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Switzerland loves esports
Esports and video games are gaining popularity in Switzerland. For 27.6% of the Swiss population, esports is already considered as an actual, real sport, just like tennis or soccer. The "eSports Switzerland 2019" study, on the spread of esports, is the first...
read moreWhy is everyone talking about esports? What is it all about? Is this a passing fad?
Everyone is talking about esports and many people, including politicians, business leaders, educators and parents, are asking themselves what this is all about. To keep it short and simple, esports (contraction of the words electronic and sports) is competitive video...
read moreOur website: status and improvements
SESF's website has been running for a few years now and we thought it was time for a serious refresh. Therefore, we have had it reworked by our IT department a few weeks ago and made it public at the beginning of April. We immediately received a lot of...
read moreWomen’s month: Interview with Team Queso’s COO
The Road to Professional Esports – noetic launches a training centre project
The Road to Professional Esports – noetic launches a training centre project
Nowadays, Swiss esports is constantly growing and with an ever expanding audience. An increasing number of innovative esports projects are emerging all around the world, but noetic's is unique in Switzerland. This Fribourg-based association has outlined the...
read more[Position opening] Business Representative
[Position opening] Business Representative
We are looking for a Business Representative We are looking for a person with : Really good written and spoken English (C1-C2). Native French OR German speaker. At least B2 level in an other national language. Good knowledge of the esports...
read moreThe Swiss Esports Federation partners with War Legend
26th of January, Lausanne, Switzerland | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In 2018, the Swiss Esport Federation released its certification programme for tournament organisers, to facilitate the regulations’ standardisation for all competitions, and the « esports...
read moreSwiss Esports Federation launches The Executive Team
25th of January, Davos, Switzerland | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThe esports industry, in 2019, is heading to become a billion-dollar industry and Switzerland is no exception. With the expansion of SESL leagues, the entrance of Swisscom & ESL into the Swiss market,...
read moreSESF x SESL Christmas cup on the 18.12.2018
Hello everyone ! We are co-organising a Christmas cup on the 18.12.2018 with our partner Swiss Esports League ! Gather your best Smash U players and share the news ! Register now at https://sesl.ch/games/ssbu !
read more2018 IESF General Meeting in Kaohsiung
Colin Webster Elected as New President of IESF | 6 Members accepted as Full Members of IESF The 2018 IESF General Meeting (GM) took place on November 10th at the ‘TESL Arena’ in Kaohsiung during the 10th Esports World Championship (WC). Colin Webster, former IESF...
read more10th Esports World Championship Group Draw Result
With only few days left until the opening ceremony, the Group draw of each discipline (LoL, CS:GO, Tekken 7) has been finalized. Broadcasted live on the official IESF Twitch and YouTube channel, the full footage can be viewed online. Below are the draw results of each...
read more10th Esports World Championship Entry Finalized
With only 37 days left on the calendar to IESF’s 10th Esports World Championship, the International Esports Federation (IESF) hereby announces the “Final Entry” for such Esports World Championship. A Total of 42 countries and 427 participants making up the...
read moreStatement by the Swiss Esports Federation in regard to the esports protests at Swiss soccer occurring at the 23. September 2018
Written by Erich AlthauserFootball is a very traditional and emotional sport. The fans identify with clubs, the team and their region and show immense passion. The same passion is noticeable when we take a look at the youth playing video games in teams with their...
read more[Position opening] SESF Referee
Are you interested in becoming an SeSF referee? Are you the one who can bring the light during dark LAN hours? Then you're the person we're searching for! Conflict will be your day to day work; finding the right answer between the strict rules and the...
read moreESI London – Nicolas Pidancet and Tim Goethals will represent SESF
ESI London will be a three day esports business conference focused on building a bridge between expertise and interest. This will be the biggest esports business conference of the year. It’ll kick off with a pre-registration, dinner and ESI Social on the evening of...
read moreIESF SWISS FINALS, RETIMED MAJOR & ZURICH GAME SHOW FRIENDLY SWITZERLAND VS DENMARK
It wasn’t too long ago that the Swiss Esports Federation held the Swiss finals where teams battled it out to decide who will have the glorious honor to represent Switzerland at the IESF World Championship taking place in Kaohsiung later this year. Thanks...
read moreSwiss Esports Federation launches the Esports Certification Program
9th of September, Zurich, Switzerland| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The SESF has been working on a certification program for organizers. This program will help organizers ensure that they follow the standard rule sets and that their tournaments follow the highest standards....
read moreGlobal Esports Executive Summit 2018 Registration Opens
⦁ Summit to Gather Esports Stakeholders to Reach Common Understanding International Esports Federation (IESF) here by announces the registration for the Global Esports Executive Summit (GEES). Coming to its 3rd edition, GEES is scheduled to take place in...
read moreIESF launches Global Esports R&D Centre for Further Esports Development
IESF launches Global Esports R&D Centre for Further Esports Development 5 years Development plan for Global Esports R&D Centre Three Pillars of R&D Center: Esports Academic Research Center, International Training Center, International Referee...
read morePrize Money Announcement IESF Esports World Championships 2018
IESF to Support National Federations for Sustainable Esports Development Total Prize Pool is 54,000$ (USD) With only seventy-seven (77) days left until the opening ceremony, the entry will soon be closing for the 10th Esports World Championship Kaohsiung...
read moreOliver Lutz joins the Swiss Esports Federation
6th of August, Zurich, Switzerland| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Esports Recognition Commission carries out one of the most important functions of the Swiss Esports Federation “SESF” where it works with the corporate industries, federations and government institutions in...
read moreSESF #EsportsForum at the IOC and you wouldn’t believe what happened!
"It's an incredible opportunity" That's what we were told on the 13th of July to organize the Experience Zone at the IOC #EsportsForum and hell yes it was a HUUGE opportunity. The SESF not only had it's President Boris Mayencourt as a delegate at the first of its kind...
read moreGermany Becomes Member of International Esports Federation
ESBD (eSport-Bund Deutschland e.V.) to lead esports movement in Germany 48th member of International Esports Federation ESBD (eSport-Bund Deutschland e.V.) has now been accepted as the new member of International Esports Federation (IESF), joining in the...
read moreMexico Joins International Esports Movement
Mexico Esports National Federation (FNDEM: Federación Nacional de Deportes Electrónicos) has now become a new member of International Esports Federation (IESF). Following the IESF Board meeting on June 25th, FNDEM has been fully evaluated and approved as...
read moreSwiss Esports Federation launches the Partnership Program
24th of June, Lausanne, Switzerland | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE With the rapid growth and interest on gamers and esports in Switzerland, The Swiss Esports Federation “SESF” created a partnership program to work closely together with organizations who are contributing...
read more1st Entry Complete for 10th Esports World Championship
International Esports Federation (IESF) hereby announces that total 670 participants from 42 countries have registered for 1st Entry of the Esports World Championship Kaohsiung 2018. This is the largest participation in the history of the World Championship...
read moreIESF Logo Released for 10th Esports World Championship
International Esports Federation (IESF) and Chinese Taipei eSports Association (CTeSA) hereby announces the logo for the upcoming 10th Esports World Championship Kaohsiung 2018. The logo symbolizes the infinite potential of esports and the athletes joining...
read moreGeneral Assembly 2018 – News
Dear community, Dear member, Dear esports fan, 2017 was a great year for Swiss e-Sports and for the Swiss Esports Federation “SESF”. The previous board managed to bring structure and expand its reach to the French part of Switzerland. The General Assembly was...
read moreThanks to our finance and accounting partner Cashctrl.com
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The Swiss Nationals’ Champions 2017 are Crowned
The Fall Season 2017 of Prefire The League is history. And with it also the Swiss Nationals 2017. The league has crowned Swiss champions of the year. The player by the alias "Ross" in Hearthstone: Heroes of WarCraft, Team above in Counter-Strike: Global...
read moreKaohsiung Host City for World Championship 2018
The host city bid results for the 10th Esports World Championship 2018 was taken by Kaohsiung city (Chinese Taipei) lead by the Chinese Taipei Esports Association (CTeSA). As announced during the closing ceremony of the 9th Esports World Championship in Busan, the...
read moreRomandie Symposium
As promised recently, the SESF will organize a Romand symposium to meet and exchange with members and interested people, but also to keep you informed about the projects on which the ESFS is currently working. The date selected is Sunday 05.11.2017 from 1 pm to 5 pm...
read moreFinal Count Down to the World Championship
In one month from now, the International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) commences the 9th Esports World Championship in Busan, Korea. More than 200 players from more than 30 different countries fight for the title of world champion in League of Legends, Counter-Strike:...
read moreIeSF Athletes’ Commission nominates Jason Batzofin as Chair
International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) Athletes’ Commission announced that Jason Batzofin (South Africa) has been nominated as the Chair of Athletes’ Commission in August 2017. The Athletes’ Commission chair will now be sitting as a Board member of IeSF to deliver...
read moreIeSF Partners with University of New Haven
The International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) and the University of New Haven (UNH) have agreed on a partnership to increase the development of the foundation of esports research. The purpose of this agreement is to build friendship and foster a relationship that will...
read moreAfter the Qualifiers is Before the World’s
The Swiss qualification tournaments for the World Championship are complete. The line-ups of Lausanne eSports and Berzerk, and the player Mathieu "KiraKira" Nguyen from Team mYinsanity will represent Switzerland in League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive...
read moreIeSF Agree on Partnership with ITTF
International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) and International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) have signed an MOU agreement to develop and promote table tennis esports. The International Table Tennis Federation is responsible for the global sport of table tennis and has...
read moreThe Nationals Are Back!
It has been a while. Long enough that a few words may be needed to get everyone on the same page. "Swiss Nationals" is the name that the Swiss e-Sports Federation has chosen for its national e-Sports championships. While there are obviously many tournaments, run by...
read moreRegistration opens for Global Esports Executive Summit 2017
International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) confirmed the six agendas to be discussed at the Global Esports Executive Summit (GEES) 2017. Following the GEES 2016 which was held in Shanghai, the GEES 2017 will be held in Busan, at the International Passenger Terminal...
read moreIeSF finalized the official titles of ‘9th Esports World Championship BUSAN 2017’
International e-Sports Federation (IeSF), today announced there will be no fourth title at the 9th Esports World Championship BUSAN 2017 and the game titles are thereby finalized: League of Legends (LoL), Counter Strike: Global-Offensive (CS:GO) and Tekken7 are the...
read moreThese were the LoL and CS:GO Qualifier Finals
Sunday August 6, is the day. Two dozen of the most talented, and probably also most handsome Swiss nerds to ever walk on the face of the earth enter the venue. The eStudios in Frau Gerold’s Garten in Zurich. Well equipped with the weapons of their choice, mice and...
read moreTekken 7 Qualifier for IeSF 2017
Since the console title Tekken 7 is outside the comfort zone of our our partners for CS:GO and LoL, they prefered not to provide qualifiers also for this game title. For this reason we continued our search for partners and are happy to announce that our search was...
read moreCS:GO and LoL Qualifier Finals
The registration for the Swiss IeSF Qualifiers 2017 by SILENTGAMING and Prefire The League in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and League of Legends are already open. There will be two online tournaments in each of the two game titles, followed by a grand final at an...
read moreMarkus Koskivirta nominated Chair of IeSF Referees’ Commission
In June the International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) nominated Markus Sakari Koskivirta, an international esports referee from Finland, as Chair of the IeSF Referees' Commission. Markus Koskivirta has successively completed various positions as the head referee in...
read moreIeSF Qualifier 2017 by SILENTGAMING on Prefire
Are you ready to go to the 9th Esports World Championship by the International e-Sports Federation in Busan, Korea? So are we! We are happy to finally announce our partner for organizing this year's official Swiss qualifier for the World's: SILENTGAMING with their...
read moreAppnori & IeSF Partnership to promote VR Esports
International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) and Appnori have agreed on a partnership to promote VR esports. Appnori is a company specializing in VR sports games, which develops realistic and dynamic sports contents using the VR platform. Well known for its unique and...
read moreLukas Jakob selected for IeSF Referees’ Commission
Just recently, the International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) has announced the creation of the Referees' Commission. The purpose of the commission will be to produce rules for the running of IeSF accredited championships and to develop a standardisation for...
read moreTekken returns to IeSF World Championship
Moments ago the International e-Sports Federatoin (IeSF) has disclosed the third official and the first individual game title of the upcoming 9th Esports World Championship taking place November 8-12 in Busan, Korea: Tekken 7 Tekken - at that time Tekken Tag...
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