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Tuesday, 31 January 2023

Tshwarelo Tshwane continues to shine.

Hoërskool Vryberger learner, Tshwarelo Tshwane (Knights Mind Sports Club) has successfully moved up from Primary School to High School division.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) held its annual Northern Cape Online Championships on Saturday, 28 January 2023.

Even though the championship was plagued by loadshedding, MSSA and all the participants put their best foot forward and triumphed by holding a highly successful championship.

Tshwarelo Tshwane while in Primary School in 2022, won the Primary School section for the Clash Royale esports title and earned himself National Primary School Colours.

Now attending High School, Hoërskool Vryburger in Primrose, Tshwarelo found a much stronger field. Facing learners from four provinces, Tshwarelo managed to hold his own.

Fighting off esports athletes far more seasoned than himself, Tshwarelo finally ended up in first place in the High School division in the Cash Royale esports title.

"This is indeed an achievement"' stated MSSA President, Colin Webster, and continued to say, "as no Grade 8 learner has ever before won the High School division of a Clash Royale championship in South Africa".

Wednesday, 3 November 2021

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MSSA's South African National LAN Championships has thus not been replaced by this event.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

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.

Entries:

Entry is R100.00 per Registered Player.
Only fully-paid-up Registered Players may participate in this event.
Entries must be submitted by 30 November 2021.
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.

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.

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: 4 December 2021
The first round will start at 10H00. 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 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

Saturday, 10 April 2021

Results - Western Cape Online Provincial Championships

Rafeeq Cariem (PES Society) of Cape Town

With Coronavirus (COVID -19) still holding South Africa in its pestilential grasp, Mind Sport South Africa (MSSA) is still unable to hold its LAN championships for all esports titles. As such the online option will remain the popular option until the member clubs have determined a suitable way forward.

The online provincial championship system ensures that its esports athletes are not compromised in terms of being able to qualify for provincial colours and for possible inclusion in South Africa's National Protea Team to attend International Esports Federation's 12th World Championships in November in Eilat later this year, MSSA created the Online Provincial Championships.

Esports athletes were able to play in the comfort and safety of their own homes and are still capable of competing on provincial, and even, a national level.

In such championships, Oakhill School continued to dominate most of the events consolidating the school club as the major force in esports in the Western Cape while PES Society has entrenched itself as the leading club in the country for Pro Evolution Soccer.

The winners of MSSA's 2021 Online Provincial Championships are as follows:

Title	Name of player/team	Club	Colours awarded
Clash Royale - Premier	Tom Seddon	Oakhill School
Clash Royale - High Schools	Ethan Bright	Oakhill School
Counter-Strike: GO	ZAG CSGO	ZAG Academy	Western Cape
FIFA - Premier	Jonas Lorse	Oakhill School	Western Cape
PES - Premier	Rafeeq Cariem	PES Society	Western Cape
Tekken 7 - Premier	Jonathan Brown	Team PlayBell	Western Cape
Sportsmanship Award	Rafeeq Cariem	PES Society

Sunday, 7 February 2021

Willie van Rensburg (Hoërskool Klerksdorp) takes pole position.

At Mind Sports South Africa's 2020 South African National Championships, Willie van Rensburg (Hoërskool Klerksdorp) won such championships in fine form taking the championship in three wins and two draws. By winning MSSA's 2020 South African National Championships, Willie also finds himself as the recipient of SA's Individual Honours Award for Clash Royale as well as heading the overall rankings for the game title.

Of course it is yet to be seen if Willie will be able to hold onto his slender lead as the year progresses in the gruelling line-up of championships that are yet to be played.

The full rankings for the Clash Royale esports game title are:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Willie van Rensburg	20	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	185.6
2	Immanuel Swart	20	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	183
3	Henco Volschenk	20	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	177.2
4	Tiaan Du Preez	20	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	155.8
5	Gustav Louwrens	20	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	137.7
6	Nico Bisschoff	20	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	130.5
7	Rheinieco Nel	20	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	129.7
8	Matthew Petersen	20	Oakhill School	109.6
9	Sebastian Cook	20	Oakhill School	109.6
10	Dale Spolander	20	Northcliff High School	109.6
11	Henco Volschenk	20	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	109.6
12	Suene du Toit	20	Northcliff High School	109.6
13	Alexander Venter	20	HS Randburg	109.6
14	Charl Potgieter	20	HS Randburg	109.6
15	Karl Wassermann	20	HS Randburg	109.6
16	Liam Moodley	20	Pr0NHS	109.6
17	Ehandre Ellis	20	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	109.6
18	Joshua Evans	20	Northcliff High School	109.6
19	Jordan Nel	20	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	109.6
20	Aidan Vorster	19	Curro Aurora	109.6
21	Wickus Lubbe	19	Parys High School	109.6
22	Thammy Ndlovu	19	Northcliff High School	109.6
23	Willem Broodryk	19	Parys High School	109.6
24	Carlos Kori	19	Northcliff High School	109.6
25	Terrance Broomberg	19	Curro Aurora	109.6
26	Tyreke Michael	19	Northcliff High School	109.6
27	Jeandre Viljoen	19	Parys High School	109.6
28	Michael Naidoo	19	Northcliff High School	107
29	Herschelle Ncube	19	Hyde Park High	106.7
30	Wesley Pachai	19	Curro Klerksdorp	106.4
31	Josh Naidoo	19	Northcliff High School	101.8
32	Vicky van der Merwe	19	ZAG Academy	100
33	Rivaan Ramdass	19	Hyde Park High	99.9
34	Michael Pienaar	19	Northcliff High School	95.1
35	Anneke Lourens	20	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	95
36	Daniel Lombard	19	Monument Park High School	95
37	Kyle Vorster	19	Curro Aurora	95
38	Thammy Ndlovu	19	Northcliff High School	92.8
39	Ehandre Ellis	20	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	92.8
40	Khumo Mononyane	19	Hyde Park High	90.5
41	Rohil Shivaay Poorun	19	Northcliff High School	90.4
42	Mack, Shane	20	Oakhill School	90.3
43	Karli de Jager	20	Hoërskool Randburg	82.9
44	Daywenn Redlinghys	20	Hoërskool Klerksdorp	75

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