Excitement is at an all time high for African Regional Championships.

IESF's African Regional Qualifiers will determine which teams will participate in Romania in August 2023.

With International Esports Federation's (IESF) 15th World Esports Championships (to be held in Lasi, Romania) fast approaching, African National Federations are to play their regional qualifiers in order to determine which teams will qualify for the spectacular 15th World Esports Championships to be held in Lasi, Romania.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is one of the few national federations to have participated in every single IESF World Championships. 

IESF has divided Africa into three regions in order to take into account the poor infrastructure in Africa in order to ensure the best possible results and experience.

MSSA's National Team Manager, Johan van Breda, is confident that MSSA is putting forward its strongest esports team in the history of MSSA.

Johan stated, "The team is more than prepared, and it is likely that 2023 will see MSSA send its biggest team ever to IESF's 15th World Esports Championships".

The schedule for the online African Regional Championships is:

IESF African Regional Qualifiers
Date	Esports title	Match	Time CEST
7 June 2023	Mobile Legends Bang Bang	SA vs Namibia	16H00
11 June 2023	DotA 2	SA vs Namibia	12H00
12 June 2023	PUBGM	SA vs 11 nations	12H00 - 18H00
14 June 2023	CS:GO - Female	SA vs Namibia	19H00
18 June 2023	CS:GO	SA vs Mauritius	16H00
19 June 2023	CS:GO	SA vs Namibia	16H00

Additional reading:

• 2023 Calendar of Events
• Affiliation: Private Clubs
• Affiliation - School
• GEF - The Road to Riyadh
• IESF: Schedule for African Regional Championships.
• IESF: IESF has announced the slots for 15th World Championships to be held  in Lasi, Romania.
• IESF: Titles entered
• IESF: National Team Trials - 25 March 2023
• Mind Sport South Africa (MSSA) and TUT Department of Tourism Management collaborate on research to understand eSports
• National Team Trials: Counter-Strike: GO - 25 March 2023
• National Team Trials: DotA 2 - 25 March 2023
• National Team Trials: eFootball - 25 March 2023
• National Team Trials: Mobile Legends Bang Bang - 25 March 2023
• Phygital Gaming: Kazan to host Phygital Games
• Results: 2023 Northern Cape Online Championships
• Results: 2023 Western Cape Online Championships held on 25 February 2023.
• Results: 12th Online Inter-school Provincial Championships - 4 March 2023
• Results: 2023 Gauteng Online Championships held on 11 March 2023.
• Results: 13th Online Championships held on 15 April 2023.
• Selection: Calling all female esports athletes.
• Selection: Passports are required.
• Titles - esports: Premier Championships
• Titles - esports: Student Championships
• Umpire Course - 18 February 2023

Revised 2020 Calendar of events - National Team Trials

Hopefulls battling it out at the last National Team Trials.

There is no doubt that Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has had on an impact on the way in which we all live our lives. With the lockdown extended by the South African government, Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has had to take cognizance of the regulations and adapt accordingly. Thus under these trying circumstances, MSSA's calendar is currently in a state of flux. Nevertheless, it seems as though International Esports Federation (IESF) shall still be holding its 12th World Championships in November 2020 as no word to the contrary has yet been issued. As such MSSA still has a duty to deliver its national Protea Team.To do so, MSSA has moved its National Team Trials to August to allow athletes to prepare.
It is expected that there will be several more unprecedented changes to MSSA's Calendar of Events for 2020.

All  Registered Players should be reminded that they can help protect themselves and others by always carrying tissues, and using them to catch coughs or sneezes.  They should bin the tissue, and to kill the germs, wash their hands with soap and water, or use a sanitiser gel. This is the best way to slow the spread of most germs, including Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).

The following calendar of events has thus been amended

MSSA's Calendar of events for 2020 is as follows:

2020 Calendar of events

Date	Event	Discipline	Venue
25 JANUARY	Umpires’ Course - Gauteng	All	Old Edwardian Society, 11 Ninth Ave., Lower Houghton
1 & 2 FEBRUARY	28th Old Edwardian Summer Championships	Ancients, Checkers, PES 2020, Morabaraba	Old Edwardian Society, 11 Ninth Ave., Lower Houghton
9 FEBRUARY	On-line Inter-school Provincial Championships	All esports titles as approved at the AGM in December	On-line
11 APRIL	Provincial Online Student Championships	All esports titles as approved at the AGM in December	Online
18 APRIL	11th Provincial Online Championships	All esports titles as approved at the AGM in December	Online
9 MAY	Umpire’s Course – Mpumulanga	Umpiring course	TBD
30 & 31 MAY	38th GAUTENG Championships	Board games, Card games, Esports, wargames	No 36 on the R114, Nietgedacht  25°57’8.13″S – 27°57’51.14″E
30 MAY	FINANCIAL AGM	Meeting	No 36 on the R114, Nietgedacht  25°57’8.13″S – 27°57’51.14″E
13 & 14 JUNE	SA School Championships	Board games, Card games, Esports, wargames	TBD
Week ending 17 JULY	1st round of NWU School League	All esports titles as approved at the AGM in December	Online
25 & 26 JULY	26th KWAZULU NATAL Championships	Board games, Card games, Esports, wargames	TBD
1 & 2 AUGUST	National Team Trials	All	In the province that has the most qualifiers
8 & 9 AUGUST	17th FREE STATE Championships	All	TBD
29 & 30 AUGUST	25th NORTH WEST Championships	Board games, Card games, Esports, wargames	TBD
TBA	Indigenous Games	Morabaraba	To be determined by SRSA
19 & 20 SEPTEMBER	17th EASTERN CAPE Championships	Board games, Card games, Esports, wargames	TBD
26 & 27 SEPTEMBER	8th LIMPOPO Championships	Board games, Card games, Esports, wargames	TBA
1 NOVEMBER	Submit nominations of office-bearers	Admin	mindsportssa@iafrica.com
15 – 20 November	IESF 12th World Championships	DotA 2, PES, Tekken 7	Eilat, Israel
5 & 6 DECEMBER	34th S A NATIONAL Championships	Board games, Card games, Esports, wargames	TBD
5 DECEMBER	37th NATIONAL CONVENTION	Annual General Meeting	TBD
TBA	SRSA's S A Schools Championships	Morabaraba	To be determined by SRSA

Delayed events due to COVID-19

Delayed events shall still be held depending on time constraints.

Date	Event	Discipline/periods	Venue
TBA	24th WESTERN CAPE Championships	Board games, Card games, eSports, wargames	Curro Durbanville, 1 Memento Drive, Sonstraal Heights, Durbanville, 7550
TBA	Provincial School Championships for all provinces	Board games, Card games, eSports, wargames	TBD

Also read:

• Revised 2020 Calendar of events
• 2020 Online Provincial Esports Championships - 18 April 2019
• New National Team Selection Criteria
• Selecting the national Protea teams for Mind Sports South Africa.
• Qualifiers: Clash Royale
• Qualifiers: Counter-Strike: GO
• Qualifiers: Dota 2
• Qualifiers: League of Legends
• Qualifiers: Pro Evolution Soccer
• The road to Eilat
• IESF announces first three titles for 12th World Championships
• Rankings: Clash Royale rankings
• Rankings: Counter-Strike: GO rankings.
• Rankings: DotA 2 rankings
• Rankings: FIFA '20.
• Rankings: League of Legends rankings.
• Rankings: Paladins
• Rankings: PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER (PES) rankings
• Rankings: Street Fighter V rankings
• Rankings: Tekken 7 rankings
• At thy call we shall not falter.