Counter-Strike: GO - Players who have qualified for National Team Trials at the 6th Limpopo Championships.

IESF's 10^th Esports World Championship 2018 shall be hosted in Kaohsiung City (Chinese Taipei) by the Chinese Taipei Esports Association (CTeSA).

With only 3 senior Provincial esports championships left before MSSA's National Team Trials (NTT) which are to be held on 2 & 3 June 2018, the race is on to see who will be selected.

The three events left are:

• 23rd North West Championships - 24 & 25 March 2018, and
• MSSA's Annual Online Provincial Championships - 21 April 2018, and
• 17th Mpumulanga Championships - 26 & 27 May 2018.

Counter-Strike: GO was played at IESF's World Championships in 2016 (Jakarta), and in 2017 (Busan).

At both such events, Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) sent a team, and at both of the events, the team played their best and did South Africa proud.

Thus at MSSA's 6th Limpopo Championships for the esports title for Counter-Strike: GO ten (10) players qualified for National Team Trials for such period should trials be held for such period.

Trials for any title (period) are always held at the discretion of Mind Sports South Africa.

The venue for the National Team Trials shall be announced within the 1st week of April of each year.

National Team Trials for esports shall be held on 2 and 3 June 2018.

The criteria to qualify for such trials all Registered Players that win a Regional Championship shall earn an  invitation to National Team Trials.

Also, all Registered Players that score within the top 20% or top three places, whichever is greater, in a specific Period at a Provincial or National Championship shall earn an invitation to National Team Trials.

It should be remembered that members of the current Protea Squad automatically earn a berth at the National Team Trials (NTT) should they have met their obligations in terms of participation at MSSA events.

The Registered Players that earned such an invite for the Counter-Strike: GO esports title are:

Name of player	Club	Period	Province
Vernon Jones	Fragcon	Counter-Strike: GO	Limpopo
Tiaan Viljoen	Fragcon	Counter-Strike: GO	Limpopo
Zedrigh Olivier	Fragcon	Counter-Strike: GO	Limpopo
Keanu Santoyo Silverio	Fragcon	Counter-Strike: GO	Limpopo
Javier Pena Varona	Fragcon	Counter-Strike: GO	Limpopo
Jose Perez-Zaldivar	Fragcon	Counter-Strike: GO	Limpopo
Brendan Botma	Fragcon	Counter-Strike: GO	Limpopo
Peter Jones	Fragcon	Counter-Strike: GO	Limpopo
Arno Joubert	Fragcon	Counter-Strike: GO	Limpopo
Riaan van Staaden	Fragcon	Counter-Strike: GO	Limpopo

Other Registered Players that have earned a berth at MSSA's 2018 National Team Trials (NTT) are:

• Counter-Strike: GO - 6th Limpopo Championships
• CounterStrike: GO - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• CounterStrike: GO - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• DotA 2 - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• DotA 2 - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• FIFA - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• FIFA - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• Hearthstone - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• Hearthstone - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• League of Legends - 6th Limpopo Provincial Championships
• League of Legends - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• League of Legends - 31st South African National Championships
• League of Legends - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• Mortal Kombat X - 31st South African National Championships
• Pro Evolution Soccer - 31st South African National Championships

• Pro Evolution Soccer - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships

• Rocket League - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• StarCraft II - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• Street Fighter V - 31st South African National Championships
• Street Fighter V - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• Tekken - 6th Limpopo Provincial Championships
• Tekken - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• Tekken - 31st South African National Championships
• Tekken - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• Vainglory - 8th Online Inter-School Championships