The international multisport tournament Games of the Future 2026 (GOTF 2026), powered by Samruk-Kazyna, has concluded in Astana. Held from July 29 to Aug. 9, the competition brought together traditional sports, esports and modern technology, with a total prize pool of $4.65 million, organizer Kazsportinvest JSC said.

The winners in phygital football and the mobile MOBA Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB) were decided on the final day of the tournament.

In the final of Phygital Football presented by Samruk-Kazyna, Quetzales-Armadillos faced NS Team. Quetzales-Armadillos won the digital stage 1-0, while NS Team secured a 3-2 victory on the physical field. With the aggregate score tied at 3-3, the winner was decided in a penalty shootout, where NS Team prevailed 4-3.

FC Olympic Phygital finished third.

In the MLBB tournament, Bigetron by Vitality claimed the title after defeating ONIC 3-1 in the final. Bigetron by Vitality won the first two games, ONIC took the third, and Bigetron secured the championship in the fourth.

Aurora Gaming took bronze after defeating Selangor Red Giants 2-0.

The Games of the Future 2026 winners across the tournament's eight disciplines were:

Phygital Basketball – Wilders, $100,000

MOBA PC Dota 2 – PlayTime, $350,000

Phygital Dancing – Franco Vitali, $20,000

Phygital Shooter CS2 – Team KZ, $50,000

Phygital Fighting – Archangel Michael, $100,000

Phygital Football – NS Team, $150,000

MOBA Mobile MLBB – Bigetron by Vitality, $315,000

Battle Royale – PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS – 17 Gaming, $300,000

The competitions were held at four sports venues across Astana. Organizers provided 528 pieces of gaming equipment and more than 500 gaming stations, while 800 volunteers were involved in staging the tournament.

According to the organizers, the event provided Kazakh professionals with experience in esports, IT, television broadcasting, engineering, logistics, security and the organization of major international competitions.

Belarusians were represented at the forum in three disciplines. The Minsk House team took third place in phygital shooter (tactical shooting), the Minsk club reached the quarterfinals in phygital basketball, and Daniil Cherepko finished in the first round of the playoffs in phygital dance.

The tournament was officially launched by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

Russia hosted the first Future Games in 2024, and the second forum was held in the UAE in 2025.

The fourth Future Games will be held in 2027, with Brazil, Serbia, South Africa, and Uzbekistan vying to host.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mfa-minsk/press/news/details/1271873?lang=ru