Parklands again takes the DotA 2 title.

Parklands' DotA 2 team

In 2015 Parklands won MSSA's 5th Online Schools Provincial Championships for the DotA 2 title. Then in 2016, Parklands was nudged into second place by Maritzburg College.

However, the 2017 edition of MSSA's Online Schools Provincial Championships saw Parklands again take centre stage as the school again took prime place upon the podium.

Parklands lead from start to finish, and only lost one game in the five-round championship. Such game was lost to Westville Boys' High School.

Nevertheless, Parklands had by the time of such  loss secured enough points to secure the title.

The top three results are:

Pos	Team Name	School
1	Parklands	Parklands College
2	SAHETI DotA2	SAHETI
3	WBHS	Westville Boys High School

MSSA's Athlete's Representative is off to Shanghai

Jason Batzofin - MSSA's Athlete's Representative

Jason Batzofin (St John’s Mind Sports Club) will, on Monday, 25 July 2016, fly off to Shanghai in China to attend the IeSF's Global eSports Summit on behalf of Mind Sports South Africa.

While at the Global eSports Summit, Jason will be thrown in among many of the movers and shakers in the eSports world, and will carry South Africa’s hopes, dreams and aspirations on his shoulders.

However, not all will be work.

While there, Jason will be able to attend ‘ChinaJoy’ and see all that China has to offer the gaming world. ChinaJoy is China's largest and most  prestigious digital entertainment expo whereat it is  expected that there will  be intent transactions contracted totalling USD350,000,000.00.

Jason was elected by South Africa’s senior players (those that have at least senior Provincial Colours) at MSSA’s 2015 Annual General Meeting. The position is a three year term, and may only be held by a Registered Player who has earned Protea Colours and has represented South Africa in International Competition.  

Latest seedings for Ancients wargames

Garth Schoeman -Knights Mind Sports Club

Before the pairings for a MSSA championship are done, the umpire consults the latest seedings in order to pair off such players for in the first round of the tournament.

After the first round results are in all successive rounds are worked out using the Swiss draw system.

All results from a tournament are used to calculate the latest seedings.

The following are the seedings after the Mpumalanga Provincial Championships that were held on the 28^th and 29^th of May 2016.

Well done to Garth Schoeman who is currently the top seeded player since the South African Nationals which were held in December 2015.

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Schoeman, Garth 02	15	KMSC	855,1
2	Barry, Sean 09	16	RPS	571,4
3	Batzofin, Jason	16	SJC	567,2
4	Retief, Elishia 14	16	OE	545,6
5	Webster, Colin 91	16	OE	493,1
6	Burger, Erasmus	15	TUKS	401,6
7	Holliday, Carl 09	14	PBHS	383,1
8	Humphreys, Connor	13	PBHS	383,1
9	Mullany, Donald	14	OE	383,1
10	Bouwer, Abie	15	OE	383,1
11	Havenga, Duane	15	WAR	324,9
12	Beuken, Leopold	15	RPS	195,0
13	Hervey, Simon	15	PBHS	190,0
14	Louw, Adam	15	PBHS	155,1
15	Retief, Ewan 14	15	OE	154,1
16	Getzner, Jacques	16	KMSC	140,0
17	Odgers, Jodi	13	WITS	115,5
18	van Vuuren, Marius	15	WAR	107,9
19	Humphreys, Evan	13	PBHS	105,9
20	Bouwer, Natan	15	OE	100,0
21	Groenewald, Zenadia	15	WAR	100,0
22	Retief, Michael	16	OE	100,0
23	Schoeman, Alex	15	KMSC	81,6
24	Allwright, Terence	16	OE	80,0

13th Free State Championship - 25 & 26 June 2016

Free State gamers just wanna have fun!

The 13^th Free State Championship shall be played on 25 & 26 June 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's2016 Free State LAN Championships.

Registrations will close on the 20 June 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 Free State 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 the MSSA.

Championship Details:

Hosting Club: Masters of eSports
Venue: Fakkel School, Sasolburg 
Accommodation: Please contact Leonard Loftus at leonard.loftus@gmail.com
Date: 25 & 26 June 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	PES (Pro Evolution Soccer)	League of Legends (LoL)	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	Round3 Continues
13H00	LUNCH
Time	TEKKEN TTII	PES (continued)	LoL (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	Round3 Continues	Round3 Continues
13H00	LUNCH
Time	Dota 2 (continued)	CounterStrike:GO  (continued)	FIFA '16	MORTAL KOMBAT X
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.