Working together.

 

With Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) having included, on 14 November 2021, Activision's esports title Call of Duty Mobile (CODM) into its official line up for Provincial and National Championships, the community has taken official competition to heart.

The community has banded together in a show of great camaraderie to run a competition open to all affiliated clubs to allow teams earn a ranking on the official CODM Battle Royale Ladder rankings.

The games start at 20H30.

There are 3 back to back rounds in squads setting.

The rankings will be published after every week.

RULES

• No Tanks
• No Balistic Weapons
• No Emojis
• No Cars ( any Moving Object with Wheels)

Placing Point System:

1 st - 10 points
2 nd - 9 points
3 rd - 8 points
4 th - 7 points
5 th - 6 points
6 th - 5 points
7 th - 4 points
8 th - 3 points
9 th - 2 points
10 th - 1 point

point_up_tone1 These are placement points

Kill Point System:

2 points Per Kill
Each kill will give the team 2 points per kill

If any players are found breaking the rules set or using banned items, the points accumulated for the round will be forfeit and the team will not receive those points.

There are 3 lobbies starting from 20:30 every Wednesday each month is a season so one season runs over 4 weeks

Also read:

• 2022 Calendar of Events
• Affiliation - Schools
• Notices - Transfer season
• Titles - esports: High School Championships
• Titles - esports: Premier Championships
• Titles - esports: Student Championships

Clubs offering CODM which are affiliated to MSSA

Mind Sports South Africa's decision to host Call of Duty Mobile (CODM) at its annual South African National Championships has caused a flurry of acrtivity and interest in the community.

Clans that were previously unstructured bodies have now become properly constitutionalised bodies and have banded together with other associations to affiliate to MSSA.

The CODM esports title thus seems as though it will be hotly contested at MSSA's SA National Championships on 4 December 2021 and in the 2022 season.

Clubs offering CODM affiliated to MSSA to date are:

NAME	Province	CONTACT NAMES	Tel. #	EMAIL
Artic Trolls	EC	Werner Human	066 236 4096	ijacobson.shaun144@gmail.com
Bloodline Society	NW	Etienne Grobler	086 636 1602`	Etmel3sep@gmail.com
CAST_E-Sports	GP	Crystal Hewitt	072 789 7381	crystal.hewitt1@yahoo.com
Fear Gaming	WC	Nadia Henrico	082 416 6633	henriconadia8632@gmail.com
Gods of War	EC	Terence Clarence	072 698 5900	terence@godsofwar.co.za
Mobile Esports Africa	GP	Lisa Horn	060 541 3793	mobileesportsafrica@gmail.com
Numinous	WC	Ray Del Carne	082 442 9868	teams.sa@gmail.com
SAF.Enforces	WC	Charles Black	072 238 5088	blackchips31@gmail.com
The Valentzas	MP	Daniel Brits	074 838 6623	dnabrits@gmail.com

Also read:

• Affiliation: Schools
• Affiliation: Private clubs
• Affiliation: Advantages of affiliation
• Calendar of  Events: 2021
• Calendar of Events: 2022 - Proposed
• Entry: South African National Board Games Championships - 4 & 5 December 2021.
• Events: MSSA's South African National Online Esports Championships - 4 December 2021.
• Entry: South African National Wargames Championships - 4 & 5 December 2021.

SAF. Enforces affiliates...

Ms. Amanda Pakade (MSSA President) is of the opinion that mobile gaming is about to show great growth.

With Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) having committed itself to the long-term development and promotion of mobile gaming, many more clubs are affiliating to MSSA.

MSSA is of the belief and opinion that mobile gaming will become more-and-more popular in the coming months and years.

With MSSA advocating this opinion, the Bredasdorp esports club, SAF.Enforces, under the chairmanship of Charles Black has affiliated to MSSA. 

The club is strongly invested in Call of Duty Mobile (CODM) and sees itself as a contender to the position of national champion.

MSSA is confident that MSSA and SAF.Enforces will have a long and fruitfull relationship.

Also read:

• Affiliation: Schools
• Affiliation: Private clubs
• Affiliation: Advantages of affiliation
• Calendar of  Events: 2021
• Calendar of Events: 2022 - Proposed
• Entry: South African National Board Games Championships - 4 & 5 December 2021.
• Events: MSSA's South African National Online Esports Championships - 4 December 2021.
• Entry: South African National Wargames Championships - 4 & 5 December 2021.

'Ice Trolls Gaming' has affiliated to MSSA.

With Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) having announced that it shall be hosting Call of Duty Mobile (CODM), a number of clans have taken on more formal organisational structures in order to affiliate to MSSA.

One such club is the Port Elizabeth based Ice Trolls Gaming. Under the chairmansip of Werner Human, the club has every intention of being crowned as the SA National Champions.

The lure of earning Provincial, National, and Protea Colours has seemingly captured the minds of their athletes.

Ms. Amanda Pakade (MSSA President) stated, "Again athletes are seeing the advantages of being a member of MSSA. MSSA welcomes Artic Trolls Gaming into membership and hopes that both will have a long and fruitfull relationship".

Also read:

• Affiliation: Schools
• Affiliation: Private clubs
• Affiliation: Advantages of affiliation
• Calendar of  Events: 2021
• Calendar of Events: 2022 - Proposed
• Entry: South African National Board Games Championships - 4 & 5 December 2021.
• Events: MSSA's South African National Online Esports Championships - 4 December 2021.
• Entry: South African National Wargames Championships - 4 & 5 December 2021.

Orkney based club 'Bloodline' is accepted into MSSA membership.

Bloodline Society is a club that has started back in 2019 on the 14th of April. The club strives for perfection in gaming and great sportsmanship. Determined to become the best, the club has incalcated a philosophy among its athletes to always give their best to do so. 

Bloodline as a club do esnot believe in toxicity of any sort albeit racial or gender violence, bullying of any kind or any other form of negative behaviour. Bloodline has created this club to become the best, and to help the SA community achieve greatness in the world of gaming. 

The members of Bloodline see themselves as a family, and will always fight for one another. The Bloodline club always impresses on its athletes to portray the best sportsmanship behaviour as possible and be a good example of what a club should be. Ms. Amanda Pakade (Mind Sports South Africa's President) said, "Such a club can only be a credit to both MSSA and esports in South Africa".

Also read:

• Affiliation: Schools
• Affiliation: Private clubs
• Affiliation: Advantages of affiliation
• Calendar of  Events: 2021
• Calendar of Events: 2022 - Proposed
• Entry: South African National Board Games Championships - 4 & 5 December 2021.
• Events: MSSA's South African National Online Esports Championships - 4 December 2021.
• Entry: South African National Wargames Championships - 4 & 5 December 2021.

Gods of War esport affiliates to MSSA.

 

The Port Elizabeth Gods of War esports club started as a mixed martials arts gym in 2009 and has since grown to be one of the biggest amateur events in the Eastern Cape. Due to COVID-19 the club was forced to shut down and all involved had to rethink what they were doing with their brand and their following. Gods of War has been on the forefront of social media marketing through the company 'Media Fanatics'. With a deep love for online gaming the club has wholeheartedly thown itself into esports in order to bring the same standard and commitment to esports. Gods of War has been instrumental in promoting Call of Duty Mobile as an official accredited sport. Ms. Amanda Pakade (MSSA President) stated upon the Board accepting the club into membership, "MSSA together with Gods of War will see CODM grow from strength-to-strength".

Also read:

• Affiliation: Schools
• Affiliation: Private clubs
• Affiliation: Advantages of affiliation
• Calendar of  Events: 2021
• Calendar of Events: 2022 - Proposed
• Entry: South African National Board Games Championships - 4 & 5 December 2021.
• Events: MSSA's South African National Online Esports Championships - 4 December 2021.
• Entry: South African National Wargames Championships - 4 & 5 December 2021.

Numinous affiliates to MSSA.

On 14 November 2021 Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) announced that it shall include Activision's esports title Call of Duty Mobile (CODM) into its South African National Championships.

The reaction was phenomonal as team-after-team started constitutionalising themselves and started to affiliate to MSSA.

One such club is Numinous.

The Parow based club is chaired by Farzaana Dawroy and the club is expected to be a heavy-weight in such esports title.

Also read:

• Affiliation: Schools
• Affiliation: Private clubs
• Affiliation: Advantages of affiliation
• Calendar of  Events: 2021
• Calendar of Events: 2022 - Proposed
• Entry: South African National Board Games Championships - 4 & 5 December 2021.
• Events: MSSA's South African National Online Esports Championships - 4 December 2021.
• Entry: South African National Wargames Championships - 4 & 5 December 2021.

MSSA includes ActiVision's Call of Duty Mobile.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is always aware of the everchanging esports landscape, and noting that there is more and more emphasis on mobile (cell 'phone) gaming due to the ever increasing popularity of such, MSSA has boldly, deliberately, and enthusiastically embraced the esports title of Call of Duty Mobile.

Such a bold move by MSSA will allow a national Protea Team to be selected for such title in 2022. The squads will be in male, female and junior divisions.

At MSSA's National Online Championships, the COD Mobile teams, of five players each, will battle vit out in a Swiss style championship. Should a team win all of its rounds, such a team will automatically earn itself National Federation Colours.

Teams shall too earn official South african rankings which shall be used in 2022 to determine the seedings of teams in all MSSA , and MSSA accredited, events.

Full details of MSSA's 34th SA National Championships may be found on https://esportscommentator.blogspot.com/2021/11/mssas-south-african-national-online.html