Mind Sports South Africa, an affiliate of the South African Confederation of Sport and Olympic Committee, has announced that registrations are open for the 2012 MSSA Gauteng LAN Championships.
Registrations will close on 10 March 2012.
Players who wish to compete in any of MSSA’s Championships are advised to complete their annual registration forms so that they may be approved as Registered Players as soon as possible. Late entries will be accepted in exceptional circumstances.
Players can find a copy of the registration form attached to the forum linked at the bottom of this article.
MSSA Gauteng LAN Championships 2012 details
Hosting Club: University of the Witwatersrand.
Venue: Bozzoli Hall.
Date: 24 & 25 March 2012.
Entry Fees: R50.00 per Registered Player per Period.
Schedule: The LAN Schedule for all 2012 is below.
| SATURDAY, 24 MARCH 2012 | ||||
| Time | Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Quake LIVE | Tekken |
| 09H00 | Round 1 Starts | Round 1 Starts | Round 1 Starts | Round 1 Starts |
| 09H45 | Round 2 Starts | Round 1 Continues | Round 1 Continues | Round 2 Starts |
| 10H30 | Round 3 Starts | Round 2 Starts | Round 2 Starts | Round 3 Starts |
| 11H15 | Round 4 Starts | Round 2 Continues | Round 2 Continues | Round 4 Starts |
| 12H00 | Round 5 Starts | Round 3 Starts | Round 3 Starts | Round 5 Starts |
| 12H45 | Round 3 Continues | Round 3 Continues | ||
| 13H00 | LUNCH | |||
| Time | Guitar Hero 5 (Xbox360) | Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (continued) | Quake LIVE (continued) | Street Fighter |
| 14H00 | Round 1 Starts | Round 4 Starts | Round 4 Starts | Round 1 Starts |
| 14H45 | Round 2 Starts | Round 4 Continues | Round 4 Continues | Round 2 Starts |
| 15H30 | Round 3 Starts | Round 5 Starts | Round 5 Starts | Round 3 Starts |
| 16H15 | Round 4 Starts | Round 5 Continues | Round 5 Continues | Round 4 Starts |
| 17H00 | Round 5 Starts | Round 5 Starts | ||
| 18H00 | Awards Ceremony | |||
| 19H00 | Doors Close | |||
| SUNDAY, 25 MARCH 2012 | ||||
| Time | Warcraft III: Defense of the Ancients | CounterStrike 1.6 | FIFA ’10 (PS3) | |
| 09H00 | Round 1 Starts | Round 1 Starts | Round 1 Starts | |
| 09H45 | Round 1 Continues | Round 1 Continues | Round 2 Starts | |
| 10H30 | Round 2 Starts | Round 2 Starts | Round 3 Starts | |
| 11H15 | Round 2 Continues | Round 2 Continues | Round 4 Starts | |
| 12H00 | Round 3 Starts | Round 3 Starts | Round 5 Starts | |
| 12H45 | Round 3 Continues | Round 3 Continues | ||
| 13H00 | LUNCH | |||
| Time | Warcraft III: Defense of the Ancients (continued) | CounterStrike 1.6 (continued) | PES | |
| 14H00 | Round 4 Starts | Round 4 Starts | Round 1 Starts | |
| 14H45 | Round 4 Continues | Round 4 Continues | Round 2 Starts | |
| 15H30 | Round 5 Starts | Round 5 Starts | Round 3 Starts | |
| 16H15 | Round 5 Continues | Round 5 Continues | Round 4 Starts | |
| 17H00 | Round 5 Starts | |||
| 18H00 | Awards Ceremony | |||
| 19H00 | Doors Close | |||
Rules and Regulations
All Rules and Regulations pertaining to eSports are available from the MSSA website.
Players are strongly advised to familiarise themselves with the LAN League bylaws and all period-specific rules. The period-specific rules will be released by the MSSA eSports Board of Control shortly.
If any player wishes to provide advice regarding the drafting of the Period Specific Rules they are encouraged to contact the eSBoC who will take all comments into account: [email protected]
Awards
The following Medals may be awarded at the MSSA’s 2012 Gauteng LAN Championship:
- PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three players who are registered players.
- SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three high school scholars, provided they have not received any Premier medals.
- UNIVERSITY: Medals shall be awarded to the first three players who are currently registered at any officially recognised University, provided the players have not received any Premier Medals.
- WOMEN: A Medal will be awarded to the first woman player who did not receive any other medal.
Colours and National Team Trials
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.
National Team Trials: All players that score within the top 20% or top three places, whichever is greater, in a specific period at a Provincial or National Championship will earn an invitation to National Team Trials. National Team Trials shall be held in the event that a National Team must be selected to represent South Africa when competing in such period in an International Championship.
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