2013 MWEB Online Dota 2 Championship on 20 April

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MSSA MwebMSSA and MWEB have announced that the 2013 MWEB Online Dota 2  Championship has been rescheduled for 20 April.

The tournament will also allow players to qualify for the National Team trials for an opportunity to represent South Africa in an official Test Match against Romania.

Full details and press release:

We are proud to announce that 10ten Gaming are hosting the 2013 MWEB Online Dota 2  Championship, which will offer local Dota 2 players the opportunity to qualify for the National Team trials.

In case you haven’t been watching the local gaming press, Dota 2 players in South Africa will have the opportunity to get full Protea Colours for the game and represent the country in an official Test Match against Romania. With Romania ranked 3rd out of 33 countries in the IeSF world rankings (SA is ranked 16th), we’re going to need the best players to answer the challenge!

Thus the MSSA decided to delay the championships until 20 April 2013 in order tro give every single gamer the opportunity of entering the championship.

We’d also like to thank MWEB, in line with their continued support for gaming in South Africa, for extending their sponsorship to include all Mind Sports Online Championships. None of this would be possible without the continued support from MWEB.

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 the championship shall be four rounds as played to the Swiss System
  • If 11 to 30 teams the championship shall be five rounds as played to the Swiss System

Eligibility:

  • Any player who is a Registered Player affiliated to a MSSA member club may enter.

Entry fee:

  • Entry is free to all full-paid-up Registered Players.
  • Only fully-paid-up Registered Players may participate in this event.

Entry date:

  • Entries need to be submitted by no later than Tuesday, 16 April 2013.

Medals:

  • PREMIER: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams.
  • UNIVERSITY: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 recognised University.
  • SCHOLARS: Medals shall be awarded to the first three teams of learners currently registered at any officially recognised school, provided they have not received any Premier medals.
  • WOMEN: A Medal will be awarded to the first woman’s team that did not receive any other medal.

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..

When and Where:

  • 20 April 2013
  • The first round will start at 14H00. Players shall be given 90 minutes to complete each round.
  • The tournament will run via the MWEB server

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:

  • The awarding of provincial colours;
  • The awarding of medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in Premier, Under 24, and School categories;
  • The ability to qualify for National Team Trials.

Please note that the MSSA shall be selecting a team to officially represent South Africa in a test match against Romania. From such championships, invites shall be sent out to the Registered Players of the teams that finish in the top three or the top 20% (whichever is greater) as per the Regulations. As per the Regulations all such players who qualify from the genre as a whole shall be invited. However, the Trials shall be held after the championship on 20 April 2013. The Registered Players that enter the Trials shall organise themselves into teams that:

1.    All come from the same area. In other words everybody in the team must reside within 50km’s, as the crow flies, to each other, or
2.    Any team that does not comply with point 1 above, will have to undertake to get the players in their team who are not in the same area to the venue for the test matches at their own expense.

As usual Trials shall be done at a LAN venue, and the team that can best represent South Africa shall then be selected.

Shout casting:

  • The MSSA shall decide who may shout-cast the games.
  • Anybody wishing to be appointed as a Shout-Caster must apply in writing to mindsportssa@iafrica.com

For further information, please go to: http://e-sport.co.za/index.php/Mind_Sports_South_Africa_(MSSA)_ONLINE_CHAMPIONSHIP

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