MSSA's High School DotA 2 Ladder for 2019 is announced.

Oakhill School's 'Team Theory' in action.

Oakhill School not only leads the high schools' Dota 2 esports ladder, but also the high schools' Dota 2 esports rankings as the team has shown excellent skill and dedication to the sport. The school is to  be commended as a whole for its commitment to esports.

Through team-work Oakhill School's 'Team Theory' has done so well that the members of the team were awarded National Federation Colours when they were all selected to become members of the National Squad for the DotA 2 esports period.

There is no doubt that Oakhill School's Esports teams will continue to go from strength-to-strength. 

Only a Registered Player that is ranked in the top ten positions on the ladder, may automatically qualify for National Team Selection. It is therefore vital for any player wishing to be considered for national team selection to actively participate in the Ladder.

The Ladder works on a system of challenges throughout the year in order to give clubs the opportunity to improve their teams/players' playing skills outside of the normal MSSA championships. The Ladder allows teams/players' to experiment with new tactics, combinations, etc.

Registered Players, through the Member Club to which they are affiliated, may challenge any Register Player on the ladder. Any Registered Player so challenged has 5 days within which to respond and play the match. Such rule allows the ladder to retain its dynamic nature and stops the challenged Registered Player from delaying unnecessarily.

However, any Registered Player challenged during any official MSSA event while both such Registered Players are participating in such event, and are paired by the umpire to play against each other, must play such challenge. This means that any or all games in a MSSA Regional, Provincial, and/or National Championship may count as ladder games.

The full rules for the ladder may be found here: Important changes to MSSA's Inter-Club Ladder rules.

The starting position for the High School ladder for the DotA 2 esports title for 2019 is as follows:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club
1	Team Theory	18	Oakhill College
2	Bishops Dota 1st team	18	Bishops College
3	Northwood DOTA	18	Northwood High
4	Spartans	18	SAHETI
5	Schoeman	18	Paul Roos Gimnasium
6	PRIDE	18	Parktown Boys
7	Schoeman	18	Paul Roos
8	SJC Eagles	18	St John's
9	Immortal Forces	18	Hudson Park Primary School
10	PR0NHS	18	Northcliff High School
11	Oakhill [Mr Project]	17	Oakhill College
12	Grey High Gaming	17	Grey High School
13	WYSIWYG	17	Jeppe High School for Boys
14	Sacred Heart 1	17	SACRED HEART
15	HTS Witbank	17	HTS Witbank
16	MC DOTA	17	Maritzburg College
17	KES I	18	King Edward VII
18	Curro Klerksdorp	18	Curro Klerksdorp
19	e-Squad	18	Hudson Park Primary School
20	Grey High Seconds	17	Grey High
21	Sacred Heart 2	17	SACRED HEART
22	EagleTeam	18	Hudson Park Primary School
23	Hoërskool Warmbad	18	Hoërskool Warmbad

Other Ladders are:

• Counter-Strike: GO - Senior
• Counter-Strike: GO - High Schools
• DotA 2 - Senior
• DotA 2 - High School
• FIFA - Senior
• FIFA - High Schools
• League of Legends - Senior
• League of Legends - High Schools
• Street Fighter V - Senior
• Street Fighter V - High Schools
• Tekken 7 - Senior

Also read:

• The new national team selection criteria.
• 2019 Calendar of events.

Again Bishop's College takes the honours.

Bishop's DotA 1st team at MSSA's SA School National Championships where they earned their SA School Colours.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has just released the latest ladder results for the DotA 2 esports title.In September 2018, the Old Edwardian Mind Sports Club (OEMSC) - Mind Sports South Africa's oldest member club - snatched the lead from Sinister5.
However, Old Edwardian Mind Sports Club's (OEMSC) stay in pole position was short lived.

Bishops College challenged the Old Edwardian Mind Sports Club, the younger, and more energetic, Bishops DotA 2 team consists of Matthew von Bulow, Tristan Smith, Alaric McGregor, Karl stapelberg and Calum Fraser.

Bishop's DotA 1st team has shown commitment, dedication, and a much improved skill in 2018 as borne out by the school team's performance during the Online Provincial School Championships (where they obtained 1st place), and the SA School National Championships (where the team again toook 1st place). It should be noted that MSSA started its School Championships in 1996.

The Ladder works on a system of challenges.

Clubs may challenge any club on the ladder. Any club so challenged has 5 days within which to respond and play the match. Such rule allows the ladder to retain its dynamic nature and stops the challenged club from delaying unnecessarily.

However, any team challenged during any official MSSA event while both teams are participating in such event, and are paired by the umpire to play against each other, must play such challenge. This means that any or all games in a MSSA Regional, Provincial, and/or National Championship may count as ladder games.

The full rules for the ladder may be found here: Important changes to MSSA's Inter-Club Ladder rules.

The current ladder for the esports title of DotA 2 esports title is as follows:

MSSA's National DotA 2 Ladder
DotA 2 – Senior
Pos	Name of Player	year	Club
1	Bishops Dota 1st team	18	Bishops College
2	King Edward's Guards	18	Old Edwardian Mind Sports Club
3	Sinister5 (17)	18	Sinister5
4	Northwood DOTA	17	Northwood High School
5	Sp4rt4ns	17	SAHETI
6	Maritzburg College	16	Maritzburg College
7	PotM Bottom	17	PotM Bottom
8	TribalGaming	16	Fairmont High School
9	Parklands	16	Parklands College
10	KWAKKIE DOTES	16	Tuks Mind Sports Club
11	We Took a Tower!	16	Wits Wargames Club
12	WYSIWYG	18	Jeppe Boys High School
13	Broken alliance	16	Fairmont High School
14	PR0NHS	17	Northcliff High School
15	Mr Project	16	Oakhill College
16	Immortal Forces	18	Hudson Park
17	WBHS/DOTA	18	Westville Boys
18	MC DOTA	17	Maritzburg College
19	Grey High Gaming	18	Grey Highschool
20	Kappa Knights	16	Fairmont High School
21	Titans	17	VexxedPhoenix
22	APTWE	16	Tuks Mind Sports Club
23	Team Craig	16	Northcliff High School
24	Flaming Bunnies	16	Fairmont High School
25	[PRIDE]	17	Parktown Boys' High School
26	PORAXYSM	16	All Stars
27	Quantum	17	Curro Klerksdorp
28	HELION	17	Uplands College

Other National ladders are:

• Senior CounterStrike: GO
• Senior DotA 2
• Senior Tekken 7
• Schools DotA 2
• Schools FIFA '18
• Schools Tekken 7

Official School StarCraft II rankings.

Robert Storey from Bishops

With MSSA's annual online school championships going to be held on 11 February 2017 there is a flurry of activity at school level as well as within MSSA itself.

At school level, Educators and players are readying themselves for the championship, while at MSSA level, umpires and administrators are ensuring that everything is ready for the championship  in order to ensure that everyone has a pleasant experience.

MSSA has long believed that the growth of eSports as a sport is utterly dependant on a strong school championship system.

It is the learners who are going to be the next wave of players who will represent South Africa in international competition as members of the Protea team.

Already, many learners have benefitted by being included in the national teams. Few national teams have not had a component of learners. Through participation in MSSA events, no fewer than 12 learners have earned the right to participate in IeSF events.
Of course, as soon as the online school championships is completed new rankings  shall be published which shall be used for thee other upcoming school events, as well as ladder matches.

The rankings for the 2017 event is as follows:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Robert Storey	16	Bishops	384.3
2	Daniel Froneman	15	Midstream College	274.9
3	Hasam Hameed	15	Northcliff High School	253.2
4	Darren Clark	16	Northcliff High School	196.9
5	Zack Handley	15	Maritzburg College	192.2
6	Matthew Rundle	16	Northcliff High School	168.7
7	Zack Handley	16	Maritzburg College	145.3
8	Dana Coleman	15	HTS Witbank	126.6
9	Cleveland Crossling	15	Northcliff High School	112.5
10	Tristan Brazen	16	Northcliff High School	84.4
11	Brandon Watts	15	Northcliff High School	84.4
12	Matthew Abel	16	Maritzburg College	56.3
13	Joshua Brookes	15	Northcliff High School	56.3
14	Beyers Naude	15	HTS Witbank	56.3

Other rankings published by MSSA are:

• Senior Ancients Wargames
• Senior CounterStrike: GO
• Schools CounterStrike: GO
• Schools DotA 2
• Schools StarCraft II