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| MSSA's 5th KWAZULU NATAL Online Championships to be held on 27 July 2024 affords a number of Registered Players the opportunity to qualify for MSSA's National Team Trials to be held on 10 August 2024. |
MSSA's Online Championships to be held on 4 May 2024 represent the second last chance that Registered Players have to qualify for the National Team Trials (NTT) at which MSSA shall select the Protea Esports Team that shall participate in the IESF 16th World Esports Championships.
The championship shall be held on 27 July 2024
Game titles to be played are:
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 midnight 26 July 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.
- 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: 4 May 2024The 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 Discord on the day of competition. Any communication not on the Discord channel shall not be entered into. Join MSSA's Discord server at: https://discord.gg/wp63EaU
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
- Events: 5th KWAZULU NATAL Online Championships to be held on 27 July 2024.
- Hosting official Regional Championships.
- IESF: IESF announces game titles for 16th World Esports Championships to be held in 2024.
- IESF: MSSA confirms its entry to WEC24
- IESF: Results of friendly against Belarus.
- National Team Trials: 2024 ROAD TO RIYADH - Two qualifying events left
- National Team Trials - Age restrictions
- National Team Trials: Ensuring every athlete achieves their dreams.
- National Team - Female Qualifiers
- National Team - Junior Qualifiers
- National Team: Onward and upward
- National Team - Open Qualifiers
- Office Bearers: Volunteer for a Provincial Directorship
- Office Bearers: Do you want to be a Regional Director?
- Results: 2024 Western Cape Online Championships - 17 February 2024.
- Results: 5th GAUTENG Online Championships held on 18 May 2024.
- Results: Combined Online Provincial Championships for Schools - 27 April 2024
- Results: Online Championships to be held on 4 May 2024.
- Results: Team ATK Oshun excels at 2024 Online Championships held on 13 April 2024
- Sportsmanship awards - Je'nielle Cavanagh takes the award
- Sportsmanship awards: Ridah Hendricks take Western Cape Sportsmanship title
- Student Games: Superb Sochi
- Team Trials: To qualify for National Team Trials to represent South Africa.
- Titles: Esports titles selected for all MSSA's 2024 High School Championships.
