- Kazan is hosting the third series of Phygital Games on February 5 to 11;
- The competition program is comprised of the following five phygital disciplines: Dota 2, MLBB, CS:GO and Warface tournaments together with laser tag and Speedrun competitions;
- Speedrun features legendary games such as “Super Mario bros”, “Chip’n’Dale”, “Resident evil 2 Remake”, “Hitman: Codename 47” and others;
- Accreditation is now open for media. Go to the link to apply. Accreditation will be open until January 31;
- The competitions will be held at the IT-Park and Kazan Expo;
The sports phygital season of 2023 starts on February 5. Opening the season is the third series of the Phygital Games in three e-sports challenges: tactical, battle and speedrun.
Speedrun competitions
Dates: 5 – 8 February
Teams: Four teams of three athletes
The competitions will see each athlete compete in speedrunning playing video games both on retro consoles and on modern PCs. The competitors are in for legendary adventure games such as “Super Mario bros”, “Comix Zone” and “Chip’n’Dale”, horror games “Resident evil 2 Remake”, “Little Nightmares”, “Mirror’s Edge” along with “Hitman: Codename 47”, “Quake” and “Serious Sam The First encounter”. The team of competitors that scores the most points by completing the missions the fastest will win. Once this phase of the competitions is over, the teams will face off in a laser tag show match. Winning in this show match will earn the competitors extra prizes. The outcome of this match will have no impact on the points of the e-sports part of the tournament.
Battle challenge, a competition in MOBA games
Dates: 6 – 8 February
Teams: Four teams of seven athletes
This February will also see competitions in the popular games of Dota 2 and MLBB (“Mobile Legends: Bang Bang”). The teams will compete in the matches according to the Olympic system while following the rules of e-sports. Once the e-competitions are over, much like with Speedrun, the teams will face off in a laser tag show match.
Tactical Challenge
Dates: 9-10 February
Teams: four teams of seven
The Tactical Challenge will involve phygital athletes showcasing their skills in the world-famous games of CS:GO and Warface and then they will move on to compete against each other in a lasertag.
The digital part of the challenge will have the teams first facing off against each other on the console. Winning each round of the match will earn one point. The next part of the challenge is a physical one — a five-on-five laser tag match in the format of “Setting a phygital flame”. A victory in a round of this discipline earns a team two points. If it is a tie, the athlete who scores more frags during the two stages, wins.
Battle Royale lasertag show match
Date: 11 February
Teams: squads of four people
The Phygital Games will wrap up with a laser tag show match in CS:GO and Warface between the competitors. The laser tag match mirrors battle royale PC gaming rules (as in PUBG, Fortnite, etc.) as much as possible featuring narrowing action zones and collection of items.
The Phygital Games will be broadcast via the channels of “The Games of Future” project as well as on https://vkplay.ru/VK Play and https://vk.com/gamesofutureVK. To follow the competitions, one can go to https://gof.vkplay.ru/.
The Phygital Games are being held in the lead-up to the 2024 Games of Future. Two series of Phygital Games were held in 2022 which features competitions in Beat Saber, drone racing, football, basketball, hockey, martial arts, and phygital races. The competitions saw of a total of 38 teams from 7 countries with 36,000,000 views and 34 hours of streaming.