JOBURG – With the support from MWEB, the Mind Sport South Africa (MSSA) has been able to give even greater support to gamers than ever before.
The MSSA continues to develop eSports as a fully accredited sport at school level.
The MSSA considers its school development programme to be the fundamental building block to creating top of the line international players. The on-line championship is able to reach into every ‘nook-and-cranny’ in South Africa to find aspiring young gamers who will be able to fight for accolades as being the best gamer (in both men’s and women’s divisions), but also earn provincial colours.
Such provincial colours may even allow the deserving recipient the ability to earn a sports bursary at university.
General Secretary of Mind Sports South Africa, Colin Webster encourages youngsters to partake in the championship at the comfort of their homes. “Computer games is perfect because it increases mental capacity and pupils across the country can enjoy the benefits of playing at home.”
But it does not stop there – The MWEB sponsorship allows the entrants to enter for free.
This year, the MSSA will send a male and female StarCraft II player to participate in the IeSF’s 2014 World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. However, it must be remembered that only the senior events count toward qualifying for the National Team trials for such team.
For those interested on being the star craft champions, details are:
Tournament Structure
n Swiss Rounds
Eligibility to enter
n Only pupils who are registered as high school pupils may enter. Registration forms must still be completed and submitted, but any pupil that enters does not need to be a registered player.
n Participants who are still minors must get a guardian to submit their entry for the tournament
n Participants must own a legal version of Starcraft 2
n Participants must be resident in South Africa
Registration:
n To register, a completed registration form must be either faxed to 086 672 1911 or sent as a pdf to mindsportssa@iafrica.com
n Registrations shall close on 31 July 2014 at midnight.
When and Where:
n 2 August 2014 – Start time 10am
n The tournament will run via the European Battle.net server
n The championship is accredited as being of the same status as a provincial championship. This means that the championship shall be used for the following:
n The awarding of school provincial colours
n The awarding of medals for first, second and third places for both men and women
