Friday 30 November 2018

MSSA names its candidate for IESF's International Referee Workshop.

Jessie Joubert.
International Esports Federation (IESF) shall be holding its international referee workshop in Busan, South Korea, in mid December 2018.

National Federations were requested to propose suitable candidates based on te following criteria:
  • With minimum experience of tournament operations of 2years, over 10 esports events
  • Referee candidate(s) need to be recommended by the National Federation for an official Referee License
  • Speak English(Fluent)
  • Valid passport
Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) put out the call, and from the applications received, chose the Registered Player who is the most qualified.

Thus MSSA selected Jessie Joubert (ZAG Academy) who has umpired more events in South Africa than any other person who so applied.

Jessie has not only excelled as an umpire, but has also proven his abilities in the technical aspects as well.

Now all that needs to happen is for IESF to announce the names of those selected to attend its international referee workshop in Busan.

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Thursday 29 November 2018

Eclipse Esports affiliates to Mind Sports South Africa.

Eclipse Esports - looking at making a difference.
Eclipse Esports is a mixed CSGO & PUBG group.

The club's goal is to create a fun and competitive environment, to be have organised teams and to grow and develop athletes to the highest levels.

The chairman of 
Eclipse Esports, Jaco van der Schyff, of East London, is a well-known figure within the esports community and has done much to engender a positive attitude towards the sport.

The club may be contacted on:

Mobile: 
0615847858

E-mail: eclipseesportsza@gmail.com

Thus it is with great pleasure that Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) welcomes Eclipse Esports into membership.
There is no doubt that Eclipse Esports will have a long and fruitful relationship with MSSA.

Unifying Esports Voices at the 3rd Global Esports Executive Summit (GEES)


Attentive attendants at GEES.
GEES saw two South Africans as panalists at the very upmarket 3rd Global Esports Executive Summit (GEES), being Colin Webster (IESF President) and Jason Batzofin (IESF Athletes' Commission Chairperson).
As an event promoting open discussion of global esports development, the 3rd Global Esports Executive Summit (GEES) was held in Busan, South Korea, gathering key stakeholders from 57 countries, 121 organizations (181 participants) on 13th to 15th November 2018.

The agenda covered four core areas as announced in August 2018 which were discussed with vim and vigour at GEES 2018.
  • ESPORTS GOVERNANCE
  • GAMING DISORDER
  • ESPORTS PROFIT MODEL
  • ESPORTS ADMINISTRATION
‘Esports Governance’ agenda was led by two keynote presentations from both RIOT GAMES (publisher perspective), and CTESA (esports national federation perspective, Chinese Taipei Esports Association), portraying both opinions of the public and private sectors of esports, followed by a panel representing both esports and sports world to discuss on ‘collaboration for esports ecosystem development’.

GEES 2018 this year also introduced a new section, ‘Esports Academic Seminar’, which is a pillar of the Global Esports R&D Center of IESF. As a new initiative to promote esports researches to enhance and support the esports industry development momentum, 4 different researches were presented to the delegates of GEES

Research
Presenter
Esports Governance in East Asia
Peichi Chung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Understanding & Enriching Esports
– Esports research at UC Irvine
Je Seok Lee (University of California, Irvine, USA)
Esports Risk Management
Gil Fried (University of New Haven, USA)
Esports and Equality
Maria Stukoff (University of Salford, United Kingdom)

(Related article of Global Esports R&D Center:

Upcoming 4th GEES will once again be held in Busan in 2019 to continuously promote dialogues between sports and esports and reach consensus for promising direction toward a better Esports world.

More detailed information can be found the official 2018 GEES website (https://iesf.rsportz.com/).

REFERENCE:
  • AGENDA - SPEAKER information
Agenda
Speaker & Panelist
Esports Governance
Esports World (Publisher’s perspective)
Ho Min Lee (Riot Games)
Esports World (Federation’s perspective)
Brayden Erwin (Chinese Taipei eSports Association)
How publishers and federations can collaborate for esports ecosystem development
Ho Min Lee (Riot Games)
Vlad Marinescu (Rsportz, Pressident of USeF, Former GAISF Director General)
Ian Smith (Esports Integrity Coalition)
Serhat Bekedmir (Collegiate Esports League)
Brayden Erwin (Chinese Taipei Esports Association)
Gaming Disorder
How esports can support gaming disorder
Kevin Morris (Daily Dot)
Colin Webster (IESF President)
Jason Batzofin (Athletes’ Commission Chair)
Esports Profit Model
How AirAsia Allstars created internal & external awareness on esports
Allan Phang (AirAsia Esports)
How esports stakeholders can create sustainable profit models and expand the market
Allan Phang (AirAsia Esports)
Samart Benjamin Assarasakorn (Benjamins International Group Company Ltd)
Sunghoon Jung (Rossetti)
Alexey Kuznetsov (Wargamings)
Katsuhiro Harada (BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment)
Esports Administration
How Korean government has supported esports from administration?
Gyujig Kim (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
How can administration support the growth of esports?
Gyujig Kim (Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism)
Duane Kale (International Paralympic Committee)
Charmaine Crooks (NGU Consultant, Five Times Olympian)
Peichi Chung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
Cheol Hag Kim (Korea e-Sports Association)
Cristian Mazzei (UN Environment)

Wednesday 28 November 2018

MainGaming returns to the fold.

Randburg's most succefull esports club re-affiliates to MSSA.
MainGaming first affiliated to Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) in 2011.

The club is the brainchild of Abubakar Ebrahim who had just returned from IeSF's 2nd World Esports Championships that were held in Daegu, South Korea. not only did Abubakar Ebrahim represent South Africa at IESF's 2nd World Championships, but also in a test match against Namibia which South Africa won comfortably.MainGaming is a great destination for Gamers, whether hardcore or just beginners.

The club makes everyone feel at home. 


After a spell of not being affiliated, Maingaming has returned to MSSA.

Thus it is with great pleasure that Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) welcomes Maingaming into membership.
There is no doubt that Maingaming will have a long and fruitful relationship with MSSA.

Tuesday 27 November 2018

Open season!

Curro Klerksdorp's esports team proudly wearing club livery.
Mind Sports South Africa's transfer season (or window) runs from 1 November to 28 February of every year.

The transfer season  applies to all the disciplines, such as, board games, card games, esports, and wargames.

In many organised sports there are clear 'windows' in which transfers may occur.

Certainly there is such a period in esports in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.

But what of South Africa? How does it work in South Africa, and more importantly, how is it regulated by the official controlling body - Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA)?

In MSSA, an athlete may only ever represent one club at a time. The club that the athlete represents is the club that has registered the athlete first. So, let's presume that an athlete starts off the year playing for a school club, and through his own ability improves enough for a private club to offer him/her a position.

The school club has to release the athlete. Such is done by advising MSSA, and then such athlete may be transferred.

However, it should be noted that a club may refuse to issue a 'clearance certificate' if the athlete is not in good standing with his/her club. Of course the athlete may appeal to MSSA as the governing body which will then either uphold or dismiss the appeal.

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Monday 26 November 2018

List of MSSA's National Team Managers since 1991.



Joseph Mathlong (National Team Manager for Wargames).
In the past twenty-seven (27) years, Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has had twenty (20) registered players that have served in the role of National Team Manager (NTM).

National team managers are an integral part of the national team. The national team manager sits with the selectors to select the national team, and does most of the administration inn regard to entering the team into the various events.

Team are also expected to travel with the team, and ensure that the team, like a highly tuned performance engine, is firing on all cylinders.

The team manager also has to take hard decisions, negotiate team member's feelings, and manage the team on a daily basis.

To be absolutely blunt, it is hard work holding he position, and in my opinion is held by the bravest of the brave.

The full list of all MSSA's National Team Managers since 1991 is as follows:



YearNameClubDiscipline
2018
Johan van BredaZAG AcademyEsports
Leonard LoftusMasters of Mind SportsBoardgames
Ryan BoyesBNKR GamingEsports
Joseph MathlongNorth West University – VaalBoardgames & Wargames
Adele Janse van RensburgGeneration XEsports
2017
James EvansKnights Mind Sports ClubEsports
Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubEsports
Ryan BoyesBNKR GamingEsports
2016
Jason BatzofinSt John’s CollegeEsports
Ryan BoyesBNKR GamingEsports
2015
Ryan BoyesBNKR GamingEsports
Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubBoardgames & wargames
2014Ryan BoyesBNKR GamingEsports
2013
Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubBoardgames, Esports & wargames
David WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubEsports
2012
Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubBoardgames, Esports, & wargames
David WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubEsports
2011
Dr Ryan van der BerghWits University Wargames ClubEsports
Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubBoardgames & wargames
2010
Ginny DalyKnights Mind Sports ClubEsports
Michelle MarderKnights Mind Sports ClubEsports
Dr Ryan van der BerghWits University Wargames ClubEsports
Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubBoardgames & wargames
2009
Ginny DalyKnights Mind Sports ClubEsports
Dr Ryan van der BerghWits University Wargames ClubEsports
Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubBoardgames & wargames
2008
Dr Ryan van der BerghWits University Wargames ClubEsports
Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubBoardgames & wargames
2007
Johann von BackströmAGASAEsports
Dr. David VannucciUniversity of WitwatersrandBoardgames & wargames
2006
Johann von BackströmAGASAEsports
Colin WebsterOld Edwardian WargamesBoardgames & wargames
2005
Joann StathoussisPeninsula WargamesBoardgames & wargames
Wayne KrugerExactmobileEsports
2004Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubBoardgames & wargames
2003Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubBoardgames & wargames
2002Sylvia WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubBoardgames & wargames
2001Robert EnglandOld Edwardian Wargames ClubBoardgames & wargames
2000Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubBoardgames & wargames
1999Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubBoardgames & wargames
1998Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubBoardgames & wargames
1997Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubBoardgames & wargames
1996Gregg KupczykJeppe Quondam Wargames ClubBoardgames & wargames
1995Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubWargames
1994Andrew JamesNorthern SuburbsWargames
1993Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubWargames
1992Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubWargames
1991Colin WebsterOld Edwardian Wargames ClubWargames

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