Esports South Africa, and other games

Wednesday, 6 June 2018

Checkers rankings to be used at the Free State Championships.

Chanel De Wet (JCS Academy) is the top ranked female checkers player in South Africa.

MSSA's 15th Free State Provincial Championships shall be held at Fakkel School of Skills, 20 Jan Smuts Ave., Sasolburg on 23 Jun 2018.

In keeping with Mind Sport South Africa's policies re development programmes, entries are free and gratis to registered players who are unable to afford to enter such championships should the member club formally request assistance. Such applications must be directed to the MSSA at: e-mail: mindsportssa@gmail.com

All entries must be entered onto the club's Google Drive before or on 8 June 2018.

The rankings to be used take into account all the provincial championships played to date in 2018 such as the Gauteng, North West and Mpumulanga Provincial Championships.

The rankings are as follows:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Pheello Maphumane	18	Fakkel School of Skills	177
2	Sam Thinone	18	North West University - Vaal	155.1
3	Tshepo Matitwane	18	Fakkel School of Skills	139.4
4	Chanel De Wet	18	JCS Academy	133.8
5	Cornelius Nel	17	JCS Academy	123.3
6	Mango Mtimkulu	17	JCS Academy	120
7	Mahomed Moosa	17	Maritzburg College	120
8	Hugo Venter	17	Fakkel School of Skills	120
9	Lucille Brown	16	All Stars	120
10	Gregory Haripersad	17	Maritzburg College	120
11	Cassandra van Tonder	17	JCS Academy	120
12	Neo Mokoena	17	Fakkel School of Skills	120
13	Keagan Gunkel	17	Maritzburg College	118
14	George Griffiths	17	HTS Witbank	117.4
15	Sam Mathlong	18	North West University - Vaal	115.3
16	Jan Hendrik Aswegen	17	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	111.7
17	Sonja Brown	16	All Stars	111
18	Khahliso Malape	16	Fakkel School of Skills	110.4
19	Storm Speranza	17	Maritzburg College	106.2
20	Mmaaseka Kananzi	18	North West University - Vaal	96.6
21	Michael Van Meyeren	17	HTS Witbank	95.7
22	Eduan De Kock	16	All Stars	93.3
23	Wynand Janse van Rensburg	17	JCS Academy	90
24	Yadhav Maharaj	17	Maritzburg College	90
25	Carl Martin	17	Maritzburg College	90
26	Ashley Burke	17	JCS Academy	89.1

Other official rankings produced by MSSA are as follows:

Senior Ancients Wargames
Senior Checkers
Senior CounterStrike: GO
Senior DotA 2
Senior FIFA '18
Senior HearthStone
Senior Injustice 2
Senior League of Legends (female)
Senior League of Legends
Senior Morabaraba
Senior Mortal Kombat X
Senior Pro Evolution Soccer (PES)
Senior StarCraft II
Senior Street Fighter V
Senior Tekken 7
Schools CounterStrike: GO
Schools DotA 2
Schools FIFA
Schools HearthStone
Schools League of Legends

Age restrictions at IESF's World Championships.

IESF 10^th World Championships - Kaohsuing

At International Esports Federation (IESF) 10^th World Championships - Kaohsuing (Chinese Taipei) shall see Mind Sports South Africa participate in all tthree of the periods offered, namely:

Counter-Strike: Go,
League of Legends, and
Tekken 7.

However, it must be noted that there are age restrictions that shall be enforced by IESF at its 10^th World Championships - Kaohsuing.

The age restrictions for the three (3) official titles set, are:

Counter-Strike: Go - 16 years old or above
League of Legends - 15 years old or above
Tekken 7 - 15 years old or above

Tuesday, 5 June 2018

Sponsorship works.

Back: Francois Cronje (Coach),

Front: Dylan Smyth, Charl Malan, Joshua Poupard (Captain), Darius Botha, Jarred Poupard,

MSSA's 2018 National Team Trials saw more participants than ever before.

Empangeni High School’s (EHS) Esport League of Legends team was one of the many teams that participated in such national trials on the 3rd of June. The team performed admirably exhibiting great esprit de corps and sportsmanship.

At MSSA's 2018 National Team Trials each of the players received a gold medal for the online championship that took place on 21 April 2018 of this year where the team was placed first in the school category.

However, without their sponsors; Neotek, Kloppers Inc - Richards Bay and Empangeni, and Zululand Observer, EHS's League of Legends esports team, accompanied by coaches, would have battled to attend MSSA's 2018 National Team Trials. EHS's sponsors are thus creating a legacy among the young team in helping the team develop and grow.

FACEBOOK post -(https://www.facebook.com/EmpangeniHighSchool/posts/446834499088831

1st Entry Complete for 10th Esports World Championship

International Esports Federation (IESF) has announced that a total 684 participants from 43 countries have registered for 1^st Entry of the Esports World Championship Kaohsiung 2018.

Of course South Africa, through Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA), has entered.

IESF's 10^th World Championships has the largest participation in the history of the World Championships ever recorded.

42 countries registered for League of Legends (LoL), 41 countries registered for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and 37 countries have registered for Tekken 7.

The Protea Esports Team has competed in all nine previous World Championships, and thanks to the skill and dedication of MSSA's top athletes, South Africa is currently ranked 12^th in the world.

The final entry will be opened until 31^st of August, where National Federations will be submitting the final national delegation list to IESF Each National Federation will be conducting their national qualifiers(NQ) to select their national teams to represent their country during the respective period.

With fantastic support from the city of Kaohsiung and the local organizing committee (CTeSA, Chinese Taipei Esports Association), IESF's 10^th Esports World Championship will not only be the biggest of all World Championships, but the most spectacular one to date.

The event will not only feature esports in general, but will embrace cultural and social events held jointly during the period.

Latest information about 10^th Esports World Championship is posted, https://www.ie-sf.org/news/logo-released-for-10th-esports-world-championship/, and more details can be found on IESF official website.

Participating Nations by official titles

Title	Numbers of countries	Countries
LoL	42	Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Chinese Taipei, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea(South), Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macau(China), Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, UAE, Uzbekistan
CS:GO	41	Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Chinese Taipei, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, India, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea(South), Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macau(China), Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, UAE, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
Tekken 7	37	Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Chinese Taipei, Costa Rica, Egypt, Finland, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea(South), Macau(China), Malaysia, Maldives, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, UAE, Vietnam

Democracy in action.

Morizane Boyes - President of Mind Sports South Africa

Without a doubt, Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is one of the most democratic institutions in South Africa.

This is how it should be as it is only through such process that all the views and opinions of all the members may be openly expressed.

On the Management Board, every member has a single vote, with only the chairperson having a casting vote should the vote be tied.

So, while there is no hierarchy, different positions do have different roles, duties and responsibilities.

As such, no one person can dominate the committee, no-one person is able to force through a decision, and no one person can block any decision from coming into being if it is in compliance with MSSA's constitution.

In other words all decisions are purely based on majority vote. If the majority vote 'Aye', then 'Aye' it is, and the rest of the board undertakes to abide by the decision.

Thus it is vital for every member club to fully participate in the Annual General Meeting held in December of every year whereat elections for the various positions are held.

Notifications are sent out in October of every year to remind member clubs to submit both motions and nominations. 2018 will be no different!

Monday, 4 June 2018

VUMATEL sponsors Valhalla.

A great relationship!

Just days before Mind Sports South Africa's 2018 National Team Trials Vumatel - bringing fibre to your home, announced their sponsorship of Valhalla Valhalla is proud to be working with them and are looking forward to a prosperous relationship.

VUMATEL agreed to pay for the fights for Valhalla to Johannesburg, VUMATEL also gave all sorts of sweet goodies for each team member competing at Mind Sports South Africa - MSSA - National Team Trials.

https://vumatel.co.za/

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https://twitter.com/vumatel

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2018 National Team Trials for Esports

Paul Roos Gimnasium in action at MSSA's 2018 National Team Trials - Vereeniging.

The 2nd and 3rd of June 2018 saw esports athletes descend upon Vereeniging in droves. With athletes coming from Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, and Western Cape, Vereeniging Gimnasium hosted the biggest esports event ever to be held in the city of Vereeniging.

More than 20 clubs were represented, and there is every expectation that the 2018/2019 National Team will be the strongest National team ever selected.

Vereeniging Gimnasium did it well, the school provide a wonderful venue and met all the needs as laid down by SSA for the selection process.

The National Team Trials (NTT) saw an increase in participation with many of the teams having received generous sponsorships from companies inn order to attend such trials. Clubs like Helpmekaar, Valhalla, Paul Roos Gimnasium, Empangeni High School, Goon Squad, Southern5, and Good Gaming (to mention some) all received such sponsorships.

After the athletes parted, the Selectors remained in discussion, until they too left the venue to wend their way home.

The deliberations will continue until the various squads are selected.

Once the squads are selected, the teams shall be drawn from the squads to play in the various competitions and test matches.

Photographs of the event may be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/mindsportssa/photos/?tab=album&album_id=10157378045789008

Saturday, 2 June 2018

White Rabbit Gaming affiliates to Mind Sports South Africa.

Alwyn “SwiTch” Venter - founder of White Rabbit Gaming (WRG).

With the latest addition to Mind Sports South Africa, MSSA's membership now stands at 103 member clubs.

The majority of member clubs have memberships that would impress any sporting code and could consider themselves to be true 'multi gaming organisations' (MGO's).

Thus, the growth now extends into most of South Africa's provinces proving again that the MSSA has the largest 'footprint' in South Africa.

MSSA is now happy to see the return of an old member, White Rabbit Gaming, to make MSSA become even larger than what it was before.

White Rabbit Gaming is a club which is run by the same people who run the company of the same name. Both the club and the company values and missions are grounded in growing esports in South Africa as well as promoting players locally and internationally.

The brand was founded in 2010 by Alwyn “SwiTch” Venter who obtained his provincial colors in 2014. The club has a heart for the community and a vision of growing esports and it’s participants in South Africa with the aim of competing abroad with the world’s best players.

The brand currently has professional teams for CS:GO, Dota 2, Call of Duty, Overwatch and League of Legends with an entire community of over 300 casual gamers.

MSSA therefore welcome White Rabbit Gaming back into the fold, and trusts that the club will have a long and fruitful association with MSSA.

Friday, 1 June 2018

Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) - Players who qualified for National Team Trials at MSSA's Mpumalanga Championships.

2017 Protea Team member, Khahliso Malape of Fakkel School of Skills, dominates both PES and FIFA in South Africa.

At MSSA's 17th Mpumalanga Championships,a further four (4) registered players qualified for MSSA's National Team Trials (NTT) to be held on 2 & 3 June 2018.

The advantage of qualifying at MSSA's 17th Mpumalanga Championships is that those who do, qualify for both the 2018 and 2019 National Team Trials (NTT).

Also it should be remembered that MSSA works in genres. Thus those players who have qualified for Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) may also enter National Team Trials for FIFA '18.

With Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) not being an official title at IESF's 10th World Championships - Koahsuing City, Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) shall select a Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) team to attend test matches with other National Federations in order to further develop the standard of play in South Africa. It is through such test matches that the Protea Esports Team has played against countries like Romania, Switzerland, Egypt, Finland, Israel, Tunisia, Namibia, and Mexico.

All entries for MSSA's National Team Trials (NTT) to be held on 2 & 3 June 2018 must be entered by the club on its Google Drive page.

Those that have qualified for the Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) esports title are:

#	Name of player	Club	Period/title	Province
1	Khahliso Malape	Fakkel School of Skills	Pro Evolution Soccer (PES)	Free State
2	Thokozane Mtinane	Fakkel School of Skills	Pro Evolution Soccer (PES)	Free State
3	Lefa Lekhula	Fakkel School of Skills	Pro Evolution Soccer (PES)	Free State
4	Lesego Motlasi	Fakkel School of Skills	Pro Evolution Soccer (PES)	Free State

Registered Players that have earned a berth at MSSA's 2018 National Team Trials (NTT) are:

The final lists are:

League of Legends - Players who qualified for National Team Trials at MSSA's Mpumalanga Championships.

Team 'MiricleWhipp' (Helpmekaar College) - the undisputed 2018 Mpumalanga Champions.

At MSSA's 17th Mpumalanga Championships,a further ten (10) registered players qualified for MSSA's National Team Trials (NTT) to be held on 2 & 3 June 2018.

The advantage of qualifying at MSSA's 17th Mpumalanga Championships is that those who do, qualify for both the 2018 and 2019 National Team Trials (NTT).

With League of Legends having been announced to be an official title at IESF's 10th World Championships - Koahsuing City, Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) shall select a League of Legends team to attend such IESF World championships as well as to endeavour to arrange test matches with other National Federations in order to further develop the standard of play in South Africa. It is through such test matches that the Protea Esports Team has played against countries like Romania, Namibia, and Mexico.

All entries for MSSA's National Team Trials (NTT) to be held on 2 & 3 June 2018 must be entered by the club on its Google Drive page.

Those that have qualified for the League of Legends esports title are:

#	Name of player	Club	Period/title	Province
1	Riaan Gouws	Helpmekaar College	League of Legends	Gauteng
2	Hugo Pretorius	Helpmekaar College	League of Legends	Gauteng
3	Kyle Sanders	Helpmekaar College	League of Legends	Gauteng
4	Jandre Smith	Helpmekaar College	League of Legends	Gauteng
5	Hans van Heerden	Helpmekaar College	League of Legends	Gauteng
6	Daniella Selesnick	Valkyrie	League of Legends	Gauteng
7	Alissa Henegan	Valkyrie	League of Legends	Gauteng
8	Kendall Parker	Valkyrie	League of Legends	Mpumalanga
9	Yu-shan Tam	Valkyrie	League of Legends	Free State
10	Montanna Kilian	Valkyrie	League of Legends	Gauteng