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FAST FACTS

HIGH SCHOOL – Battle Boards is a high school championship, for now.
ONLINE – teams play online from their school or chosen venue.
10 MINUTES per side per game.
288 TEAMS – across 9 provinces will compete against each other. Team results are based on individual game results.
32 SCHOOLS – limit per province. Registration is on a first come, first served basis.
15 STANDBY PLACES – limit per province. Once registration reaches 32 places per province, 15 places held on standby. Should teams be withdrawn, standby teams replace withdrawn teams on a first come, first serve basis in order of standby registration.
7 PLAYERS per team plus 1 reserve, mandatory in order to compete.
9 PROVINCES – Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North West, and Western Cape.
TEAM REGISTRATION – opens 10 April 2025.
PLAYER REGISTRATION – This will be conducted on leaguespot. Look out for further information on opening and closing dates.
PROVINCIAL POOLS – are released on www.battleboards.co.za.
10 MAY TO 1 JUNE 2025 – Inter – Provincial Championship. See schedule below:

KZN – 10 & 11 May
Limpopo – 10 & 11 May
Mpumalanga – 24 & 25 May
Northwest – 10 & 11 May
Gauteng – 24 & 25 May
Western Cape – 24 & 25 May
Northern Cape – 31 May & 1 June
Eastern Cape – 31 May & 1 June
Free State – 31 May and 1 June

26 JULY 2025 – National Pool Matches.
9 AUGUST 2025 – Playoffs and Finals

PROCESS IN GENERAL

  • The first 32 schools per province are registered through the website.
  • Team rankings are based on player ratings, which is automatically calculated by the system. If a player is not rated, they are allocated novice status.
  • Teams are allocated to pools automatically by the registration system, but based on an even-strength basis as far as possible.
  • Once all registrations have been processed, the pools will be revealed.
  • Schools will receive an automated email confirmation of their registration and a reminder to register their 7 players and 1 reserve by 5 May 2025.

TEAM WITHDRAWALS

Teams are withdrawn from the tournament on the following bases:

  1. Voluntary withdrawal – Teams may choose to withdraw at any time for any reason.
  2. Missed player registration – Teams who do not complete their player registrations by 5 May 2025 are automatically withdrawn.
  3. Incomplete player registration – Teams who do not provide all the required details for all players by 5 May 2025 are automatically withdrawn.
  4. Insufficient players – Teams who cannot field 7 players cannot compete.
  5. Any team dropping out of the tournament, or who are removed for not completing their registration or player registrations in full, will be replaced by a team on the standby list.

STANDBY LIST

  • Once capacity has been reached per province, 15 standby places are reserved. These are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
  • The standby list is numbered in order of registration.
  • Any team withdrawn from the registered places are replaced by a standby team, in the order in which their registration was received.