South African National LAN Championships - 1 & 2 December 2018.

Will Mxolisi Lukhele (Amplified Rebellion) square up to National Champion, Alasdair Donaldson (VexxedPhoenix)?

MSSA's South African National (SAN) LAN Championships for esports shall be played on 1 & 2 December 2018.

The championship shall count as a qualifier for the MSSA's National Team Trials to be held in 2019.

Footgage filmed at MSSA's South African National (SAN) LAN Championships shall be screened on MSSA's Channl on Tuluntulu.

Registrations are thus open for MSSA's 2018 South African National LAN Championships.

Registrations will close on the 9 November 2018. Players who wish  to compete in any of MSSA's Championships are advised to complete their annual registration forms so that they may registered as Registered Players as soon as possible. 

Late entries will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances.

All gamers are reminded that any Registered Player in good standing may enter through the member club to which they are affiliated. In other words any registered player is entitled to enter the championship – no matter where they live, or their category of membership. 

If you have any queries, please contact MSSA.

Championship Details:

Hosting Club: Fakkel School
Venue: Fakkel School, 20 Jan Smuts Ave., Sasolburg
Date: 1 & 2 December 2018
Entry Fees: R64.00 per Registered Player per Period
Entries: Clubs must use the entry form on Google Drive to enter their teams/players.
Computers: Bring your own. Please ensure that all game updates are done prior to arrival. No updates shall be done at the event.
Schedule: The LAN Schedule for all 2018 is:

SATURDAY:
Time	StarCraft II	Counter Strike GO	FIFA’18	HearthStone	Ultimate Street Fighter V
09H00	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts
09H45	Round 2 Starts	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues
10H30	Round 3 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts
11H15	Round 4 Starts	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues
12H00	Round 5 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts
12H45		Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues
13H00	LUNCH
Time		Counter Strike GO (continued)	FIFA’18 (continued)	HearthStone (continued)	Ultimate Street Fighter V (continued
14H00		Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts
14H45		Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues
15H30		Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts
16H15		Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues
17H00
18H00	Awards Ceremony
19H00	Doors Close
SUNDAY:
Time	DotA 2	League of Legends (LoL)	PES (Pro Evolution Soccer)	TEKKEN 7	Rocket League
09H00	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts
09H45	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues	Round 2 Starts
10H30	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 3 Starts
11H15	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 4 Starts
12H00	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 5 Starts
12H45	Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues
13H00	LUNCH
Time	DotA 2 (continued)	LoL  (continued)	PES (continued)	TEKKEN 7 (continued)
14H00	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts
14H45	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues
15H30	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts
16H15	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues
17H00
18H00	Awards Ceremony
19H00	Doors Close

Rules and Regulations: All Rules and Regulations pertaining to eSports are available from MSSA. Players are strongly advised to familiarise themselves with the LAN Championship Bylaws and all Period Specific Rules. If any Player wishes to provide advice regarding the drafting of the Period Specific Rules they are encouraged to contact the eSBoC who will take all comments into account.

The following Medals may be awarded at MSSA's 2018 South African National LAN Championships:

• PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three players who are registered players.
• UNIVERSITY: Medals shall be awarded to the first three players who are currently registered at any officially recognised University, provided the players have not received any Premier Medals.
• SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three high school scholars, provided they have not received any Premier medals.
• WOMEN: Women will be awarded medals as per the same basis as above, that is in all three categories.

Colours and National Team Trials:

• 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.
• National Team Trials: All Players that score within the top 20% or top three places, whichever is greater, in a specific Period at a Provincial or National Championship will earn an invitation to National Team Trials. National Team Trials shall be held in the event that a National Team must be selected to represent South Africa when competing in such Period in an International Championship. 

Registered Players wishing to shout-cast the event, must please contact Angelique Ramos at: mindsportscorrespondence@gmail.com .

The next provincial event is: MSSA's Online Inter-School Provincial Championships that shall be held on 9 February 2019.

Please also see:

• South African National Board Gaming Championships - 1 December 2018.

• South African National LAN Championships - 1 & 2 December 2018.

• South African National Wargames Championships - 1 & 2 December 2018.