Global Esports Federation

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The Global Esports Federation (GEF) is a non-governmental organization that convenes the world's esports (or competitive video gaming) community. It was established on December 16, 2019, and is headquartered in Singapore,^[1] where it is a registered society under the Singapore Registry of Societies.

The GEF aims to be the convening body for the esports ecosystem. The mission of GEF is to "cultivate competition along with developing communities and the connection between sport, esports and technology".^[2] The organisation set up the GEF Events Properties, consisting of the Global Esports Games, Global Esports Tour and a community initiative #worldconnected series. It also runs GEFcon — Global Esports Federation Convention — a thought leadership and ideation incubator platform and GEFestival, an event around esports culture, art, music, fashion, entertainment and youth.

According to its constitution,^[3] Member Federations from around the world can be a part of the GEF. As of Aug 2021, there are 10 Commissions and two Councils that guide the work of the GEF. The first and current President of the GEF is Chris Chan of Singapore. From 1 December 2021 vice president is Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud.^[4]

Global Esports Federation

Logo of the Global Esports Federation
Formation	December 16, 2019; 2 years ago (2019-12-16)
Type	Sports federation
Headquarters	Singapore
Official language	English
President	Chris Chan
CEO	Paul J. Foster
Website	globalesports.org
Motto: #worldconnected

History[]

The GEF was launched on 16 December 2019 with Chris Chan appointed as its first President. As of September 2021, its board consists of a President, six vice-presidents and 16 Board Members. The GEF appointed its first chief executive officer, Paul J. Foster in March 2021.^[5]

The GEF has a Global Events Portfolio under events it develops. Its flagship Global Esports Games (GEG) will have its inaugural edition in 2021 and will take place annually. The first GEG will be held in Singapore in December 2021. Subsequent editions are set to take place in Istanbul, Turkey in 2022 and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 2023.^[6]

GEF Board[]

Designation	Name	Country/Territory
President	Chris Chan	Singapore
Vice-presidents	Edward Cheng	China
	Charmaine Crooks	Canada
	Wei Jizhong	China
	Chester King	United Kingdom
	T A Ganda Sithole	Zimbabwe
	Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud	Saudi Arabia
Board Members	Ramil Aliyev	Azerbaijan
	Mario Cilenti	Argentina
	Ng Chong Geng	Singapore
	Lorenzo Giorgetti	Italy
	Jerry Ling	Singapore
	Adrian Lismore	Ireland
	Melita N. Moore, M.D.	United States
	Hideki Okamura	Japan
	Chris Overholt	Canada
	Aurelia Ruetsch	France
	Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud	Saudi Arabia
	Koen Schobbers	Netherlands
	Tyrone Seward	Zimbabwe
	Peter Zeytoonjian	United States
	Hala Ghandour	Lebanon
	Ng Shin Ein	Singapore
Chief Executive Officer	Paul J. Foster	Australia
Senior Advisor	Song Luzeng	China
Advisor	Nicholas Khoo	Singapore

GEF Commissions[]

Commission	Chair	Country/Territory
Athletes, Players, Community	Charmaine Crooks	Canada
Brand, Marketing, Commercial, Communications	Lorenzo Giorgetti	Italy
Digital, Technology, Innovation, Active Esports	Ng Chong Geng, Chris Overholt	Singapore, Canada
Education, Culture, Youth	Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud	Saudi Arabia
Finance, Legal, Administration	Adrian Lismore	Ireland
Governance, Ethics & Membership	T A Ganda Sithole	Zimbabwe
Health & Wellness	Melita N. Moore, M.D.	United States of America
Technical, Standards & Properties	Chester King, Mars Hou	United Kingdom, China
International Relations & Development	Mario Cilenti	Argentina
GEG 2021 Coordination Commission	Angela Ruggiero, Song Luzeng	United States of America, China

Member Federations[]

As of September 2021, there are 103 Member Federations in the GEF. Its 100th Member Federation was Emirates Esports, representing the United Arab Emirates.^[7]

Development Federations[]

In September 2021, the GEF announced the creation of two Esports Development Federations:^[8] Africa Esports Development Federation and Pan Am Esports Development Federation. It was unveiled as part of the GEF's commitment to developing the esports ecosystem around the world, with the GEF providing resources to help grow the respective communities.

Events[]

Global Esports Games[]

The Global Esports Games (GEG) is the flagship event of the GEF. It is a multi-title esports competition featuring athletes from member federations and takes place in December every year.

In May 2021, the GEF announced the host cities for the first three editions of the GEG. The inaugural GEG will take place in Singapore in 2021, followed by Istanbul in 2022 and Riyadh in 2023.^[9]

Three esports titles will be contested at GEG 2021 Singapore: Valve’s Dota 2 (PC Multiplayer Online Battle Arena), Konami’s eFootball PES 2021 Season Update and Capcom’s Street Fighter V.^[10] Active Esports will be included as a demonstration event, and will feature Freestriker, a non-contact virtual sport that pits martial arts athletes against each other using real-time motion tracking.

Editions[]

Year	City
	Singapore
	Istanbul
	Riyadh

Global Esports Tour[]

The Global Esports Tour (GET) is a series of tournaments for professional esports athletes and teams.

In September 2021, the GEF announced the first series of the GET, with each stage showcasing a different esports title.^[11]

• Los Angeles, United States of America: September 27–28 - Hearthstone
• Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: October 21–23 - PUBG: Mobile
• Dubai, United Arab Emirates: November 26–27 - Counter-strike: Global Offensive

The first edition of the GET has a total prize pool of US$500,000.^[12]

Partners[]

Tencent is a Founding Global Partner of the GEF.^[13] The federation also has a list of other partners, including Global Partners like Flare Networks,^[14] Strategic Partners Commonwealth Games Federation,^[15] FACEIT,^[16] International Telecommunication Union,^[17] Peace and Sport^[18] and UNESCO.^[19]

External links[]

• Global Esports Federation
• Global Esports Games 2021 Singapore

References[]