2009 Gauteng eSports Championships

The Gauteng eSports Championships shall be held at Wits University, Old Mutual Sports Hall on 21 and 22 March 2009 by the Wits Wargames Club in co-operation with The Lair.

Registrations will close Wednesday 18th March 2009.

The championships shall start on both days at 09H00. Players need to confirm their presence at the venue with umpires at least 30 minutes before the start of play.

Please remember that the MSSA LAN Championships are the only officially recognised Local-Area-Network (LAN) Championships.

The Computer Games that shall be played are as follows:

Period	CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE PLAYED ON SATURDAY MORNING
	Saturday
	ROUND 1	ROUND 2	ROUND 3	ROUND 4	ROUND 5
Call of Duty: World at War™ (PC)	9H00 – 9H40	9H45 – 10H25	1oH30 – 11H10	11H15 – 11H55	12H00 - 1245
Starcraft™ (PC)	9H00 – 9H40	9H45 – 10H25	1oH30 – 11H10	11H15 – 11H55	12H00 - 1245
Call of Duty 4™ (PC)	9H00 – 9H40	9H45 – 10H25	1oH30 – 11H10	11H15 – 11H55	12H00 - 1245

Period	CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE PLAYED ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
	Saturday
	ROUND 1	ROUND 2	ROUND 3	ROUND 4	ROUND 5
Quake 3™ (PC)	14H00 - 14H40	14H45 – 15H25	15H30 – 16H10	16H15 – 16H55	17H00 – 17H45
TrackMania Nations Forever™ (PC)	14H00 - 14H40	14H45 – 15H25	15H30 – 16H10	16H15 – 16H55	17H00 – 17H45
Gears of War 2 (XBOX360)	14H00 - 14H40	14H45 – 15H25	15H30 – 16H10	16H15 – 16H55	17H00 – 17H45

Period	CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE PLAYED ON SUNDAY MORNING
	Sunday
	ROUND 1	ROUND 2	ROUND 3	ROUND 4	ROUND 5
Counter Strike 1.6™ (PC)	9H00 – 9H40	9H45 – 10H25	1oH30 – 11H10	11H15 – 11H55	12H00 - 1245
Guitar Hero (XBOX 360)	9H00 – 9H40	9H45 – 10H25	1oH30 – 11H10	11H15 – 11H55	12H00 - 1245

Period	CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE PLAYED ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON
	Sunday
	ROUND 1	ROUND 2	ROUND 3	ROUND 4	ROUND 5
Red Alert 3™ (PC)	14H00 - 14H40	14H45 – 15H25	15H30 – 16H10	16H15 – 16H55	17H00 – 17H45
FIFA 09 ™ (Play Station 3)	14H00 - 14H40	14H45 – 15H25	15H30 – 16H10	16H15 – 16H55	17H00 – 17H45

Period	CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE PLAYED ALL DAY SUNDAY
	Sunday
	ROUND 1	ROUND 2	ROUND 3	ROUND 4	ROUND 5
Team Fortress 2™ (PC)	9H00 - 10H30	10H30 – 12H00	12H00 – 13H30	14H00 – 15H30	15H30 – 17H00
DotA- Allstars™ (PC)	9H00 - 10H30	10H30 – 12H00	12H00 – 13H30	14H00 – 15H30	15H30 – 17H00

Medals shall be awarded to the following:

Premier (overall): 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
University teams: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
High School: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd

Added to the above, players are able to earn Provincial Colours.

Should players win all their games, players automatically earn Provincial Colours.

Not only that, but all players that finish in the top 20% automatically qualify to participate in National Team trials.

Of course the Team Trials for any game shall only be held if all the criteria in terms of participation are met. It is only through participating in the National Team Trials that players can qualify for official team selection and Protea Colours.

To participate in a MSSA Online Computer Games League/Championship you need to have completed the following items:

Complete the MSSA Online Registration form. PLEASE NOTE: If you are currently not a member of a club, you will be defaulted to the "Knights" club. Should you wish to create your own club, the forms are available here.
Please check that all the details are correct and print and sign the form.
Pay your Registration and Entry fees into the Mind Sports South Africa's bank account being; ABSA, account number: 9047667676. For an explanation on the cost for registration please click here: payment explanation. Please note that if you have already paid your annual MSSA Registration fee, you MUST NOT pay it again as Registration Fees apply to the entire season (1 November to 31 October).
Fax your registration form (or Entry Form) together with your proof of payment to 086 672 1911.
MSSA will contact you with all league/championship arrangements via the e-mail account you have provided.
PLEASE NOTE: Late registrations for Online Leagues will NOT be accepted. Late Registrations for LAN Championships will ONLY be accepted if the minimum number of required players has already registered on time.

Entry fees are: R100.00 per Computer Game, e.g. Starcraft, Counter Strike, etc.

Only players who are registered with fully-paid-up members (clubs) may participate.

Regards

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
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URL: http://www.mindsportssa.freeservers.com/
URL: http://www.mssa-cgboc.org/ (eSports Gaming site)
URL: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9254840698 (Facebook)

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).