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The World Poker Federation is born
The International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) unanimously accepted the World Poker Federation (WPF) membership, a crucial step in the recognition of poker as a mind sport globally.
Poker: a mind game
Excellent news for poker came from Latin America. After a long effort, a new federation recognized our discipline as a sport.
In December 2022, the International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) unanimously accepted the World Poker Federation (WPF) membership, the same as other sports like chess.
The World Poker Federation was created under the leadership of Brazilian (Confederación Brasileira de Texas Hold'em) and Argentine (Instituto Argentino de Poker Deportivo) associations, along with the Confederación Panamericana de Poker Deportivo (CPPD).
The president of the WPF, the Brazilian Igor 'Federal' Trafane, said that the creation of the World Poker Federation is the result of a continuous effort over many years, which resulted in the acceptance of IMSA.
The International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) was created in 2005 and currently gathers several different mind sports:
- Chess
- Bridge
- Cards
- Draughts
- Go
- Mahjong
- Xiangqi
- eSports
The World Poker Federation (WPF) logo is already added to the IMSA website as an observer member.
Among the objectives set by WPF is to promote poker as a sport worldwide, host world championships, and support local projects and fair regulations.
We celebrate this important step that indeed supports the current poker boom.