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GG Federation

AbleGamers’ international governing body for adaptive esports — giving players with disabilities a real competitive stage, from local exhibitions to a growing circuit of international tournaments.

What Is the GG Federation?

The Global Gaming Federation on Adapted Esports (GG Federation) is powered by the AbleGamers Foundation and focused on building the participation, governance, and competitive standards adaptive esports needs to reach the world’s biggest stages — including a future bid for formal Paralympic recognition.

International Events & Tournaments

2026 has already been a landmark year for the GG Federation. In March, AbleGamers held its first i3 (Inclusive International Invitational) exhibition tournament in Milan, Italy — intentionally timed and located to coincide with the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games. That opening event triggered a visible shift in adaptive esports worldwide: it was followed by a tournament on the show floor at Gamescom LATAM in Brazil, and then by the first-ever adaptive esports tournament held in South Africa. Combined with a series of adapted tournaments across the United States, four of the world’s six major continents hosted adaptive esports tournaments in 2026 alone — an unprecedented, record-setting moment for the sport.

Milan, Italy · March 7, 2026

i3 — Inclusive International Invitational

Held March 7, 2026 in Milan, Italy, i3 brought together 55 elite gamers with disabilities from around the world to compete, connect, and represent their countries on a global stage. The one-day event used a hybrid format — remote competition paired with a live in-person exhibition — and ran across three competitive games and seven competitive classifications, spanning an Adaptive Controller Division, a Blind/Low Vision Division, and an Open Division.

São Paulo, Brazil

Gamescom LATAM

At Gamescom LATAM in São Paulo, Brazil, the GG Federation partnered with NVIDIA to bring adaptive esports to the show floor with a Counter-Strike tournament featuring eight teams of players with disabilities — introducing adaptive competition to one of Latin America’s largest gaming audiences.

Durban, South Africa · July 2026

South Africa Adaptive Esports Tournament

In July 2026, the GG Federation hosted the first-ever adaptive esports tournament held in South Africa, in Durban — extending adaptive competition to the African continent for the first time and continuing the Federation’s push toward truly global representation.

2027–2029

What’s Next

These events are the opening chapter of a three-year plan, Building the Road to the Paralympics, that will keep expanding the GG Federation’s international footprint — including new tournaments planned in Asia and at the Esports Nations Cup, and a broader push toward recognized stages like the Invictus Games, the Esports Nations Cup, and EVO.

ALSO IN ADAPTIVE ESPORTS

Logitech G Adaptive Esports Tournaments

AbleGamers is a founding partner of Logitech G’s Adaptive Esports Tournaments (AET) — created together with Logitech G and Mount Sinai as the first adaptive esports tournament series for gamers with disabilities. Launched in 2021, AET continues to host new tournaments today, and it’s a natural complement to the GG Federation’s push onto the world’s biggest competitive stages.

Visit AET.gg →