Important Notice: MSSA's 2017 Gauteng Provincial Championships - 25 & 26 February 2017

MSSA's Gauteng Championships shall be held on 25 & 26 February 2017 at Jeppe High for Boys.

However, it  should be noted that the water supply to the whole greater area of Kensington will be off for the entire weekend due to a bypass at the feeder water reservoir.

The school has arranged ablution facilities. There shall also be barrels of water in the bathrooms. Nevertheless all competitors are requested to bring a couple of bottles of drinking water each for their own consumption. The schedule remains as follows:

Saturday – 25 February 2017
Discipline	Period	Start time
Board games	Checkers	10H00
	Morabaraba	10H00
eSports	StarCraft II	9H00
	PES (Pro Evolution Soccer)	9H00
	League of Legends (LoL)	9H00
	Hearthstone	9H00
	Ultimate Street Fighter V	9H00
	Counter Strike GO	9H00
	TEKKEN TTII	14H00
Wargames	Ancients	9H00
Sunday – 26 February 2017
eSports	DotA 2	9H00
	VainGlory	9H00
	FIFA '17	9H00
	Mortal Kombat X	9H00
Wargames	Ancients (continuation)	9H00

34th MSSA Gauteng Wargaming Championships - 25 & 26 February 2017

Jason Batzofin in action against Sean Barry at MSSA's 2016 Gauteng Championships.

The 34th MSSA Gauteng Wargaming Championships shall be held at Jeppe High for Boys, cnr Roberts Avenue & Good Hope Street, Kensington, on 25 & 26 February 2017.

In terms of the current regulations, any period may be played to more than one rule set if there are sufficient entries, and a player qualified to act as an umpire has volunteered to umpire such rule set.

The championships shall start on both days at 9H00. Players need to register at least 30 minutes before the start of play.

The following periods have qualified to be played, and shall be, should sufficient entries be received:

FIGURE GAMING:
Period	CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE PLAYED ON BOTH DAYS
	Saturday			Sunday
	ROUND 1	ROUND 2	ROUND 3	ROUND 4	ROUND 5
Ancients – DBM 3.2	9H00-12H00	13H00 - 16h00	17h00 - 20h00	9H00-12H00	14H00 – 17H00
Pike & Shot – DBR	9H00-12H00	13H00 - 16h00	17h00 - 20h00	9H00-12H00	14H00 – 17H00
World War II – Flames of War	9H00-12H00	13H00 - 16h00	17h00 - 20h00	9H00-12H00	14H00 – 17H00

Period	ONE DAY HISTORICAL FIGURE GAMING CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE PLAYED ON SUNDAY ONLY
	Sunday
	ROUND 1	ROUND 2	ROUND 3	ROUND 4
Ancients – DBM 200AP	9H00-10H30	11H00 – 12H30	14H00 – 15H30	16H00 – 17H30

In keeping with Mind Sport South Africa's policies re development programmes, entries are free and gratis to registered players who are unable to afford to enter such championships should the member club formally request assistance. Such applications must be directed to the MSSA at: e-mail: mindsportssa@iafrica.com

Please note that if there are not at least 10 players entered for a figure gaming period, then such period shall be played to four (4) rounds and not five (5).

Entry fees are:              R60.00 for figure gamers.

Only players who are registered with fully-paid-up members may participate.

Players are reminded that the majority choice of rules as at the closing date for entries shall be used.

Entry fees must be deposited directly into Mind Sports South Africa's account, held at ABSA Bank, account number, 90 4766 7676.

All entries, and army lists (if applicable) must be e-mailed to the the head of umpiring: Jessie Joubert at Joubert.jessie@gmail.com on or before 20 February 2017.

The next provincial event is: MSSA's 21^st NORTH WEST Championships that shall be held on 25 & 26 February 2017.

MSSA's 34th Gauteng Provincial Championships - 25 & 26 February 2017

Gamers in action at MSSA's 2016 Gauteng Championships.

Registrations are open for MSSA's 2017 Gauteng Provincial LAN Championships.

MSSA's 2017 Gauteng Provincial LAN Championships is part of the process of selecting the 2017 Protea eSports team that will attend IeSF's 9^th IeSF World Championships.

MSSA remains absolutely committed to sending teams to all future IeSF World Championships.

Not only will MSSA send teams to the World Championships, but MSSA will also continue with participating in the ever popular International On-line Test Matches.

Registrations will close on the 20 February 2017. 

Players who wish to compete in any of MSSA's Championships are advised to complete their annual registration forms so that they may registered as Registered Players as soon as possible. Please note that MSSA's financial year starts on 1 November, so all players need to re-register if they intend to participate in MSSA's 2017 Gauteng Provincial LAN Championships.

Late entries will only be accepted in exceptional circumstances.

All gamers are reminded that MSSA's 2017 Gauteng Provincial LAN Championships are an open championship. In other words any registered player is entitled to enter the championship – no matter where they live, or their category of membership. If you have any queries, please contact MSSA.

Championship Details:

Hosting Club: Jeppe High for BoysVenue: Jeppe High for Boys, cnr Roberts Avenue & Good Hope Street, Kensington, Johannesburg

Date: 25 & 26 February 2017

Entry Fees: R60.00 per Registered Player per Period

Computers: Bring your own. Please ensure that all game updates are done prior to arrival.

Schedule: The LAN Schedule for all 2017 is:

SATURDAY
Time	StarCraft II	PES (Pro Evolution Soccer)	League of Legends (LoL)	Hearthstone	Ultimate Street Fighter V	Counter Strike GO
09H00	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts
09H45	Round 2 Starts	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues	Round 2 Starts	Round 1 Continues
10H30	Round 3 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 2 Starts
11H15	Round 4 Starts	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 4 Starts	Round 2 Continues
12H00	Round 5 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 3 Starts
12H45		Round 3 Continues		Round3 Continues		Round 3 Continues
13H00	LUNCH
Time	TEKKEN TTII	PES (continued)	LoL (continued)	Hearthstone (continued)		Counter Strike GO (continued)
14H00	Round 1 Starts	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts		Round 4 Starts
14H45	Round 2 Starts	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues		Round 4 Continues
15H30	Round 3 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts		Round 5 Starts
16H15	Round 4 Starts	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues		Round 5 Continues
17H00	Round 5 Starts
18H00	Awards Ceremony
19H00	Doors Close
SUNDAY:
Time	DotA 2	VainGlory	FIFA '16	Mortal Kombat X
09H00	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts
09H45	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues
10H30	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts
11H15	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues
12H00	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts
12H45	Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues
13H00	LUNCH
Time	DotA 2 (continued)		FIFA '16 (continued)	Mortal Kombat X (continued)
14H00	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts
14H45	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues
15H30	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts
16H15	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues
17H00
18H00	Awards Ceremony
19H00	Doors Close

Rules and Regulations: All Rules and Regulations pertaining to eSports are available from MSSA. Players are strongly advised to familiarise themselves with the LAN League Bylaws and all Period Specific Rules. If any Player wishes to provide advice regarding the drafting of the Period Specific Rules they are encouraged to contact the eSBoC who will take all comments into account.

The following Medals may be awarded at MSSA's 2017 South African National LAN Championships:

• PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three players who are registered players.
• UNIVERSITY: Medals shall be awarded to the first three players who are currently registered at any officially recognised University, provided the players have not received any Premier Medals.
• SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three high school scholars, provided they have not received any Premier medals.
• WOMEN: Women will be awarded medals as per the same basis as above, that is in all three categories.

Colours and National Team Trials:

• 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.
• National Team Trials: All Players that score within the top 20% or top three places, whichever is greater, in a specific Period at a Provincial or National Championship will earn an invitation to National Team Trials. National Team Trials shall be held in the event that a National Team must be selected to represent South Africa when competing in such Period in an International Championship. 

The next provincial event is: MSSA's 21^st NORTH WEST Championships that shall be held on 25 & 26 February 2017.