It is with great sadness and deep emotion that we announce the postponement of the official launch of the Esport and Phygital Program in Haiti, originally scheduled for November 30, 2024. This decision comes following the tragic passing of Sfreud Wilson, the son of the President of the Haitian Esport Federation (FHE), Freed Wilson.
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Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Official Announcement: Postponement of the Esport and Phygital Program Launch in Haiti
It is with great sadness and deep emotion that we announce the postponement of the official launch of the Esport and Phygital Program in Haiti, originally scheduled for November 30, 2024. This decision comes following the tragic passing of Sfreud Wilson, the son of the President of the Haitian Esport Federation (FHE), Freed Wilson.
RESULTS: MSSA's 2024 Online SA National Championships
Neisha (Rose) Khan, captain of BellaTrixes, lead her team to victory. |
Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) held its annual South African National Online Championships on 7 December 2024.
Fired on by the successes of the 2024 Protea Esports Team, many more athletes entered in order to begin their chance of qualifying for the 2025 National Team Trials.
Before the start of play, all athletes were reminded that the top three, or top twenty percent, whichever is greater, automatically qualify for National Team Trials (NTT).
However, it was also stated a couple of times that in order for players to enter the much coveted NTT, that all entrants have to have a valid South African passport. No passport - no entry!
Needless to say, teams consisting of athletes that represented South Africa in the online qualifiers, IESF's African Esports Championships (AEC24) and in IESF's World Esports Championships (WEC24) all demonstrated their newly honed skills to dominate the titles in which they played.
With athletes competing in the online championships from seven of the nine provinces, the championship was hard fought, and no quarter was given.
Of special interest was the female Mobile Legends Bang Bang Team, BellaTrixes (of Maverick Esports) totally dominated their division. Under the skillful leadership of Neisha Khan the team earned itself National Colours as well as a berth in the 2025 National Team Trials.
Lamisah Manuel |
The winners of MSSA's 2024 Online SA National Championships are:
Title | Name of player/team | Club | Provincial Colours awarded |
Clash Royale - Premier | Jikun Yu | St Davids Marist Inanda | Senior and Junior National Colours |
Clash Royale - High School | Marcu van Wyk | Hoƫrskool Klerksdorp | |
CounterStrike GO - Female | Boo-Bees | ||
Jessica Eleez Greeff | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
Avonique Van Rooyen | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
Megan van der Westhuizen | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
Connie Moulder | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
Kiera McCallum | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
CounterStrike GO - Premier | ZAG | Kitsune | ||
Shannon Corran | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
Robert Butler | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
Aidan Voster | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
Charl Van der Berg | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
Adam Schultz | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
DotA - Premier | ZAG DOTA 1 | ||
Suhail Khan | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
Travis John Waters | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
Mark Kilian Lehle | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
Mohammad Dhooma | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
Nicholas Dammert | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
eFootball - Premier | Aslam Parker | PES Society | Senior and Junior National Colours |
EA FC - Premier | Daiyaan Hendricks | PES Society | Senior National Colours |
Mobile Legends - Female | BellaTrixes | ||
Ranya Sujee | Mavericks | Senior National Colours | |
Neisha Ann Khan | Mavericks | Senior National Colours | |
Yashvitha Kanaparthy | Mavericks | Senior National Colours | |
Shanel Arunachellam | Mavericks | Senior National Colours | |
Rashmika Nanakan | Mavericks | Senior National Colours | |
Chante Daniels | Mavericks | Senior National Colours | |
Rowell Pillay | Mavericks | Senior National Colours | |
Mobile Legends - Premier | Equilibrium | ||
Mogamat Junaid Ismail | King of the Hill | Senior National Colours | |
Shaden Dre Shabalala | King of the Hill | Senior National Colours | |
Damian Bransby | King of the Hill | Senior National Colours | |
Umer Ali Khan | King of the Hill | Senior National Colours | |
Toseef Ali Khan | King of the Hill | Senior National Colours | |
Clive King | King of the Hill | Senior National Colours | |
PUBGM - Premier | Temper | ||
Kyle Gorridon | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
Zain Zalie | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
RTaakir Allie | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
Bevam De Kock | ZAG Academy | Senior National Colours | |
Rocket League - Premier - 1 v 1 | Zak Sukan | Crawford College Lonehill | Senior and Junior National Colours |
StreetFighter 6 | Marnus van der Merwe | Hoƫrskool Klerksdorp | Senior and Junior National Colours |
Tekken 8 - Female | Lamisah Manuel | Team PlayBell | Senior National Colours |
Tekken 8 | Jaiden Joshua Naidoo | Team PlayBell | |
Luay Khan | Team PlayBell | Junior National Colours | |
Sportsmanship Award | Jessica Eleez Greeff | ZAG Academy |
- 2024 Calendar of Events
- 2024 Open Student Games - R910,735,00 to be won!
- 2025 - Proposed Calendar of Events for 2025.
- AEC - African Esports Championships 24 (AEC24)
- AEC - Champions of all of Africa - Protea Female Counter Strike 2 Esports Team wins AEC24
- AEC - Forged in battle - a Counter Strike story...
- AEC - Schedule for Protea Counter Strike Team.
- AEC - Schedule for MSSA's Female Protea Counter Strike Team.
- AEC - Schedule for MSSA's Protea MLBB Team.
- AEC - South Africa enters the finals!
- AEC - South Africa's Protea PUBGM Esports Team enters centre stage.
- AEC - Through to the finals of AEC24
- AEC - Wrap up of day 1 at IESF's AEC24 - 17 August 2024
- Affiliation: Private Clubs
- Affiliation - School
- Affiliation - Procedure to be followed by school clubs affiliating for the 2025 season.
- Awards - 2024 Management Board Awards
- Awards - Avonique takes Best Newcomer Award.
- Awards - Nominations required by midnight,1 November 2024 for MSSA's Management Board Awards.
- Colours - Almost half the awards are awarded to female gamers.
- Colours - Athletes who have earned Senior Provincial Colours in 2024
- Colours: National Colours may be earned at 2024 SA National Online Championships to be held on 7 December 2024.
- eChess - There is still time to register for an echess tourney with a total prize pool of $60,000 USD
- Elections - Do you want to be a Regional Director?
- Elections - Nominations are needed for 2024 AGM.
- Elections - Reminder: Nominations and submissions are due...
- Events - 2024 SA National Online Championships to be held on 7 December 2024.
- Fees: MSSA advises of its affiliation and registration fees for the 2024/2025 season.
- 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 - National Team Trials - 10 August 2024
- 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 FREE STATE Online Championships held on 3 August 2024.
- Results: 5th GAUTENG Online Championships held on 18 May 2024.
- Results: Combined Online Provincial Championships for Schools - 27 April 2024
- Results -MSSA's 2024 Online SA National Championships
- 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.
- Titles - Have your say... Choose your esports titles!
- Transfers: Transfer season - 1 November 2024 to 28 February 2025
- WEC24 - Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences Named Official Main Partner for World Esports Championship 2024
- WEC24 - South African female team to play against Norway
- WEC24 - Forged in Battle
- WEC24 - Homeward bound!
- WEC24 - IESF & MOONTON - WEC24 MLBB Success
- WEC24 - PUBG MOBILE Tournament Concludes with Outstanding Success
- WEC24 - Treated like gold...
Sunday, 8 December 2024
Avonique takes Best Newcomer Award.
Avonique van Rooyen playfully shows off the sponsor of the Protea Team - NWU. |
In 1987 Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) started its Best Newcomer Award.
Since 1987, MSSA has made the award every year. Many of the recipients have grown with MSSA over the years to become not only top of the line mind sports athletes but have become well rounded people who are successful in every aspect of their lives. One only has to think of previous winners like Andre Tonkin, Simphiwe Maphumulo, Robert Botha and Lyrene Kűhn and others to see the quality of athlete that has won this award.
Avonique van Rooyen has joined the list of Best Newcomers who have distinguished themselves in their first year of registration, and, no-one is surprised!
At only 16 years of age, Avonique impressed everybody at all levels being; provincial, national, and international championships.
It was at IESF's African Championships (AEC24) and IESF's World Championships (WEC24) that all who witnessed Avonique play commented on Avonique's enthusiasm, strength of character, and skill of play.
It was therefore, without hesitation, that MSSA's Annual General Meeting unanimously awarded Avonique the Best Newcomer of the Year Award.
Additional reading:
- 2024 Calendar of Events
- 2024 Open Student Games - R910,735,00 to be won!
- 2025 - Proposed Calendar of Events for 2025.
- AEC - African Esports Championships 24 (AEC24)
- AEC - Champions of all of Africa - Protea Female Counter Strike 2 Esports Team wins AEC24
- AEC - Forged in battle - a Counter Strike story...
- AEC - Schedule for Protea Counter Strike Team.
- AEC - Schedule for MSSA's Female Protea Counter Strike Team.
- AEC - Schedule for MSSA's Protea MLBB Team.
- AEC - South Africa enters the finals!
- AEC - South Africa's Protea PUBGM Esports Team enters centre stage.
- AEC - Through to the finals of AEC24
- AEC - Wrap up of day 1 at IESF's AEC24 - 17 August 2024
- Affiliation: Private Clubs
- Affiliation - School
- Affiliation - Procedure to be followed by school clubs affiliating for the 2025 season.
- Awards - 2024 Management Board Awards
- Awards - Avonique takes Best Newcomer Award.
- Awards - Nominations required by midnight,1 November 2024 for MSSA's Management Board Awards.
- Colours - Almost half the awards are awarded to female gamers.
- Colours - Athletes who have earned Senior Provincial Colours in 2024
- Colours: National Colours may be earned at 2024 SA National Online Championships to be held on 7 December 2024.
- eChess - There is still time to register for an echess tourney with a total prize pool of $60,000 USD
- Elections - Do you want to be a Regional Director?
- Elections - Nominations are needed for 2024 AGM.
- Elections - Reminder: Nominations and submissions are due...
- Events - 2024 SA National Online Championships to be held on 7 December 2024.
- Fees: MSSA advises of its affiliation and registration fees for the 2024/2025 season.
- 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 - National Team Trials - 10 August 2024
- 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 FREE STATE Online Championships held on 3 August 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.
- Titles - Have your say... Choose your esports titles!
- Transfers: Transfer season - 1 November 2024 to 28 February 2025
- WEC24 - Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences Named Official Main Partner for World Esports Championship 2024
- WEC24 - South African female team to play against Norway
- WEC24 - Forged in Battle
- WEC24 - Homeward bound!
- WEC24 - IESF & MOONTON - WEC24 MLBB Success
- WEC24 - PUBG MOBILE Tournament Concludes with Outstanding Success
- WEC24 - Treated like gold...