The National Honours Badge, as shown above, is awarded to Players who have earned National Colours at least three times. Barry Louzada of Mettlestate is one such recipient.

Athletes willing to earn National Colours may do so at MSSA’s 2025 SA National Online Championships to be held on 6 December 2025.

To earn National Colours, Players must win all of their Matches.

The benefits of doing so, means that the athlete who has so earned such colours are included into the National Squad.

Should a player in the National Protea Team not be able to meet their commitments, MSSA is permitted to then draft players who have earned National Colours into the Protea Team.

Of course to be called up for service into the Protea Team, the athlete has to have a South African passport.

Of course the National Championship also counts as a qualifier for the 2026 National Team Trials (NTT).

Game titles to be played are:

Period/genre

Shooter

• CS 2 – PC – 16 – 5 v 5
• PUBGM – Mobile – 18 – 1 v 1

Sport

• EA SPORTS™ FC 25 – Console – 12 – 1 v 1
• eFootball – Console – 12 – 1 v 1
• Rocket League – PC – 12 – 1 v 1 and 3 v 3

MOBA

• Clash of Clans – Mobile – 12 – 1 v 1
• Clash Royale – Mobile – 12 – 1 v 1
• DotA 2 – PC – 12 – 5 v 5
• Mobile Legends Bang Bang – Mobile – 12 – 5 v 5

Fighting

• Tekken 8 – Console – 16 – 1 v 1
• Street Fighter 6 – Console – 12 – 1 v 1

Players are to acquaint themselves with the rules apropos substitutes and loadshedding.

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 5 December 2025
• To enter, the club must complete the Google Drive document.
• The entry form may be found on Google Drive.
• 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

Medals

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: 6 December 2025.
• 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

Ladder:

• All games shall count towards the National Ladder.

Shout casting:

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