Games of Future
The Games of Future are an international tournament of new format featuring 16 innovative disciplines. They all support the phygital concept uniting classic sport, eSports and technologies.
A vast program of additional events for athletes and spectators
Combining classic sports and cybersports in a single competitive process
Athletes and esportsmen of world level
A vast program of additional events for athletes and spectators
Combining classic sports and cybersports in a single competitive process
Athletes and esportsmen of world level
And counting
Kazan – capital of inaugural
Games of the Future
The capital of Tatarstan won the race for the right to hold the first international competitions of new format – the Games of Future. The bidding campaign was kicked-off in November 2021 with bids coming from cities-candidates pretending to host the tournament. Over 40 regions showed interest in the contest. By May 2022 five finalists were determined: Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan, Kaluga and the federal territory Sirius. In July Kazan was pronounced host city of the first tournament of such format at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
About the competition
Professional athletes and clubs from different countries of the world who are a ready to measure themselves in phygital format also demonstrate not only their fitness level but also digital skills.
5 Challenges
All 16 competitive disciplines are divided into five categories or challenges: sport, tactical, combat, technical and Speed-Run challenge.
A sport challenge is an innovative double-event where athletes compete at first in a videogame and then in its physical analogue, for example FIFA+mini-football. The tactical challenge combines several disciplines where a laser tag is coupled with videogames of the genres shooter and Battle Royale. In a combat challenge athletes must prove their mettle in videogames of the genre MOBA, аnd the winners will meet in a Phygital Super Final. A technical challenge includes two disciplines –drone racing and Beat Saber. A challenge of game passage consists of two parts: first, the players play speed games and then participate in a Super Final – in the show-game.
Sport Challenge
Tactical Challenge
Battle Challenge
Speedrun Challenge
