The Games of the Future (; , ) is an annual global phygital (fusing physical and digital) sports tournament, organized by Phygital International.
Players compete in their chosen discipline across two rounds. In one round they play the physical version of the discipline, such as a football match, and in the second round they play the gaming equivalent. Disciplines include football, basketball, and dancing.
After a bidding process run by Phygital International, the annual event is awarded to a host country.
The tournament was held from February 21 to March 3, 2024 in Kazan, Russia. Over 260 teams and over 2000 athletes from different countries participated in the tournament in 21 disciplines (16 in the main program and 5 in the extended program) based on a combination of physical activity, modern technology and digital environments, and players met in five areas ranging from sports to technology. There were 10 qualifiers for the tournament, the Phygital Games.
On February 21, 2024, the opening ceremony of the tournament was held, attended by Presidents of Russia, President of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.
Several teams have rejected the invitation to participate in the Games due to concerns of personal data being misused. Nigma Galaxy withdrew from the tournament due to fears of being banned from official Valve tournaments. United States Senator Mitt Romney voiced concern about Russia's growing influence in esports.
Partial list of winners of the Games of the Future 2024:
Virtual cycling
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Phygital Hockey
Phygital Football
E-Athletics
Phygital MMA
Show Match Super finals â Entity Gaming.
Standoff 2 + Laser tag
Phygital Skateboarding
Battle of the Robots
Counter-Strike 2 + Laser tag
Phygital Basketball
On June 1, 2024 at the first-ever World Phygital Summit held in Istanbul it was announced that the second international multi-sport tournament in the concept of phygital sports, 2025 Games of the Future, will be held in the United Arab Emirates. Beating nine prospective bidders, the UAE has won the bid to host the Games of the Future 2025.
On December 9, 2024, it was announced that the Games of the Future 2025 would start on November 21.
On August 7, 2025 it was announced that the Games of the Future 2025 will have total prizes of $5 million. Athletes competed across 11 disciplines during six days, which were held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC) in Abu Dhabi, from 18âÂÂ23 December. Competitions were held in eleven different disciplines.
The Phygital Football Final had México Quetzales from Mexico beating King's League Club World Champions, Troncos FC, from Spain.
The 2026 Games of the Future will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 18 July toÃÂ 1 August 2026.
Three countries competed for the right to host this tournament. The initiative to hold the "Games of the Future" in Kazakhstan was proposed by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev during the opening ceremony of the first games.
Astana was officially confirmed as the host city for the 2026 edition on July 14, 2025 during the official meeting ofàOljas Bektenov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, with leaders of Phygital International (promoter and rights holder of the Games of the Future): founder René Fasel and CEO Nis Hatt. The meeting was followed by a press conference, attended by Serik Zharasbayev, Vice Minister of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Alibek Khassenov, President of Kazsportinvest JSC, and Nis Hatt, CEO of Phygital International.
The tournament will include competitions in Phygital Football, Phygital Fighting, Phygital Basketball, Phygital Dancing, Phygital Hockey, Phygital Shooter, Phygital Battle Royale, MOBA 1 and MOBA 2, Phygital Drone Racing, Battle Bots, Phygital Boxing, Cybathletics, with prizes totalling $10 million.