

The IRF is also a candidate to participate in the Olympic Virtual Series later this year. The IRF has been asked to participate in the E-Gaming Pavilion at The World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, in July. Dean Schear, IRF Chief Financial Officer and Chair of the IRF Virtual Sports Committee, added, “Bottom line, we have a great vision, a great team, and the sense of urgency and commitment to act now.” Onge predicted, the partnership has unfolded and “the game” has changed.

We look forward to sharing so much more as this exciting partnership unfolds.”Īs St. This will be a game-changer both for us and for world sport. Onge said at the time: “When we realized what this combination could mean not only for our federation but for all of racquet sport, we jumped all over it.
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At that time, the IRF endorsed Racket:Next and committed to progress toward full sanctioning of the game as a sport. IRF, Racket:Next developer One Hamsa, and the Metaverse Sports Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding in July 2021. With this action, Racquet:Next becomes the first electronic game of any sort to become an official global sport. In a decisive vote of the International Racquetball Federation Board of Directors, Virtual Reality racquet sport game Racket:Next has become a fully sanctioned sports discipline of the IOC Recognized global sports federation, effective April 1, 2022.
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International Racquetball Federation Officially Sanctions Racket:Next
