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Today we are presenting Esports Wales.

When did you founded the federation?

We founded Esports Wales in December 2019.

Which games are most played in your country?

League of Legends, Rocket League, CSGO, Rainbow 6, Overwatch, Apex
Valorant, CoD, Fifa.

In which games/Esports do you have a representation?

League of Legends, Rocket League, CSGO, Valorant, Fifa.

What is the average age of the players in the national team?

20

How would you describe in one word the state of Esports in your country?

Developing.

How has the establishment of the federation helped Esports in your country?

– Proving more focus on Esports in Wales
– Giving people the opportunity to gain experience within the Esports scene
– Raising Awareness about Esports

In what ways does the federation help Esports in your country?

– Helped develop a community around esports giving a place online for people to socialise.
– Development of players and talent in esports through running events and tournaments,
– Raise awareness through tournaments and events.

What are your future plans for the federation?

The future plan is to develop Esports Wales talent to achieve more success on a national level. We will look to developing a welsh league followed by a physical event. 

What is your federation’s biggest achievement? 

Running the tournaments, teams and events we have on a limited budget. The plans for the next year include playing more international games. 

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Today we are presenting the Azerbaijan Esports Federation.

When did you founded the federation?

Azerbaijan Esports Federation which has been conducting activities since 2011 is an appointed governing body in the regulation and development of mass esports in the country by the Ministry of Youth and Sport. 

Which games are most played in your country?

The most popular games in Azerbaijan are: CS:GO, PUBG, DOTA 2, FIFA 22, eFootball (PES), Valorant, League of Legends.

What is the average age of professional players in Saudi Arabia?

18-22.

How would you describe in one word the state of Esports in your country?

Developing.

How has the establishment of the federation helped Esports in your country?

One of the main results of the Federation’s activities is a change in the perception of esports in the country. At the moment esports is not only covered and discussed as entertainment, but also as a professional sports activity that has structured goals and objectives. 

In what ways does the federation help Esports in your country?

Like activities of any dedicated federation, the activity of Azerbaijan Esports Federation forms a special ecosystem, within which there is both the formation of new ideas, projects and activities, as well as the development of professionals in this field. 

What are your future plans for the Federation?

The Federation is focused on several main areas, including strengthening the physical presence in the regions of the country, the formation of necessary legal framework at the national level, as well as increasing the number of professionals in this field. 

What is your federation’s biggest achievement?

Like any public organization, Azerbaijan Esports Federation is primarily proud of the fact that it contributes to the creation and support of conditions in which the potential of people is revealed and communication between community members is enhanced. 

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Today we are presenting the Lebanese Esports and Robotics Federation!

When did you founded the federation?

Our new federation was founded in March 2021 licenced by the Ministry of Sports and in 2022 we applied for the LOC and will get the approval next month.

Which games are most played in your country?

Most of the games are well played but the most popular are FIFA, Pubg, and DOTA2.

In which games/Esports do you have a representation?

Since we are still trying to gather all communities of different esports games we cannot tell.

What is the average age of the players in the national team?

22.

How would you describe in one word the state of Esports in your country?

Under construction. 

How has the establishment of the federation helped Esports in your country?

Uniting and representing.

Uniting the communities can be more productive for the esports in Lebanon. For example, in FIFA we had more than 10 people organizing their own tournaments. Now we are trying to bring them all together in one great championship to elect the best of the best. Also, gamers are represented now on both national level and international level.

In what ways does the federation help Esports in your country?

To be honest, during these situations we are not helping a lot because of our resources. We are trying to create chances, organize, and unite the gamers. But at least we are trying to find places, logistics, organize tournaments, and find sponsors. Although we did not succeed with all, we will continue to do our best until the circumstances are better in Lebanon. 

What are your future plans for the federation?

Education, development, and unity. 

• We must educate everyone about esports, the good side and the bad side, how to benefit the best, and how to keep balance.
• Developing our staff, gamers, and officials is a priority. We need to have coaches, and referees. We need to have a platform and digital system.
• United we are stronger. This is what we need to do on our national level, as on the international level. We need to unite because this will give the chance for all athletes to be in the national team and we will have the best representing Lebanon.

This is a long-term process that needs dedication and cooperation from everyone. We will keep moving forward to reach our goals. 

What is your federation’s biggest achievement? 

We still did not have the time to achieve much but I guess focusing on education will be what makes our federation special. And I am sure we can be a great example about how to invest in esports for the best of our athletes. 

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Today we are presenting the Lithuanian Electronic Sports Association!

When did you founded the federation? 

Lithuanian Electronic Sports Association was founded in 2015 but was inactive for a couple of years and the activity was renewed 2 years ago.

Which games are most played in your country? 

Currently the most played games are as follows: League of Legends, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Valorant, Fortnite, Warzone.

In which games/Esports do you have a representation?

League of Legends, Valorant, Counter Strike: Global Offensive.

What is the average age of the players in the national team?

The average age is 22 years old.

How would you describe in one word the state of Esports in your country?

Growing.

How has the establishment of the federation helped Esports in your country?

More ethics in esports competitions, better coordination between organisers and players. As the association is working actively with schools and universities, the esport is coming to the educational institutions.

In what ways does the federation help Esports in your country?

Partnerships with universities to establish esports communities, accredited esports programs for teachers, helping stakeholders in their projects, main point of contact for state institutions.

What are your future plans for the federation?

Wider recognition of esports by state institutions, integration of education programs in school curriculum, regular event calendar with some events that we will personally conduct. Implementing an esports code of conduct with stakeholders.

What is your federation’s biggest achievement?

We are very happy with our accredited program for teachers and further implementation of esports classes in school curriculum.

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Today we are presenting the Malta Esports Association. 

When did you founded the federation?

The Malta Esports Association was officially founded in May 2021, but work was being carried out way before that!

Which games are most played in your country?

The most popular competitive games in Malta are football games, such as FIFA and eFootball. However sim racing and battle royale games such as Call of Duty : Warzone are also popular.

In which games/Esports do you have a representation?

TEKKEN7, FIFA, eFootball series and CS:GO are all games which had official representation by the national team, and we hope to have the opportunity to field teams for more games in the near future.

What is the average age of the players in the national team?

21 years old.

How would you describe in one word the state of Esports in your country?

Modest.

How has the establishment of the federation helped Esports in your country?

We have only just started our work, so we are yet to prove our worth to our local community.

In what ways does the federation help Esports in your country?

The aim of our association is to unite the voices of all stakeholders in the country, and hope to bring about an ecosystem full of opportunities for everyone.

What are your future plans for the federation?

Our first priority will be to bring about change in the manner in which the government and society deals with esports, and hope to get it on a similar level to traditional sports.

What is your federation’s biggest achievement? 

Having a great player like Lyonidas representing us in TEKKEN7 in IESF’s WE Championships is our greatest achievement!

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Today we are presenting the Saudi Esports Federation!

When did you founded the federation?

The Saudi Esports Federation was established in 2017 in order to help reshape the future of esports in Saudi Arabia.

Which games are most played in your country?

Across all frequencies, there are about 21.1 million gamers in Saudi Arabia, which is a huge number. Saudi Arabia has a big community of players for every game.

In which games/Esports do you have a representation?

FIFA, Overwatch, Tekken, CS:GO, and Call of Duty are the most popular and successful esports. We have Mosaad Aldossary in FIFA, the 2018 world champion and 2018 esports player of the year. As for Tekken, we have Sari Al-Jefri, the winner of the 10th Esports World Championship of the IeSF. 

What is the average age of professional players in Saudi Arabia?

The average age of our professional players varies from title to title. The average age of our CS:GO players in the Saudi eLeague, our flagship esports tournament, is 23.2, and the average age of our Overwatch players is 20.

How would you describe in one word the state of Esports in your country?

Redefined.

How has the establishment of the federation helped Esports in your country?

A number of world-class national and international tournaments and events have been organized since the federation was established. These events have attracted investment from local private sector actors and helped open up opportunities for international developers in Saudi Arabia.

In what ways does the federation help Esports in your country?

Our mission at the federation has been to cultivate elite players and foster the gaming community and industry throughout Saudi Arabia, where the Esports scene has been redefined. 

What are your future plans for the Federation?

We are heavily focused on developing Saudi-grown global Esports events. We also aim to establish a global gaming and Esports hub that contributes to 1% of Saudi GDP.

What is your federation’s biggest achievement?

Using gaming and esports as a force for good has been one of our largest accomplishments. We are extremely proud of being home to Gamers Without Borders, the world’s largest gaming and Esports charitable event. In both editions of the festival, $20 million was donated to UNICEF, GAVI the Vaccine Alliance, the International Medical Corps, and other international humanitarian aid organizations.

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Today we are presenting the Esports Federation Cambodia!

When did you founded the federation?

E-Sport federation Cambodia (EFC) was founded in late 2014 in which it was officially recognized by sport authorities, National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC) and Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport.

Which games are most played in your country?

Mobile legend, and PUBG mobile as well as local game AK2 are the most played in Cambodia. 

In which games/Esports do you have a representation?

For the last 10 years, local game AK2 has had a presentation in regional tournaments and in recent years, Mobile Legend, League of legends PubG and Dota 2 have a representation.  

What is the average age of the players in the national team?

The average age of the players in the national team is 20 years old.

How would you describe in one word the state of Esports in your country?

Esports are the real sport.

How has the establishment of the federation helped Esports in your country?

It is very important to develop and promote Esports to the next generation through wisdom, value of humanity, education, culture, unity, and peace and intellectuality of youth and athletes. Only EFC is representative of Cambodian locally and internationally in tournaments and all images.  

In what ways does the federation help Esports in your country?

Federation helps all images of Esports under Cambodia through promotion, education, training and tournament. All activities of Esports are only managed by EFC across the Kingdom of Cambodia as recognized by national sport authorities.

What are your future plans for the federation?

The future plan is to include Esports into Southeast Asian Games (SEA GAMES)  2023 when Cambodian hosts the first event in its history and wants to host the international Esports championship in Cambodia as well as send the national Esports team to international Esports events such Asian Games and Olympic Games.

What is your federation’s biggest achievement? 

The promotion and education of the public to understand what is Esports is the first biggest achievement. Public considers games or Esports to be gambling and a negative view. Game players become real athletes. After we established EFC in 2014, we tried hard to educate and explain it to the public through workshops, conferences, tournaments, exhibitions, etc. The most important thing is that we sent the national team to participate abroad and we got the champion. AK2 Cambodian national team, Secret won the championship of 2015 MATIC (Mission Against Terror International Championship) in China, Never Care won MATIC in 2017 in Malaysia and Clach Ey won MACTIC in 2019 when Cambodia hosted the event. So far much of the public consider and recognize Esports as real sports like others. 

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Today we are presenting the Qazaq Cybersport Federation!

When did you founded the federation?

Our federation was founded in December 2017. We are an Esports organization, a republican public association, a non-profit organization, the main goals of which are the development and popularization of mass computer sports (Esports) in the Republic of Kazakhstan and the promotion of Kazakh Esports to the world community. In 2020, the Federation received recognition from the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan

Which games are most played in your country?

Most likely, Kazakhstan has not gone far from global trends in terms of game disciplines. Such games as CS:GO, Dota 2, FIFA 22 as well as mobile games (PUBG mobile & FreeFire) are more popular in Kazakhstan. In addition, such games as Fortnite, Apex, and of course Warzone are popular in the youth segment.

In which games/Esports do you have a representation?

We organize state and regional tournaments in completely different disciplines (more than 15). Disciplines: FIFA 22, Dota 2, StarCraft II, PUBG Mobile, CS: GO, eFootball PES 2021. In addition, we support the development of those disciplines that are provided for in international tournaments.

What is the average age of the players in the national team?

16-25 y.o.

How would you describe in one word the state of Esports in your country?

Takeoff.

How has the establishment of the federation helped Esports in your country?

Thanks to the creation of the Cybersport Federation, in 2018, in June, by an official order of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, cybersport was recognized as an official sport. Along with classic sports. In addition, we have received recognition from the National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan. Also, in just three years of work, we were able to give esports republican status, and the winners of our tournaments have every right to receive social benefits and official sports categories.

In what ways does the federation help Esports in your country?

We create infrastructure for the development of esports. We form tournaments lines, provide platforms for beginners and professional cybersportsmen. In addition, we lobby for the interests of esportsmen at the highest level, we do not let them remain in the shadows. But most importantly, we were able to make esports become another lever of the social lift for the youth of Kazakhstan. This is invaluable.

What are your future plans for the federation?

Our main task is to educate world champions, give them a foothold for growth, and replenish the piggy bank of international medals as in all possible tournaments. Therefore, as part of the strategy for the development of the e-sports federation until 2025, we plan to build e-sports arenas, academies, as well as to increase the growth rate of the number of new tournaments.

What is your federation’s biggest achievement? 

Holding this year the Republican Cup of Kazakhstan in e-sports. This tournament became national, and the winners guarantee themselves to receive official sports titles (master of sports), as well as to be included in the national team.

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Today we are presenting the Esports Association Poland!

When did you founded the federation? 

Esports Association is a non-profit organization founded on August 18, 2016 in Katowice. 

Which games are most played in your country? 

The most played games in Poland are CS:GO and League of Legends obviously but we have one of the best players in Europe in titles such as Tekken 7, eFootball PES or PUBG: Battlegrounds. 

In which games/Esports do you have a representation? 

We have our representation in several esport titles, but mostly it depends on championships that are taking place. This year we selected teams not only in games like Tekken 7 or PES which are played every year in IESF but also in CS:GO, FIFA and PUBG: Battlegrounds. 

What is the average age of the players in the national team? 

We have noticed that the Tekken 7 and PES community are a little older than in games like FIFA or PUBG, for example two of our representatives that will come to Eilat are 28-29 years old but generally players are around 20 years old. 

How has the establishment of the federation helped Esports in your country? 

We are organizing a nationwide electronic sports congress where we give the opportunity to discuss the state and direction of the Esports industry. We raise awareness of the interdisciplinary nature of Esports by implementing a proprietary curriculum for secondary schools. Above that we cooperate with central and local government administration, the private sector and represent the country in international structures. 

In what ways does the federation help Esports in your country? 

Besides educating about Esports, we are also giving it a place to happen. For example as an Association we organise Edu Esports League – nationwide Esports championship of universities, in which competing teams officially represent top universities from all over the country. Same goes for secondary schools where we are organizing Esports events and practice groups where students can learn playing games from properly prepared coaches. 

What are your future plans for the federation? 

I believe that we are going in the right direction, so strengthening the activities and foundations on which we rely will be good not only for us, but also for the entire Esports industry in Poland. 

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Today we are presenting the French Federation of Video Games!

When did you founded the federation?

The French Federation of Video Games (in French FFJV) was founded by my predecessor, Franck Fontaine and a few other people in March 2013, the 1^st. At beginning, the FFJV was found to make some leagues in virtual soccer, Moba and simRacing and help the french teams to contact collectivities and work together about the Esport Democracy.

Which games are most played in your country?

In 2020, the most played game in France is FIFA21. Animal Crossing: the new horizon is a much played game too. But if we talk about Esport, some games are really T1 like Fortnite, Leagues of Legend or Rocket League. French players are really attached to virtual soccer games. Few years ago, Pro Evolution Soccer was the most played Game but I think that Konami didn’t manage their game enough to keep the first place.

In which games/Esports do you have a representation?

The FFJV is a group of more than 25 teams. But in France you can find more than a thousand teams. Lot of them played only one game and others played more.
We can’t exactly answer this question because France is represented in each Esport game that we can find. We’ve got serious players in StarCraft 2, FIFA, PES, Counter Strike, Dota 2, Hearthstone and Magic Arena… But you can find very good teams in Rocket League, R6 and Call of Duty.

Lot of French teams played in the most important competition around the world but you’ve got a very high difference between professional teams like Vitality, PSG… and the amateur teams.

What is the average age of the players in the national team?

Our national team is composed only for the IESF Masters. Ages are very different because of our youngest CSGO player who is 18 years old and the oldest player is our PES player Ira who is 36.

How would you describe in one word the state of Esports in your country?

In France Esport is very difficult. We have a lot of teams, lot of players but we don’t have enough rules to manage them. We’re waiting for some rules and laws that will be available in 2022.

How has the establishment of the federation helped Esports in your country?

The Federation is helping teams to have good management. We’re giving some training to the team’s directors and we are teaching the good use of video games to children while preventing the addiction from video games. Each thing is necessary to have a good Esport and our job is helping France to have a healthy Esport.

What are your future plans for the federation?

You know, in 2024 we’ll have the Olympics in Paris. We would like to make an Esport achievement like the WC of IESF. We think that we need Esport during or just after the Olympics games. Some people say Esport is not a Sport but in Esport, players have the same training : Coaches, time of game, analytics, doctors, ambition etc.

Competition is very important and for us, sport = competition.

What is your federation’s biggest achievement? 

This year, our national Finals cup on Magic Arena and Teamfight Tactics took place in a small arena in Paris. More than a thousand people saw that on Stream. The two games are not T1. Next Year we’ll be present more often in festivals and meetings and we’ll have more discussion with the government. We think that our Federation can help IESF to be the strongest and the only real Esport federation around the world. 

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