why Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is the largest membership based organisation for gaming in South Africa is due to its continued commitment to promoting gaming at every level, and in every region of our beautiful South Africa.

Thus MSSA is proud to announce that on 2 September 2017, for the first time in the history of South Africa an official esports event will be held in Sedibeng.

Through the efforts of Joseph Matlhong, who was elected onto MSSA's Management Board in December 2017, great strides are being made to reach areas which will further increase the popularity and representivity of gaming in general.
The growth of gaming is utterly dependent upon those who put their passion before personal reward and offer the advantages that the games offer to the population as a whole.

The revised Calendar of Events is thus:

2017 Calendar of events

Date	Event	Discipline	Venue
11 FEBRUARY	On-line Inter-school Provincial Championships	CS:GO, DotA, FIFA, LOL, SC, TTT II, VainGlory	On-line
4 & 5 FEBRUARY	25th Old Edwardian Summer Championships	Ancients, Checkers, FIFA ‘17, Morabaraba	Old Edwardian Society, 11 Ninth Ave., Lower Houghton
25 & 26 FEBRUARY	34th GAUTENG Championships	Board games, Card games, eSports, wargames	Jeppe High for Boys, Cnr Roberts Avenue & Good Hope Street, Kensington, Johannesburg
25 & 26 MARCH	21st NORTH WEST Championships	Board games, Card games, eSports, wargames	Curro Klerksdorp, 22 Elm St, Klerksdorp
22 APRIL	Provincial Online Championships	Dota 2, CounterStrike GO, League of Legends, Street Fighter V	On-line
29 & 30 APRIL	Free State Provincial School Championships	Board and Figure games	JCS Private Centre 2 Tafelberg Street Vaalpark
29 & 30 APRIL	Gauteng Provincial School Championships	Board and Figure games	Old Edwardian Society, 11 Ninth Avenue, Lower Houghton, Johannesburg
29 & 30 APRIL	Mpumulanga Provincial School Championships	Board and Figure games	HTS Witbank, Beyers Road, Witbank
6 & 7 MAY	National Team Trials	Morabaraba and Wargames	HTS Witbank, Beyers Road, Witbank
19 & 20 MAY	FRAGCON LAN	CounterStrike: GO, DotA 2, League of Legends, StarCraft II, Overwatch	100 Jones Street, Entrance in Betz Street, Polkwane
27 & 28 MAY	16th MPUMALANGA Championships	Board games, Card games, eSports, wargames	HTS Witbank, Beyers Road, Witbank
27 MAY	FINANCIAL AGM	Meeting	HTS Witbank, Beyers Road, Witbank
3 & 4 JUNE	eSports National Team Trials	CounterStrike: GO, DotA 2, FIFA '17, HearthStone, League of Legends, PES, StarCraft II, Street Fighter V,  Tekken tag Tournament II,	Roedean School, Parktown, Johannesburg
24 & 25 JUNE	14th FREE STATE Championships	All	Fakkel School, 20 Jan Smuts Ave., Sasolburg
1 JULY	Fezile Dabi Regional Championships	Checkers, Morabaraba, Street Fighter V, MortalKombat X, Tekken and FIFA’17	JCS Private Centre 2 Tafelberg Street Vaalpark
Week ending 28 JULY	1st round of School League for 4 term schools.	CounterStrike: GO, DotA 2, FIFA ‘17, HearthStone, League of Legends, StarCraft II, Tekken Tag Tournament II, VainGlory	Online
29 & 30 JULY	SA School Championships	Board, Figure and eSports	TBA
5 & 6 AUGUST	23rd KWAZULU NATAL Championships	All	Maritzburg College 51 College Road, Pietermaritzburg
12 AUGUST	StarCraft II, Hearthstone	eSports (PC)	On-line
26 & 27 AUGUST	22nd WESTERN CAPE Championships	All	TBA
TBA	Indigenous Games	Morabaraba	To be determined by SRSA
Week ending 8 SEPTEMBER	1st round of School League for 3 term schools.	CounterStrike: GO, DotA 2, FIFA ‘17, HearthStone, League of Legends, StarCraft II, Tekken Tag Tournament II, VainGlory	Online
2 SEPTEMBER	Sedibeng Regional Championship	FIFA ‘17, Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat X, TEKKEN TAG II, StarCraft II, Checkers, Morabaraba	NWU-Mind Sports Club Vaal Triangle Campus
9 & 10 SEPTEMBER	City of Johannesburg Championships	Sat. Morabaraba & StarCraft II Sun. Ancients & FIFA	Blue Room Old Edwardian Society 11 Ninth Ave Lower Houghton
23 & 24 SEPTEMBER	16th EASTERN CAPE Championships	All	TBA
1 TO 16 OCTOBER	FMJD’s International Women's Checkers World Championship	Checkers	Hotel Euroopa, Tallinn, Estonia
28 & 29 OCTOBER	6th LIMPOPO Championships	All	TBA
1 NOVEMBER	Submit nominations of office-bearers	Admin	mindsportssa@iafrica.com
8 TO 12 NOVEMBER	IeSF’s 9th World Championships - Busan	CounterStrike: GO, League of Legends (others still to be announced)	Busan Port Authority Convention Center, Busan, South Korea
2 & 3 DECEMBER	30th S A NATIONAL Championships	All	Fakkel School, 20 Jan Smuts Ave., Sasolburg
3 DECEMBER	33rd NATIONAL CONVENTION	Annual General Meeting	Fakkel School, 20 Jan Smuts Ave., Sasolburg
TBA	SRSA's S A Schools Championships	Morabaraba	To be determined by SRSA

Notes:

1. International events still need to be included.
2. Inter-Provincial events need to be included
3. Inter-Regional events need to be included
4. Club events need to be included
5. Regional Championships need to be included.
6. Free State is moved to earlier in the year.
7. National Team Trials still need to be included