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Sutherland High School acknowledges gaming |
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Written by Ryan van den Bergh
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Friday, 23 July 2010 00:00 |
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Dear Gamer
Part of ensuring the growth of eSports is the development of
gaming at school level. To develop the game at school level, it is important
that schools accept the fact that eSports gaming is now considered to be a sport
by the Department of Sport and Recreation and by the South African Sports
Confederation and Olympic Committee to which the MSSA is
affiliated.
Of course there is still a long way to go as there are still
many schools that are resistant to acknowledging the importance of eSports
gaming.
But of course there are the significant victories along the
way that make all the effort worthwhile.
Sutherland High School is yet
another school that has begun to accredit gamers that have excelled. The MSSA
has been advised that on Monday, 19 July 2010 Sutherland High School awarded
school colours to a gamer.
This is one of the reasons
for eSports gaming to go the traditional sports
route!
Not only does the award of
school colours validate the gamer, it also changes perception of eSports gaming
in the eyes of the community as a whole. Parents, teachers, and South Africans
as a whole will see eSports gaming in a new light.
The new perception in turn will
add a great deal of fuel to an already vibrant community.
The future is therefore very
bright for the future of eSports gaming - we might all just have to wear
shades...
Issued
by:
Colin
Webster
President
Mind Sports South Africa
P O Box 19275
FISHER'S
HILL
1408
Tel: 011 828 4994
Fax: 086 672 1911
Cell: 073 593
9451
e-mail: mindsportssa@iafrica.com
URL: http://www.mindsportssa.freeservers.com/
URL: http://www.mssa-cgboc.org/
(eSports Gaming site)
URL: http://www.facebook.com/mindsportssa?ref=ts
Mind Sports South Africa
(MSSA) is an affiliate of the South African Confederation of Sport and Olympic
Committee.
The
MSSA is responsible for the good governance and promotion of Board games (such
as Backgammon, Diplomacy, Checkers, Draughts, Morabaraba, etc), eSports (whether
they are played on ‘cell phones, Sony® PSP’s, personal computers or similar),
and Historical figure games (also known as wargames). |
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RESULTS: ASUS 2010 MSSA Western Cape LAN Championships |
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Written by Ryan van den Bergh
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Thursday, 22 July 2010 00:00 |
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Edgemead
High School proved to be an excellent venue for the ASUS 2010 MSSA Western Cape LAN
Championships that was held on the 17th
and 18th of July 2010. Special thanks must
be extended to Bryan Banfield and The Lair who set up the
network and ensured the smooth running of the
competition.
The first day of competition
saw GUITAR HERO being played.
GUITAR HEROBy now everyone should know
that the GUITAR HERO competition at the ASUS sponsored MSSA provincial LAN
championships are qualifying rounds for the WORLD CYBER GAMES (WCG). SAMSUNG is the sponsor of this part of the
competition and has undertaken to bring up the top two players from each and
every provincial championship to play in the Qualifying Finals to be held in
Sandton on 7 August 2010. MEGAROM
also sponsored the event through the loaning of equipment to ensure that the
event was a success.
After a fiercely contested
championship, the following players emerged as the medal
earners: GUITAR HERO 5 - Premier
|
Name |
Club |
Points |
Tie-break |
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1 |
Gage Ridley |
The Lair |
10 |
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2 |
Dominic Brummer |
The Lair |
8 |
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3 |
Andrew Powrie |
The Lair |
6 |
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GUITAR HERO 5 - High School
|
Name |
Club |
Points |
Tie-break |
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1 |
Ethan Brummer |
The Lair |
4 |
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2 |
Richard Goodhead |
The Lair |
2 |
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3 |
Matthew Marison |
The Lair |
0 |
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Only FIFA was played on the
Sunday.
FIFA
10Gamers who entered were duly
advised that they could win a spot in the National Team Trials. The
MSSA will be sending two players to represent South Africa at the 2010
IeSF Grand Finals in South Korea.
Mohammad immediately stamped his authority on the championships and
demolished every single player that he encountered. It was not uncommon to see
Mohammad racking up huge scores against his opponents. At the end of the day,
Mohammad had scored an impressive 42 goals and had only conceded 2
goals.
The final results
are:
FIFA 10 - Premier
|
Name |
Club |
Points |
Tie-break |
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1 |
Mohammad Javadinia |
Knights Mind Sports |
10 |
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2 |
Andrew Powrie |
The Lair |
8 |
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3 |
David Knott |
The Lair |
6 |
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FIFA 10 - Under 24
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Name |
Club |
Points |
Tie-break |
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1 |
Dominic Brummer |
The Lair |
6 |
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FIFA 10 - High School
|
Name |
Club |
Points |
Tie-break |
|
1 |
Ethan Brummer |
The Lair |
4 |
28 |
|
2 |
Andre Radyn |
The Lair |
4 |
22 |
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3 |
Gage Ridley |
The Lair |
2 |
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PROVINCIAL COLOURSIt is always satisfying to
award provincial colours to deserving gamers. The colours are not awarded
lightly and are awarded only when gamers meet the following criteria, and are
always awarded on residency:
- Win all of their games at a
Provincial Championships, and/or
- Finish in the top 20% of
gamers at both a Provincial and National LAN
Championships.
It therefore gives me great
pleasure to announce that the following gamers have earned their Provincial
Colours at the Western
Cape Championships:
COLOURS
| Name |
Club |
Colours |
Province |
| Mohammad Javadinia |
Knights Mind Sports |
Provincial |
WC |
| Gage Ridley |
The Lair |
Provincial |
WC |
SCHOOL PROVINCIAL COLOURS
| Name |
Club |
Colours |
Province |
| Mohammad Javadinia |
Knights Mind Sports |
Provincial |
WC |
| Gage Ridley |
The Lair |
Provincial |
WC |
It should be noted that both
Mohammad and Gage earned both Senior Provincial Colours and School Provincial
Colours a great achievement indeed!
Readers can view the photographs from the event on http://www.facebook.com/mindsportssa?ref=ts
Issued
by:
Colin
Webster
President
Mind Sports South Africa
P O Box 19275
FISHER'S
HILL
1408
Tel: 011 828 4994
Fax: 086 672 1911
Cell: 073 593
9451
e-mail: mindsportssa@iafrica.com
URL: http://www.mindsportssa.freeservers.com/
URL: http://www.mssa-cgboc.org/
(eSports Gaming site)
URL: http://www.facebook.com/mindsportssa?ref=ts
Mind Sports South Africa
(MSSA) is an affiliate of the South African Confederation of Sport and Olympic
Committee.
The
MSSA is responsible for the good governance and promotion of Board games (such
as Backgammon, Diplomacy, Checkers, Draughts, Morabaraba, etc), eSports (whether
they are played on ‘cell phones, Sony® PSP’s, personal computers or similar),
and Historical figure games (also known as wargames). |
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Notification regarding 2010 National Team Trials |
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Written by Ryan van den Bergh
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010 00:00 |
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Dear Gamer
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
gamers have qualified for the National Team Trials to select the team the
Protea Team that shall attend the 2010 IeSF Grand
Finals in September this year, as well as the WCG in the USA.
The team that shall attend
the 2010 IeSF Grand
Finals shall consist of two players who shall compete in
the game of FIFA, and two players who shall compete in the game of WarCraft III.
Such championship is to be held in South Korea.
The team that shall attend the WCG shall consist of one player who shall
compete in the game of GUITAR HERO. Such championship is to be held in the
USA.
In terms of the MSSA’s regulations, the defending team members of the
national team are invited to participate in the Trials by virtue of their
experience and standard of play.
FIFA™Nseula
Chilikhuma (Johannesburg) Northcliff High School
Suliman Chotia
(Johannesburg) University of Johannesburg
Ruben de Freitas (Johannesburg)
Knights Mind Sports Club – defending national team member
Mohammad Javadinia
(Cape Town ) The Lair
David Knott (Cape Town ) The Lair
Marius Lamprecht
(Bloemfontein) ESWAT Club
Dominic Lennon (KwaZulu Natal) KZN
Gaming
Thembinbosi Lobe (Bloemfontein) Greys College
Xola Magwaza
(Johannesburg) Knights Mind Sports Club – defending national team
member
Daniel Masters (KwaZulu Natal) KZN Gaming
Manesh Nankoo
(Bloemfontein) ESWAT Club
Andrew Powrie (Cape Town ) The Lair
Naeem
Williams (Johannesburg) Northcliff High School
GUITAR HERO™
Dominic Brummer (Cape Town) The Lair
Kevin Doran (Gauteng Championships)
Knights Mind Sports Club
Sebastian Collins (Gauteng Championships) Knights
Mind Sports Club
Ryno Gildenhuys (Free State Championships) Knights Mind
Sports Club
Nialle Dean Momsen (KwaZulu Natal) KZN Gaming
Peter Deon
Mybergh (KwaZulu Natal) KZN Gaming
Gage Ridley (Cape Town) The
Lair
Quinton Sweetman (Free State Championships) Knights Mind Sports
Club
WARCRAFT III™
Stephen Bester (Johannesburg) Northcliff High School
Nicolas Havenga
(Johannesburg) Knights Mind Sports Club
Hendri Lombard (Bloemfontein)
Fichardpark Hoer Skool
Nialle Dean Momsen (KwaZulu Natal) KZN
Gaming
Andries Myburgh (Bloemfontein) ESWAT Club
Mornĕ Naude
(Bloemfontein) ESWAT Club
Flipi Poggenpoel (Cape Town) Knights Mind Sports
Club
Matthew Putter (KwaZulu Natal) KZN Gaming
Caleb Ridley (Cape Town)
Knights Mind Sports Club
Samuel Scott (Cape Town) Knights Mind Sports
Club
Richard Aldum Smart (Pretoria) Pretoria Boys High School
Issued by:
Colin
Webster
President
Mind Sports South Africa
P O Box 19275
FISHER'S
HILL
1408
Tel: 011 828 4994
Fax: 086 672 1911
Cell: 073 593
9451
e-mail: mindsportssa@iafrica.com
URL: http://www.mindsportssa.freeservers.com/
URL: http://www.mssa-cgboc.org/
(eSports Gaming site)
URL: http://www.facebook.com/mindsportssa?ref=ts
Mind Sports South Africa
(MSSA) is an affiliate of the South African Confederation of Sport and Olympic
Committee.
The
MSSA is responsible for the good governance and promotion of Board games (such
as Backgammon, Diplomacy, Checkers, Draughts, Morabaraba, etc), eSports (whether
they are played on ‘cell phones, Sony® PSP’s, personal computers or similar),
and Historical figure games (also known as wargames).
MSSA is sponsored
by: 
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RESULTS: ASUS 2010 MSSA Western Cape LAN Championships |
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Written by Ryan van den Bergh
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Tuesday, 03 August 2010 09:35 |
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Edgemead
High School proved to be an excellent venue for the ASUS 2010 MSSA Western Cape LAN
Championships that was held on the 17th
and 18th of July 2010. Special thanks must
be extended to Bryan Banfield and The Lair who set up the
network and ensured the smooth running of the
competition.
The first day of competition
saw GUITAR HERO being played.
GUITAR HEROBy now everyone should know
that the GUITAR HERO competition at the ASUS sponsored MSSA provincial LAN
championships are qualifying rounds for the WORLD CYBER GAMES (WCG). SAMSUNG is the sponsor of this part of the
competition and has undertaken to bring up the top two players from each and
every provincial championship to play in the Qualifying Finals to be held in
Sandton on 7 August 2010. MEGAROM
also sponsored the event through the loaning of equipment to ensure that the
event was a success.
After a fiercely contested
championship, the following players emerged as the medal
earners: GUITAR HERO 5 - Premier
|
Name |
Club |
Points |
Tie-break |
|
1 |
Gage Ridley |
The Lair |
10 |
|
|
2 |
Dominic Brummer |
The Lair |
8 |
|
|
3 |
Andrew Powrie |
The Lair |
6 |
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GUITAR HERO 5 - High School
|
Name |
Club |
Points |
Tie-break |
|
1 |
Ethan Brummer |
The Lair |
4 |
|
|
2 |
Richard Goodhead |
The Lair |
2 |
|
|
3 |
Matthew Marison |
The Lair |
0 |
|
Only FIFA was played on the
Sunday.
FIFA
10Gamers who entered were duly
advised that they could win a spot in the National Team Trials. The
MSSA will be sending two players to represent South Africa at the 2010
IeSF Grand Finals in South Korea.
Mohammad immediately stamped his authority on the championships and
demolished every single player that he encountered. It was not uncommon to see
Mohammad racking up huge scores against his opponents. At the end of the day,
Mohammad had scored an impressive 42 goals and had only conceded 2
goals.
The final results
are:
FIFA 10 - Premier
|
Name |
Club |
Points |
Tie-break |
|
1 |
Mohammad Javadinia |
Knights Mind Sports |
10 |
|
|
2 |
Andrew Powrie |
The Lair |
8 |
|
|
3 |
David Knott |
The Lair |
6 |
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FIFA 10 - Under 24
|
Name |
Club |
Points |
Tie-break |
|
1 |
Dominic Brummer |
The Lair |
6 |
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FIFA 10 - High School
|
Name |
Club |
Points |
Tie-break |
|
1 |
Ethan Brummer |
The Lair |
4 |
28 |
|
2 |
Andre Radyn |
The Lair |
4 |
22 |
|
3 |
Gage Ridley |
The Lair |
2 |
|
PROVINCIAL COLOURSIt is always satisfying to
award provincial colours to deserving gamers. The colours are not awarded
lightly and are awarded only when gamers meet the following criteria, and are
always awarded on residency:
- Win all of their games at a
Provincial Championships, and/or
- Finish in the top 20% of
gamers at both a Provincial and National LAN
Championships.
It therefore gives me great
pleasure to announce that the following gamers have earned their Provincial
Colours at the Western
Cape Championships:
COLOURS
| Name |
Club |
Colours |
Province |
| Mohammad Javadinia |
Knights Mind Sports |
Provincial |
WC |
| Gage Ridley |
The Lair |
Provincial |
WC |
SCHOOL PROVINCIAL COLOURS
| Name |
Club |
Colours |
Province |
| Mohammad Javadinia |
Knights Mind Sports |
Provincial |
WC |
| Gage Ridley |
The Lair |
Provincial |
WC |
It should be noted that both
Mohammad and Gage earned both Senior Provincial Colours and School Provincial
Colours a great achievement indeed!
Readers can view the photographs from the event on http://www.facebook.com/mindsportssa?ref=ts
Issued
by:
Colin
Webster
President
Mind Sports South Africa
P O Box 19275
FISHER'S
HILL
1408
Tel: 011 828 4994
Fax: 086 672 1911
Cell: 073 593
9451
e-mail: mindsportssa@iafrica.com
URL: http://www.mindsportssa.freeservers.com/
URL: http://www.mssa-cgboc.org/
(eSports Gaming site)
URL: http://www.facebook.com/mindsportssa?ref=ts
Mind Sports South Africa
(MSSA) is an affiliate of the South African Confederation of Sport and Olympic
Committee.
The
MSSA is responsible for the good governance and promotion of Board games (such
as Backgammon, Diplomacy, Checkers, Draughts, Morabaraba, etc), eSports (whether
they are played on ‘cell phones, Sony® PSP’s, personal computers or similar),
and Historical figure games (also known as wargames). |
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Xola called up for another tour of duty! |
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Written by Ryan van den Bergh
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Tuesday, 13 July 2010 00:00 |
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Dear
Gamer When a
player becomes a member of the official national team, the player remains a
member of such team for the next calendar year, when normally a new selection
is undertaken.
Thus,
team members may be called on by the MSSA to do additional ‘tours of duty’ to
represent South Africa in international events.
So it
is with Xola Magwaza, currently the senior team member of the National eSports
Team, who has been called upon to represent South Africa at the Hyundai Global Challenge in South
Korea in July 2010.
The
game played shall be FIFA Online and the prizes are:
- 1st prize is a 130 Hyundai motor
vehicle,
- 2nd prize is 5 million Won
(R31,228.12), and
- 3rd prize is 3 million Won
(R18,737.10).
The
experience that Xola will earn at the Hyundai Global Challenge will prove to be
invaluable in preparing the team that shall be selected to play at the 2010 IeSF Grand Final at the end
of September 2010.
All gamers are reminded that there is
still time to qualify for the 2010 National Team Trials at the following two
provincial Championships:
18 July 2010 – ASUS 2010 Western Cape
Provincial LAN Championships, and
1 August 2010 - ASUS 2010 Eastern Cape
Provincial LAN Championships.
For further information, please contact
the writer.
Issued by:
Colin Webster
President
Mind Sports South Africa
P O Box 19275
FISHER'S HILL
1408
Tel: 011 828 4994
Fax: 086 672 1911
Cell: 073 593 9451
e-mail: mindsportssa@iafrica.com
URL: http://www.mssa-cgboc.org/
(eSports Gaming site)
URL: http://www.facebook.com/mindsportssa?ref=ts
Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is an
affiliate of the South African Confederation of Sport and Olympic Committee.
The MSSA is responsible for the good
governance and promotion of Board games (such as Backgammon, Diplomacy,
Checkers, Draughts, Morabaraba, etc), eSports (whether they are played on ‘cell
phones, Sony® PSP’s, personal computers or similar), and Historical figure
games (also known as wargames).
MSSA is sponsored
by:
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