International Esports Federation announces partnership with GIRLGAMER

The International Esports Federation (IESF) has announced a partnership with the GIRLGAMER Esports Festival, an esports event dedicated to women. As part of the collaboration, GIRLGAMER and IESF will work together to develop the first women's CS:GO tournament of the World Esports Championship, which will take place later this year in Indonesia.

IESF, the international esports federation, is organizing the World Esports Championship, culminating in December 2022 in Indonesia. As part of the World Esports Championship, teams in various esports disciplines will take part: from CS:GO to Dota 2 and fighting games.

The parties said they would “work together to further reinforce the values of diversity and inclusion” in esports. The IESF also mentioned that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Women in Games (WIG), a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a level playing field for women in gaming.

Boban Totovski, IESF General Secretary: "We're thrilled to be working with GIRLGAMER to continue to expand competitive opportunities for women in esports. Hosting the first CS:GO tournament as part of the World Esports Championship will be a historic moment for the entire global esports family, and we can't look forward to working together on more initiatives to create a more inclusive global esports family for generations to come."

Recall. that within the framework of the World Esports Championship there will be competitions in such disciplines as PUBG Mobile, Dota 2, CS:GO, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang and Tekken 7. The total prize pool will be $500,000.