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| Avonique van Rooyen playfully shows off the sponsor of the Protea Team - NWU. |
In 1987 Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) started its Best Newcomer Award.
Since 1987, MSSA has made the award every year. Many of the recipients have grown with MSSA over the years to become not only top of the line mind sports athletes but have become well rounded people who are successful in every aspect of their lives. One only has to think of previous winners like Andre Tonkin, Simphiwe Maphumulo, Robert Botha and Lyrene Kűhn and others to see the quality of athlete that has won this award.
Avonique van Rooyen has joined the list of Best Newcomers who have distinguished themselves in their first year of registration, and, no-one is surprised!
At only 16 years of age, Avonique impressed everybody at all levels being; provincial, national, and international championships.
It was at IESF's African Championships (AEC24) and IESF's World Championships (WEC24) that all who witnessed Avonique play commented on Avonique's enthusiasm, strength of character, and skill of play.
It was therefore, without hesitation, that MSSA's Annual General Meeting unanimously awarded Avonique the Best Newcomer of the Year Award.
Additional reading:
- 2024 Calendar of Events
- 2024 Open Student Games - R910,735,00 to be won!
- 2025 - Proposed Calendar of Events for 2025.
- AEC - African Esports Championships 24 (AEC24)
- AEC - Champions of all of Africa - Protea Female Counter Strike 2 Esports Team wins AEC24
- AEC - Forged in battle - a Counter Strike story...
- AEC - Schedule for Protea Counter Strike Team.
- AEC - Schedule for MSSA's Female Protea Counter Strike Team.
- AEC - Schedule for MSSA's Protea MLBB Team.
- AEC - South Africa enters the finals!
- AEC - South Africa's Protea PUBGM Esports Team enters centre stage.
- AEC - Through to the finals of AEC24
- AEC - Wrap up of day 1 at IESF's AEC24 - 17 August 2024
- Affiliation: Private Clubs
- Affiliation - School
- Affiliation - Procedure to be followed by school clubs affiliating for the 2025 season.
- Awards - 2024 Management Board Awards
- Awards - Avonique takes Best Newcomer Award.
- Awards - Nominations required by midnight,1 November 2024 for MSSA's Management Board Awards.
- Colours - Almost half the awards are awarded to female gamers.
- Colours - Athletes who have earned Senior Provincial Colours in 2024
- Colours: National Colours may be earned at 2024 SA National Online Championships to be held on 7 December 2024.
- eChess - There is still time to register for an echess tourney with a total prize pool of $60,000 USD
- Elections - Do you want to be a Regional Director?
- Elections - Nominations are needed for 2024 AGM.
- Elections - Reminder: Nominations and submissions are due...
- Events - 2024 SA National Online Championships to be held on 7 December 2024.
- Fees: MSSA advises of its affiliation and registration fees for the 2024/2025 season.
- Hosting official Regional Championships.
- IESF: IESF announces game titles for 16th World Esports Championships to be held in 2024.
- IESF: MSSA confirms its entry to WEC24
- IESF: Results of friendly against Belarus.
- National Team Trials: 2024 ROAD TO RIYADH - Two qualifying events left
- National Team Trials - Age restrictions
- National Team Trials: Ensuring every athlete achieves their dreams.
- National Team - Female Qualifiers
- National Team - Junior Qualifiers
- National Team - National Team Trials - 10 August 2024
- National Team: Onward and upward
- National Team - Open Qualifiers
- Office Bearers: Volunteer for a Provincial Directorship
- Office Bearers: Do you want to be a Regional Director?
- Results: 2024 Western Cape Online Championships - 17 February 2024.
- Results: 5th FREE STATE Online Championships held on 3 August 2024.
- Results: 5th GAUTENG Online Championships held on 18 May 2024.
- Results: Combined Online Provincial Championships for Schools - 27 April 2024
- Results: Online Championships to be held on 4 May 2024.
- Results: Team ATK Oshun excels at 2024 Online Championships held on 13 April 2024
- Sportsmanship awards - Je'nielle Cavanagh takes the award
- Sportsmanship awards: Ridah Hendricks take Western Cape Sportsmanship title
- Student Games: Superb Sochi
- Team Trials: To qualify for National Team Trials to represent South Africa.
- Titles: Esports titles selected for all MSSA's 2024 High School Championships.
- Titles - Have your say... Choose your esports titles!
- Transfers: Transfer season - 1 November 2024 to 28 February 2025
- WEC24 - Hilton Riyadh Hotel & Residences Named Official Main Partner for World Esports Championship 2024
- WEC24 - South African female team to play against Norway
- WEC24 - Forged in Battle
- WEC24 - Homeward bound!
- WEC24 - IESF & MOONTON - WEC24 MLBB Success
- WEC24 - PUBG MOBILE Tournament Concludes with Outstanding Success
- WEC24 - Treated like gold...
