Showing posts with label regional. Show all posts
Showing posts with label regional. Show all posts

Thursday, 12 February 2026

City of Cape Town Regional Junior Backgammon event - Sunday, 22 February 2026

Backgammon is a game that that can be played by all ages.

The Cape Town Open 2026 will include the City of Cape Town Junior (U-18) backgammon tournament on Sunday, 22 February 2026.

The event gives young players the chance to compete in an event that is recognised as an official MSSA Regional Championship alongside one of South Africa’s premier tournaments.

Running from 14:30 –17:30 at the Fire & Ice! Hotel in Cape Town CBD, the junior section will use a Swiss format with short 3-point matches, ensuring every participant gets multiple games in a structured, friendly environment.

The event is designed to be welcoming for both new and experienced players, encouraging strategic thinking, confidence, and sportsmanship while letting juniors experience the excitement of tournament play.

For more information, parents can contact Nick (0711217022) or register at bit.ly/CTOpen2026Juniors

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Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Sportsmanship Award - Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships

Irene Banda, of Sunnyridge Primary School in Germiston, is one of the up-and coming stars in South African esports.

A sportsmanship award serves as a testament to the values of fairness, respect, and integrity in sports. It acknowledges athletes who exemplify these qualities and contributes to fostering a positive sporting environment conducive to character development, teamwork, and enjoyment for all involved.

At every event MSSA selects the person who most embodies the concept of sportsmanship. At the end of the year, the Sportsperson of the Year is selected from those who have been selected at official MSSA events.

The Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships held on 24 January 2026 was the first championship held in 2026 to deliver a winner of a Sportsmanship Award and a candidate for the end of year Sportsmanship of the Year Award.

Irene Banda only started competing on a provincial and national championship level in 2025 where Irene won the 2025 Provincial School Online Championship for all provinces, and the 2025 South African National Championships to earn Gauteng Primary School Colours, South African Senior National Colours and South African Primary School National Colours.

In the Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships held on 24 January 2026 Irene convincingly won the female section for the Clash Royale esports title to win both Senior and Primary School Gauteng Provincial Colours. Irene won with both charm and grace, and at not time did she stop smiling....

Therefore Sportsman of the Northern Cape Online Esports Provincial Championships is:

Irene BandaOld Edwardian Mind Sports Club

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Tuesday, 18 November 2025

Nominations are needed for 2025 AGM.

Colin Webster (President of Mind Sports South Africa) openly encourages younger Registered Players to stand for positions)

Mind Sports South Africa's elections are fast approaching. MSSA is the only South African national federation that allows an athlete to be elected onto its Board as well as allowing a fast, and direct, path for administrators while cutting out 'dead-men's shoes'.

All elections are done on a staggered basis. The system of doing the elections on a staggered basis allows MSSA to have a greater degree of stability as the entire Management Board is not able to be elected at any one time which preserves MSSA's continuity and knowledge base.

An interesting aspect of the 2025 Annual General Meeting is that there are 5 positions that are available for election on the Executive and Management Board. Where positions are vacant, the newly elected Board will co-opt Registered Players to the position. A co-opted Registered Player only serves out one year in the position in which he/she is co-opted and resigns prior to the General Meeting.

As everyone already knows, the MSSA is a democratic organisation, where only decisions of the committee that are enforced, and never the will of any one individual.

All athletes are reminded that only affiliated clubs may nominate players who are registered and fully-paid-up for positions on any of the committee.
  • A member club nominates the Registered Player on the prescribed form, and
  • The Nomination Form has been submitted to MSSA on or before 21 November 2025, and
  • The Registered Player is fully-paid-up for the 2025/2026 year as at the date of nomination, and
  • The club nominating the Registered Player has paid its affiliation fees for the 2025/2026 season on or before 21 November 2026.
However it should be noted that only persons who meet the following criteria may be elected on to the Management Board:
  1. Have served a full term on the Management Board, or
  2. Have served a full term as Provincial Director, or
  3. Have served two full terms as Regional Director, or
  4. Have served two full terms on a Board of Control, or
  5. Have earned at least ten (10) Protea caps, or
  6. Have served three years on the club committee of which they are currently a member.
  7. Be resident in South Africa for at least 186 days of the Calendar Year. Should such terms of residency not be met, such Elected Member shall be automatically removed and such position be declared vacant, and
  8. Only persons who have completed a full term on the Management Board may stand for the position of President.
The positions up for election are (3 year terms):
  1. Two Executive Officers
  2. Women's Desk
  3. Board Gaming Representative
  4. Legal Advisor
  5. National School's Director (This position must be held by an Educator)
The following Provincial Directorships are also available (2 year terms):
  1. Eastern Cape
  2. Gauteng
  3. KwaZulu Natal
  4. Limpopo
  5. Mpumalanga
  6. Northern Cape
  7. North West
  8. Western Cape
All the following 56 Regional Directorships are also available for election (1 year term).

There is no doubt that the committee has worked well over the past number of years, and it will indeed be interesting to again see democracy at work.

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Thursday, 23 May 2024

National Team - Junior Qualifiers


With National Team Trials (NTT) to be played on 25 May 2024  from 9H00 to 10H00, to select the teams to officially represent South Africa in the African Regional Championships and, hopefully, qualify for IESF's 16th World Esports Championships, Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) reminds all esports athletes to fully acquaint themselves with the rules on https://esportscommentator.blogspot.com/2024/05/national-team-trials-age-restrictions.html

The following titles shall be played at the 2023 National team Trials to be held on 25 March 2024:

  • Counter-Strike: GO (open and female)
  • Dota 2
  • eFootball
  • Mobile Legends, Bang, Bang (open and female)
  • PUBG Mobile
The Documents required are as follows:
  • Copy of South African Passport.
  • Signed Senior or Junior Contract (Please note a parent or guardian will need to sign if the player is under 18 years of age).
  • Copy of an Unabridged Birth Certificate for players under the age of 18
While National Team Trials shall begin at 10H00 and end at 19H00, Registered Players shall be online at 9H00. MSSA officials will be on duty all day to assist with any queries you might have.

The full list of esports players who have qualified for the junior section of the prestigious National Team Trials are:

Junior
TitleNameClubQualified
Counter Strike 2: Junior
Nicholas Davies (Captain)Pr0NHSNWU School League
James ShirleyPr0NHSNWU School League
Colby JonesPr0NHSNWU School League
Drew TittleyPr0NHSNWU School League
Reshaan GoolamPr0NHSNWU School League
eFootball - Junior
Reabetswe LeburuCurro Klerksdorp2023 Protea Team
Tshwarelo TshwaneKnights Mind Sports ClubNWU School League
Relebogile NkadimengDawnview High SchoolNWU School League
Onye OkekeDawnview High SchoolNWU School League
Matlomane MoleleDawnview High SchoolNWU School League
Usher MokoenaDawnview High School13th Online School
Tristan JennisonDawnview High SchoolCombined Online Schools
Mobile Legends: Bang, Bang - Juniors
Relebohile NkadimengDawnview High SchoolNWU School League
Matlomane MoleleDawnview High SchoolNWU School League
Thabiso SeabelaDawnview High SchoolNWU School League
Onye OkekeDawnview High SchoolNWU School League
Siphesihle MoyoDawnview High SchoolNWU School League
Kennedy Cassells (captain)Pr0NHSNWU School League
Beverly MakhafolaPr0NHSNWU School League
Tylon Law HughesPr0NHSNWU School League
Robyn WadsworthPr0NHSNWU School League
Emily BlakePr0NHSNWU School League
Jenny Pejana (captain)Dawnview High School13th Online Schools
Gerald KhumaloDawnview High School13th Online Schools
Kennedy Cassells (captain)Pr0NHS13th Online Schools
Emily BlakePr0NHS13th Online Schools
Tylon Law HughesPr0NHS13th Online Schools
Beverly MakhafolaPr0NHS13th Online Schools
Robyn WadsworthPr0NHS13th Online Schools
Lu-Zelle Kruger ©MiddiesCombined Online Schools
Antoenetha HattinghMiddiesCombined Online Schools
Rochelle BronkhorstMiddiesCombined Online Schools
Anneke GreylingMiddiesCombined Online Schools
Breydon SeimaMiddiesCombined Online Schools

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