Results of 2016 City of Johannesburg Regional Championships
Dion Du PreezThe Old Edwardian Wargames Club hosted the City of Johannesburg Regional Championships (CoJ) on 24 July 2016.The event had players attend from seven clubs from two provinces.Needless to...
View Article120 Officials from e-Sports and Sports Industries to Attend Global e-Sports...
120 officials from e-sports and sports industries will participate in the Global e-Sports Executive Summit,which will be held by International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) in Shanghai, China for 2 days,...
View ArticleIeSF partners with Alisports
Internationale-Sports Federation (IeSF) has announced a partnership, so called ‘Exclusive Strategic Partnership’, with Alibaba Sports Group (Alisports)in Shanghai, China on July 26, 2016. Alisportsand...
View ArticleAre you an eSports coach?
MSSA is looking for a fully-paid-up member who it can nominate toIeSF as an Instructor for the Online session of Coach curriculum in International e-Sports Academy.The criteria are as follows:1. At...
View ArticleIs the team Southern Barbarians advocating match-fixing?
The 'Southern Barbarian' team is having problems with lag in their upcoming event.The proposed solution is to "Play on a UK server where we would ping +/- 140 and the African countries would ping...
View ArticleJason Batzofin is on IeSF's Athlete's Commission
Koen Hubert, Young Ho Lee, Mr Jun (President of IeSF), Jason Batzofin, and Leonardo RibasAt the prestigious Global eSports Summit hosted by both WCA and IeSF, IeSF announced the formation of its...
View ArticleResults of 2016 S A School Championships
MSSA’s South African Schools Championships were held at Parklands College on 30 & 31 July 2016.Thanks to Cavan Lang and Bryan Banfield the event went off without a hitch, while umpires on the day,...
View ArticleThe need for press coverage.
Jesse Joubert and Jade Thomas on the set of Hectic Nine-9So many gamers consider that it is sufficient to only get media coverage on sites dedicated to eSports.Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) knows...
View ArticleMSSA's Inter-Club Ladder
SA eSports athletes in actionMany gamers are already aware that MSSA runs Regional LAN championships, Provincial LAN and on-line, and National LAN events.However, it seems that few gamers are aware...
View ArticleMatch-fixing - why does it happen?
There is yet again an issue of match-fixing in cricket.On SABC TV an announcer questioned why athletes get involved in such and questioned if the athletes are not loyal enough to South Africa.In my...
View ArticleWhite Rabbit leads MSSA's CounterStrike: GO Ladder
The White Rabbit Team that played in MSSA's 2015 S A National ChampionshipsWhite Rabbit Gaming currently leads both MSSA's ranking and MSSA's Ladder for the CounterStrike:GO eSports title.According to...
View ArticleDF MALAN storms into first place in MSSA Schools CounterStrike: GO rankings
The DF Malan that won the SA Schools eSports ChampionshipsThere is no doubt that the future of any sport depends on the activity at school level. If it is not played at school, the sport will...
View ArticleMaritzburg College heads up MSSA's DotA 2 ladder.
The Maritzburg College DotA 2 teamDota 2 is without doubt one of the cornerstone games in MSSA's school leagues and championships.The game has grown in popularity among the schools that already are...
View ArticleWhat makes a Story?
The timely question I’ve wondered about on a few occasions.…. What makes a good game? On the one side I have my first experiences of gaming and on the other my current gaming adventures. Throughout the...
View ArticleRevised MSSA CounterStrike: GO rankings published.
White Rabbit committee members watching their team at the 2015 S A National ChampionshipsMSSA has just released the latest rankings for the CounterStrike: GO title.What is very encouraging about such...
View ArticleCharmaine Crooks, 5 times Olympian and the former member of IOC Athlete...
Charmain Crooks emphasized the importance of continuous conversation with athletes, and commented “To protect players, understandings on athletes current standing and situation is very important. The...
View ArticleLatest MSSA rankings for League of Legends
The Tuks first team at MSSA's 2015 S A National ChampionshipsNot surprisingly the Tuks University team, which produced most of the players that were in the 2015 Protea Team, dominates the rankings.The...
View ArticleMSSA's rankings for School's League of Legends
Team Vapour - Sasolburg High SchoolDespite Sasolburg High School's (Team Vapour) fabulous results during the year, Crawford College remains the top ranked school team for the eSports game of League of...
View ArticleMSSA announces its team for IeSF's 8th World Championships - Jakarta
IeSF's 8th World Championships - Jakarta to be held from 6 to 9 October 2016Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is proud to announce that the team to attend IeSF's 8th World Championships - Jakarta to be...
View ArticleMaryke Kennard continues to smash preconceived ideas
Maryke Kennard in action at IeSF's 7th World ChampionshipsMaryke Kennard made history in 2015 when she was the first ever women to represent a country in a team game, and to be the captain of such...
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