Esports titles selected for all MSSA's 2025 Student Championships.

The countries that MSSA's Protea Student Team played against in Sochi in Russia in November 2024.

In 2024 Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) held its seventh annual Provincial Online Student Championships. The Student Championships formed the basis for the selection of the Student Championships for the the student team that MSSA sent to Russia in September 2024.

Any student of any South African tertiary institution (University, colleges, and TVET's) may participate, regardless of whether the institution is MSSA affiliated, or regardless if the player is registered, or not. Thus every student is afforded the opportunity of qualifying for the Student National Protea Team Trials.

It may interest readers to note that the majority of esports athletes that have represented South Africa as members of the official Protea Teams have done so while being students at a tertiary educational institution.

However, it should be noted that only official teams entered by University Clubs affiliated to MSSA or the Sports Councils may use the tertiary institution's name. Also, only Registered Players qualify for Protea team selection.

MSSA's Student championships allow students from all over the country to test their mettle against each other in an official championship that has the following benefits:

• Enable students to earn Student Provincial Colours, and
• Qualify for selection for the National Squad, and
• Earn medals. The medals earned are awarded at MSSA's LAN Championships.

All the titles to be played at such event are:

Period/genre	Title	Platform	Age restriction	Players
Shooting	CS 2	PC	16	5 v 5
	PUBGM	Mobile	18	1 v 1
Sport	EA SPORTS™ FC 25	Console	12	1 v 1
	eFootball	Console	12	1 v 1
	Rocket League	PC	12	1 v 1 and 3 v 3
MOBA	DotA 2	PC	12	5 v 5
	Clash Royale	Mobile	12	1 v 1
	Clash of Clans	Mobile	12	1 v1
	Mobile Legends Bang Bang	Mobile	12	5 v 5
Fighting	Tekken 8	Console	16	1 v 1
	Street Fighter 6	Console	12	1 v 1

Additional reading:

• 2025 Calendar of Events
• AEC24 - Champions of all of Africa - Protea Female Counter Strike 2 Esports Team wins AEC24
• AEC24 - Forged in battle - a Counter Strike story...
• Affiliation: Private Clubs
• Affiliation - Procedure to be followed by school clubs affiliating for the 2025 season.
• Awards - 2024 Management Board Awards
• Colours 2024 - Almost  half the awards are awarded to female gamers.
• Colours 2024 - Athletes who have earned Senior Provincial Colours in 2024
• Fees: MSSA advises of its affiliation and registration fees for the 2024/2025 season.
• Hosting official Regional Championships.
• IESF - IESF announces proposed game titles for 17th World Esports Championships to be held in 2025.
• National Team Trials: Ensuring every athlete achieves their dreams.
• Team Trials: To qualify for National Team Trials to represent South Africa.
• Titles - Esports titles selected for all MSSA's Premier Provincial and National Championships - 2025.
• Titles - Esports titles selected for all MSSA's 2025 Student Championships.
• Transfers: Transfer season - 1 November 2024 to 28 February 2025