The 2022 WE Championship in Bali, Indonesia, introduced mobile titles PUBG MOBILE and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, and both will return following successful competitions which supported IESF’s efforts to make esports more accessible. CS:GO, Dota 2, Tekken 7, and eFootball series were featured in the 2021 and 2022 WE Championship as part of IESF’s rich and consistent history of hosting successful esports competitions.

IESF President Vlad Marinescu said: “After the success of the games last year and positive feedback and experience, we are thrilled to announce that the same six tremendously popular game titles will be featured in the upcoming 2023 World Esports Championship. IESF is extremely grateful for the continued cooperation from these prominent game publishers, and we are looking forward to uniting the World Esports Family once again in Iași!”

Tiffany Lim, the Chair of IESF’s Athletes’ Committee said: “It is vital for the voices of the esports athletes to be heard and represented, and the IESF Athletes Committee is here to help achieve that and bring about change. We are really excited about the new batch of athletes who’re going to be competing at the 2023 World Esports Championships, and confident that we will once again see fierce competition this year. GLHF all!.”

The national qualifiers officially wrapped up last week, and the regional qualifiers are set to begin in May. IESF recently announced they would be extending their partnership with FITGMR to provide the necessary tools and support for the World Esports Family at this year’s WE Championship Finals.

About the International Esports Federation and World Esports Championship

IESF is the uniting body for World Esports. Founded in 2008 by nine-member nations, IESF is currently composed of 130 Member Federations across six continents. IESF brings together all esports stakeholders to achieve a united ecosystem for the development of sustainable and responsible gaming worldwide. The IESF WE Championship is the biggest multi-sport spectacle of esports in the world. IESF also organizes the annual World Esports Summit in order to support the highest standard of esports governance worldwide. You can reach their Twitter, Website, Instagram and Facebook from following links.

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Electronic Arts (a.k.a EA) announced its partnership with the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the top women’s professional league in the United States, and the National Women’s Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA). With these partnerships, EA SPORTS once again demonstrated its determination to promote women’s football.

Jessica Berman, commissioner for the US National Women’s Football League (UKFL),
“The integration of UKFL into EA SPORTS FIFA 23 continues to push the boundaries of women’s football. The league is a breaking point for players and millions of football fans around the world. Made a statement and added: “We are very excited that world-renowned athletes who call the UKFL their home have the opportunity to showcase their talents even more thanks to FIFA 23. Can’t wait for FIFA 23 fans to start playing with clubs and players from the UKFL; On March 25, 11. As the season kicks off, we look forward to the players and league joining the celebration.”

Starting March 15, 12 UKFL teams are scheduled to be featured across all of the Kick Off, Tournaments, Seasons / Co-op Season and Online Friendlies modes across all platforms featuring FIFA 23. In addition to four UKFL stadiums in FIFA 23; Original kits, player faces, trophies and celebrations will also be available.

Andrea Hopelain, EA SPORTS Senior Vice President of Brand, said: “We are extremely pleased that EA SPORTS continues to make a difference for women’s football. The partnerships we have realized with both UKFL and UKFLOD are one of the important steps we have taken to advance this branch as an organization.” And added: “To be the champions of the future of football, to excite and inspire millions of football fans around the world. We will continue to offer a unique authenticity.”

Additionally, EA SPORTS and UKFLOD will focus on supporting players on and off the pitch. Meghann Burke, Managing Director of UKFLOD, They are the protagonists of fan-driven experiences that nurture the collective excitement with their passion, dedication and perseverance. We are currently living through one of the most exciting times for women’s football. We look forward to collaborating with EA SPORTS to further promote this sport and enable football fans around the world to engage with talented players from the league.

The 2023 UKFL season is scheduled to begin on Saturday, March 25. Both the regular season and the 2023 UKG UKFL Challenge Cup; It will air on all CBS Sports platforms, including CBS Television Network, CBS Sports Network, and Paramount+.

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At the event, players will compete in Dota 2, eFootball, and Rocket League.

The event will take place at the International Convention Center in Birmingham between 6-7 August and will see players from the Commonwealth countries compete for medals at their respective games. All three games will feature a women’s category and an open category.

“Alongside the GEF, we are delighted to unveil three major titles for the Commonwealth Esports Championships in Birmingham this summer. There is no doubt this innovative and exciting event will create new learnings and opportunities for us to further explore esports.”

Katie Sadleir, CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation

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In addition to the event, the two sides will host the Commonwealth Esports Forum at the same venue on August 5. The CEC will act as a separate entity from the Commonwealth Games that will take place in the Summer.

“Esports has connected millions of young people across the Commonwealth, providing entertainment and a vital sense of community. The Commonwealth Esports Championships is a major vote of confidence in the West Midlands’ and UK’s thriving esports industry and an exciting chance to look at how this can be brought into the Commonwealth Sport Movement.”

Nigel Huddleston, Commonwealth Games Minister

The selection of Dota 2, eFootball and Rocket League games seem like good options to introduce esports to an audience unfamiliar with the industry. Depending on the success of the event, it will be interesting to see if there will be more similar esports events alongside traditional sporting events.

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The ePremier League is an esports league organized by publisher Electronic Arts and the UK’s top football league, the Premier League, and has 20 teams. Representatives from clubs will compete for the £100,000 prize pool allocated to the league’s PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S divisions.

According to the statement, BLAST will use its experience of hosting tournaments in other games to help shape the FIFA 22 series. This includes providing tailor-made experiences for the FIFA 22 community and Premier League fans.

The ePremier League Grand Final will take place on March 26-27.

BLAST is best known for the CS:GO esports league BLAST Premier. However, the tournament organizer has recently expanded to other games as well, notably Apex Legends and Fortnite.

“We’re thrilled to team up with the world’s most renowned football league, and help them create, develop and deliver this season’s ePremier League. We’re excited at the prospect of engaging with fans from all 20 clubs as they compete to represent their favourite team at the live Grand Finals.”

Leo Matlock, MD of Development at BLAST

Last year, EA SPORTS made some major esports ecosystem changes as part of FIFA 22. The esports roadmap now focuses on three major competitions: FIFAe Club Series 2022, FIFAe Nations Series 2022 and EA SPORTS FIFA 22 Global Series. The ePremier League is part of FIFA 22’s Global Series.

This is a very important move for FIFA’s esports scene. It will be interesting to see what an organizer like BLAST will do in this space.

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The tournament will take place between December 13-15. Participants will also gain online access to the Guild Academy for six months. The champion will win a PlayStation 5 and be earn a chance to meet Guild Esports players and participate in “professional online training sessions“.

Guild Esports partnered with food brand Subway earlier this year on a similar FIFA22 tournament open to any interested players. The Guild Academy launched with Rocket League and Fortnite support, however, the initiative added FIFA to its services earlier this year.  

We are delighted to be chosen by PlayStation to create a new tournament which builds on the success of previous years’ FIFA tournaments which attract thousands of entries each year.

By connecting Guild with PlayStation, we expect to attract a significant number of students to our Guild Academy to support their growth and development.

Kal Hourd, Chief Executive of Guild Esports

This new partnership will be very beneficial for both parties. Guild Esports in particular will have the opportunity to reach a large number of players for the academy team.

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As part of the deal, Samsung will be Team Gullit’s first jersey sponsor for FIFA 22. The team’s new jersey will officially go on sale on October 21.

The Samsung brand will appear on players’ jerseys in all of Team Gullit‘s FIFA 22 matches next season. Besides in-game content, both organizations announced that they will collaborate on events, videos and giveaways.

Gerben van Walt Meijer, Mobile Marketing Manager at Samsung Netherlands, said:

When it comes to innovation and marketing, Samsung is more than happy to get the ball rolling. As the first shirt sponsor of Team Gullit, we contribute to a new generation of FIFA players through the FIFA academy and numerous activations.

We are looking forward to making this a success!

Team Gullit players Levi de Weerd and Dani Visser became Samsung’s game ambassadors.

The team’s jersey was featured in FIFA 21 thanks to its good performance at last year’s FIFA Global Series tournament. Team’s jersey will be available for players to choose once again in FIFA Ultimate Team.

Corné Dubelaar, the team’s founder, said:

I am extremely proud that we will work with Samsung. This deal shows the growth of Team Gullit. We now have the prestige and reach of a top international team.

It’s cool to see that Samsung is also one of the first companies to invest into the esports domain with in-game shirt sponsorship.

The partnership between Team Gullit and Samsung was established by 2Basics The Invaders.

Kevin Loos, leader of The Invaders team, said:

We get brands in touch with gamers. The starting point of the partnership is Samsung’s in-game integration into the FIFA game.

Through the collaboration with Team Gullit, we create an entrance for Samsung during the ‘game moment’ of young people.

Through this collaboration, Samsung can build a lasting relationship with this group through the touchpoint that is gaming.

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Emirhan has been a player in the Turkish National Esports squad and previously played for the Istanbul Başakşehir Esports team. ”Aniva7” will also be the captain of the team.

As esportimes, we wish good luck to Team Demiral and Emirhan ”Aniva7” Erdem.

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FIFAe Club Series 2022, FIFAe Nations Series 2022 and EA SPORTS FIFA 22 Global Series on the way to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. All of these events will take place in the Summer of 2022.

The announcement of all 3 major tournaments excited FIFA fans. Making a statement on the subject, EA Sports Competitive Gaming Vice President Brent Koning talked about the importance of FIFA 22 in the esports world:

FIFA competitive gaming is the future of global esports entertainment, enhancing how fans experience the game they love.

FIFA possesses the pivotal platform for football fans around the world to insert themselves into their own sports story. In partnership with FIFA, the mainstream appeal of esports is evident.

According to EA’s statement, the list of all major tournaments is as follows:

• EA Sports FIFA 22 Global Series on the way to FIFAe World Cup 2022
• FIFAe Club Series
• FIFAe Nations Series

The FIFAe Club Series will debut the new 2v2 FIFA Ultimate Team Trophies. That’s why Club Series expectations are quite high.

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Global Series qualifiers will begin on November 27. Applications for new 2v2 trophies will also be available to players on October 5. Member federations will participate in the FIFAe Nations Series global 2v2 tournaments.

Christian Volk, Director of eFootball and FIFA Gaming, made the following statements on the subject:

Newcomers, as well as established superstars – individually or as a team – will inspire entire nations of EA SPORTS FIFA players and get the opportunity to fame their game.

A historic season full of thrilling competitive FIFA stories will captivate a global fanbase with this expanded ecosystem.

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The new partnership will see Finn Harps work with Guild Esports to encourage Irish EA SPORTS FIFA gaming talent to join Guild’s world-class esports academy, helping them become esports stars of tomorrow, as well as branding on Harps’ first and second replica kits and on EA SPORTS FIFA 22, alongside a series of fan-led activations featuring Harps players and club staff with Guild athletes.

Founded in 1954, Finn Harps FC is a member-owned, community football club based in Ballybofey, County Donegal, at the club’s home ground of Finn Park. Playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland (SSE Airtricity League), the team rose to prominence during the 1970s, winning the FAI Cup in the 1973-74 season, and picked up a cult following that grew as Harps featured in EA SPORTS FIFA games in the early 2000’s onwards.

Guild regularly features Harps in their viral EA SPORTS FIFA show FFFFFFF, adding to the cult following the club has built up over the years, and achieving millions of views for Season One.

This new partnership between Harps and Guild will continue to grow that reputation, through Guild branding on both Harps’ first and second replica kits and on EA SPORTS FIFA 22, alongside a series of fan-led activations featuring Harps players and club staff with Guild athletes.

Guild will also see a presence around Finn Park, as the esports organization will feature prominently across matchday programs, advertising hoardings and the club’s digital and social media channels during the partnership, with the opportunity for a further year to follow.

Michelle Tierney, Chief Commercial Officer at Guild Esports said: 

“We’re immensely proud of this unique partnership, and the opportunities it will offer for both Guild and Harps to create impact in Ireland’s growing esports scene. Harps have built a truly amazing reputation and following as everyone’s second favourite team on EA SPORTS FIFA, and we want to use this partnership to expand that reputation even further, and to position Guild as everyone’s favourite esports team!”

Aidan Campbell, Marketing Officer at Finn Harps, said: 

“We would like to welcome everyone from Guild into the Finn Harps family. This partnership offers some genuinely exciting possibilities for Finn Harps and it began when we learned we had attracted a cult following on Guild’s FIFA show. This led to a series of meetings between our media/marketing team and Guild about the possibilities of working together on projects that could harness the huge crossover between live football and the Irish esports community.

“The team at Guild impressed us from day one with their mission and drive to offer something new to esports, so we are really looking forward to working with them to develop the many exciting ideas we have planned. We’ve had alternative offers for shirt sponsorship, but we felt this represented an unprecedented opportunity to create initiatives that will engage a younger audience with the League of Ireland.”

This new partnership with Finn Harps FC is the latest development in an exciting year for Guild which has seen them sign major partnerships with Subway, Samsung and HyperX and launched the Guild Academy, an online platform that gives personalized coaching plans to the esports stars of tomorrow. Guild has also launched an apparel line with a reinterpretation of Guild’s signature logo designed by Fergus Purcell — known for his work on Palace’s iconic Penrose logo.

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Galatasaray esports made the following statement about their new player & coach:

Kaan ”KTzn_91” Tüzün had a very good season last year, entering the national team and becoming the only Turkish player to reach the last 8 in the eChampions League.

The 18-year-old successful player is now with us.

@GSEsports

Emre “Riv9” Kayır, one of the first names that come to mind when FIFA is mentioned in Turkey, will now be the coach of Galatasaray FIFA team.

We wish success to our coach, whom we believe will teach a lot to our young players with his experience.

@GSEsports

As esportimes, we wish good luck to Galatasaray Esports.

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