Entries to championships - April 2021

The 2021 year is full swing.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has ensured that no gamer will be left behind, and together with its member clubs will put on a number of championships that may cover more titles than ever before through its Derby, Regional Championships, Provincial Championships, National Championships, and Inter-Regional and  Inter-Provincial Test Matches.

The next three events are:

Event	Date of Event	Date of Entry	Venue
Provincial Online Student Championships - 10 April 2021	10 April 2021	8 April 2021	On-line
2021 Online Provincial Championships - 17 April 2021	17 April 2021	15 April 2021	On-line
Combined Online Provincial Championships for Schools - 24 April 2021	24 April 2021	21 April 2021	On-line

Also read:

• Affiliation: Schools
• Affiliation: Private clubs
• Affiliation: Advantages of affiliation
• Calendar of  Events: 2021
• Colours: Regional Colours
• Entry Dates: All championships
• Esports titles selected: MSSA's High School Championships.
• Esports titles selected: MSSA's Student Championships
• Esports titles selected: MSSA's Premier Championships.
• Events: Provincial Online Student Championships - 10 April 2021
  
• Events: 2021 On-line Provincial Championships - 17 April 2021
• Events: Combined Online Provincial Championships for Schools - 24 April 2021
• Ladder: National Ladder Champions
• Notices: MSSA's new Players' Representative - Jessie Joubert (ZAG Academy
• Notices: Lenel Human makes history.
• Notices: Sahil Ebrahim of PES Society elected as MSSA's Western Cape Provincial Director.
• Notices: Derby events
• Notices: Derby events -the way forward.
• Notices: Publishing your club news.
• Notices: Transfer season
• Notices: Learners may play for both private and school clubs.
• Notices: Calling all those wishing to serve as Selectors to volunteer
• Notices: The various events held by Mind Sports South Africa.
• Rankings: Clash Royale
• Rankings: Morabaraba
• Rankings: Pro Evolution Soccer (PES)
• Selection: New National Team Selection Criteria
• Selection: Selecting the national Protea teams for Mind Sports South Africa.
• Test Match results: South African Protea DotA 2 team rises triumphant.
• Test Match results: DOTA2: South Africa vs Azerbaijan
• Trailblazers: Michelle Marder

Types of esports events run by MSSA.

Gamers at a previous MSSA SA National Championships.

There is no other esports organisation in the world that does as many types of championships for its members.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) works extremely hard in trying to develop its players so that the players may represent South Africa with pride.

It is through such hard work that South Africa has attained the international ranking of 20th position in the world for playing ability and 3rd in the world for good governance, according to the IESF. Being so ranked is no mean feat, and MSSA is determined to get even higher up the international esports rankings.

Thus the school events remain MSSA's foundation as without a comprehensive policy at school level, the standard of South African gaming will never improve.

MSSA thus runs the following types of events for esports:

Type of event	Level	Eligibility
School	Provincial LAN	Any gamer who attends a school affiliated to the MSSA
	National LAN	Any gamer who attends a school affiliated to the MSSA
	Inter-school online championships	Schools that are affiliated to the MSSA
	Inter-school Ladder	Schools that are affiliated to the MSSA
Student	Online Championships	Any gamer who attends a tertiary educational institution affiliated to the MSSA
	Provincial LAN	Any gamer who attends a tertiary educational institution affiliated to the MSSA
Regional	Regional LAN	Any gamer who is registered with an affiliated member club
	Inter- regional test matches	Official Regional Teams.
Provincial	Provincial LAN	Any gamer who is registered with an affiliated member club
	Provincial Online Championships	Any gamer who is registered with an affiliated member club
	Provincial Online Ladder	Any gamer who is registered with an affiliated member club
	Inter- provincial test matches	Official Regional Teams.
National	National LAN	Any gamer who is registered with an affiliated member club
	National Online Ladder	Any gamer who is registered with an affiliated member club
National Team Trials	LAN	By invitation only as per the Regulations. Only official MSSA events count as qualifying events
World Championships	International	Protea Team only
International Test Matches	International	Protea Team only

Also read: 

• Oh, to be S A National Champion.
• Events for July until December 2019
• Gearing up for 2020.
• Any Registered Player may enter MSSA's S A National Championships.
• Earning Provincial Colours at S A National Championships.
• National Federation Colours
• Why schools and universities should invest in esports.
• New National Team Selection Criteria

Dual membership is allowed for students and scholars.

Registered Players like Dale Spolander (Northcliff High School) may now play for both private and school clubs.

Up until MSSA's Annual General Meeting held in December 2018, Registered Players could only play for the club of ewhich they were a first claim member. That means that if a player joined club A, they could still affiliate to any other club, but MSSA would only consider such player as being able to play for club A in MSSA events.

This, however, posed many problems for Registered Players who played for private clubs as it excluded such players from participating in Student and School Championships and Leagues  if at university or school.

Since so many of South Africa's top esports, board games, and wargames athletes are still either at school or university, this meant that many athletes were faced with the dilemna of having to choose to either play for a private club and then miss out on the cameraderie of paying for a university or school team or have the honour of playing for a school or university team and miss out all that goes with playing with a private club.

Thus Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has changed the General Regulations to allow learners and students playing for a private club to be entered by a tertiary institution club, or school club, in an event exclusively for such members should such Registered Player be fully registered at such member and upon such member’s terms.

Thus more rights are given to the majority of Registered Players which will enable such players to ultimately reach their full potential.

Also read:

• Busan Metropolitan Government to cooperate actively in developing esports.
• GEES 2019 to be held in Busan, Korea, 29 to 31 August 2019
• IESF announces DOTA 2 as First Game Title for 11th Esports World Championship
• Tekken 7 selected as Official Game Title for 11th Esports World Championship
• 2019 Esports World Championship: December 11 to 15, 2019

• North-West University becomes the headline sponsor for MSSA's Online School League.
• 2019 Calendar of Events
• Why schools and universities should invest in esports.
• Reminder: Closing date for entries for MSSA's Inter-School League.
• How does a school join up for MSSA's 9th Online Inter-School Provincial Championships?

Reminder: Provincial Online Student Championships - 6 April 2019

All are encouraged to participate in MSSA's Provincial Online Student Championships to be held on 6 April 2019.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) shall be holding its Provincial Online Student Championships on 6 April 2019.

This year, any student of any South African tertiary institution (University and colleges) may participate, regardless of whether the player is MSSA affiliated or not.

However, it should be noted that only official teams entered by University Clubs affiliated to MSSA or the Sports Councils may use the tertiary institution's name.

The championship allows students from all over the country to test their mettle against each other in an official championship that has the following benefits:

• Enable students to earn Student Provincial Colours, and
• Qualify for selection for the National Squad, and
• Earn medals.

The event that lasts from 10H00 until 18H00.

The titles to be played at such event are:

High School
#	Title	Platform	Players
1	Counter-Strike: GO™	PC	5 v 5
2	Call of Duty Black Ops 4™	PC	5 v 5
3	FIFA’19™	Console - PS4	1 v 1
4	Paladins™	Mobile	1 v 1
5	DotA 2™	PC	5 v 5
6	League of Legends™	PC	5 v 5
7	HearthStone™	Tablet/cell	3 v 3
8	TEKKEN 7™	Console - PS4	1 v 1

Details are as follows:

Eligibility: Any player/team affiliated to a South African tertiary institution may enter.

Entry fee: Entry is R34.00 per Registered Player.

Entry date: Entries need to be submitted by no later than Monday, 2 April 2019.

Registration:To register, players must complete the entry form.

Age restrictions: Age restrictions per game title shall be enforcred.

When and Where:

• 6 April 2019
• The first round will start at 10H00. Players shall be given 60 minutes to complete each round. 
• Players must all be on-line at 9H00

Teams that finish in the top three places shall receive medals for the following sections:

1. Mixed
2. Female

Student Provincial Colours shall be awarded based on the residence of the recipient. Thus a Registered Player that lives in Cape Town shall be awarded Student Provincial Colours for the Western Cape.

For additional information, please contact: mindsportscorrespondence@gmail.com 

Also read:

• Why schools and universities should invest in esports.
• New National Team Selection Criteria
• 2019 Calendar of Events