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QESF and DFI sign a cooperation agreement to increase E-Sports Athletes

October 07,2024
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19-June-2023

QESF and DFI sign a cooperation agreement to increase E-Sports Athletes

DOHA – The Qatar E-Sports Federation (QESF)  announced on Saturday , the signing of a cooperation  agreement  with Doha Film Institute (DFI) with purpose of  exchanging  experience, putting together  a collective effort that could help  building up a better E-sport base for athletes and amateurs , developing their skills and turning Qatar into a centre  of E-sports in the region and the world.

At the signing ceremony, the  QESF President Sheikh Abdullah bin Faleh Al Thani signed on behalf of the QESF  and Ms. Fatima Hassan Al Rumaihi, CEO, Doha Film Institute, inked on behalf of the Institute, the occasion attended by senior officials from the QESF and DFI.

This agreement will cover the exchange of experience, organization of  joint workshops, encourage youngsters to be integral part of this sports and to  boost E-sports sector.

In a post- signing ceremony statement, the QESF President Sheikh Abdullah bin Faleh Al Thani  has appreciated the agreement , described it  as a part of  the QESF’s strategy to join hands with government institutions with effort to  develop the  mental sports youngsters  and do  all the best to establish national teams that will represent the country at the international arenas.

“ This  is just a first step to a series of agreements to come in the future, we  hopefully it  can  help increase  Qatari community awareness about the mental sports”  the QESF President.

In the same context, Ms. Fatima Hassan Al Rumaihi, CEO, Doha Film Institute  has lauded the agreement  and confirmed that  DFI’s enduring quest is  to build a better cooperation with  the government and non-government institutions to take this mental sports  to new grounds.

“ Over the last 10  years, our institute has been encouraging E-sports athletes and amateurs to do the sports and we had organised a number E-sports events, this why we cooperate now with QESF to increase the base  of  participants and to support our national teams” added Ms Al Rumaihi.