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Robin Hankey, member of the 2024 Protea Esports Team for the Tekken 8 title in the sword throne at the wonderful VK Play Arena, Moscow, Russia. |
Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) is the world's oldest and most respected National Federation for esports and will celebrate its 40th year in December 2025.
On 1 April 2025 MSSA shall be holding its 14th Provincial Online Championships.
What with MSSA in the process of selecting, and getting its National Protea esports team approved for IESF's 17th World Esports Championships, MSSA's 14th Provincial Online Championships. affords all esports athletes an opportunity to qualify for IESF's 18th World Esports Championships as well as an opportunity to qualify for MSSA's National Team trials which will select National Teams in all the other game titles for which teams have not been selected.
It is now common knowledge that MSSA has already agreed to participate in the 2025 edition of the BRICS Esports Championships as hosted by Russian eSports Federation (ReSF) from 28 May to 3 June 205 in the VK Play Arena, Moscow, Russia.
The 14th Provincial Online Championships to be held on 5 April 2025 is the last chance for players to qualify for the National Team Trials at which a team will be selected for the 2025 BRICS Esports Championships.
Such National Team Trials shall be held on 13 April 2025 and will only be held in the TEKKEN 8 esports title.
In order to participate, players must be registered for the 2024/2025 season.
The championship shall be held on 5 April 2025.
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
- 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.
- 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 4 April 2025
- 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.
- Entry is R100.00 per Registered Player.
- Only fully-paid-up Registered Players may participate in this event.
- Entries must be submitted by midnight 4 April 2025
- 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.
- 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.
- 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: 5 April 2025.
- 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.
- The championship shall be played on: 5 April 2025.
- 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 Discord on the day of competition. Any communication not on the Discord channel shall not be entered into.
- Umpires may only be contacted over Discord on the day of competition. Any communication not on the Discord 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
- 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
- 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
- Events - 6th WESTERN CAPE Online Championships - 22 February 2025
- Events - Last chance to qualify for BRICS Esports Championships - 14th Provincial Online Championships to be held on 5 April 2025.
- Events - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships - 25 January 2025.
- Events - Types of esports events run by MSSA.
- Fees: MSSA advises of its affiliation and registration fees for the 2024/2025 season.
- Hosting official Regional Championships.
- IESF - 136 Nations Registered for IESF 2025 World Esports Championships.
- IESF - IESF announces proposed game titles for 17th World Esports Championships to be held in 2025.
- IESF - MSSA CONFIRMS ITS ENTRY TO WEC25
- IESF - Official Game Titles for 2025 IESF WEC25
- IESF - SA Team Trials
- international events - ReSF to host BRICS Esports Championship 2025 in Tekken
- Legal - Privacy. Who is looking after the children?
- National Team Trials: Ensuring every athlete achieves their dreams.
- National Team Trials - MSSA events that count for National Team Trials for 17th IESF World Championships (WEC25)
- Results - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships held on 25 January 2025.
- 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 High School and Primary School Championships and leagues.
- Titles - Esports titles selected for all MSSA's 2025 Student Championships.
- Transfers: Transfer season - 1 November 2024 to 28 February 2025
- WADA - WADA's 2025 Prohibited List and revised TDSSA
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