UAE Chosen to Host the Annual International Esports Tournament - Games of the Future in 2025
The decision comes after a rigorous bidding process, which saw nine potential hosts vying for the opportunity. The decision was announced at the first-ever World Phygital Summit held in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Games of the Future 2025 is an internationally recognized event in phygital sport. A tournament that brings together the next generation of sporting enthusiasts from all over the world: thousands of well-balanced athletes who demonstrate superior skills across both physical and digital competition. Over 300 international teams are expected to participate in the multi-sport event which will feature many challenges over a wide range of disciplines including phygital football, phygital hockey, phygital skateboarding, phygital MMA, and many more.
UAE’s exceptional expertise, bolstered by unwavering support from the nation’s leadership, prompted Phygital International’s expert bidding coordinators to unanimously select the UAE as the host for the Games of the Future 2025.
Commenting on the announcement, Nis Hatt, CEO of Phygital International said, “We are delighted to announce the UAE as the host of the Games of the Future 2025. The global popularity of phygital sports grows by the day, and we’re expecting a sell-out tournament again next year. We’re thrilled to pass the phygital flame over to UAE whose top notch winning bid, and clear long-term commitment to developing a healthy, active population, have me in no doubt that the event will be a huge success. Bring on Games of the Future 2025!”
His Excellency Ghanim Al Hajeri, Director General, General Authority of Sport, UAE further added, “Bringing the Games of the Future 2025 to the United Arab Emirates represents an exciting moment in redefining international sports for the modern world. We are proud to be hosting this innovative and unique tournament that merges cutting-edge technology, popular video gaming, and traditional sports. We’re confident that hosting the 2025 Games will not only cement us as leaders in the sporting world but also incentivize our national digital community towards an active lifestyle and help us reach our national sporting goal of 75% active population by 2031.”
The Games of the Future places no restrictions on its participants and welcomes everyone, regardless of their age, gender, and nationality. Phygital International expects the tournament's 2025 edition in the UAE to welcome thousands of world-class athletes and esports persons from as many as 100 countries, as part of national and multinational teams. It’s so popular in fact, that the host nation bid process for Games of the Future 2026 and 2027 is already underway from countries globally.
