Hearthstone - Registered Players who qualified at 'Gauteng' for National Team Trials.

Gawie Fick (Fakkel School of Skills)  having won MSSA's 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships has qualified for MSSA's 2018 National Team Trials.

The esports title of Hearthstone has been played at IESF's World Championships in 2014 (Baku), 2015 (Seoul), and in 2016.

Thus it is no surprise that Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) promotes the title as much as possible at every level.

The various League of Legends teams that have represented South Africa at all of the above-named IESF World Championships have done so with pride, made many a new friend, and have been an absolute credit to the country.

Those who have represented South Africa for the esports title of Hearthstone are:

• 2015 - Barry West (Tuks), 
• 2016 - Wynand Meiring (Tuks), and 
• 2017 - Francois Mouton (Tuks).

Fifteen more players in  MSSA's 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships all earned their berths in MSSA's 2018 National Team Trials.

The criteria to qualify for such trials all Registered Players that win a Regional Championship shall earn an invitation to National Team Trials.

Also, all Registered Players that score within the top 20% or top three places, whichever is greater, in a specific Period at a Provincial or National Championship shall earn an invitation to National Team Trials.

It should be remembered that members of the current Protea Squad automatically earn a berth at the National Team Trials (NTT) should they have met their obligations in terms of participation at MSSA events.

The Registered Players that earned such an invite for the Hearthstone esports title are:

Name of player	Club	Period	Province
Gawie Fick	Fakkel School of Skills	Hearthstone	Free State
Orlando Crossling	Northcliff High School	Hearthstone	Gauteng
Cobus van der Wath	Fakkel School of Skills	Hearthstone	Free State
Linda Swanepoel	Fakkel School of Skills	Hearthstone	Free State

Other Registered Players that have earned a berth at MSSA's 2018 National Team Trials (NTT) are:

• CounterStrike: GO - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• CounterStrike: GO - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• DotA 2 - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• DotA 2 - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• FIFA - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• FIFA - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• Hearthstone - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• Hearthstone - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• League of Legends - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• League of Legends - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• Tekken - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• Vainglory - 8th Online Inter-School Championships

A new national umpire.

Johan van Breda

The survival and growth of any organisation depends upon the calibre of those who work tirelessly to make the organisation a success.

This is particularly true for volunteer organisations such as Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA).

Fortunately for MSSA there are many gamers who feel the need to 'put back' into gaming.

One such person is Johan van Breda.

Johan rose to fame in 2016 when he was selected to represent South Africa in the Protea League of Legends team.

The team participated in IeSF's 8th World Championships in Jakarta, where the team helped South Africa to earn a ranking of 14th in the world.

In a bid to further develop the South African gaming scene, Johan has volunteered to also umpire in order to introduce gamers to the standard that the players will find at international competition.

It  is largely due to the likes of Johan that MSSA is growing in leaps and bounds.