Wednesday, 29 January 2025

MSSA events that count for National Team Trials for 17th IESF World Championships (WEC25)

Aiden Vorster, member of MSSA's Protea Counter Strike 2 Esports Team which finished in second place in IESF's AEC24 in Casablanca.

With IESF's WEC25 fast approaching, Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is hard at work getting everything ready to select its teams and e sports athletes ready to take on the world.

But who can participate?

Registered Players qualify for National Team Trials (NTT) in MSSA events that have been held for one Calendar Year before the National Team Trials are held.

Thus, for the 2025 NTT to select the team for IESF's WEC25, the following events count:

  • 6 April 2024 - 4th Provincial Online Student Championships
  • 13 April 2024 - 14th Provincial Online Championships
  • 27 April 2024 - Provincial School Championships for all provinces
  • 4 May 2024 - Online Provincial Championships
  • 18 May 2024 - 5th GAUTENG Online Championships
  • 13 July 2024 - SA School Championships
  • 27 July 2024 - 5th KWAZULU NATAL Online Championships
  • 3 August 2024 - 5th FREE STATE Online Championships
  • 21 September 2024 - 4th LIMPOPO Online Championships
  • 12 October 2024 - 5th NORTH WEST Online Championships
  • 7 December 2024 - 4th Online SA NATIONAL Championships
  • 25 January 2025 - NORTHERN CAPE Online Championships
Still to be played:
  • 15 February 2025 - 13th Online Inter-school Provincial Championships
  • 22 February 2025 - 6th WESTERN CAPE Online Championships
  • 8 March 2025 - 6th GAUTENG Online Championships
  • 15 March 2025 - National Team Trials for 17th IESF World Championships

To participate in MSSA's National Team Trials (NTT), the rules are the same as per many years:

  1. If being of the age of majority and have received Protea and/or, National Federation, and/or Provincial Colours in the previous year, shall have successfully completed an Umpires’ Course (if such course was held in the province in which such player resides after the date of being awarded such colours), and
  2. Have been awarded Protea and/or National Federation Colours in the previous year, or
  3. Have participated in MSSA events where such player shall have won a Regional Championship in such period/genre, or have finished in the top 20% or top three places, whichever is greater, at any official Provincial Championships for such period/genre, or have finished in the top 20% or top three places, whichever is greater, at the SA School National Championships for such period/genre, and be fully-paid-up members of an affiliated Member, and be ranked in the top ten of the Ladder for such period/genre.
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