Reminder: 2024 Western Cape Online Championships to be held on 17 February 2024.

Registered Players are ready to try out to qualify for the 2024 National Team Trials. The Protea Team shall participate in both IESF and GEF events. 

The hunt is on for the 2024 National Protea Esports Teams. 

To have a chance to qualify for selection, players must be members of an affiliated club and qualify for National Team Trials at a MSSA event.

Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) annual Western Cape Online Championships are well known for the ferocity of the competition and high standard of play.

MSSA's 2024 Western Cape Online Championships represent a wonderful chance for many aspiring Protea Esports Team members to earn a berth in the coveted National Team Trials (NTT) to be held 2024.

In order to participate, players must be registered for the 2023/2024 season.

The championship shall be held on 17 February 2024

Game titles to be played are:

Period/genre	Title	Platform	Players
Shooter	CODM	Mobile	4 v 4
	Counter-Strike: 2	PC	5 v 5
	Valorant	PC/console	5 v 5
	PUBGM	Mobile	1 v 1
Sport	FIFA '24	Console	1 v 1
	eFootball	Console	1 v 1
	Rocket League	PC	1 v 1 and 3 v 3
MOBA	DotA 2	PC	5 v 5
	Clash Royale	Mobile	1 v 1
	League of Legends	PC	5 v 5
	Clash of Clans	Mobile	1 v1
	Mobile Legends Bang Bang	Mobile	5 v 5
Fighting	Tekken (latest version)	Console	1 v 1
	Street Fighter V	Console	1 v 1

Players are to acquaint themselves with the rules apropos substitutes and loadshedding.

Tournament Structure:

As per the MSSA's rules, being:

• If less than six teams, the championship shall be a Round Robin Championship
• If 6 to 10 teams enter the championship there shall be four rounds as played to the Swiss System
• If 11 or more teams enter the championship there shall be five rounds as played to the Swiss System

Eligibility:

• Any team consisting of players who are Registered Players affiliated to a MSSA member club may enter.

Entries:

• Entry is R100.00 per Registered Player.
• Only fully-paid-up Registered Players may participate in this event.
• Entries must be submitted by 8H00 17 February 2024
• To enter, the club must complete the Google Drive document. 
• The entry form may be found on Google Drive. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_ERR6815uVjSMu4t5KkRxYqGJ_AA88kkz31qRgksASc/edit#gid=287696184
• Clubs are to download the entry form, completed the downloaded form, and e-mail it to Mind Sports South Africa. 
• Photographs of players must accompany the entry.
• Only entries submitted via email and on Excel shall be accepted.

Medals:

Medals shall be handed over to winners at the next MSSA LAN that they attend. 

      MALE:

• PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams.
• UNDER 24: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams that have not won a Premier medal and which are comprised entirely of students currently registered at any officially recognized University.
• SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams of learners currently registered at any officially recognized school, provided they have not received any Premier medals. 

        FEMALE:

• PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams.
• UNDER 24: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams that have not won a Premier medal and which are comprised entirely of students currently registered at any officially recognized University.
• SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams of learners currently registered at any officially recognized school, provided they have not received any Premier medals.

Colours:

• Protea Colours: Only Players that are selected to represent South Africa in International Championships may earn National Colours if the Protea Colours Board's criteria are met.
• National Colours: All Players that win all of their Matches at a National Championship will earn National Colours.
• 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.

General:

• The championship shall be played on: 17 February 2024
• The first round will start at 10H00. Players shall be given 60 minutes to complete each round.
• Players playing 3 v 3 Rocket League shall be given 1.5 hours to complete the round.
• The championship is accredited as being of the same status as a provincial championship. 
• The championship shall be used for the awarding of provincial colours;
• The championship shall be used for the awarding of medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in Premier, Under 24, and School categories;
• The championship shall be used for the ability to qualify for National Team Squad.
• All medals shall be awarded to the recipients at a MSSA LAN championships.

Umpires:

• Umpires may only be contacted over Skype on the day of competition. Any communication not on the Skype channel shall not be entered into.

Ladder:

• All games shall count towards the National Ladder.

Shout casting:

• MSSA shall decide who may shout-cast the games.

Anybody wishing to be appointed as a Shout-Caster must apply in writing to mindsportscorrespondence@gmail.com 

Additional reading:

• 2024 Calendar of Events
• Affiliation: Private Clubs
• Affiliation - School
• Titles: Esports titles selected for all MSSA's 2024 High School Championships.