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  • The WFFA announces a brand-new structure for the 2023 World Championships

    The WFFA announces a brand-new structure for the 2023 World Championships

    The World Freestyle Football Association has announced today the new format of qualifications for the official 2023 World Freestyle Football Championships: the Freestyle Football Pulse Series, a succession of highly competitive regional tournaments that will ensure all corners of the globe are covered and every single freestyler can compete for a spot in the World Final.

    Following the announcement in October 2022 that the 2023 World Finals were to happen in Nairobi, Kenya, the WFFA has added today that 5 live regional events spread across the globe over the year will act as qualifiers and serve to identify who qualifies for the right to compete for the World Title.

    After going fully online in 2020 to accommodate the global restrictions in travel and gatherings of people, and evolving into hybrid models in 2021 and 2022 where live and online qualifier stages were introduced, 2023 will see a fully live experience to best judge the talents in the sport of Freestyle Football. Also, for the first time, the qualifiers will be focused only on regional events, instead of National Qualifiers – a decision aimed at ensuring that every competition offers the highest quality and competitiveness to its participants.

    The 2023 Freestyle Football Pulse Series will take place in Hiroshima (Japan), New York City (United States of America), Mombasa (Kenya), Riga (Latvia) and Córdoba (Argentina) between May and September 2023.

    Freestylers will be able to choose whether they compete in a physical event or in the Online Pulse; those living in the Americas will also be able to decide whether they compete in the North (New York) or in the South (Córdoba). However, once a decision is made, there will be no second chance – no freestyler will be allowed to participate in two different Pulse Events in the same season.

    The exact dates of the Pulse Events, plus all relevant information about each stop, will be released on the official WFFA social media channels as the competitions come close.

    Once all events in the Pulse Series are over, the very best 16 men and 16 women from all corners of the world will be competing in November in Nairobi, Kenya for the World Championship title, which has previously been held by the likes of Sean Garnier (France), Lia Lewis (UK), Andrew Henderson (UK), Melody Donchet (France), Aguska Mnich (Poland) and Ricardinho Chahini (Brazil). 

    Steve Elias, President of the WFFA, said: “This new format is designed in response to popular demand from the athletes, as it aims to give all freestylers the best possible community experience and a fair, neutral stage for all to compete on”.

    Daniel Wood, Head of Partnerships at the WFFA, said: “We are delighted to be teaming up with some fantastic regional partners to make this historical series of events a reality. A huge thank you goes out to our friends at Homeboyz Entertainment, Events DC, Mudita Sports and Ghetto Games, amongst many more: it’s going to be a huge year for Freestyle Football!”.


    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • The WFFA  launches an official podcast with the best stories from Freestyle Football

    The WFFA launches an official podcast with the best stories from Freestyle Football

    The World Freestyle Football Association has announced a joint venture partnership with sports audio experts Voiceworks Sport, that will see the two organisations work together on the global governing body’s official podcast and audio strategy. 

    The partnership will launch with an initial podcast recorded at the Super Ball World Open, the WFFA’s flagship tournament. The All You Need Is A Ball content series will bring the latest news and stories from the event, giving Freestyle Football fans full access to the biggest names in the sport, telling the story of their route into the game and revealing the personalities behind “the fastest-growing sport you’ve never heard of.”

    The wider series of the podcast will follow the Freestyle Football calendar, providing updates from major events and takes from big-name freestylers from around the world on the latest news, views and their own personal journeys.

    Sophie Hind, Managing Director of Voiceworks Sport, said: “Sound and excitement feature in Freestyle Football in abundance. It’s a thrilling sport, and tailor-made for audio. We know that WFFA’s long-term ambition is to rub shoulders with other urban sports like 3×3 basketball, BMX freestyle and skateboarding at much-loved marquee events. Realising the scale of the audio opportunity, they came to us to develop their audio strategy. We jumped at the chance to work with them.

    “We’re looking forward to working with the WFFA team for years to come. The partnership marks another exciting milestone in Voiceworks Sport’s own journey, as we work with some of the most innovative organisations, brands and governing bodies across sport.”

    Dan Wood, Head of Partnerships at the WFFA, said: “Freestyle Football is a content-heavy, digitally-savvy sport where storytelling is rife. From the amazing athletes and their journeys, through to incredible destinations, unlocking cultures from all corners of the world and the building of a brand-new sport from scratch, there is a lot to talk about.”

    “Partnering up with premium expertise of Voiceworks Sport and launching our own podcast was a logical next step in our growth. We are really excited to share our amazing community and journey with the world!”.

    The All You Need Is A Ball podcast will be available on all podcast platforms, including, Audible, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Google Podcasts, on August 16th.


    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • The WFFA teams up with Horizm to boost the performance of Freestyle Football social content

    The WFFA teams up with Horizm to boost the performance of Freestyle Football social content

    The World Freestyle Football Association has announced a new partnership with Horizm, the digital audience specialists whose groundbreaking platform connects brands interested in reaching sports fans with rights holders looking for ways to better value and monetise their digital content.

    Thanks to this new agreement, the performance of Freestyle Football content on social channels will be analysed thoroughly, and its commercial value will be assessed with much higher precision. This enhanced analysis, in turn, will lead to an improved service to partners and affiliates, as well as to a myriad of opportunities for individual freestylers and content creators in the space.

    The partnership with Horizm is expected to become a key milestone of the WFFA’s global digitalisation plan, which so far has already seen the Association remarkably increase its social presence across new channels. The strategy has also included teaming up with a variety of first-class players in the space, including content agencies, tournament management providers and digital services platforms, among others.

    Daniel Wood, Head of Partnerships at the WFFA, said: “We are very excited to welcome Horizm to the WFFA family. Their platform will bring great value to the Freestyle Football universe, including a wide range of opportunities for the freestylers to leverage their fantastic content in new and ingenious ways.”

    Daniël Rooseboom, Head of Digital at the WFFA, added: “Having a solid digital strategy across all our activities, from communications to event management, is vital to our future growth. For this reason, a first-class tool such as Horizm’s will be a massive asset for us – we are really looking forward to starting to work together with them!”.

    Sam Grimley, Global Head of Sales & Account Management at Horizm, said: “Freestyle Football is a sport rooted in youth culture; one that is native to social media and one where the top freestylers boast huge, highly engaged digital audiences. We’re really excited to be working with the WFFA to help them and the athletes involved realise their full digital potential.”


    About Horizm

    Founded in 2019, Horizm was born with the goal of being the number one digital audience platform for the global sports and entertainment industries; to revolutionise the way rights holders and brands operate in our new digital era and fully support them across their digital asset life cycles.

    Through their proprietary Marketplace, Horizm connects brands interested in reaching sports fans with rights holders looking for ways to better value and monetize their digital content. Horizm Marketplace aggregates over $1.5bn of digital inventory, offering brands a convenient and effective route to target customers through the highly engaged medium of sports content.

    This inventory is accessed through contracted agreements which see Horizm leverage artificial intelligence to provide sports and entertainment with the complete toolkit needed to value, benchmark and monetize their digital audience engagement. Predicated on a more rigorous, more holistic approach to managing and selling digital inventory, one that is rooted in understanding true market price, Horizm’s platform also enables rights holders, agencies and talent to drive more value for their partners and unlock new revenue streams from existing inventory.

    Horizm is the chosen digital solution for leading football clubs such as Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund, Chelsea, Everton, Real Madrid, Juventus, Olympique Lyonnais, Benfica, Flamengo and Wolverhampton Wanderers along with the Portuguese Football Federation and other elite sports organisations such as Saracens, Cricket West Indies, Mumbai Indians, the FIVB, the FIH and the Australian Open.

    For more information about Horizm, please visit https://linktr.ee/horizm


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  • The WFFA to bring Freestyle Football  to Wave Sports + Entertainment’s FTBL channels

    The WFFA to bring Freestyle Football to Wave Sports + Entertainment’s FTBL channels

    The World Freestyle Football Association has announced a new partnership with Wave Sports + Entertainment (WSE), one of the fastest-growing sports and entertainment companies with more than 110 million followers globally. As part of the partnership, WSE will showcase a selection of the best content from Freestyle Football events and athletes through FTBL, the voice of the global football community that takes fans inside the world’s biggest matches, to spotlight incredible tricks and “tekkers” done at home.

    All newly created content, as well as a selection of classic clips, will be available across the FTBL brand portfolio, including Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and Facebook.

    Steve Elias, President of the WFFA, said: “Freestyle Football is not just a sport: it’s also a lifestyle that greatly relates to contemporary street culture. Freestylers, hence, are not just first-class athletes, but also creators of extraordinary content that links with music, dance and art: having a platform such as WSE’s FTBL presenting that content to its audiences is doubtlessly a great step forward for the global community.”

    Daniel Wood, Head of Partnerships at the WFFA, said: “WSE’s FTBL is an ever-growing reference media brand, so partnering with them is great news for us at the Association. We have no doubt that this new agreement will help Freestyle Football content reach new and massive audiences, which in turn will help the sport develop all around the world”.

    Seth Brody, Director, Rights & Content Partnerships at Wave Sports + Entertainment, said: “WFFA’s unique style and social-friendly content is perfectly aligned with WSE’s FTBL brand and our desire to showcase amazing moments from across the broader football landscape.  We are excited to partner with the WFFA to adapt and deliver these visual and engaging moments to our audience of Gen-Z and Millennial fans.”


    About Wave Sports + Entertainment

    Founded in 2017, Wave Sports + Entertainment is a world-class sports and entertainment company serving modern-day fans via content, products, and experiences. WSE obsesses over sports, from the mainstream to more, bringing superfans the coverage, culture, commentary, and community they crave. With over 110 million highly-engaged global followers and a reach of over 500 million sports fans monthly, WSE has tapped into something incredibly powerful in record time. 

    Digital platforms love WSE, which is a top sports partner to Snap, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. WSE has earned bragging rights by creating some of the most popular sports media brands available on digital platforms today, including BUCKETS, FTBL, GYM HEROES, HAYMAKERS, and JUKES.

    No matter the sport, WSE has got the fans covered with highlights, memes, takes, commentary, analysis, off-field culture, and stories on the players and movements that are shaping the world of sports.

    To see the Wave Sports + Entertainment media brands in action, please go to www.wave.tv

    *Wave Sports + Entertainment is incorporated as Bullpen Sports Network, Inc.


    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • The WFFA partners with IMAGO to make Freestyle Football content accessible all around the world

    The WFFA partners with IMAGO to make Freestyle Football content accessible all around the world

    The World Freestyle Football Association has announced a new partnership with German photo agency IMAGO, the largest independent producer of sports content in Europe and one of the most renowned global photography and video producers in the world.

    The new partnership will see a selection of the best content from major Freestyle Football events, including national tournaments, regional competitions and global opens, distributed through IMAGO’s online platform. Media outlets and news agencies from the five continents will be able to access the finest pictures and videos from official WFFA competitions immediately after their champions are proclaimed.

    The newly created library of Freestyle Football content will be available very soon on the official IMAGO website at www.imago-images.com.

    Markus Kohl-Habibi, CEO at IMAGO, explained : “We are proud to be partnering with the WFFA and endorsing their commitment to community driven development and education. We look forward to offering their Freestyle Football photography and video which is undeniably set to be a valuable and creative asset.”

    Finja Nissen, Photographer Relations Manager at IMAGO, said: “We are very happy that the WFFA is now part of our network. Freestyle Football combines art with sport and promises unique images and videos. While our clients look forward to the cooperation, we from the Global Partner Team are also excited about the new content and look forward to a strong partnership”.

    Steve Elias, President of the WFFA, said: “The Freestyle Football universe generates a neverending stream of first-class content, particularly in the shape of pictures and videos: for us, the association with a top-notch agency such as IMAGO is a fantastic opportunity to ensure that this content is made available for journalists and media from all over the globe – and consequently, the sport reaches new audiences worldwide.”

    Dan Wood, Head of Partnerships at the WFFA, added: “We are really happy and proud to welcome IMAGO to the WFFA family. Their prestige and global presence as a content agency will bring tremendous credibility and awareness for the sport of Freestyle Football”.


    About IMAGO

    IMAGO is the leading German independent photography agency and the largest sports producer in Europe. Committed to visual inspiration, IMAGO endeavours for all partners to achieve more.

    Born out of Berlin in 1997, IMAGO has evolved into a premium global content provider spanning News, Sport, Creative, Archive and Video. With partnerships central to their business, IMAGO strives for excellence, offering direct and expert access to their curated and unparalleled digital media globally. Advocating for diversity, depth and quality throughout.

    For more information about IMAGO, please contact contact@imago-images.de or visit their channels:


    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • The WFFA opens the bidding process for the 2023 World Championship host city

    The WFFA opens the bidding process for the 2023 World Championship host city

    The World Freestyle Football Association has announced today the opening of the bidding process for the 2023 host city of its most competitive tournament: the Freestyle Football World Championship. Over the last 12 years, this exciting and energy-packed event has travelled to fascinating countries such as Brazil, Japan, England, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Poland and the USA.

    For the 2023 edition, all bidding cities will be required to follow a process that will allow the WFFA experts to evaluate their proposal, including not just the physical facilities they can offer to the participant athletes but also the values and adequacy of the candidacy.

    This selection process will include four main stages, during which the candidate cities will be asked to provide key information about their proposal. The procedure will happen as follows:

    1. Expression of interest: deadline April 29th, 2022
      1. Cities will be required to email partnerships@thewffa.org with an introduction to the candidate organisation and destination
      2. The WFFA will forward the candidate city a full requirements package, including the Code of Ethics of the Association to ensure the candidacy is aligned with the values of the sport
      3. Once the candidates have all details available, they will be asked to prepare a presentation to excite and cater to the needs of the sport, the event and its participants
    1. Confirmation of shortlisted options: announced on May 13th, 2022
      1. The WFFA will contact the applicants individually; the best 3 candidates will be selected
      2. The WFFA Partnerships team will then set up a video call with the three selected cities to learn more about their proposal and organise a site visit
    1. Site visits to all shortlisted options: happening before July 29th, 2022
      1. The WFFA Operations team will visit all shortlisted cities to understand the logistics and the logic of each option
    1. Host city selected: communicated privately on August 15th, 2022
      1. The WFFA Partnerships team will notify the winning candidate privately
      2. The representatives of the winning city will be invited to the 2022 World Finals, happening on October 8th in Croatia, where the public announcement will be made

    Once the process has been completed and the announcement has been made, the best male and female athletes in the sport of Freestyle Football will compete from January to July for the chance to qualify for the 2023 World Finals and be crowned the best in the world in the winning city.

    Dan Wood, Head of Partnerships at the WFFA, explains: “Since its launch in 2008, the Freestyle Football World Championship has travelled to all corners of the globe and entertained hundreds of millions of fans. We want to encourage any destination worldwide to get creative and be a part of our future. The uniqueness of the venue options and the energy and support from the destination are what particularly interests and excites us.”


    For more information about the activities of the WFFA, follow its official channels to get the latest updates!

  • Borussia Dortmund and the WFFA kick off the BVB Global Freestyle Challenge

    Borussia Dortmund and the WFFA kick off the BVB Global Freestyle Challenge

    The World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA) and German football powerhouse Borussia Dortmund (BVB) have announced the launch of the inaugural BVB Global Freestyle Challenge. Powered by Evonik, this collaboration aims at bridging the football and freestyle worlds, and further raising awareness of the Freestyle Football art form. Calling out BVB fans from all over the world to showcase their creative football skills, three winners will be selected by the public and jury votes to receive special prizes, including merchandise gift boxes worth €600 each.

    A think tank team consisting of WFFA’s freestyle experts from around the world have been chosen as the BVB 09 Freestyle Ambassadors. The 09 ambassadors are Alex Mendoza (USA), Torin Lynch (USA), Jannik Singpiel (Germany), Cheny (China), Taehee Kim (South Korea), Valerie Su (Singapore), Phat Nguyen (Vietnam), Zeem Ahmad (Malaysia) and the Freestyle World Champion Erlend Fagerli (Norway).

     “I am delighted to establish this relationship with the WFFA, which comes at a particularly exciting time as we focus much more these days on content creation and digitalization,” said Benedikt Scholz, BVB Head of International & New Business.

    Suresh Letchmanan, BVB Managing Director for Asia Pacific, highlighted further: “We are very happy to welcome the WFFA into our BVB family to help us find the best creative and talented BVB freestyler out there, who enjoys showcasing his or her skills as we work towards bringing special experiences to our fans around the world”. 

    Dan Wood, Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships at the WFFA, said: “It’s thrilling to launch this great partnership with a legendary club such as Borussia Dortmund. We are certain that this will offer a great opportunity to showcase the amazing skills of the BVB fan community, as well as educating wider audiences about our fantastic, COVID-proof sport”.

    Erlend Fagerli, 5-time World Freestyle Champion and one of the nine BVB Freestyle ambassadors, added: “I’m really excited to have teamed up with my freestyle friends around the world and to be working with such a forward-thinking club as BVB. This is the beginning of many great projects that will help us educate the football world about Freestyle”.

    The contest will kick off on June 1, 2021.  For more information, please visit www.bvb.de/eng/freestylechallenge.


    About Borussia Dortmund

    Borussia Dortmund is one of the most successful football clubs in Germany.  The club have won eight league championships, five DFB-Pokals, one UEFA Champions League, one Intercontinental Cup, and one UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup. With over 159,000 members in total, it is one of the five largest sports clubs in Germany and is the seventh-largest worldwide.

    For more information about Borussia Dortmund (BVB), please visit:


    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • Super Ball is back in 2021 with a special anniversary edition

    Super Ball is back in 2021 with a special anniversary edition

    The Freestyle Football community will gather once again this August in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, to celebrate the sport and crown the most skillful athletes in all of its disciplines. After a difficult year due to Covid-19, hundreds of freestylers from over 20 nations will meet at the Clarion Congress hotel in Prague to participate in the greatest freestyle open tournament of the season: the Super Ball.

    This year’s edition of the competition, which will start on August 17th and end up with the Grand Finals of its 7 categories on August 21st, will be a very special one: Super Ball 2021 will not just allow the community to meet again after the pandemic, but also celebrate the 10th anniversary of the tournament – a great feat in the history of Freestyle Football.

    The 2021 Super Ball, just as its predecessors, will be an open event: athletes from all nationalities and categories will be able to participate. Registrations will open on June 1st 2021, and in order to sign up, freestylers and fans from around the globe will find all key information, including registration and live stream, at www.superball.world.

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    This year’s edition of the tournament will include 7 disciplines: 

    • Freestyle Battles: the main competition of the event, a clash of individual quality and mental strength in which two athletes compete by showing their best skills to the team of 5 judges
    • Freestyle routine: a showcase of individual mastery in which an athlete demonstrates his or her quality in sync with music
    • Double routine: a spectacle of synchrony in which two athletes show their most amazing combined moves
    • Sick Three: a competition to find the very best combination of 3 consecutive tricks
    • Challenge: a distinctive category in which athletes perform predetermined tricks at their highest speed; specially designed for lovers of fast combinations
    • Show Flow: a competition for complete freestylers to demonstrate their absolute control over all aspects of the sport
    • Iron Man: a marathon in basic lower body combinations – only for the toughest athletes!

    “It’s always an enormous honour to organise the Super Ball, but we are especially proud to present this year’s event”, said Lukas Skoda, the Chief Tournament Director. “It’s been a difficult year for the whole world, and hence it’s even more special to be able to commemorate Super Ball’s 10th anniversary with all the Freestyle Football community in Prague”.

    “At the WFFA we are absolutely thrilled to support the Super Ball yet another year”, said Steve Elias, President of the World Freestyle Football Association. “The Super Ball is one of the backbone tournaments of our global circuit, a unique opportunity for the community to celebrate the sport; it’s fantastic to do so again after the sad times of Covid-19. I have no doubt that this year’s edition will be an absolute blast!”.

    “Super Ball 2020 was a special edition for me, because besides the competition we enjoyed great support from the community in a difficult moment”, said Agnieszka Mnich, the current female Super Ball champion. “This year I’m training hard to push my level with fresh new moves: I can’t wait to be on the stage again!”.

    “It was amazing to win last year: it gave me a huge boost to keep pushing”, said Jesse Marlet, the defending male Super Ball champion. “I’ve been preparing myself as hard as possible to try to retain the title in 2021!”.

    The 2021 Super Ball will be organised by the WFFA in partnership with local company PJ Art Production, an alliance that has guaranteed high-quality standards and success for the last 8 years in a row. Following the tradition of recent years, the 2021 event will be hosted by renowned Italian speaker Lorenzo Pinciroli, an unmistakable face for the Freestyle Football community.

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    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • The WFFA kicks off a game-changing partnership with GameDay

    The WFFA kicks off a game-changing partnership with GameDay

    The World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA), the global governing body for the sport of Freestyle Football, has announced an exciting new partnership with GameDay, the leading provider of digital solutions to international, national, grassroots and professional sporting organisations across the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

    The WFFA will rollout GameDay’s next-generation membership and events platform to support the mission of developing and nurturing the global structure for Freestyle Football. GameDay will provide their Membership and Events platform, which will assist in participant nominations for the WFFA-sanctioned events. 

    The WFFA have today launched event entries (nominations) and spectator tickets for one of these events: the Super Ball, which will take place in Prague, Czech Republic between August 15 and August 21. You can book your spot here!

    Dan Wood, Co-Founder and Head of Partnerships for the WFFA, said: “We are convinced that this partnership with GameDay will become a key milestone in the growth of Freestyle Football: it will allow us to create so much more value and opportunity, not only for our beloved sporting community around the world, but also for fans and future partners. With such a quality tech partner on board, we are really on track to transform our sport in the years ahead.”

    Andy Graham, General Manager for GameDay, said: “We are very excited to partner with World Freestyle Football Association, showcasing how our products and solutions can cater to all types of sports. This new and exciting partnership with the WFFA extends the work we already do with emerging and lifestyle sports including GB Snowsports, Parkour UK, and Surfing New Zealand to name a few.” 


    About GameDay

    GameDay have been providing next-generation sports technology solutions in the Australian market since 2001 and have extended the key markets they work in across the United Kingdom, Europe and New Zealand. Other GameDay partners in the European region include the International Bowling Federation, Rugby Football League, Basketball England, Run For All, Basketball Ireland, Cricket Ireland, GB Snowsports, the UEFA Foundation and Aston Villa FC Foundation.

    GameDay provides Membership, Competition, and Event Management platforms, and various digital website, e-commerce and auction fundraising solutions to the sports community.


    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • Freestyle Football teams up with the Global Esports Federation

    Freestyle Football teams up with the Global Esports Federation

    The World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA) has teamed up with the Global Esports Federation (GEF) as an affiliate member of their global alliance. This move signifies not only the recognition by the WFFA of the growth and excitement of Freestyle and Street Football in the gaming world, but also the opportunity collectively to make a difference by promoting healthy, active lifestyles across the sector too.

    The WFFA echoes the GEF’s commitment in developing new platforms to evolve a real sport experience in this digital age. The undeniable power of sport elevated with technology can bring youth to sport and sport to youth.

    Dan Wood, Head of Global Partnerships at the WFFA, said: “The mission of the GEF is directly in line with that of ours. We want to inspire young people across the globe to embrace the gaming world, but to do so with a growth mindset and a conscious effort to get active.”

    Freestyle Football has been a hugely popular sport both in virtual and reality terms in the past decade. EA Sports’ FIFA Street series was a great success, which was followed by Volta in FIFA20 and the forthcoming FIFA21. On August 25th 2020, the brand new arcade game Street Power Football (www.streetpowergame.com) was launched to further propel the sport into the mainstream in a very exciting way.


    About The Global Esports Federation

    The Global Esports Federation (GEF) promotes the credibility, legitimacy and prestige of esports. It convenes athletes, players and the world’s publishers, developers, industry partners and sporting organizations on one inclusive platform.

    The GEF encourages and supports competition along with developing community and the connection between esports, virtual and traditional sports. The GEF counts on the support of a series of first-class brands and organisations, from around the world, including Chinese giant Tencent as founding global partner, gaming technology company Refract as global partner, and strategic partners of the likes of the Commonwealth Games Federation, the Olympic Council of Asia, the Organización Deportiva Suramericana (ODESUR) and the Global Sports Innovation Center Powered by Microsoft (GSIC).

    For more information about the GEF, please visit www.globalesports.org.


    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

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