The Worldwide Esports Federation (IESF) has begun its host metropolis bidding course of for the 2025 and 2026 World Esports Championship and Regional Qualifiers.
The 2024 iteration can be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia later this 12 months and its 2023 occasion was held in Iasi, Romania.
Based on a launch, the federation is open to ‘any cities’ fascinated by internet hosting the cross-title occasion, welcoming inquiries ‘from all potential hosts to discover the alternatives and advantages of bringing these premier esports occasions to their areas.’
Operating yearly since 2009, the World Esports Championship is an occasion that options tournaments protecting a variety of esports titles. IESF’s member nationwide esports federations ship groups representing their respective international locations to compete towards one another.
Titles set to function within the 2024 World Esports Championship embrace Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, Cell Legends: Bang Bang and PUBG Cell.
On the seek for the following host cities, Boban Totovski, Basic Secretary of IESF, commented: “After Bali, Iasi, and Riyadh this 12 months, we’re all trying ahead to our subsequent host for the seventeenth World Esports Championship.
“We have already got many cities ready for the method to begin bidding and we’re all very excited to begin the negotiations and uncover the place will the IESF flag go on the nineteenth of November in Riyadh, on the closing ceremony”
In Could, the Russian Esports Federation (RESF) refused to have its gamers compete underneath a impartial flag, explaining that it ‘wouldn’t abandon’ its flag and anthem to compete within the World Esports Championship. The IESF had beforehand barred Russian rivals from collaborating in occasions following Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The brand new request for Russian gamers to compete underneath a impartial flag got here on account of the RESF opening workplaces in territories internationally recognised as Ukrainian.
