Esports South Africa, and other games : REMINDER – 6th KWAZULU NATAL Online Esports Provincial Championships

With a number of international events likely to happen in 2026 it is always better to enter MSSA events earlier rather than later in order to qualify for MSSA’s National Team Trials.

Previously MSSA brought out a post on Tuesday, 10 March 2026, titled “Important Official Announcement!” in which MSSA stated that National Team Trials would be held on 25 April 2026. 

However, it must be noted that IESF has still not advised its membership of affiliated National Federations of the date and venue of its WEC26 (World Esports Championships), therefore all members and athletes must be aware that:

1. The Online Provincial Championships  shall still be held on 25 April 2026, and that

2. The date for National Team Trials will be announced as soon as IESF has has announced its WEC26.

The good news is that all athletes have another event in the Online Provincial Championships – 25 April 2026 to qualify for National Team Trials (NTT).

It is in MSSA’s National Team Trials that teams will be selected for Protea teams that will officially represent South Africa in international events.

Remember that you cannot officially represent South Africa in an international event unless selected by MSSA.

MSSA’s KwaZulu Natal Online Esports Provincial Championships  to be held on 18 April 2026 offers all esports athletes the first chance in 2026 to to qualify for National Team Trials. Thus the hunt is on for the 2026 National Protea Esports Teams. 

To have a chance to qualify for selection, players must be members of an affiliated club and qualify for National Team Trials at a MSSA event.

In order to participate, players must be registered for the 2025/2026 season.

The championship shall be held on 18 April 2026.

As usual Waylander Gaming is streaming the MLBB matches on behalf of Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) on:

Game titles to be played are:

Period/genre	Title	Platform	Age restriction	Players
Shooter	CS 2	PC	16	5 v 5
	PUBGM	Mobile	18	1 v 1
	Valorant	PC	16	5 v 5
Sport	EA SPORTS™ FC 26	Console	12	1 v 1
	eFootball	Console	12	1 v 1
	eBasketball – eFIBA	Console	12	1 v 1
	Rocket League	PC	12	1 v 1 and 3 v 3
MOBA	Clash of Clans	Mobile	12	5 v 5
	Clash Royale	Mobile	12	1 v 1
	DotA 2	PC	12	5 v 5
	League of Legends	PC	12	5 v 5
	Mobile Legends Bang Bang	Mobile	12	4 v 4
Fighting	Tekken 8	Console	16	1 v 1
	Street Fighter 6	Console	12	1 v 1

Tournament Structure:

As per the MSSA’s rules, being:

• If less than six teams, the championship shall be a Round Robin Championship
• If 6 to 10 teams enter the championship there shall be four rounds as played to the Swiss System
• If 11 or more teams enter the championship there shall be five rounds as played to the Swiss System

Eligibility:

• Any team consisting of players who are Registered Players affiliated to a MSSA member club may enter.

Entries:

• Entry is R100.00 per Registered Player.
• Only fully-paid-up Registered Players may participate in this event.
• Entries must be submitted by midnight 17 April 2026
• To enter, the club must complete the Google Drive document. 
• The entry form may be found on Google Drive. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xggSHejr_fG4X5pAiGZVp6OmqQtdjA_1FeWtsGZr2Jo/edit?gid=0#gid=0
• Clubs are to download the entry form, completed the downloaded form, and e-mail it to Mind Sports South Africa. 
• Photographs of players must accompany the entry.
• Only entries submitted via email and on Excel shall be accepted.
  
• All players must be on MSSA’s Discord at 9H00 – https://discord.gg/wp63EaU

Medals shall be handed over to winners at the next MSSA LAN that they attend. 

      MALE:

• PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams.
• UNDER 24: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams that have not won a Premier medal and which are comprised entirely of students currently registered at any officially recognized University.
• SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams of learners currently registered at any officially recognized school, provided they have not received any Premier medals. 

        FEMALE:

• PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams.
• UNDER 24: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams that have not won a Premier medal and which are comprised entirely of students currently registered at any officially recognized University.
• SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams of learners currently registered at any officially recognized school, provided they have not received any Premier medals.

Colours:

• Protea Colours: Only Players that are selected to represent South Africa in International Championships may earn National Colours if the Protea Colours Board’s criteria are met.
• National Colours: All Players that win all of their Matches at a National Championship will earn National Colours.
• Provincial Colours: All Players that win all of their Matches at a Provincial Championship will earn Provincial Colours. All Players who score within the top 50% in a specific Period at a Provincial Championship, and who also score within the top 50% at a National Championship in the same period and in the same year, will earn Provincial Colours.

General:

• The championship shall be played on: 18 April 2026.
• The first round will start at 10H00. Players shall be given 60 minutes to complete each round.
• Players playing 3 v 3 Rocket League shall be given 1.5 hours to complete the round.
• The championship is accredited as being of the same status as a provincial championship. 
• The championship shall be used for the awarding of provincial colours;
• The championship shall be used for the awarding of medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in Premier, Under 24, and School categories;
• The championship shall be used for the ability to qualify for National Team Squad.
• All medals shall be awarded to the recipients at a MSSA LAN championships.

Umpires:

• Umpires may only be contacted over Discord on the day of competition. Any communication not on the Discord channel shall not be entered into.

Ladder: