Westville Boys' snatches Empangeni High's spot in MSSA's League of Legends Ladder.

Tyrone Green, Master-in-Charge of esports at Westville Boys' High School.

Westville Boys' seems to be rampant in esports at the moment.

Following on from the school's success in DotA 2, the school is also continuing with its upward march in League of  Legends.

Having started the year at the bottom of the pile, Westville Boys' is climbing up the ladder.

The  latest school to succumb to Westville is none other than Empangeni High School.

Indeed it will be interesting to see both schools square off against each other at the KwaZulu Natal Championships to be hosted by Maritzburg College on 5 & 6 August 2017.

The current Ladder is as follows:

MSSA's National League of Legends Ladder
League of Legends – Senior					League of Legends – Schools
Pos	Name of Player	year	Club		Pos	Name of Player	year	Club
1	First team	16	Tuks		1	Fuga Dracones	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom
2	Fuzz Logic	16	VexxedPhoenix		2	Virtual Desire Gaming	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom
3	Oathbreakers	17	Valhalla		3	Pr0NHS	17	Northcliff High School
4	Fuga Dracones	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom		4	Team Vapor	16	Sasolburg
5	Eternal	17	VXP		5	Northwood High School	17	Northwood High School
6	Team Vapor	16	Sasolburg High		6	Westville Boys High School	17	Westville Boys High School
7	Dark	17	VexxedPhoenix		7	Empangeni High School	17	Empangeni High School
8	Gryphons	16	Knights Mind Sports Club		8	Grey High Gaming	17	Grey High School
9	Northwood High School	17	Northwood High School		9	4 Dwarfs and a Giant	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom
10	Legion of Shadow	17	We are Legion		10	Jeppe High School for Boys	17	Jeppe High School for Boys
11	Valkyrie	17	Valhalla		11	SSES LOL	16	St Stithians
12	Westville Boys High School	17	Westville Boys High School		12	PRIDE	16	Parktown Boys
13	Empangeni High School	17	Empangeni High School		13	RBHS LOL	17	Rondebosch Boys
14	Jeppe High School for Boys	17	Jeppe High School for Boys
15	St Stithians	17	St Stithians
16	Knights	15	Knights Mind Sports Club
17	White Rabbit Gaming	16	WRG
18	Curro Klerksdorp	16	Curro Klerksdorp
19	Gen Nightwalkers	17	Generation X
20	Silver and Friends	16	WOERIES
21	Dota 4 Lyf	16	Northcliff High
22	Pride	17	Parktown Boys
23	PR0NHS	17	Northcliff High
24	lofdal	16	Lofdal
25	Team Elusium	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom
26	Virtual Desire Gaming	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom
27	CCS Shadow Hunters	16	Crawford Sandton
28	Second team	15	Tuks
29	Fairmont	15	Fairmont High School
30	BISH	16	BISH
31	K1IIJOYS	16	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog

Nominations for the Provincial Directors

Alwyn van Wyk.

One of the most important positions within MSSA is that  of the Provincial Director. The Provincial Director is the person that ensures that there is an  effective foot print within the province.

Not is the Provincial Director responsible for MSSA's 'footprint', but the Provincial Director is also:

• The Tournament Director for MSSA's provincial  championships, and
• The manager for the provincial  team.

Thus MSSA is extremely excited to see the nominations that have been submitted for the 2016 elections.

Even though the positions are unopposed, there is no doubt that MSSA could hope for better.

The only down-side is that some of the candidates are also standing for Management Board positions. In terms of  MSSA's rules, a Registered Player may only hold one position within the body. Therefore vacancies may arise depending on the Management Board elections.

Should vacancies arise, the Board has the power to co-opt.

The candidates for election are:

Province	Person nominated	Club	Nominated by:
Eastern Cape Provincial Director	Sheraaz Fox Nunnian	East London Esports	Masters of Mind Sports
Free State Provincial Director	Jacobus Janse van Rensburg	Fakkel School	Masters of Mind Sports
Gauteng Provincial Director	Joseph Matlhong	NWU Vaal Mind Sports	Masters of Mind Sports
KZN Provincial Director	Alwyn van Wyk	Maritzburg College	All Stars
Western Cape Provincial Director	Jessie Joubert	Rondebosch Boys	Masters of Mind Sports

22nd KwaZulu Natal Championships - 9 & 10 July 2016.

'Gabybear' in action!

The 22nd KwaZulu Natal Championship shall be played on 9 & 10 July 2016.

The championship also counts as a qualifier for the MSSA's National Team Trials. Even though the Trials for IeSF's 8th World Championships - Jakarta shall  be hosted by St John's College on 4 June 2016, this championship shall count for the 2017 National Team Trials.

Registrations are thus open for MSSA's 2016 KwaZulu Natal LAN Championships.

Registrations will close on the 1 July 2016. 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. 

Late entries will be accepted in exceptional circumstances.

All gamers are reminded that the KwaZulu Natal championships is 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: Maritzburg College
Venue: Maritzburg College, Pietermaritzburg
Date: 9 & 10 July 2016
Entry Fees: R60.00 per Registered Player per Period
Entries: Clubs must use the entry form on Google Drive to enter their teams/players.
Computers: Bring your own. Please ensure that all game updates are done prior to arrival. No updates shall be done at the event.
Schedule: The LAN Schedule for all Provincial events in 2016 is:

SATURDAY:
Time	StarCraft II	League of Legends (LoL)	Pro Evolution Soccer	HearthStone	Street Fighter V
09H00	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
10H30	Round 3 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 3 Starts
11H15	Round 4 Starts	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 4 Starts
12H00	Round 5 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 5 Starts
12H45		Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues
13H00	LUNCH
Time	TEKKEN TTII	LoL (continued)	PES (continued)	HearthStone (continued)
14H00	Round 1 Starts	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts
14H45	Round 2 Starts	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues
15H30	Round 3 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts
16H15	Round 4 Starts	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues
17H00	Round 5 Starts
18H00	Awards Ceremony
19H00	Doors Close
SUNDAY:
Time	DotA 2	CounterStrike: GO	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 (continued)	CounterStrike  (continued)	FIFA '16 (continued)	MK (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 the 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 the Championship:

• PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three players who are registered players.
• SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three high school scholars, provided they have not received any Premier medals.
• 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.
• 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.

Please note that times may be changed to take into account load-shedding.