The way forward.

June 28, 2018, 4:56 am

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Past MSSA presidents: (l to r) Colin Webster (2005 - 2013), Simphiwe Maphumulo (2013 - 2016), and Morizane Boyes (2016 - 2018).

Following the news that Morizane Boyes has resigned as president of Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA), there seems to be a little confusion in some quarters about what happens next.

Because MSSA is an association with carefully drafted rules and regulations, MSSA continues to operate as normal with the Management Board still in a position to deliver all of its objectives.

That is why MSSA is not a hierarchy, but is instead an association run by committee.

However, what will happen next, is that MSSA's Management Board shall co-opt a person to act as President until the Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on 1 December 2018 at Fakkel School, 20 Jan Smuts Ave., Sasolburg.

At MSSA's 35th AGM, to be held on 1 December 2018, elections shall be held for a new president. Such president's term shall be from December 2018 to December 2021. It should be noted however, that only people who have already completed their terms of office on the Management Board may be elected into the position of president.

The next president of MSSA could be any one of the following registered players:

• James Evans
• Carl Holliday
• Amanda Kwaza
• Rhonnie Manana
• Simphiwe Maphumulo
• Donald Mullany
• Thembile Nqezo
• Gavin Penkin
• Garth Schoeman
• Bobby Stathoussis
• Motsotsi Thipe
• Ledile Tshwane
• Dr Ryan van den Bergh
• Colin Webster

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Mexico Joins International Esports Movement

June 28, 2018, 7:14 am

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Mexico Esports National Federation (FNDEM: Federación Nacional de Deportes Electrónicos) has now become the newest member of International Esports Federation (IESF). 

Following the IESF Board meeting on June 25^th, FNDEM has been fully evaluated and approved as the 47^th member of IESF, becoming the third recognized National Federation American Continent.

To establish a strong and sustainable federation, FNDEM and Korea e-sports association (KeSPA) have signed a MOU agreement earlier this year, to share and exchange its experience and resources to promote esports as a fully accredited sports.

“It is an extreme honor to know that IeSF has accepted Mexico,” said Mr. Woong Lee, the president of FNDEM. “The FNDEM will promise to abide by the laws of IESF and always contribute to maintain a fair and competitive environment of electronic sports.”

IESF will support FNDEM to enhance within Mexico and also engage together to further develop the International Esports movement.

IESF website: https://www.ie-sf.org/news/mexico-joins-international-esports-movement/

IESF Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IESFederation/photos/a.533359043386920.1073741825.147972081925620/1854204314635713/?type=3&theater

IESF twitter: https://twitter.com/IeSF_Master/status/1012265974962143232

HTS Sasolburg snatches the number 1 spot.

June 29, 2018, 7:13 am

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Charlize Seremak (HTS Sasolburg) is a valuable member of the 2018 Protea Esports Team.

With HTS Sasolburg having players like Charlize Seremak and Pieter Oelefse in their school club, it is no wonder that HTS Sasolburg walked away from MSSA's 15th Free State Championships as the top ranked club for such championships.

In the club's second year of membership, the club has been a very loyal member and has participated in no less than 5 MSSA events this year alone.

By participating in so many events, the club is promoting growth at the school as well as creating opportunities for its players.

Even still, it is a surprise that HTS Sasolburg wrested the number one spot for the Free State from Fakkel School of Skills. Fakkel School of Skills held such position for both 2016 and 2017.

The rivalry between HTS Sasolburg and Fakkel School of Skills will only benefit esports in South Africa, and will no doubt help produce stars on the level of which can only be imagined.

Already both schools have committed themselves to be present at MSSA's Annual SA Schools National Championships on 28 and 29 July 2018.

Pos	Club	Points
1	HTS Sasolburg	54
2	Fakkel School of Skills	37
3	JCS Academy	32
4	Masters of Mind Sports	25
5	North West University – Vaal	17
6	Hoérskool Monument High School	3
7	Hoérskool Parys	1

Germany Becomes Member of International Esports Federation

June 29, 2018, 11:34 pm

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ESBD (eSport-Bund Deutschland e.V.) has now been accepted as the new member of International Esports Federation (IESF), joining in the international Esports movement as a national federation of Germany.

Becoming the 18^th European member at IESF, the German Esports Federation (ESBD) was founded in November 2017 in Frankfurt (Main). It unites 27 organizations such as pro teams, amateur clubs and event organizers and represents organized esports in Germany.

“We are delighted to be part of international esports represented in the IESF” said Mr. Hans Jagnow, President of ESBD. “In light of common challenges of the international esports community, for example the Olympic debate, we value the opportunity to find ourselves side to side with esports representatives from all over the world,”

Jan Pommer, Vice-President of International Affairs, also commented “Esports is developing rapidly

Jan Pommer with MSSA's Colin Webster.

on a global level. Esports federations will play an important role in the future structural developments of this ecosystem. This is why we are pleased to align with IESF in this respect.”

Esports in Europe shows different characteristics depending on the cultures and nations in the world. IESF looks forward to work in collaboration with ESBD, to further develop the esports scene in Germany and also support the global esports movement to for esports recognition as an official sport.

IESF website: https://www.ie-sf.org/news/germany-becomes-member-of-international-esports-federation/

IESF Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IESFederation/photos/a.533359043386920.1073741825.147972081925620/1855467021176109/?type=3&theater

IESF twitter: https://twitter.com/IeSF_Master/status/1012575173193621504

MSSA shall appoint a new Esports Representative.

June 30, 2018, 1:14 am

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Prof. Andy Miah with Ryan Boyes at IESF's 7th World Championships - Seoul.

Shortly after the sudden resignation of Morizane Boyes as president of Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA), her husband, Ryan Boyes, who served as MSSA's Esports representative followed suite citing that MSSA "needs someone more active and hands on".

Ryan's departure from MSSA's Management Board thus means that MSSA needs to co-opt an individual to serve as Esports Representative.

The Esports Representative not only sits on MSSA's Management Board to represent the views and opinions of the esports community, but also is the chairperson of MSSA's Board of Control that is responsible for the day-to-day running of esports as an accredited sport.

Thus MSSA's Management Board  has already begun with preparation to co-opt a registered player to take over this vital role so that none of MSSA's events are affected by Ryan Boyes' unexpected resignation.

The position of Esports Representative is a position that involves an incredible amount of work. Duties for such position include:

• Helping to select the national teams,
• Manage the national teams,
• Ensure that the bye-laws for competitions are up-to-date, 
• Maintain the rankings, 
• Chair the Esports Board of Control, and
• Ensure the good-governance of esports.

The question is, who will it be?

First ever eThekwini Regional Championships - 5 – 7 July 2018.

June 30, 2018, 2:27 am

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eThekwini - South Africa's playground.

The first ever eThekwini Regional Championship shall be played at the Durban Exhibition Centre, Hall 6, alongside the ECR House & Garden Show from the 5 – 7 July 2018.

The event is being hosted by the Durban Gaming Expo in association with the Old Edwardian Mind Sports Club.

There are wonderful prizes on offer, in addition to the usual medals and Regional Colours, and may be viewed on http://n-tech.co.za/index.php/durbangamingexpo/

The championship also counts as a qualifier for MSSA's 2019 National Team Trials as according to MSSA's rules, the winner of a Regional Championship, should the winner be a fully paid up Registered Player, is automatically invited to such National Team Trials.Registrations for games will be done through http://n-tech.co.za/index.php/durbangamingexpo/.

All gamers are reminded that the eThekwini Regional Championships is an open championship. In other words any player is entitled to enter the championship – no matter whether they are a member of Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) or not. If you have any queries, please contact the MSSA.

Championship Details:

Hosting Club: Old Edwardian Wargames Club in association with the Durban Gaming Expo.
Venue: Durban Exhibition Centre, Hall 6, alongside the ECR House & Garden Show
Date:5 – 7 July 2018
Game Entry Fees: Please see http://n-tech.co.za/index.php/durbangamingexpo/
Entries: Must be done through iticket -  https://itickets.co.za/events/396698
Food & refreshments: Highly reasonable prices
Schedule: See below: 

Durban Gaming Expo Competition Schedule 2018 ** Swiss System to be used for all Competitive Matches.**
Title	Day	Registration time	Times per round						Award ceremony
			Round 1	Lunch Break	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	20H00
HearthStone (PC) (1V1)	5 July 2018	10H00 - 11H00	11H00 – 12H00	12H05 - 12H50	13H00 - 14H00	14H30 – 15H30	16H00 - 17H00	17H30 - 18H30
Overwatch (PC) (6V6)			11H00 – 12H00	12H05 - 12H50	13H00 - 14H00	14H30 – 15H30	16H00 - 17H00	17H30 - 18H30
Rocket League (2v2) (PC)			11H00 – 12H00	12H05 - 12H50	13H00 - 14H00	14H30 – 15H30	16H00 - 17H00	17H30 - 18H30
Rocket League (3v3) (PC)			11H00 – 12H00	12H05 - 12H50	13H00 - 14H00	14H30 – 15H30	16H00 - 17H00	17H30 - 18H30
			Round 1	Lunch Break	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	21H00
Counter-Strike: GO (PC) (5V5)	6 July 2018	10H00 - 11H00	11H00 – 12H00	12H05 - 12H50	13H00 - 14H00	14H30 – 15H30	16H00 - 17H00	17H30 - 18H30
FIFA ‘18 PS4 (1V1)			11H00 – 12H00	12H05 - 12H50	13H00 - 14H00	14H30 – 15H30	16H00 - 17H00	17H30 - 18H30
FIFA ‘18 PC (1V1)			11H00 – 12H00	12H05 - 12H50	13H00 - 14H00	14H30 – 15H30	16H00 - 17H00	17H30 - 18H30
			Round 1	Lunch Break	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	21H00
Rocket League (1v1) PS4	7 July 2018	10H00 - 11H00	11H00 – 12H00	12H05 - 12H50	13H00 - 14H00	14H30 – 15H30	16H00 - 17H00	17H30 - 18H30
Rocket League (1v1) PC			11H00 – 12H00	12H05 - 12H50	13H00 - 14H00	14H30 – 15H30	16H00 - 17H00	17H30 - 18H30
DotA 2 (PC) (5V5)			11H00 – 12H00	12H05 - 12H50	13H00 - 14H00	14H30 – 15H30	16H00 - 17H00	17H30 - 18H30

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 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 MSSA who will take all comments into account.

The following Medals may be awarded at the MSSA's 2018 eThekwini Regional Championships:

• 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.
• WOMEN: Women will be awarded medals as per the same basis as above, that is in both categories as above.

Regional Colours are awarded to:

• Persons who have played in and won all of his/her games in such Regional Championship, or
• Persons who have finished in the top three if an individual event in such Regional Championship, or
• Persons who have finished in first place if a team event in such Regional Championship, the winner of each and every official Regional Championship.

Even a member of a club not affiliated to Mind Sports South Africa may qualify for such colours if having won the event.

Readers should too note that such colours are awarded to the player based on where such player is ordinarily resident.

National Team Trials: 

All Players that win their division in a Regional Championship shall earn an invitation to National Team Trials in such division should the winner be a fully paid up Registered Player,

Please note that times may be changed to take into account load-shedding and other unforseen events.

Jeremy Seremak hangs onto his Tekken 7 ranking.

June 30, 2018, 5:33 am

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Jeremy Seremak (HTS Sasolburg), the top ranked Tekken 7 esports player in the country.

Even though Pieter Oelofse (HTS Sasolburg) won MSSA's 15th Free State Championships in the Tekken 7 esports title, such was Jeremy Seremak's standard of play that he was able to hold on to his ranking as being the top ranked player in the country.

However, Pieter Oelofse was able to move from being ranked 16th in the country to that of second. With being just a mere 44.3 seeding points behind Jeremy, Pieter is turning up the pressure as he pushes to become the top Tekken 7 esports title player in South Africa.

It is largely due to the commitment of HTS Sasolburg in encouraging its players to actively compete in official championships that the school now has four registered players ranked in the top ten.

As a warm-up to MSSA's Annual S A Schools National Championships to be held at Fakkel School of Skills on 28 and 29 July 2018, the Free State Championships has revealed a great deal of talent and inter-school rivalry that will be of great benefit to South African esports.

The full list of rankings for the Tekken 7 esports title is:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	Jeremy Seremak	18	HTS Sasolburg	288.5
2	Pieter Oelofse	18	HTS Sasolburg	244.2
3	Gawie Fick	18	Fakkel School of Skills	234.5
4	Brian Lin	18	Masters of Mind Sports	220.1
5	Marchelle van Niekerk	18	HTS Sasolburg	217.9
6	Joost Loftus	18	Masters of Mind Sports	207.7
7	Yu-Hsien Lin	18	North West University - Vaal	197.9
8	Mpho Ntsala	18	Fakkel School of Skills	189.3
9	Charlize Seremak	18	HTS Sasolburg	187.7
10	Alasdair Donaldson	17	VexxedPhoenix	179
11	Christopher Fenton	17	JCS Academy	175.8
12	Pieter Lourens	18	BNKR	174.1
13	Armand Botha	18	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	162.7
14	Mxolisi Lukhele	17	Amplified Rebellion	158
15	Sekele Komape	17	Tom Naudé	152.8
16	Luan Joubert	18	Hoerskool General Hertzog	150.5
17	Nadine Swart	18	HTS Witbank	150.4
18	Cilliers Swanepoel	18	Curro Klerksdorp	146.5
19	Reinder v Wyk	18	JCS Academy	145.9
20	Lehlohondo Moloi	18	North West University - Vaal	145.6
21	Paulosi Makhuba	17	Fakkel School of Skills	144
22	Hlani Khaile	17	HTS Sasolburg	143.4
23	Dewald Gerber	17	HTS Witbank	142.9
24	Jan Hendrik Van Aswegen	18	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	142.4
25	Waldo Joubert	18	BNKR	137.5
26	George Griffiths	17	HTS Witbank	135.4
27	Leighton Howells	18	Cambridge High School	134.5
28	Kopano Majeko	18	Curro Klerksdorp	133.2
29	Leonard Loftus	18	Masters of Mind Sports	131.9
30	Junior Mpembe	18	Fakkel School of Skills	130.9
31	Ewan van Eden	17	HTS Sasolburg	128.5
32	Darryl Bruce- Smith	17	HTS Sasolburg	128.1
33	Michael Janse van Rensburg	17	HTS Sasolburg	128
34	Tetelo Mphahele	17	Tom Naudé	127
35	Kaitlyn Creighton	17	Master of Mind Sports	125.9
36	Liam Murdoch	18	Hoerskool General Hertzog	124.9
37	Tsedisi Thwala	17	JCS Academy	124.5
38	James Griffiths	18	HTS Witbank	124.1
39	Thabiso Mosia	17	Fakkel School of Skills	124
40	Sune van de Merwe	17	HTS Witbank	122.6
41	Luan Stoltz	18	Hoerskool General Hertzog	122.3
42	Jualine van Rooyen	17	JCS Academy	122.2
43	Titus Loyiso	17	Fakkel School of Skills	122.1
44	Wernich 'PANDA' Botha	18	JCS Academy	121.7
45	Mhlengi Nkosi	18	North West University - Vaal	119.5
46	Alastair Williams	17	JCS Academy	117.4
47	Dean Jooste	18	Fakkel School of Skills	116.7
48	Leoné Loftus	18	Fakkel School of Skills	116.2
49	Benniel Botha	18	Fakkel School of Skills	114.7
50	Angelique Taljaard	17	HTS Witbank	114.4
51	Austin Lee	17	Northcliff High School	114.4
52	Baber Abbas	16	Knights Mind Sports Club	114.4
53	Beon Bronkhorst	17	JCS Academy	114.4
54	Bradley Niewoudt	17	Masters of Mind Sports	114.4
55	Bruce Burke	17	JCS Academy	114.4
56	Carl McNeil	17	Cape Town Mind Sports	114.4
57	Connor Chaplin	17	Northcliff High School	114.4
58	Doreen Els	17	Teutonic Knights Mind Sports Club	114.4
59	Duncan Correira	17	JCS Academy	114.4
60	Gordon McCormack	17	JCS Academy	114.4
61	Gregory Haripersad	16	Maritzburg College	114.4
62	Harkus Crause	17	JCS Academy	114.4
63	Hugo Venter	17	Fakkel School of Skills	114.4
64	Jacques Rossouw	17	Fakkel School of Skills	114.4
65	Jada Whitaker	17	Tom Naudé	114.4
66	Jonathan Schneider	17	Non member	114.4
67	Keanu De Waal	17	Tom Naudé	114.4
68	Mark Morobane	17	Curro Klerksdorp	114.4
69	Matthew van der Merwe	16	Fakkel School of Skills	114.4
70	Mellie Nienaber	16	Fakkel School of Skills	114.4
71	Michael Masikeng	16	Fakkel School of Skills	114.4
72	Molepa Magashoa	17	Non member	114.4
73	Moloti Magashoa	17	Non member	114.4
74	Morizané Boyes	17	BNKR	114.4
75	Paula Loftus	17	Masters of Mind Sports	114.4
76	Pheello Maphumane	17	Fakkel School of Skills	114.4
77	Phoenix Janse van Vuuren	17	Fakkel School of Skills	114.4
78	Rion Nelson	16	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	114.4
79	Robyn Gertzen	17	Teutonic Knights Mind Sports Club	114.4
80	Ronin Brookes	17	Sasolburg High School	114.4
81	Ruan Hoffman	17	JCS Academy	114.4
82	Ruan Visagie	16	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	114.4
83	Ryan Gathita	17	Curro Klerksdorp	114.4
84	Rynhardt Engelbrecht	17	Fakkel School of Skills	114.4
85	Shaun Coetzee	16	Fakkel School of Skills	114.4
86	Tertius Nel	17	HTS Witbank	114.4
87	Tshepo Matitwane	17	Fakkel School of Skills	114.4
88	Yadav Maharaj	17	Maritzburg College	114.4
89	Aidan Chaplin	17	Northcliff High School	114.1
90	Neo Mankwe	18	Fakkel School of Skills	113.6
91	Leran Shahriar	18	Northcliff High School	113.5
92	Jarred Smith	17	JCS Academy	112.8
93	Kyle Graham	18	Fakkel School of Skills	111.9
94	Pieter van der Merwe	18	JCS Academy	111.4
95	Khanyisa Sibanda	17	JCS Academy	111
96	Ruben v d Merwe	17	HTS Witbank	110.2
97	Hennie Small	18	Fakkel School of Skills	110
98	Jayden Gopalkista	18	Hoerskool General Hertzog	110
99	Keagan Gunkel	17	Maritzburg College	110
100	Rudi Taute	15	All Stars	110
101	Merice Ferreira	17	JCS Academy	109.9
102	Boyi Mantso	18	Fakkel School of Skills	109.5
103	Justin Brown	18	Northcliff High School	109.5
104	Kade Ortner	18	Northcliff High School	109.5
105	Micaela Hodgkinson	18	JCS Academy	107
106	Mpumi Madeou	17	Curro Klerksdorp	106.1
107	Kristen Cockeran	18	Fakkel School of Skills	105.3
108	Deon Robbertse	17	North West University - Vaal	104.8
109	Quinton Massey	17	JCS Academy	104.8
110	Kerwinn Harischancke	17	Maritzburg College	104.5
111	Logan Ortmen	16	Northcliff High School	104.5
112	William Kruger	16	Fakkel School of Skills	104.5
113	Wynand Janse van Rensburg	17	JCS Academy	104.5
114	Andre van Vollenstee	16	HTS Witbank	104.4
115	Franco Janse van Rensburg	17	Masters of Mind Sports	104
116	Tyrique de Bruin	16	Hoërskool Generaal Hertzog	104
117	Xavier Ferreira	17	JCS Academy	101.3
118	Eben Coetzer	15	HTS Witbank	100
119	Brandon Merrington	17	Maritzburg College	99.8
120	Khahliso Malape	16	Fakkel School of Skills	99.8
121	Joel van Wyk	17	All Stars	99.3
122	Owen Lotter	16	Affies Sasolburg	99.3
123	Cale Barry	17	Uplands College	98.8
124	Durandt van Dyk	17	JCS Academy	96.2
125	Alwyn van Wyk	16	Maritzburg College	95
126	Berginkgosi Lukhele	17	Amplified Rebellion	95
127	Dwayne van Niekerk	18	Fakkel School of Skills	95
128	Martin Dippenaar	17	HTS Sasolburg	95
129	Natalie Swanepoel	18	Fakkel School of Skills	95
130	Raken Belayet	18	Curro Klerksdorp	95
131	Simoné Otto	17	Tom Naudé	95
132	Ayanda Kumalo	16	Fakkel School of Skills	93.3
133	Phengo Madzivhandila	16	Masters of Mind Sports	90.3
134	Sean Mehlo	18	Northcliff High School	90.3
135	Bradley Duckham	17	Maritzburg College	85.8
136	Sean Mehlo	18	Northcliff High School	90.3
137	Bradley Duckham	17	Maritzburg College	85.8

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 (female)
• Senior Tekken 7
• Schools CounterStrike: GO
• Schools DotA 2
• Schools FIFA
• Schools HearthStone
• Schools League of Legends

Additional prizes offered at first ever eThekwini Regional Championships - 5 – 7 July 2018.

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Additional prizes on offer.

The first ever eThekwini Regional Championship shall be played at the Durban Exhibition Centre, Hall 6, alongside the ECR House & Garden Show from the 5 – 7 July 2018.

The esports event is being hosted by the Durban Gaming Expo in association with the Old Edwardian Mind Sports Club.

The above prizes in addition to the usual medals and Regional Colours, are on offer.

The championship also counts as a qualifier for MSSA's 2019 National Team Trials as according to MSSA's rules, the winner of a Regional Championship, should the winner be a fully paid up Registered Player, is automatically invited to such National Team Trials.Registrations for games will be done through http://n-tech.co.za/index.php/durbangamingexpo/.

All gamers are reminded that the eThekwini Regional Championships is an open championship. In other words any player is entitled to enter the championship – no matter whether they are a member of Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) or not. If you have any queries, please contact the MSSA.

Durban Gaming Expo PC Competitive Game Prizes!
Get your tickets now @ https://itickets.co.za/events/396698

Visit Durban Gaming Expo's website for all the latest updates on the event: http://n-tech.co.za/index.php/durbangamingexpo

The schedule of events may be viewed on: https://esportscommentator.blogspot.com/2018/06/first-ever-ethekwini-regional.html

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Fezile Dabi Championship - 7 July 2018

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The Fezile Dabi Regional Championships continues to grow in popularity.

The first Fezile Dabi Regional Championship was held in May 2016, and since then the regional championship has grown in strength and popularity.

The championship also counts as a qualifier for the MSSA's National Team Trials as according to MSSA's rules, the winner of a Regional Championship automatically is invited to such National Team Trials if a MSSA registered player. 

All gamers are reminded that the Fezile Dabi Regional Championships is an open championship. 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: JCS Academy - Contact:  Armand Oosthuizen @ 079 978 9794 or jcskidz@gmail.com

• Date: 7 July 2018
• Time: 08h30 - 17h00
• Location: JCS Sasolburg, Cnr. Dal Josephat & Garieb Street, Sasolburg
• Entrance fee: 

          Registered Players: R25.00 per player per game

          Non Registered Players: R55.00 per player per game

• Canteen: Open
• Schedule: The schedule is as follows:

Saturday
Time	INJUSTICE 2 (LE)	PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2018
09H00	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts
09H45	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts
10H30	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts
11H15	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts
12H00	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts
12H45
13H00	Lunch
Time	MARVEL vs CAPCOM	TEKKEN TAG TOURNAMENT II
14H00	Round 1 Starts	Round 1 Starts
14H45	Round 2 Starts	Round 2 Starts
15H30	Round 3 Starts	Round 3 Starts
16H15	Round 4 Starts	Round 4 Starts
17H00	Round 5 Starts	Round 5 Starts
AWARD CEREMONY

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 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 MSSA who will take all comments into account.

The following Medals may be awarded at the MSSA's 2018 eThekwini Regional Championships:

• 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.
• WOMEN: Women will be awarded medals as per the same basis as above, that is in both categories as above.

Regional Colours are awarded to:

• Persons who have played in and won all of his/her games in such Regional Championship, or
• Persons who have finished in the top three if an individual event in such Regional Championship, or
• Persons who have finished in first place if a team event in such Regional Championship, the winner of each and every official Regional Championship.

Even a member of a club not affiliated to Mind Sports South Africa may qualify for such colours if having won the event.

Readers should too note that such colours are awarded to the player based on where such player is ordinarily resident.

National Team Trials: 

All Players that win their division in a Regional Championship shall earn an invitation to National Team Trials in such division should the winner be a fully paid up Registered Player,

Please note that times may be changed to take into account load-shedding and other unforseen events.

Colours up for grabs at MSSA's Annual South African Schools National Championships - 28 and 29 July 2018.

July 2, 2018, 8:48 am

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Schools affiliated to MSSA shalll be descending on MSSA's Annual South African Schools National LAN Championships.

MSSA's Annual South African Schools National LAN Championships shall be played at Fakkel School of Skills, 20 Jan Smuts Ave., Sasolburg on 28 and 29 July 2018.

Such championships have long been the breeding-ground of new talent and have helped many a player find their feet, and confidence, to become some of South Africa's finest players on the national, and international circuit.

The championships is thus a useful bridge between school and premier championship level.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) awards both High School National and High School Provincial Colours to players at such championships. For board games and wargames, Primary School National and Primary Colours are also awarded.

To those that win all of their games at MSSA's Annual South African Schools National LAN Championships, such players are automatically awarded their High School National Colours.

The players that finish in the top 50% of MSSA's Annual South African Schools National LAN Championships as well as who have finished in the top 50% of school players in any MSSA provincial championship are also awarded their High School Provincial Colours.

High School Provincial Colours are awarded on residency, so players participating in MSSA's Annual South African Schools National LAN Championships from Gauteng (if eligible) shall earn Gauteng High School Provincial Colours and so forth.

Details for MSSA's Annual South African Schools National LAN Championships may be found at:

• Board games: https://esportscommentator.blogspot.com/2018/06/board-games-mssas-annual-s-school.html
• Esports: https://esportscommentator.blogspot.com/2018/06/esports-mssas-annual-south-african.html
• Wargames: https://esportscommentator.blogspot.com/2018/06/wargames-mssas-annual-south-african.html

Latest official SA Counter-Strike: GO rankings.

July 3, 2018, 5:17 am

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Monnas 'A' (Hoërskool Monument) earned their Gauteng Provincial Colours at the Free State Provincial Championships.

The results of MSSA's 15th Free State Championships for the Counter-Strike: GO esports title saw 'Monnas A' (Monument High School) shoot up the rankings to 9th place overall.

The newly affiliated school showed its commitment by entering its team into the Free State Championships.

As a result, 'Monnas A' has showed itself to be real contender for MSSA's Annual South African Schools National LAN Championships in the Counter-Strike: GO esports title.

Even though 'Monnas A' does not have a ranking in the schools' rankings, being ranked 9th overall in the country means that they are a team to be taken seriously.

Only 'Alerion' (Parklands College) and 'RISINSons' (Helpmekaar Kollege) are ranked above Monument High School's top Counter-Strike: GO team.

Thus MSSA's Annual S A Schools National Championships to be held at Fakkel School of Skills on 28 and 29 July 2018, looks like it will be an exciting affair.

The full list of rankings for the Counter-Strike: GO esports title is:

Pos	Name of Player	year	Club	Points
1	SOUTHERN5	18	SOUTHERN5	540.5
2	TcR CS:GO	18	Taccor Gaming	491.8
3	Genx Carpe Noctem	18	Generation X	344.6
4	RISINSons	18	Helpmekaar Kollege	299.7
5	Team Yolo	18	NW Mindsports	295.5
6	Alerion	18	Parklands College	292.1
7	opT	18	NW Mindsports	266.1
8	Cherry Lip Gloss	18	NW Mindsports	237.4
9	Monnas ‘A’	18	Monument High School	225
10	HackStack	18	Paul Roos Gimnasium	218
11	Limbro's A	18	Fragcon	207.9
12	Choke 9	18	Empangeni High School	195.1
13	Awoken	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	191.1
14	Cedar House	17	Cedar House	191.1
15	Cryptid Claws	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	191.1
16	DELTA	17	All Stars	191.1
17	Empangeni: csgo	17	Empangeni High School	191.1
18	eSpera	17	DF MALAN	191.1
19	flikadawist	16	DF Malan	191.1
20	GenX Frostwolf	17	Generation X	191.1
21	Hoërskool Lichtenburg	17	Hoërskool Lichtenburg	191.1
22	Insidious	17	Intensity Esports	191.1
23	Limitles	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	191.1
24	MC GO 1	17	Maritzburg College	191.1
25	Phantom Troupe l Branden	16	Fairmont High School	191.1
26	PORAXYSM	16	ALL STAR	191.1
27	Pride	17	Parktown Boys	191.1
28	PRO	17	People Really Organised	191.1
29	QUANTM	17	Curro Klerksdorp	191.1
30	Soviet UZ	17	Midstream College	191.1
31	Spartans A	17	SAHETI	191.1
32	TERA| Qube	16	Anteria	191.1
33	VOID	16	St John's College	191.1
34	VXP BlaZe	17	VexxedPhoenix	191.1
35	VxP Knights	16	VexxedPhoenix	191.1
36	WBHS	17	Westville Boys	191.1
37	GHS CS:GO 1sts	18	Grey High School	181.5
38	Deity	18	Paul Roos Gimnasium	177.3
39	Delta 2	17	All Stars	172.7
40	Xillir8	16	All Stars	165
41	Abstract	18	Paul Roos Gimnasium	162
42	Team Sidious	18	Team Sidious	158.2
43	ZAG Fearless	18	ZAG	156.2
44	Wolfpack	17	KMSC	150
45	Cyrex	18	Vereeniging Gimnasium	145.8
46	GWH CSGO	17	Glenwood House	143.5
47	PFU	16	Fairmont High School	140.1
48	VxP CSGO	17	VXP	140
49	Outcast	17	Intensity Esports	139.8
50	iE.Revival	17	IntenSity E-Sports	135
51	District_Zero	18	Protea Heights Academy	125.1
52	Cyrex	18	Vereeniging Gimnasium	122.6
53	Gents	17	Knights Mind Sports Club	119.7
54	Spartans B	17	SAHETI	114.7
55	MC GO 2	17	Maritzburg College	112.5
56	Voltaic	18	Paul Roos Gimnasium	111.3
57	All Stars	16	ALL STAR	100
58	HGH	16	Hoerskool Generaal Hertzog	100
59	GOTU	18	Hoerskool General Hertzog	100
60	PRONHS	18	Northcliff High	93.5
61	PEPPS	17	PEPPS	85
62	G3NTS	18	Northcliff High	82.8
63	MoMS	17	Masters of Mind Sports	80
64	Northwood CSGO	17	Northwood High School	75
65	Raptors	17	BNKR	75
66	The Nerd Herd	17	Glenwood House	75
67	VGR146	16	Lofdal	75
68	Team Palace	18	Knights Mind Sports Club	75
69	Boneles	18	Northwood High School	75
70	Monnas ‘B’	18	Monument High School	75
71	PG16	18	Parklands College	73.3
72	K1lljoy5	16	BNKR	67.5
73	Tesseract	17	Jeppe Boys	63.7
74	Limbro's B	18	Fragcon	63.2
75	Maritzburg College	16	Maritzburg College	56.3
76	Winter Wolfes	17	Hoërskool Wonderboom	56.3

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 (female)
• Senior Tekken 7
• Schools CounterStrike: GO
• Schools DotA 2
• Schools FIFA
• Schools HearthStone
• Schools League of Legends

Amanda Pakade takes the reins.

July 4, 2018, 12:21 am

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Amanda Pakade - MSSA's new President.

Not a single member on Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) voted against the co-option of Amanda Pakade to the newly vacant position of MSSA President. The reasons for such support can be clearly seen in the calibre of the the person so co-opted as President for the period running up to MSSA's AGM in December 2018.

While at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), where Amanda studied sport management, Amanda became an excellent competitor. and besides having won a string of provincial and national awards, won silver in Morabaraba at the 2007 World Championships.
While at University, Amanda too became involved in the administration of MSSA and served as the Players' Representative from 2006 through to 2008. Amanda too earned a ranking as both a provincial and national umpire.
Amanda has too served MSSA as being a member of the current Selection Committee. Of course, being co-opted as President, Amanda now has to resign as a member of the Selection Committee as MSSA does not allow anyone to hold more than one position.
Today Amanda is a mother of two children, Inam and Hlumi, and is a network marketing Pro for Longrich health, wealth and beauty products as well as teaching group exercise classes at Virgin Active.

By being co-opted as President, Amanda is determined to make a difference in the competitor's lives - just as she does in the lives of all with whom she comes into contact. Amanda's personal hashtag is: #l was born to make an impact. Already, Amanda has identified four areas in which she intends to effect major changes before 1 December 2018. The four areas are:

• To ensure greater efficacy in regards to national team selection,
• To improve the inclusivity of MSSA championships,
• Oversee the award of all colours awarded, and
• Encourage greater gender equity and representivity.

There is no doubt that Amanda is indeed a valuable asset to MSSA, and that MSSA under Amanda's guiding hand will continue to grow and prosper.

MSSA selects a new National Esports Team Manager.

July 5, 2018, 6:34 am

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Johan van Breda.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has just appointed a new National Team Manager (NTM) for esports in the person of Johan van Breda (ZAG Academy).

The duties of the National Team Manager includes preparing the national team, organising test matches (both online and LAN), overseeing coaching of the team, axing non compliant team members, and accompanying the team to events.

One such event is IESF's 10th World Championships - Kaoshuing to which MSSA has already entered teams to participate in Counter-Strike: GO, League of Legends, and  Tekken 7.

Thus the National Team Manager carries great  responsibility, for, it is on the NTM's broad shoulders that the national team's hopes and dreams are carried.

It is a hard position to hold, and it is not for the faint of heart, it is for those who want to go the extra mile.

It should be remembered that MSSA's rankings at IESF World Championships are:

Year	Venue	Position
2017	Busan –  South Korea	12th
2016	Jakarta –  Indonesia	14th
2015	Seoul –  South Korea	12th
2014	Baku –  Azerbaijan	13th
2013	Bucharest –  Romania	10th
2012	Cheonan –  South Korea	18th
2011	Andong –  South Korea	13th

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July 5, 2018, 7:54 am

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Watch the streaming of the 1st eThekwini Regional Championships - 5 – 7 July 2018 on https://www.facebook.com/DurbanGamingExpo/videos/277363516333881/

A great Master of Ceremonies.

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Derek de Froberville at work, inspiring and motivating gamers at the 1st eThekwini Regional Championships.

The Old Edwardian Mind Sports Club and Durban Gaming Expo are fortunate to have an excellent Master of Ceremonies in the person of Derek de Froberville.

Derek is proudly a ‘Jack of Many Trades’, and has a strong interest in all aspects of IT.

Employed by Netelligent, Derek's interpersonal communication and Person-Centric skills are core interests that have lead Derek through a variety of environments from IT Distribution to large stage performances, to international collaborations.

His style and grace at MSSA's First ever eThekwini Esports Regional Championships held on 5 & 7 July 2018 is inspirational to the gamers present.

Certainly the organisers of 1st eThekwini Esports Regional Championships are lucky to have Derek  as part of an exciting team delivering a top class championships.

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DGE Day One: Hearthstone, beasts and hard-core gamers

July 6, 2018, 8:06 am

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Wesley Smith was the winner of Day One's Hearthstone competition at the Durban Gaming Expo.

Day One of the Durban Gaming Expo saw a day of Hearthstone competition. The first of the “beast” gaming rigs arrived at the hall in the Durban Exhibition Centre and live commentary by Derek de Froberville accompanied the competition rounds, which were run under the auspices of Mind Sports South Africa. Live interviews with gamers, sponsors and even “Deadpool” were streamed to followers on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch.

Hard-core gamers arrived with sleeping bags, ready to dig in for the long haul over the next three days. Plugged into the 150-place LAN set up in the hall by F.R.A.G. LAN, many of these gamers played throughout the first night.

Wesley Smith won the Hearthstone competition on Day One. Second was Zoe Ayërst, with Devan Conradie placed third. All earned themselves Regional Ethekwini Colours as a result.

DGE Day Two: Gaming is good for you - and everyone else

July 6, 2018, 8:16 am

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Master of Ceremonies, Derek de Froberville, goes the extra mile to support the gamers at the Durban Gaming Expo.

DEBBIE TURRELL

IT'S Day Two of the Durban Gaming Expo (DGE), and the hall at the Durban Exhibition Centre has been filling steadily. This morning has featured rounds of CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive). All the action between the teams on stage has been going live to screen and live streamed to the Durban Gaming Expo's Facebook, YouTube and Twitch, and much “Ooo!” and “Aah!” from the pit has kept the mood edgy in the hall. We’re guessing the same edge-of-your-seat excitement is being felt by the (so far) hundreds of people following the live stream across the world.

At the same time, the Fifa 2018 competition is continuing elsewhere in the DGE hall. To watch that though, you’ll need to get yourself down here, as EA rules prevent us from live streaming that for you. Sorry.

On another note, for parents who might worry that all this screen time might not be a good thing, here’s an interesting take. The latest research suggests that perhaps you should actually let your kids spend more time gaming — it could be better for your family and society at large.

This might seem counterintuitive and challenge many people’s assumptions about what we think we know. More gaming, especially violent games, can only create more problems, right?

But new studies reported on yesterday by the New Yorker's Alan Burdick ask an interesting question: how does what we view on screen affect what we don't do? It may seem obvious, but one thing we don't do while gaming and watching TV is commit crimes. And there seems to be a relationship between the sales of violent games, and a drop in crime rates.

In a University of Texas study, data from the United States’ National Incident-Based Reporting System between 2005 and 2008 compared the weekly incidence of violent crimes to the retail sales of the fifty top-selling video games. Researchers found that increased sales of violent games corresponded to slight drops in the crime rate, but the same was not true of nonviolent games.

Another study found that for every one-per-cent increase in the number of video-game stores in a given U.S. county, the crime rate fell by a tenth of a percentage point — a small decline, but not the increase that one would expect.

The idea goes by several names, such as the crime-substitute hypothesis, or routine-activity theory, but in a nutshell, Burdick concludes that “people have found better things to do than commit crime, and those activities involve screens”.

It’s an interesting perspective, and those interested in reading further can find the full article here. 

Fifa 2018 competitors on Day Two at the Durban Gaming Expo.

CS:GO competitors on Day Two at the Durban Gaming Expo.

Keith Farr from Crosspond, taking charge of the live streaming at the Durban Gaming Expo.

"Games make you sharper" - DGE Day Two Fifa 2018 results

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Rodney Nxumalo was the overall Fifa 2018 winner on Day Two of the Durban Gaming Expo. Along with a PlayStation 4 Pro, Rodney was awarded eThekwini Senior Regional Colours, and qualifies for national team trials.

BARRY DU PLESSIS

Rodney Nxumalo won the Fifa 2018 competition at the Durban Gaming Expo at the Durban Exhibition Centre on Day Two of the event.

A Durban resident and matric pupil at Bluff Christian Academy, Rodney had to beat five other players under the Swiss system over six hours. His victory nets him the first prize — a PlayStation 4 Pro, worth around R6000.

Rodney started playing Fifa 06 on PS2 and switched to PS3 in 2012. In 2016 he bought a PS4 and moved onto Fifa 16, 17 and 18. He stopped playing in March this year to focus on his matric studies, but started playing again these holidays. Just one week of practice seems to have cleared out all the rustiness though, and was enough to see him move into first place today. He was excited with his win and the prize.

“Better graphics with the Pro make the games come alive,” he said, adding that he was confident that he wouldn’t let his prize interfere with his studies.

“I want to study actuarial science at Wits,” he said. “So far I’ve been accepted at UCT.”

 Rodney feels that “games make you sharper”.

 “They help with mental focus and strategy,” he says, adding that gameplay helps one prepare mentally for an exam.

He conceded that the competition at the DGE was “very tactical”.

“I noticed that one of the competitors was a professional Fifa e-sports contestant and felt I’d be happy with a second or third place finish today. In the fifth round, the last game, I had to face him. He needed only a draw but I narrowly managed to beat him 4-3 with a goal in the last 10 minutes.”

Rodney’s win automatically qualifies him for the national team trials.

RESULTS

Premier

1^st: Rodney Nxumalo (and eThekwini Senior Regional Colours)

2^nd: Preshen Sookraj (and eThekwini Senior Regional Colours)

3^rd: Sanveer Sookraj (and eThekwini Senior Regional Colours)

High School

1^st: Devash Ishwarlall (and eThekwini High School Regional Colours)

2^nd: Santhiren Naidoo (and eThekwini High School Regional Colours)

3^rd: Zahir Sayed (and eThekwini High School Regional Colours)

Primary School

1^st: Zakhele Ngcobo (and eThekwini Primary School Colours)

Preshen Sookraj (right), pictured here with MSSA General Secretary Colin Webster, won second place overall in the Fifa 2018 competition, and was awarded eThekwini Senior Regional Colours.

Sanveer Sookraj (right), pictured here with MSSA General Secretary Colin Webster, won third place overall in the Fifa 2018 competition, and was awarded eThekwini Senior Regional Colours.

Devash Ishwarlall (right), pictured here with MSSA General Secretary Colin Webster, won first place in the High School Fifa 2018 competition, and was awarded eThekwini High School Regional Colours.

Santhiren Naidoo (right), pictured here with MSSA General Secretary Colin Webster, won second place in the High School Fifa 2018 competition, and was awarded eThekwini High School Regional Colours.

Zakhele Ngcobo (right), pictured here with MSSA General Secretary Colin Webster, won the Primary School Fifa 2018 competition, and was awarded eThekwini Primary School Colours.

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The Pretenders (from left: Joshua Saunders, Thulani Sishi (Captain), Damond Osborn, Ethan Mills and Adeem Mansoor) were overall victors in the CS:GO competition on Day Two of the Durban Gaming Expo. The individual team members earned their eThekwini Senior Regional Colours.

BARRY DU PLESSIS

The CS:GO frag fest on Day Two of the Durban Gaming Expo (DGE) ended with The Pretenders as the last team standing.

The Durban-based team was made up of core members Thulani Sishi (captain), Damond Osborn and Joshua Saunders, with Adam Mansoor and Ethan Mills brought in as substitutes for the competition. The three core members’ years of training together was apparent, and their coordination and well-matched skills saw them competing as a real team.

“We found it quite easy going throughout the day,” said Sishi, “but it got tough at the end.”

Sishi and Osborn have gamed together for 10 years, and together run multi-gaming organisation Big 5 Esports. Saunders began gaming regularly with the pair three years ago. Their most recent competition was at Rush in Pretoria at the end of June, where they placed third in the CS:GO competition.

At DGE the team walked away with prizes of:

• an Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop  
• three MSI Thunderstorm aluminium gaming mousepads
• a Redragon NemeanLion Combo, and
• five Predator Caps.

All five team members were awarded their eThekwini Senior Regional  Colours by Johan van Breda,  the new National Team Manager of Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA).

RESULTS

Premier
1st: The Pretenders (and eThekwini Senior Regional Colours): Joshua Saunders, Thulani Sishi, Damond Osborn, Adeem Mansoor and Ethan Mills)
2nd: Preztige
3rd: Orion

The Pretenders (from left: Joshua Saunders, Damond Osborn, Adeem Mansoor, Thulani Sishi (Captain) and Ethan Mills) with their prizes of an Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop, three MSI Thunderstorm aluminium gaming mousepads, a Redragon NemeanLion Combo, and five Predator caps.

Preztige (from left: Muhammad Khan, Anthony-John Osborne, Haron Martins and Brandon Hitmann) placed second in the CS:GO competition on Day Two of the Durban Gaming Expo.

Orion (from left: Max, Steven van der Schyff, Douglas Hendricks, Devan Conradie, and Dylin Niewoudt) placed third in the CS:GO competition on Day Two of the Durban Gaming Expo.

Wesley Smith is awarded eThekwini Sportsmanship Award.

July 8, 2018, 10:05 am

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Wesley Smith who was the winner of Hearthstone at the 1st eThekwini Regional Championships is also the recipient of the eThekwini Sportsmanship Award.

The eThekwini Sportsmanship Award was awarded by Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) to Wesley Smith, for his dedicated participation and helpful manner at the 1st eThekwini Regional Championships as hosted by the Old Edwardian Mind Sports Club, and for his generous mentorship of younger gamers during the various contests.

“Wesley truly represents the characteristics of a great esports athlete,” said Colin Webster, MSSA General Secretary.

The award puts Smith in the running for the MSSA’s National Sportsmanship Award which is to be adjudicated later this year.