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Monday, 28 March 2022

2022 Online Provincial Championships - 16 April 2021

South African esports athletes have proudly represented South Africa at every IESF Championship since its inception in 2009.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is proud to announce that it shall host the 2022 Online Provincial Championships, which will offer local players the opportunity to qualify for selection to the national squad.

MSSA's 2022 Online Provincial Championships affords Registered Players the opportunity to qualify for MSSA's selection process to officially represent South Africa at IESF's World Esports Championships in Bali in November later this year in the following game titles:

Counter-Strike: GO
DotA
eFootball
Mobile Legends - Bang, Bang
PUBG Mobile
Tekken 7

Being a member of the Protes Esports Team is one of the highest accolades that an esports athlete can ever achieve. The much sought after award elevates the athlete to a totally different level and is the first step on the ladder of competing on an international level.

The championship shall be held on 16 April 2022.

Game titles to be played are:

Period/genre Title Platform Age restriction Players
Shooter
Call of DutyMobile PC/mobile 18 5 v 5
CS GO PC 16 5 v 5
Paladins PC/console 12 5 v 5
PUBG Mobile Mobile 17 4 v 4
Sport
FIFA '22 Console 3 1 v 1
PES 2022 (efootball) Console 3 1 v 1
MOBA
DotA 2 PC 12 5 v 5
Clash Royale Mobile 12 1 v 1
League of Legends PC 12 5 v 5
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mobile 7 5 v 5
Fighting
Tekken 7 Console 16 1 v 1
Street Fighter V Console 12 1 v 1
Card HearthStone Various 7 1 v 1

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

Eligibility:

Any team consisting of players who are Registered Players affiliated to a MSSA member club may enter.

Entry fee:

Entry is R100.00 per Registered Player.
Only fully-paid-up Registered Players may participate in this event.

Entries:

Entries need to be submitted on or before 15 April 2022.
The entry form may be downloaded from: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_ERR6815uVjSMu4t5KkRxYqGJ_AA88kkz31qRgksASc/edit#gid=287696184 and submitted to mindsportscorrespondence@gmail.com

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 recognised University.
SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams of learners currently registered at any officially recognised 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 recognised University.
SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams of learners currently registered at any officially recognised 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.

General:

The championship shall be played on: 16 April 2022
The first round will start at 09H00. Players shall be given 60 minutes to complete each 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 Skype on the day of competition. Any communication not on the Skype channel shall be entered into.

Entries:

All clubs must enter their teams via the Google Drive.
To enter, the club must complete the Google Drive document. The entry form may be found on Google Drive. Clubs are to download the entry form, completed the downloaded form, and e-mail it to Mind Sports South Africa. The link for such form is: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M07rv0ER9jqE25IqMNZqGlsUPqJaE_X2/edit#gid=1844490715
Payment shall be effected before start of play.

Ladder:

For games to count for the National Ladder, teams must advise the Umpires before the start of each match.

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

Tuesday, 1 February 2022

Esports titles selected for all MSSA's Premier Provincial and National Championships.

South Africa's Protea DotA 2 team in action at IESF's 11th World Championships - Seoul.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has a selection process through which all esports titles are selected for use at Provincial and National Championships.

The process takes into account those titles which are used at International Esports Federation'(IESF) World Championships, and those esports titles which are popular among the member clubs.

But saying an esports title is popular is not enough. Just because a title is popular online among recreational gamers, does not make it popular among the hard-core competitive esports athletes who will attend LAN and/or Online championships.

Thus, for any esports title to be considered for consideration to be included in Provincial and National Championships at the Annual General Meeting (AGM), at least one Regional Championship must be held in such esports title to prove that it is able to attract competitive esports athletes to a single venue.

It should also be noted that age restrictions for esports titles vary from country-to-country. An esports title may have a 12 age restriction in one country and may then have an age restriction of 16 in another.

It is therefore important for parents to check the age restriction of the esports title in the country of residence as such age restrictions are established to protect the mental health and well-being of the child.

It should also be noted that changes may be made to the line-up in exceptional cases. If IESF selects a title not on the list for use at its World Championships, then MSSA shall include such title.

A lot of time has been invested in determining the esports titles for 2021, and the comprehensive list is as follows:

Period/genre	Title	Platform	Age restriction	Players
Shooter	Call of DutyMobile	PC/mobile	18	5 v 5
	CS GO	PC	16	5 v 5
	Paladins	PC/console	12	5 v 5
	PUBG Mobile	Mobile	17	4 v 4
Sport	FIFA '22	Console	12	1 v 1
Sport	efootball (PES 2022)	Console	12	1 v 1
MOBA	DotA 2	PC	12	5 v 5
	Clash Royale	Mobile	12	1 v 1
	League of Legends	PC	12	5 v 5
	Mobile Legends: Bang Bang	Mobile	12	5 v 5
Fighting	Tekken 7	Console	16	1 v 1
Fighting	Street Fighter V	Console	12	1 v 1
Card	HearthStone	Various	7	1 v 1

Tuesday, 11 January 2022

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

Sunday, 28 November 2021

Gansbaai based club 'Fear Gaming Esports' affiliates to MSSA.

With Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) having agreed to host Call of Duty Mobile (CODM) at its 2021 South African National Championships on 4 December 2021, more-and-more clubs are taking the plunge and affiliating to MSSA.

The 'plunge' involves clans becoming proper legal entities as clubs. This will benefit all athletes in the long run as there will be good governance and transparency.

Athletes will also be able to battle it out for Regional, Provincial, and National Colours as they climb their way up towards earning a place in South Africa's Protea Team.

Nadia Henrico, Chairwoman of Fear Gaming, has seen the possibilities of running a legal club, and has already expressed her desire to help make esports more accessible to South African children, and especially females.

Fear Gaming Esports was formed with the aim of catering to those wanting a little something more and different to the norm.

The club caters for the more mature gamer, and those wanting to challenge their skills and get out of their comfort zones. The club holds its activities in a controlled and friendly atmosphere where good sportsmanship is promoted.

Weekly 'scrims' are played with invited fellow clans/clubs where meta weapons are taken out of the equation to make things more challenging, and much more fun.

Fear Gaming Esports proudly hosts 'Lethal Ladies scrims'. Such scrims are reserved only for females, with no male participation whatsoever, wherein pink weapons and camo are encouraged.

Ms. Amanda Pakade, MSSA President, has expressed her delight in having Nadia within the fold. Ms. Pakade said, "Having more people within MSSA, who share MSSA's vision of making esports into a delivery system, is a delight and a honour".

MSSA is confident that Fear Gaming will have a long and fruitful association with MSSA.

Fear Gaming Esports' Facebook Page may be found on https://www.facebook.com/102059682320461/posts/102361662290263/

Wednesday, 3 November 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

MSSA's South African National Online Esports Championships - 4 December 2021.

Bearing in mind the government's implemented regulations for level 1 in regard to COVID-19, Mind Sports South Africa's (MSSA) Board as decided to hold MSSA's 2021 South African National Championships as an online event. The reason for doing so is to take into account the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and to ensure that there is maximum participation, without compromising the health of any of its Registered Players, at such national championship.

MSSA will thus be holding its South African National Online Esports Championships on 4 December 2021.

MSSA's South African National LAN Championships has thus not been replaced by this event.

MSSA's South African National Online Esports Championships, which will offer local players the opportunity to qualify for selection to the national squad and for the Protea Team.

In order to participate, players must be registered for the 2021/2022 season.

Obviously Registered Players may participate from the comfort of their own home while being safe from the ravages of COVID-19.

The championship shall be held on 4 December 2021.

Game titles to be played are:

Period/genre	Title	Platform	Age restriction	Players
Shooter	Call of Duty Mobile	Mobile	17	5 v 5
	CS GO	PC	16	5 v 5
	Paladins	PC/PS 4/5	12	5 v 5
Sport	FIFA '21	PS 4/5	3	1 v 1
Sport	PES 2021	PS 4/5	3	1 v 1
MOBA	DotA 2	PC	12	5 v 5
MOBA	Clash Royale	Mobile	12	1 v 1
Fighting	Tekken 7	PS 4/5	16	1 v 1
Fighting	Street Fighter V	PS 4/5	12	1 v 1
Card	HearthStone	Various	7	1 v 1

Tournament Structure: