SA e-sports body dismisses expulsion reports
Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has told its members to disregard any statement implying it has been expelled from South Africa’s Olympic Council, Sascoc.
This year the 2012 IeSF World Championships will be held in Cheon-an City, South Korea from the 4th to 8th of October 2012, and the MSSA will be sending a team for both StarCraft II and TEKKEN consisting of one male and one female for both games to the event.
Thus the MSSA’s Online...
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Mind Sports South Africa has just been advised that the IeSF shall be holding its World Championships in October 2011.
As most gamers are already aware, the MSSA sent a team to represent South Africa in 2009 as well as in 2010. Both teams performed to their best against the...
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The MSSA has amended its Constitution to allow a Player's Representative to sit on the Management Board.
The Player's Representative duties shall be to represent the views of the gamers and to directly liaise with SASCOC's Athletes Commission.
To this end, the MSSA has...
The MSSA has just posted its calendar of events for 2011 on its facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/mindsportssa).
The 2011 year seems to be action packed with events, and only the online championship and Western Cape Championships still need to be ratified.
Of course, with SASCOC...
Mind Sports South Africa has just had its national team to attend the 2010 IeSF Grand Final approved by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC).
The approval of a national team is part of a lengthy process.
First cyber athletes must qualify for National Team...
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Please note the proposed calendar of events for 2011. Please note that the calendar has not yet been finalised, so if you do not like it, now is your chance to have your say. All gamers should note that all disciplines, shall be played at the same time.
All reasonable objections...
The LG Mobile World Cup broke the 20,000 participant level this week as the competition is in full swing.
Thank you all for your continued support!
Remember that the only way to get faster and to get your time down is through practice. Practice, practice, practice, or, as my old swimming...
The ASUS 2010 MSSA S A National LAN Championships were held at the Bozzoli Hall, University of Witwatersrand, on the 4th and 5th September, 2010.
The venue proved to be more than suitable, and as discovered on the day, would be an excellent venue for hosting future StarCraft II™...
Johannesburg, 26 August 2010 -- LG Electronics (LG) today announced the kick-off of the LG Mobile World Cup South African Championship 2010, the world’s largest competition celebrating mobile culture culminating in an international tournament to find the world’s fastest texter.
Participants...
It should be noted that the National Lottery Distribution Fund has advertised its intention to consider applications for the Sports and Recreation sector.
All clubs affiliated to Mind Sports South Africa are actively encouraged to submit applications in order to grow all aspects of Mind...
The ASUS 2010 MSSA Gauteng Schools LAN Championships shall be held in the Old Gym, Pretoria Boys High School, Roper Street, Pretoria on 21 & 22 August 2010. The closing date for entries is 18 August 2010.
Entry to this championship is free and gratis to any learner and affords gamers an...
The ASUS 2010 MSSA South African National LAN Championships shall be held in the Bozzoli Hall, University of the Witwatersrand on 4 & 5 September 2010. The closing date for entries is 29 August 2010.
This championship affords gamers the unique opportunity of seeing just who is the best in...
The air was electric at the Fountain Court at Sandton City on Saturday, 7 August 2010 as the contestants arrived at the 2010 WCG National Team Trials as sponsored by SAMSUNG.
The eight players who had qualified during the year through the MSSA’s Provincial LAN Championships were all chomping...
Please note that all players that qualify for National Team Trials do need to have a South African passport.
The need to have a South African passport is a requirement by the Protea Colours Board.
Thus, after the ASUS 2010 MSSA Western Cape Provincial LAN Championships, the following...
Please note that the fact that the ASUS 2010 MSSA Western Cape LAN Championships to be held at Edgemead High School, Cape Town on 17 & 18 July 2010 includes the WCG qualifying event for GUITAR HERO. The closing date for entries is 11 July 2010.
As mentioned in previous press releases, the...
Please note that the ASUS 2010 MSSA KwaZulu Natal LAN Championships to be held at Crawford College, Umhlanga on 3 & 4 July 2010 includes the WCG qualifying event for GUITAR HERO.
The closing date for entries is 27 June 2010.
As mentioned in previous press releases, the players who finish...