South African National LAN Championships - 7 & 8 December 2019.

Athletes in game at MSSA's 2018 South African National Championships.

MSSA's South African National (SAN) LAN Championships for esports shall be played on 7 & 8 December 2019.

The championship shall count as a qualifier for the MSSA's National Team Trials to be held in 2020.

Footgage filmed at MSSA's South African National (SAN) LAN Championships shall be screened on MSSA's Channl on Tuluntulu.

Registrations are thus open for MSSA's 2019 South African National LAN Championships.

Registrations will close on the 8 November 2019. 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 only be accepted in exceptional circumstances.

All gamers are reminded that any Registered Player in good standing may enter through the member club to which they are affiliated. 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: Fakkel School
Venue: Fakkel School, 20 Jan Smuts Ave., Sasolburg
Date: 7 & 8 December 2019
Entry Fees: R70.00 per Registered Player per Period
Entries: Clubs must use the entry form on Google Drive to enter their teams/players. The entry form can be found on https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_ERR6815uVjSMu4t5KkRxYqGJ_AA88kkz31qRgksASc/edit#gid=287696184. The entry form must be downloaded completed and e-mailed to mindsportscorrespondence@gmail.com.

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 2019 is:

SATURDAY:
Time	Paladins	League of Legends (LoL)	FIFA’19	HearthStone	Street Fighter V	Clash Royal
09H00	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	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	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues
10H30	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	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	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues
12H00	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	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	Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues
13H00	LUNCH
Time	Paladins (continued)	LoL (continued)	FIFA’19 (continued)	HearthStone (continued)	Street Fighter V (continued	Clash Royal (continued)
14H00	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts	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	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues
15H30	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts	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	Round 5 Continues	Round 5 Continues
17H00
18H00	Awards Ceremony
19H00	Doors Close
SUNDAY:
Time	Counter Strike	Dota 2	TEKKEN 7
09H00	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts
09H45	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues	Round 1 Continues
10H30	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts
11H15	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues	Round 2 Continues
12H00	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts
12H45	Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues	Round 3 Continues
13H00	LUNCH
Time	Counter Strike (continued)	Dota 2 (continued)	TEKKEN 7 (continued)
14H00	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts
14H45	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues	Round 4 Continues
15H30	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts
16H15	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 Championship 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 Esports Board of Control (EsBoC) who will take all comments into account.

The following Medals may be awarded at MSSA's 2018 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:

• 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. 

Registered Players wishing to shout-cast the event, must please contact Angelique Ramos at: mindsportscorrespondence@gmail.com .

Please also see:

• Events for July until December 2019

• South African National LAN Championships - 7 & 8 December 2019.

• South African National Board Gaming Championships - 7 December 2019.

• South African National Wargames Championships - 7 & 8 December 2019.

SA National Championships: Extension of entry date - 27 November 2018.

Scenes from MSSA's 2017 South African National Championships.

Due to the fact that there are a number of proposals up for approval for Mind Sports South Africa's Annual General Meeting (AGM) that will impact on how national squads are selected, MSSA's Management Board has granted an extension for entry until 27 November 2018.

The proposed changes look at selecting national squads from teams that have participated in at least three MSSA championships albeit the championships be held at a Regional, Provincial, and/or National level.

All Registered Players are aware that MSSA's South African National Provincial Championships are an open championship. 

It is such S A National Championships (SAN) where the national titles are awarded, and where the final positions for the SA Ladders are decided.

However, more importantly, it is at the SA Nationals where it is decided in which periods (game titles) South Africa will officially compete in international competition.

MSSA may only select Protea Teams for periods which are played at the SA National Championships. It is through such system that MSSA is able to give control to the very athletes that it serves to be the deciding factor. There is, however, an exception for new periods (game titles) that are accepted during the year for inclusion in a World Championships.

You may contact MSSA at mindsportssa@gmail.com

Details are as follows:

• Board gaming: https://esportscommentator.blogspot.com/2018/10/south-african-national-board-gaming.html
• Esports: https://esportscommentator.blogspot.com/2018/10/south-african-national-lan.html
• Wargaming: https://esportscommentator.blogspot.com/2018/10/south-african-national-wargames.html

Hosting Club: Fakkel School
Venue: Fakkel School, 20 Jan Smuts Ave., Sasolburg
Date: 1 & 2 December 2018
Entries: Clubs must use the entry form on Google Drive to enter their teams/players.

Entry date: 27 November 2018.

Member clubs must enter their teams/players on the Google Drive page.

The 2018 Calendar of Events may be viewed here.

The draft Calender of Events for 2019 may be viewed here.

Reminder: South African National Championships - 1 & 2 December 2018.

MSSA's umpire's (in the orange shirts) in action.

In 2017 MSSA's 31st South African National Provincial Championships was very ably hosted by Fakkel School.

Following due process vis a vis the bidding procedure, Fakkel School was successful in winning the right to once again host MSSA's South African National Provincial Championships.

By now,  all member clubs affiliated to Mind Sports South Africa, and Registered Players are aware that National championships may be hosted by any club in South Africa. This allows every club, willing to host, the opportunity to cater for their members, and allows MSSA greater reach into areas in which major events have not yet been held. Through such system, MSSA has seen its SA National Championships hosted in Bloemfontein (2), Cape Town (3), Durban (3), Germiston (1), Johannesburg (13), Pietermaritzburg (2), Pretoria (3), Port Elizabeth (1), Sasolburg (1), and Witbank (2).

MSSA's South African National Provincial Championships is part of the process of selecting the 2019 Protea teams that will attend various World Championships and participate in various test matches. 

All Registered Players are reminded that MSSA's South African National Provincial 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. 

You may contact MSSA at mindsportssa@gmail.com

Details are as follows:

• Board gaming: https://esportscommentator.blogspot.com/2018/10/south-african-national-board-gaming.html
• Esports: https://esportscommentator.blogspot.com/2018/10/south-african-national-lan.html
• Wargaming: https://esportscommentator.blogspot.com/2018/10/south-african-national-wargames.html

Hosting Club: Fakkel School
Venue: Fakkel School, 20 Jan Smuts Ave., Sasolburg
Date: 1 & 2 December 2018
Entries: Clubs must use the entry form on Google Drive to enter their teams/players.

Entry Date: 9 November 2018

Member clubs must enter their teams/players on their Google Drive page.

The 2018 Calendar of Events may be viewed here.

The draft Calender of Events for 2019 may be viewed here.

Also read:

• Closing date for clubs to bid to host events - 1 November 2018.

For the first time...

Kaira Gabriella Pinard (Valhalla)

The amount of work behind the scenes  at  MSSA's SA National Championships (SAN) is truly phenomenal, for not only must the administration ensure  the swift running of the most  prestigious  championship in the country, but it must also keep an eye on the other awards  that have to be  made such as the award of colours and the determination of the National Ladder Champions.

It is most pleasing therefore, that with the final  determination of the results, that for the first  time ever, females have taken titles. Not content with taking one title, two titles were wrested away from  male domination.

On 23 October 2017 it was  reported that 'Revival' (of IntenSity E-Sports) took the top place in the CounterStrike: GO Ladder. The team has hung on to the position to end up as the 2017 SA National Ladder Champions. There is no doubt that the team consisting of Blair "Blunts&Blair" Hamberger, Jessi-Rae "Jessi-Rae" Warren, Heike "psyxgypsy" Romatzki, Sasha-Leigh "Emo" Morrison, and Kira "Starlight" Leigh Allen intend to make a difference.

Then there is Kaira Gabriella Pinard (Valhalla) who managed to win two titles at the SA National Championships. However, it was only in HearthStone that Kaira managed to take the title of SA National Ladder Champion.

The full list of the SA National Ladder Champions are:

National Ladder Champions
Titles	Category	Name of player or team	Club
Ancients	Senior	Colin Webster	Old Edwardian Wargames Club
Checkers	Senior	Pheello Maphumane	Fakkel School
CounterStrike: GO	Senior	Revival	IntenSity E-Sports
	Schools	Team espera	DF Malan
DotA 2	Senior	TMSC|DropZone	Tuks Mind Sports Club
	Schools	WBHS	Westville Boys' High School
FIFA ‘17	Senior	Khahliso Malape	Fakkel
HearthStone	Senior	Kaira Gabrielle Pinard	Valhalla
League of Legends	Senior	Goon Squad	VexxedPhoenix
	Schools	Fuga Dracones	Hoërskool Wonderboom
Morabaraba	Senior	Cobus van der Wath	Fakkel
Mortal Kombat X	Senior	Pieter Oelofse	HTS Sasolburg
PES 2017	Senior	Khahliso Malape	Fakkel
StarCraft II	Senior	Edwin Williams	3DE
	Schools	Dylan van Heerden	Parklands College
Street Fighter V	Senior	Mxolisi Lukhele	Amplified Rebellion
Tekken 7	Senior	Alasdair donaldson	VexxedPhoenix