Showing posts with label selection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label selection. Show all posts

Wednesday, 25 January 2023

Calling all female esports athletes.

Gabriella Isaacs remains South Africa's top female esports achiever. Gabriella finished in second place at IESF's 2012 WEC in the StarCraft Female division - second only to South Korea's Kim "Aphrodite" Young.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has always endeavoured to ensure gender equity in all levels of gaming.

Even when the gaming community was slow to accept such gender equality, MSSA held firm to its principles and ensured that there were females as part of all levels in South Africa.

MSSA has more females on its Board than any other esports federation, and has sent more females than any other national esports federation to compete at IESF's World Esports Championships (WEC). In fact, MSSA, in the form of Marisa Van Der Westhuizen, has had the first-and-only female Team Captain and Flag Bearer at an IESF event.

MSSA's current policies dictate that, where possible, half of all National Team Squads, from which the National Team, is selected, shall be female.

However, in 2022 MSSA did not fare so well. The Female CSGO team was unfortunately unable to attend IESF's 14th WEC and as a result the Namibian team snuck through the African Qualifiers to end in fourth (4th) place in Bali and scoop US$5,000.00 prize money.

There is though, a second chance for South African CSGO female esports athletes. IESF shall be hosting a CSGO event for females at its 15th WEC in Lasi in August 2023.

All that a female esports athlete needs to do to be considered for selection is to:

  • Be a member of an affiliated club,
  • Participate, and win, a MSSA Regional Championship and/or Derby event,
  • Participate, and finish in the top three or top 20% (whichever is greater), of a MSSA Provincial and/or National Championships, and
  • Be ranked in the top 20 places of the official ladder for females.
Lasi awaits those who are not of faint heart. The benefits of merely being selected for the National Squad and earning National Federation Colours is of huge benefit in everyday life.

Take advantage of the opportunity - you know you want to!

For further information please contact SSA on mindsportscorresspondence@gmail.com or on WhatsApp - 079 069 3089.

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Saturday, 1 October 2022

Selecting esports titles to be played in MSSA Provincial and National Championships.

Selecting esports titles is always an emotive issue.

All esports athletes have strong likes and dislikes, gamers always want their favourite esports titles to be given preferential treatment.

In order to make the process more objective and reduce the influence of any one member club and/or individual, Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has a policy in place in order to ensure that there is a due process as well as a fair system in place in order to ensure that the correct titles are selected.

However, it should be noted that MSSA currently only selects 10 titles to be played at Provincial and National Championships.

Priority is given to the esports titles that are played at IESF's World Championships and Global Esports Federation's Global Esports Games (GEG) in order to assist MSSA deliver a national team.

Even though only 10 titles are so selected, that does not mean that the other titles cannot be held at MSSA events.

However, it should be noted that any approved title may be played at an official MSSA Regional Championships. In fact, it is at such Regional Championships that the popularity of various esports titles is tested in order to evaluate whether such titles should, in future, be included in MSSA's Provincial and National Championships.

The full rules on how titles are selected are as follows:

Schedule 3: SELECTION OF TITLES FOR PROVINCIAL AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
  1. The periods (titles) selected shall be decided upon by the Annual General Meeting.
  2. Not more than ten (10) titles shall be selected every year from nominations received.
  3. The titles played at the most recent IESF World Championships shall automatically be selected.
  4. The remaining titles may then be selected.
  5. Should IESF introduce new titles into its World Championships which have not been selected by MSSA, then the least popular game in its genre (excluding titles that are being played at IESF’s World Championships) shall immediately fall away in favour of the new title.
  6. The popularity of a period (title) shall be based on attendance at MSSA events.
  7. Should IESF introduce new titles into its World Championships which have not been selected by MSSA, and no MSSA event have been held in such period (title) then the Board of Control shall decide which period (title) falls away in such genre (excluding titles that are being played at IESF’s World Championships).
  8. Should IESF introduce new titles into its World Championships which have not been selected by MSSA, and there are no other periods (titles) within its genre, then the least popular game (excluding titles that are being played at IESF’s World Championships) shall immediately fall away in favour of the new title.
  9. For any period to be nominated, such period (title) shall have been played at any two Regional Events at which there were at least three teams per event.

All proposals for titles must be submitted to MSSA by 1 November 2022 for inclusion in the Agenda for the 2022 Annual General Meeting (AGM).

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Saturday, 24 September 2022

To host events in 2023.

Face-to-face events provide host clubs with huge opportunities.

It is important to know how Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) decides where each championship is held.

Derby Championships:

The purpose of a Derby held by a member club, albeit a private, university, and/or school club, is to:

  • Help the member club raise funds, and
  • Assist the member club in creating more championships for their Registered Players, and
  • Enable more Registered Players to qualify for National Team Selection, and
  • Further promote a general awareness of Mind Sports.
A Derby may be held as an online or as a face-to-face event Such a Derby would allow the learners to earn Regional Colours, improve their rankings, qualify for  National Team selection, and the member club to earn additional sponsorship.

Full details of MSSA's Derby event may be obtained from MSSA by emailing mindsportscorrespondence@gmail.com

Regional Championships:

Regional Championships may be hosted by any member club. Even a club based in a different region may host a Regional Championship in an entirely different region should MSSA's Management Committee approve the application. Such was the case when the Old Edwardian Mind Sports Club hosted the eThekwini Regional Championship at the Durban Gaming Expo earlier in July 2018. 

The winner at eaach Regional Championship secures a berth at the annual National Team Trials.

The rules for hosting an official Regional Championship may be found here.

Provincial Championships:

Provincial Championships rotate among the member clubs within any such province. Thus only clubs within KwaZulu Natal may host the KwaZulu Natal Provincial Championships. Through actively pursuing this policy, provincial championships are held in various centres which allows clubs to grow their support base and obtain media coverage. 

The Online Provincial Championships are hosted by MSSA directly.

Athletes that finish in the top 3, or the top 20% (whichever is greater), secure a berth at the annual National Team Trials.

National Championships:

National Championships rotate among all member clubs based within South Africa.

As such the prestigious SA National Championships may be held in any city in South Africa. While some gamers may consider such to be inconvenient, it must be remembered that hosting the SA National Championships or the SA Schools' National Championships gives a huge boost to the host club. Such boost to the host club may be felt for many years afterwards in terms of increased membership, particippation and media coverage.

The Online National Championships are hosted by MSSA directly.

Athletes that finish in the top 3, or the top 20% (whichever is greater), secure a berth at the annual National Team Trials.

In Conclusion:

Thus to host any Regional, Provincial, and/or National Championship in 2023, the applicant member club must submit its application to host to the General Secretary by 1 November 2022.

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Wednesday, 27 July 2022

National Team Trials - 30 July 2022

 

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has announced the date of its National Team Trials to be 30 July 2022.

It should be noted that Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) during the COVID-19 period has made some important changes to National Team Trials (NTT) from which shall also be used for selecting the 2022/2023 National Protea Esports Squads.

The changes are that the event shall be held online in order to ensure the safety and well-being of its athletes.

However, players can play online with the following proviso's:
  1. Player's in the same team entered from the same province shall play from the same venue, and
  2. Players in the same team from different provinces may play from different provinces, and
  3. Players participating in individual titles (1v1) from the same club and who reside in the same province shall play from the same venue, and
  4. All venues must have a club member in attendance, and
  5. All clubs entering players shall have an accredited umpire at their venue from which their players are participating. Such umpire may not be a participant in the NTT.
MSSA shall select the highest placed team and/or individual based on:
  1. Confirmation to attend events (test matches and other matches), and,
  2. Clearance from stimulants.
All Registered Players who have qualified at MSSA's Regional, and/or Provincial, and/or National Championships are cordially invited to enter.

To have qualified, a Registered Player shall have:
  • Have finished in the top three places, or top 20% (whichever is greater), in a Provincial or National Championship, and/or
  • Have won a Regional Championship, and/or
  • Have won a Derby event, and or
  • Have represented South Africa in an international championship in 2021.
The following titles shall be played at the 2022 National team Trials:
  • Clash Royale
  • COD Mobile
  • Counter-Strike: GO
  • Dota 2
  • FIFA 22
  • Hearthstone
  • League of Legends
  • Mobile Legends, Bang, Bang
  • PUBG Mobile
  • StreetFighter V
  • Tekken 7
The conditions for entry are as follows:

  1. Entry is R100.00 per Registered Player.
  2. Only fully-paid-up Registered Players may participate in this event.
  3. Entries for National Team Trials must be submitted by 29 July 2022.
  4. To enter, the club must complete the Google Drive document. 
  5. The entry form may be found on Google Drive. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_ERR6815uVjSMu4t5KkRxYqGJ_AA88kkz31qRgksASc/edit#gid=287696184
  6. Clubs are to download the entry form, completed the downloaded form, and e-mail it to Mind Sports South Africa. 
  7. Players making themselves eligible for selection, shall submit copies of their valid Passports with their other documentation to the National Team Manager upon meeting the above criteria for selection.
  8. Players who have reached the age of majority may find the necessary forms on https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NHcMGH5G97JA-UbMejpH5AnYjZ4eRChV/edit
  9. Players who have not yet reached the age of majority may find the necessary forms on https://docs.google.com/document/d/10OcmITrUHuNx298zZUdDoVuWvstJFyHa/edit
The Documents required are as follows:
  1. Copy of South African Passport.
  2. Signed Senior or Junior Contract (Please note a parent or guardian will need to sign if the player is under 18 years of age).
  3. Copy of an Unabridged Birth Certificate for players under the age of 18
  4. Proof of vaccination against COVID-19.
National team trials shall begin at 10H00 and end at 18H00. MSSA officials will be on duty all day to assist with any queries you might have.

For further information, please contact MSSA at mindsportscorrespondence@gmail.com

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Wednesday, 2 February 2022

Calendar of Events for 2022.

Colin Webster (MSSA President), while in his term as IESF President, addressing Barca Innovation Hub on the importance of esports as a fully accredited sport.

The members of Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA), the largest membership based organisation for gaming in South Africa at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) approved the Calendar of Events for 2022.

With MSSA being a member based organisation, it is the member clubs that ultimately make the decisions on all the affairs of MSSA.

The Calendar is no less busy than in previous years, and proposes to increase the number of online championships both at school level as well as for Premier players.

Unfortunately the hosting of certain events still hang in the balance due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the meantime, however, MSSA has provided for the worst-case scenario. 

As such, MSSA has provided for both online and face-to-face events. 

MSSA will always put the well-being of all its members first, and will therefore adjust its Calendar of Events from time-to-time to meet the circumstances and the requirements of its membership.

The safety of MSSA's members is MSSA's first priority.

Registered Players are reminded that the online championships are part of the process for qualifying for provincial colours and national team selection.

All member clubs and Registered Players are invited to comment on the proposed calendar, being as follows:

2022 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
DateEventDisciplineVenue
1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
12 FebruaryUmpires’ Course - GautengAllOld Edwardian Society,
26 February3rd WESTERN CAPE Online ChampionshipsEsportsOn-line
5 MarchOn-line Inter-school Provincial ChampionshipsAll esports titles as approved at the AGM in DecemberOn-line
12 &13 March30th Old Edwardian Summer ChampionshipsAncients, PES 2022, MorabarabaOld Edwardian Society,
21 MarchHuman Rights Day
26 & 27 March24th WESTERN CAPE ChampionshipsBoard games, Card games, Esports, wargamesTBA
9 April4th Provincial Online Student ChampionshipsAll esports titles as approved at the AGM in DecemberOnline
15 AprilGood Friday
16 April12th Provincial Online ChampionshipsAll esports titles as approved at the AGM in DecemberOnline
18 AprilFamily Day
23 & 24 AprilProvincial School Championships for all provincesBoard and Figure gamesVarious venues.
23 AprilProvincial School Championships for all provincesEsportsOnline
27 AprilFreedom Day
1 MayWorkers' Day
2 MayPublic Holiday
7 MayUmpire’s CourseOnline
14 & 15 May38th GAUTENG ChampionshipsBoard games, Card games, Esports, wargamesTBA
28 May2nd GAUTENG Online ChampionshipsEsportsOnline
28 MayFINANCIAL AGMMeetingTBA
11 & 12 JuneSA School ChampionshipsBoard games, Card games, Esports, wargamesTBA
16 JuneYouth Day
17 JuneSpecial School Holiday
25 June3rd SA School ChampionshipsEsportsOnline
23 July3rd KWAZULU NATAL Online Championships EsportsOnline
Starting on 25 July1st round of NWU 13th Annual School LeagueAll esports titles as approved at the AGM in DecemberOnline
30 July2022 National Team TrialsEsportsOnline
6 & 7 August17th FREE STATE Championships / 3rd FREE STATE Online ChampionshipsTBDTBD
8 AugustSpecial School Holiday
9 AugustNational Women's Day
13 AugustUmpire’s CourseOnline
27 & 28 August25th NORTH WEST ChampionshipsBoard games, Card games, Esports, wargamesTBD
TBAIndigenous GamesMorabarabaTo be determined by SRSA
17 & 18 September17th EASTERN CAPE Championships / 3rd EASTERN CAPE Online ChampionshipsBoard games, Card games, Esports, wargamesTBD
24 SeptemberHeritage Day
24 & 25 September8th LIMPOPO Championships / 3rd LIMPOPO Online ChampionshipsTBDTBD
15 October3rd NORTH WEST Online ChampionshipsEsportsOnline
1 NovemberSubmit nominations of office-bearersAdmin
3 &4 December36th S A NATIONAL Championships/ 1st Online SA NATIONAL ChampionshipsBoard games, Card games, Esports, wargamesTBD
3 December39th NATIONAL CONVENTIONAnnual General MeetingTBD
16 DecemberDay of Reconciliation
TBASRSA's S A Schools ChampionshipsMorabarabaTo be determined by SRSA
25 DecemberChristmas Day
26 DecemberDay of Goodwill

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