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.
Global Esports Federation
Logo of the Global Esports Federation
Formation
December 16, 2019; 4 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
The GEF consists of 154 Member Federations and four continental Esports Development Federations (Africa, Europe, Oceania and Pan Am).[2] As of January 2024, there are 11 Commissions and two Councils that guide the work of the federation. The first and current President of the GEF is Chris Chan of Singapore.[3] The CEO is Paul J. Foster.[4]
The organization's flagship event is the annual Global Esports Games (GEG), held since 2021. The GEG is a multi-title esports competition featuring athletes from Member Federations that takes place in December every year.[5] The GEF also organizes the Global Esports Tour (GET) and supports its Member Federations in hosting local esports competitions and regional qualifying events.
The GEF is part of the Esports Leadership Group that is chaired by International Olympic Committee Vice President Ser Miang Ng, as well as Chris Chan, President of the Global Esports Federation, and HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, President of the International Esports Federation.[6]
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^"E-Sports: First global body to be headquartered in Singapore, SNOC sec-gen Chris Chan to be president". The Straits Times. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
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