Worldwide Sports: Malta
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Introduction
Malta is a small but slowly growing force in the global sports industry. Despite a few sports organizations coming from the small Mediterranean archipelago, there are a handful of domestic-focused tournaments held there, including Eden Esports’ Malta Vibes Knockout Series, and the Red Bull series. Strijders. The international ESL Pro League was also held in Malta.
Exports continue to be a key factor in the development of Malta’s digital economy, and GamingMalta’s gambling body has made a remarkable effort especially to build Malta as an attractive place for gaming companies. computer and sports tournaments. Malta has a very large gambling and iGaming industry thanks to lax regulations and its status as a European Union country.
An association of Maltese stakeholders hosted an inaugural event the development of the games and sports expo, called Playcon, in 2019.
The country’s emphasis on the education sector is particularly noteworthy, with Malta having its own sports education platform, Level Academy, despite its size. Level Academy hosts the Student Advancement Framework for Sports (SAFE) Educational Program, which is designed to increase the knowledge of sports for both students and their parents.
Government Recognition
The Maltese government has not officially recognized sports as a sport or in any other capacity.
However, the Government of Malta has jointly launched GamingMalta, an independent non-profit foundation to promote the country’s iGaming sector, but which also helps to promote Malta as an export destination.
In 2018, GamingMalta and Eden Leisure Group hosted the first Malta eSports Forum – a conference that introduces and discusses the country’s sports scene – in which the sitting politician Silvio Schembri, the Parliamentary Secretary of that time for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation, made an introductory speech. .
GamingMalta has also signed agreements with high profile organizations such as ESL to host Pro League events. She described the desire to establish Malta as a home for business and sports professionals, and to make the country a destination of choice for sports events. GamingMalta has also joined the CS: GO tournament series European Development Championship in 2020.
Notable Tournaments & Leagues
Malta has hosted modest tournaments in a variety of sports titles as it seeks to make a name for itself in the industry. GamingMalta has joined ESL to bring the ESL Pro League to the country. Having led the European Union in launching its vaccine against COVID-19, it is hoped that personal events on the island will become an attractive option, while online events will continue to thrive.
Notable Sports Organizations
Note that this is a non-exhaustive list and the exclusion does not mean that org is not noticeable.
National Associations / Federations
Note that inclusion in this list does not suggest any recognition by the ESI of its authority, tasks or official capacity.
Education Initiatives
Malta is home to Level Academy, Malta’s first sports education platform.
The Student Advancement Framework for Sports (SAFE) is a collaboration between Level Academy and the Swedish Academy of Sports Area Academy, which brings senior students and parents a range of esports activities. It aims to ensure that parents support the program, and therefore organizes events that include educational talks on the positive and negative relationship between mental health and video games.
Level Academy, in collaboration with the Mater Boni Consilii San Ġużepp Paola School, hosted the first introductory training program in school sports ever in Malta, which involved a variety of teaching in an educational program in Malta. six parts on sports and game development.
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