Our Mission
enable talents
to live their dreams and
serve as role models
We support esports talents in Germany
We are witnesses of a new sport rising – a sport of a new generation with their own heroes and legends. Millions of ambitious players follow their dream to compete on world class level in their respective game. We support the most promising talents on this journey: As a not for profit institution, it is our sole interest to responsibly develop esports talents. Athletes are at the core of everything we do.
Who we are
A strong alliance between the entire games industry, sports, politics and society
The not for profit institution is led by Jörg Adami, who served 10 years in the management board of “Deutsche Sporthilfe“ – one of the globally most recognized talent development institutions in Olympic sports. The esports player foundation is supported by the association of the German games industry, among others representing the most important game publishers. Furthermore, esports tournament and league organizers and other stakeholders from politics and traditional sports endorse the esports player foundation’s case. All of them unite in seeing the passion and engagement of millions of gamers in esports as a chance for our society.
The know-how of 50 years of Olympic talent development comes to esports
Highly individualized development programs ensure the best support for every esports talent:
- Dual carreer: assistance in school, university and professional life
- Scholarships and financial contributions
- Professional training and individual coaching
- Physical and mental fitness
- Nutrition and a healthy lifestyle
- Responsible gaming
- (Social) Media-Trainings
- Education and assistance for parents and many activities more
Managing Director Electronic Arts
in Germany, Switzerland and Austria
Managing Director game e.V. –
association of the German games industry
Head of Esports GSA &
PL Riot Games
president of the German esports association,
ESBD
Co-CEO ESL Gaming
What we do
Balance esports on world class level with school, university or profession. Build a dual career based on our scholarships, financial support, parent education about esports career paths and many more of our programs. Develop your talent with more professional training and regular training camps, improve your physical fitness and nutrition, build a network in esports and beyond – we are currently doing the groundwork to be able to deliver these and more opportunities during 2020.
Talents
Together with the key stakeholders in esports we will identify talents that we want to include in our programs. Currently we are in the process of raising funds and creating the structure necessary to deliver to our promise. Being solely committed to the interests of players, access to our programs will be non-discriminatory: Our long-term vision is to be able to support every relevant game title and include every significant talent in our activities. However, in order to sustainably develop the institution, we will start with the most popular games and grow our programs from there.
work
hard
play
hard
Become a partner
Become a “Love Brand“ in esports: position yourself as an enabler instead of an advertiser.
Brands that want to engage successfully in esports have to bring a tangible added value: communication with the discerning target groups in esports and gaming only works at eye level. We offer intelligent concepts to combine athlete support, industry development, sports sponsoring and a credible and sustainable presence in esports and gaming. Take responsibility for the most important actors in esports – the players – and support a new, rising sport for a new generation.
Partner
We thank our partners
Supporting and developing esports talents would not be possible without our partners. On behalf of all esports players in Germany our biggest thanks go out to:
Techniker Krankenkasse is the official health partner of the esports player foundation and takes care of one the most important areas for successful and long lasting esports careers. Being a pioneer in German esports, Techniker underlines their long standing support for the whole ecosystem and the players.
Garmin is a global leader in fitness & health wearables and smartwatches. Their outstanding fitness expertise is now made available to the esports athletes of the esports player foundation. Garmin enables specific and well-targeted physical training that has become a true success factor in modern esports.
CosmosDirekt supports talents and pros as an enabling partner. Furthermore, individual insurance packages are given to every player in our programs, so they can concentrate on their dual career in esports and education. Safeguarding risks frees up creative energies.
Deutsche Telekom AG is actively developing esports in Germany. The highest network quality, technological know how and innovative services provide outstanding esports infrastructure. As a Founding Partner of the esports player foundation, the company now also creates the best environment to develop esports talents. At the same time, Deutsche Telekom promotes responsible gaming and esports values like teamwork, fairplay and motivation. Furthermore, workshops with parents help to increase their understanding of esports and gaming.
The Deutsche Kreditbank AG is the first direct bank to engage in esports in Germany as Enabling Partner of the esports player foundation. DKB emphasizes talent development: Together we will create the DKB-scholarship for selected players in League of Legends, providing individual and targeted support.
AnyDesk, one of the world's leading providers of remote desktop software, is the latest enabling partner of the esports player foundation. The Stuttgart-based company's software provides secure remote access to help players get the most out of their hardware and software. AnyDesk thus enables the player's performance to be maximised and, with this partnership, makes a significant contribution to the professionalisation of esports.
The importance of a healthy nutrition for mental and physical well-being and thus also for world-class performance has been scientifically proven, but is still underestimated today.
As the official nutrition partner, Lidl takes responsibility for our talents in this field. Together with Lidl, we offer group coaching sessions as well as individual nutritional counseling for our talents. Furthermore, under the guidance of Lidl experts, nutrition programs are developed for our athletes to provide them with optimal support in their training.
Think fast – play faster: Logitech G has been supporting top esports teams around the globe for years. Now they take responsibility for our players, too. World class equipment paves the way to world careers: Logitech G helps to push the boundaries of performance and make the most out of your abilities.
Supporting talents on a new level. Mentoring network, dual careers, workshops, tax and financial coaching are just some of the many points made possible thanks to PwC.
PwC, as one of the leading service professional firm in the world, is the official career partner of epf. With PwC's outstanding position in the global market, we secure even more know-how and enable our talents to receive the best support outside Esports. In this way, PwC assumes sustainable responsibility for the development of our talents.
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Our Mission
enable talents
to live their dreams and
serve as role models
We support esports talents in Germany
We are witnesses of a new sport rising – a sport of a new generation with their own heroes and legends. Millions of ambitious players follow their dream to compete on world class level in their respective game. We support the most promising talents on this journey: As a not for profit institution, it is our sole interest to responsibly develop esports talents. Athletes are at the core of everything we do.
Who we are
A strong alliance between the entire games industry, sports, politics and society
The not for profit institution is led by Jörg Adami, who served 10 years in the management board of “Deutsche Sporthilfe“ – one of the globally most recognized talent development institutions in Olympic sports. The esports player foundation is supported by the association of the German games industry, among others representing the most important game publishers. Furthermore, esports tournament and league organizers and other stakeholders from politics and traditional sports endorse the esports player foundation’s case. All of them unite in seeing the passion and engagement of millions of gamers in esports as a chance for our society.
The know-how of 50 years of Olympic talent development comes to esports
Highly individualized development programs ensure the best support for every esports talent:
- Dual carreer: assistance in school, university and professional life
- Scholarships and financial contributions
- Professional training and individual coaching
- Physical and mental fitness
- Nutrition and a healthy lifestyle
- Responsible gaming
- (Social) Media-Trainings
- Education and assistance for parents and many activities more
Managing Director Electronic Arts
in Germany, Switzerland and Austria
Managing Director game e.V. –
association of the German games industry
Head of Esports GSA &
PL Riot Games
president of the German esports association,
ESBD
Co-CEO ESL Gaming
What we do
Balance esports on world class level with school, university or profession. Build a dual career based on our scholarships, financial support, parent education about esports career paths and many more of our programs. Develop your talent with more professional training and regular training camps, improve your physical fitness and nutrition, build a network in esports and beyond – we are currently doing the groundwork to be able to deliver these and more opportunities during 2020.
Talents
Together with the key stakeholders in esports we will identify talents that we want to include in our programs. Currently we are in the process of raising funds and creating the structure necessary to deliver to our promise. Being solely committed to the interests of players, access to our programs will be non-discriminatory: Our long-term vision is to be able to support every relevant game title and include every significant talent in our activities. However, in order to sustainably develop the institution, we will start with the most popular games and grow our programs from there.
work
hard
play
hard
Become a partner
Become a “Love Brand“ in esports: position yourself as an enabler instead of an advertiser.
Brands that want to engage successfully in esports have to bring a tangible added value: communication with the discerning target groups in esports and gaming only works at eye level. We offer intelligent concepts to combine athlete support, industry development, sports sponsoring and a credible and sustainable presence in esports and gaming. Take responsibility for the most important actors in esports – the players – and support a new, rising sport for a new generation.
Partner
We thank our partners
Supporting and developing esports talents would not be possible without our partners. On behalf of all esports players in Germany our biggest thanks go out to:
Techniker Krankenkasse is the official health partner of the esports player foundation and takes care of one the most important areas for successful and long lasting esports careers. Being a pioneer in German esports, Techniker underlines their long standing support for the whole ecosystem and the players.
Garmin is a global leader in fitness & health wearables and smartwatches. Their outstanding fitness expertise is now made available to the esports athletes of the esports player foundation. Garmin enables specific and well-targeted physical training that has become a true success factor in modern esports.
CosmosDirekt supports talents and pros as an enabling partner. Furthermore, individual insurance packages are given to every player in our programs, so they can concentrate on their dual career in esports and education. Safeguarding risks frees up creative energies.
Deutsche Telekom AG is actively developing esports in Germany. The highest network quality, technological know how and innovative services provide outstanding esports infrastructure. As a Founding Partner of the esports player foundation, the company now also creates the best environment to develop esports talents. At the same time, Deutsche Telekom promotes responsible gaming and esports values like teamwork, fairplay and motivation. Furthermore, workshops with parents help to increase their understanding of esports and gaming.
The Deutsche Kreditbank AG is the first direct bank to engage in esports in Germany as Enabling Partner of the esports player foundation. DKB emphasizes talent development: Together we will create the DKB-scholarship for selected players in League of Legends, providing individual and targeted support.
The importance of a healthy nutrition for mental and physical well-being and thus also for world-class performance has been scientifically proven, but is still underestimated today.
As the official nutrition partner, Lidl takes responsibility for our talents in this field. Together with Lidl, we offer group coaching sessions as well as individual nutritional counseling for our talents. Furthermore, under the guidance of Lidl experts, nutrition programs are developed for our athletes to provide them with optimal support in their training.
Think fast – play faster: Logitech G has been supporting top esports teams around the globe for years. Now they take responsibility for our players, too. World class equipment paves the way to world careers: Logitech G helps to push the boundaries of performance and make the most out of your abilities.
AnyDesk, one of the world's leading providers of remote desktop software, is the latest enabling partner of the esports player foundation. The Stuttgart-based company's software provides secure remote access to help players get the most out of their hardware and software. AnyDesk thus enables the player's performance to be maximised and, with this partnership, makes a significant contribution to the professionalisation of esports.
Supported by
let’s talk
Our Mission
enable talents
to live their dreams and
serve as role models
We support esports talents in Germany
We are witnesses of a new sport rising – a sport of a new generation with their own heroes and legends. Millions of ambitious players follow their dream to compete on world class level in their respective game. We support the most promising talents on this journey: As a not for profit institution, it is our sole interest to responsibly develop esports talents. Athletes are at the core of everything we do.
Who we are
A strong alliance between the entire games industry, sports, politics and society
The know-how of 50 years of Olympic talent development comes to esports
Highly individualized development programs ensure the best support for every esports talent:
- Dual carreer: assistance in school, university and professional life
- Scholarships and financial contributions
- Professional training and individual coaching
- Physical and mental fitness
- Nutrition and a healthy lifestyle
- Responsible gaming
- (Social) Media-Trainings
- Education and assistance for parents and many activities more
Managing Director Electronic Arts
in Germany, Switzerland and Austria
Managing Director game e.V. –
association of the German games industry
Head of Esports GSA &
PL Riot Games
president of the German esports association,
ESBD
Co-CEO ESL Gaming
What we do
Balance esports on world class level with school, university or profession. Build a dual career based on our scholarships, financial support, parent education about esports career paths and many more of our programs. Develop your talent with more professional training and regular training camps, improve your physical fitness and nutrition, build a network in esports and beyond – we are currently doing the groundwork to be able to deliver these and more opportunities during 2020.
Talents
Together with the key stakeholders in esports we will identify talents that we want to include in our programs. Currently we are in the process of raising funds and creating the structure necessary to deliver to our promise. Being solely committed to the interests of players, access to our programs will be non-discriminatory: Our long-term vision is to be able to support every relevant game title and include every significant talent in our activities. However, in order to sustainably develop the institution, we will start with the most popular games and grow our programs from there.
work
hard
play
hard
Become a partner
Become a “Love Brand“ in esports: position yourself as an enabler instead of an advertiser.
Brands that want to engage successfully in esports have to bring a tangible added value: communication with the discerning target groups in esports and gaming only works at eye level. We offer intelligent concepts to combine athlete support, industry development, sports sponsoring and a credible and sustainable presence in esports and gaming. Take responsibility for the most important actors in esports – the players – and support a new, rising sport for a new generation.
Partner
We thank our partners
Supporting and developing esports talents would not be possible without our partners. On behalf of all esports players in Germany our biggest thanks go out to:
Techniker Krankenkasse is the official health partner of the esports player foundation and takes care of one the most important areas for successful and long lasting esports careers. Being a pioneer in German esports, Techniker underlines their long standing support for the whole ecosystem and the players.
Garmin is a global leader in fitness & health wearables and smartwatches. Their outstanding fitness expertise is now made available to the esports athletes of the esports player foundation. Garmin enables specific and well-targeted physical training that has become a true success factor in modern esports.
CosmosDirekt supports talents and pros as an enabling partner. Furthermore, individual insurance packages are given to every player in our programs, so they can concentrate on their dual career in esports and education. Safeguarding risks frees up creative energies.
Deutsche Telekom AG is actively developing esports in Germany. The highest network quality, technological know how and innovative services provide outstanding esports infrastructure. As a Founding Partner of the esports player foundation, the company now also creates the best environment to develop esports talents. At the same time, Deutsche Telekom promotes responsible gaming and esports values like teamwork, fairplay and motivation. Furthermore, workshops with parents help to increase their understanding of esports and gaming.
The Deutsche Kreditbank AG is the first direct bank to engage in esports in Germany as Enabling Partner of the esports player foundation. DKB emphasizes talent development: Together we will create the DKB-scholarship for selected players in League of Legends, providing individual and targeted support.
The importance of a healthy nutrition for mental and physical well-being and thus also for world-class performance has been scientifically proven, but is still underestimated today.
As the official nutrition partner, Lidl takes responsibility for our talents in this field. Together with Lidl, we offer group coaching sessions as well as individual nutritional counseling for our talents. Furthermore, under the guidance of Lidl experts, nutrition programs are developed for our athletes to provide them with optimal support in their training.
Think fast – play faster: Logitech G has been supporting top esports teams around the globe for years. Now they take responsibility for our players, too. World class equipment paves the way to world careers: Logitech G helps to push the boundaries of performance and make the most out of your abilities.
AnyDesk, one of the world's leading providers of remote desktop software, is the latest enabling partner of the esports player foundation. The Stuttgart-based company's software provides secure remote access to help players get the most out of their hardware and software. AnyDesk thus enables the player's performance to be maximised and, with this partnership, makes a significant contribution to the professionalisation of esports.
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