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.

Also read:

• The IeSF's Referee course is under way!
• Thomas Brown to referee at WCA
• MSSA to nominate candidates for IESF's International Referee Workshop.

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 3^rd 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 3^rd Global Esports Executive Summit (GEES) was held in Busan, South Korea, gathering key stakeholders from 57 countries, 121 organizations (181 participants) on 13^th to 15^th 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:

https://www.ie-sf.org/news/iesf-launches-global-esports-rdcentre-for-further-esports-development/)

Upcoming 4^th 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)

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.

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.

Also read:

• SA National Championships: Extension of entry date - 27 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:

Year	Name	Club	Discipline
2018	Johan van Breda	ZAG Academy	Esports
	Leonard Loftus	Masters of Mind Sports	Boardgames
	Ryan Boyes	BNKR Gaming	Esports
	Joseph Mathlong	North West University – Vaal	Boardgames & Wargames
	Adele Janse van Rensburg	Generation X	Esports
2017	James Evans	Knights Mind Sports Club	Esports
	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Esports
	Ryan Boyes	BNKR Gaming	Esports
2016	Jason Batzofin	St John’s College	Esports
	Ryan Boyes	BNKR Gaming	Esports
2015	Ryan Boyes	BNKR Gaming	Esports
	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Boardgames & wargames
2014	Ryan Boyes	BNKR Gaming	Esports
2013	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Boardgames, Esports & wargames
	David Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Esports
2012	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Boardgames, Esports, & wargames
	David Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Esports
2011	Dr Ryan van der Bergh	Wits University Wargames Club	Esports
	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Boardgames & wargames
2010	Ginny Daly	Knights Mind Sports Club	Esports
	Michelle Marder	Knights Mind Sports Club	Esports
	Dr Ryan van der Bergh	Wits University Wargames Club	Esports
	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Boardgames & wargames
2009	Ginny Daly	Knights Mind Sports Club	Esports
	Dr Ryan van der Bergh	Wits University Wargames Club	Esports
	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Boardgames & wargames
2008	Dr Ryan van der Bergh	Wits University Wargames Club	Esports
	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Boardgames & wargames
2007	Johann von Backström	AGASA	Esports
	Dr. David Vannucci	University of Witwatersrand	Boardgames & wargames
2006	Johann von Backström	AGASA	Esports
	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames	Boardgames & wargames
2005	Joann Stathoussis	Peninsula Wargames	Boardgames & wargames
	Wayne Kruger	Exactmobile	Esports
2004	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Boardgames & wargames
2003	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Boardgames & wargames
2002	Sylvia Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Boardgames & wargames
2001	Robert England	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Boardgames & wargames
2000	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Boardgames & wargames
1999	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Boardgames & wargames
1998	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Boardgames & wargames
1997	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Boardgames & wargames
1996	Gregg Kupczyk	Jeppe Quondam Wargames Club	Boardgames & wargames
1995	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Wargames
1994	Andrew James	Northern Suburbs	Wargames
1993	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Wargames
1992	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Wargames
1991	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club	Wargames

Also read:

• For a team to be selected, the game must be played at SA National Championships.

• SA's Ladder titles are up for grabs at SA National Championships.

• SA National Championships: Extension of entry date - 27 November 2018.

• Proposed changes to the selection of MSSA's Protea Teams.

• Proposed changes to the position of National Team Manager.