The 1st CARIBBEAN GAMES «Olympics» of the Caribbean Basin, initially planned in 2021, will be held this year, from June 29 to July 03, 2022 in the islands of GUADELOUPE (French Caribbean).
Also, with one of their partners, among the European leaders in terms of platform dedicated to gaming and eSports: NiceCactus , the team of Giga'Games - Guadeloupe eSports Federation, organizer, will provide all countries a dedicated environment through this platform, to make their qualifications in the same conditions of comfort and ergonomics for the GIGA'GAMES CANOC ESPORTS SERIES.
For these Caribbean Games GUADELOUPE 2022, 29 Caribbean Olympic Committees gathered around the biggest Caribbean multi-sports event through 7 traditional sports (Athletics, Basketball 3×3, Cycling, Futsal, Judo, Netball, Swimming) , and for the first time an associated international E-Sport component (not directly included in the Caribbean Games), through the CANOC ESPORTS SERIES Guadeloupe 2022, under the aegis of the Giga’Games Federation Guadeloupe of eSport. A pride for the President of Giga’Games, Samuel JOURSON and his team, and a partnership that the CANOC The Caribbean Association of National Olympic Committees, and the Regional Olympic Committee of Guadeloupe CROS Guadeloupe are happy to see as the consecration of common discussions started since 2020 and a historic opportunity for the entire Caribbean basin to bring together these two universes contributing to the emancipation of youth, but also making the pride of entire peoples, through this vector of cohesion that is SPORT, in all its forms.
Giga’Games, a true pioneer of eSport for over 15 years is the organizer of the International eSport Cup which takes place annually in GUADELOUPE. At the same time this association contributes to help to structure and grow around the practice of eSport also its colleagues of Martinique (Rising Opossum Martinique eSport), of Guyana, but also of other English-speaking islands of the Caribbean. Real engine of the basin, Guadeloupe, this small archipelago of the Antilles, is also greeted for its work and its implication by big Latin American nations, as Venezuela, Mexico, Colombia, or Brazil. Giga'Games is official member and supported by WESCO and PAMESCO.
The board of the Federation Giga’Games Guadeloupe met and proceeded to the choice of 5 esport disciplines that will integrate these #GIGA’GAMES CANOC ESPORTS SERIES associated with the 1st Caribbean Games. GUADELOUPE 2022, like the Asian Games. This choice was guided by the Giga’Games team’s desire to respect the values of sport and Olympism: exchange, fair play, surpassing oneself, respect, excellence, friendship, courage, equality, inspiration. (with games close to sport and encouraging no violence, no racism, no xenophobia, no discrimination, mixed and also feminine tournaments ). Choices that have received positive feedback from publishers.
The 5 official disciplines GIGA’GAMES ESPORTS SERIES. GUADELOUPE 2022 are:
TEKKEN 7 WOMEN International Cup (martial art_versus fighting ) sur PS4 100% reserved for women, with as godmother Sylvia| QUEEN ARROW (Law student and Pro TEKKEN 7 player from KENYA, from the IYU team and close to the RED BULL eSport teams ), and PANDA CHAN , Caribean MangKa ( designer, author, and game player from the GUADELOUPE islands)
TEKKEN 7 mixed gender competition (art martial _versus fighting ) sur PS4
FORZA HORIZON 5 (XBOX Series ) ( car racing ) with steering wheel and force feedback pedals at your disposal
JUST DANCE Unlimited (dance game / Health Sport Gaming ) on XBOX ONE Kinect
WINDJAMMERS 2 ( Frisbee sport ) PC / XBOX series / PS4
The Medals:
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