SA's team to take on Ghana.

From left to right: Alasdair Donaldson and Khahliso Malape.

The last time that Ghana played against South Africa was on 6 February 2016. In such online test match, South Africa experienced a far stronger Ghana than anticipated, and South Africa was beaten rater badly.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) officials are hopeful that there will be a far  better result on 17 March 2018 when once again South Africa will take on Ghana in an online test match.

Since 2016, MSSA has given even  greater attention to its console players and has encouraged the gamers to develop wherever possible.

Thus, MSSA is particularly proud of the BOO! Protea Esports Team  that will take on Ghana on 17 March 2018.

The BOO! Protea Esports Team consists of:

• Alasdair Donaldson (VexxedPhoenix), and
• Khahliso Malape (Fakkel School of Skills), and
• Adele Janse van Rensburg (Team Manager)

Alasdair Donaldson:

Alasdair Donaldson is a true competitor. Over the years, Alasdair has added numerous provincial titles under his belt as well as that of South African National Champion for the Tekken 7 esports title. Yet, even though Alasdair is a great competitor, at MSSA's Annual  General Meeting in December  20017, Alasdair was awarded MSSA's Sportsmanship Award. Alasdair's performance at IESF's 9th World Championships was a solid result in which  he established  himself as a major contender at international level.

Khahliso Malape:

Khahliso Malape too has a string of Provincial titles behind his name. Khahliso too is the current South African National Champion for the FIFA '18 esports title.

Khahliso, despite his youth, is busy establishing a name for himself on the international circuit havin already represented South Africa in an online test match against Namibia in 2017.

The South African Team shall play from the 'King's Tavern', at the Old Edwardian Society. The players  shall be awarded their Protea Colours immediately prior to the CAeS accredited test match.

Details of the online test match are:

Date: 17 March 2018
Schedule: 

• 14H30 - Welcoming
• 14H45 - Award ceremony
• 16H00 - Tekken 7 
• 16H45 - FIFA '18

Taylor Rose to shout-cast SA's official League of Legends IeSF test match against Switzerland.

Taylor Rose when selected to represent South Africa at IeSF's 7th World Championships - Seoul.

On 6 September 2017 MSSA announced that the official IeSF test match against Switzerland shall be streamed on MSSA's channel on TULUNTULU.

The test match forms part of the Protea League of Legends Esports Team's preparations for IeSF's 9th World Championships - Busan.

The South African Protea League of Legends Esports Team shall play from MWEB's MCAVE at the following times:

• League of Legends (Game 1) - 13H00 to 14H00
• League of Legends (Game 2) - 14H00 to 15H00

Taylor Rose has established himself as a  well respected League of Legends player.

While at the top of his game, Taylor won numerous Provincial Championships and earned himself provincial and national federation colours. Taylor then went on to represent South Africa in both the 2015 and 2016 Protea Esports League of Legends Teams in both Seoul and in Jakarta.

At IeSF's 7th World Championships - Seoul, Taylor had the honour to be South Africa's flag bearer. 

With the wealth of knowledge that Taylor Rose has in both the local and international scene, Taylor's shout-casting should be most enjoyable.

21st NORTH WEST Championships - 25 & 26 March 2017

White Rabbit Gaming in action at MSSA's 2016 North West Championships.

Registrations are open for MSSA's 2017 North West Provincial LAN Championships.

MSSA's 2017 North West Provincial LAN Championships is part of the process of selecting the 2017 Protea eSports team that will attend IeSF's 9^th IeSF World Championships.

MSSA remains absolutely committed to sending teams to all future IeSF World Championships.

Not only will MSSA send teams to the World Championships, but MSSA will also continue with participating in the ever popular International On-line Test Matches.

Registrations will close on the 20 March 2017. 

Players who wish to compete in any of MSSA's Championships are advised to complete their annual registration forms so that they may registered as Registered Players as soon as possible. Please note that MSSA's financial year starts on 1 November, so all players need to re-register if they intend to participate in MSSA's 2017 North West Provincial LAN Championships.

All entries must be done by the member club on the Google Drive document.

Late entries will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances.

All gamers are reminded that MSSA's 2017 North West Provincial LAN Championships are an open championship. In other words any registered player is entitled to enter the championship – no matter where they live, or their category of membership. If you have any queries, please contact MSSA.

Championship Details:

Hosting Club: Curro Klerksdorp, 22 Elm street, Klerksdorp.Venue: Curro Klerksdorp, 22 Elm street, Klerksdorp.

Date: 25 & 26 March 2017

Entry Fees: R60.00 per Registered Player per Period

Computers: Bring your own. Please ensure that all game updates are done prior to arrival.

Schedule: The LAN Schedule for all 2017 is:

SATURDAY
Time	StarCraft II	PES (Pro Evolution Soccer)	League of Legends (LoL)	Hearthstone	Ultimate Street Fighter V	Counter Strike GO
09H00	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts
09H45	Round 2 Starts	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues	Round 2 Starts	Round 1 Continues
10H30	Round 3 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 2 Starts
11H15	Round 4 Starts	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 4 Starts	Round 2 Continues
12H00	Round 5 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 3 Starts
12H45		Round 3 Continues		Round3 Continues		Round 3 Continues
13H00	LUNCH
Time	TEKKEN TTII	PES (continued)	LoL (continued)	Hearthstone (continued)		Counter Strike GO (continued)
14H00	Round 1 Starts	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts		Round 4 Starts
14H45	Round 2 Starts	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues		Round 4 Continues
15H30	Round 3 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts		Round 5 Starts
16H15	Round 4 Starts	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues		Round 5 Continues
17H00	Round 5 Starts
18H00	Awards Ceremony
19H00	Doors Close
SUNDAY:
Time	DotA 2	VainGlory	FIFA '16	Mortal Kombat X
09H00	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts
09H45	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues
10H30	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts
11H15	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues
12H00	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts
12H45	Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues
13H00	LUNCH
Time	DotA 2 (continued)		FIFA '16 (continued)	Mortal Kombat X (continued)
14H00	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts
14H45	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues
15H30	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts
16H15	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues
17H00
18H00	Awards Ceremony
19H00	Doors Close

Rules and Regulations: All Rules and Regulations pertaining to eSports are available from MSSA. Players are strongly advised to familiarise themselves with the LAN League Bylaws and all Period Specific Rules. If any Player wishes to provide advice regarding the drafting of the Period Specific Rules they are encouraged to contact the eSBoC who will take all comments into account.

The following Medals may be awarded at MSSA's 2017 South African National LAN Championships:

• PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three players who are registered players.
• UNIVERSITY: Medals shall be awarded to the first three players who are currently registered at any officially recognised University, provided the players have not received any Premier Medals.
• SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three high school scholars, provided they have not received any Premier medals.
• WOMEN: Women will be awarded medals as per the same basis as above, that is in all three categories.

Colours and National Team Trials:

• 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.
• National Team Trials: All Players that score within the top 20% or top three places, whichever is greater, in a specific Period at a Provincial or National Championship will earn an invitation to National Team Trials. National Team Trials shall be held in the event that a National Team must be selected to represent South Africa when competing in such Period in an International Championship. 

The next provincial event is: MSSA's Provincial Online Championships that shall be held on 22 April 2017.