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Iceland are Ready for their Nations Cup Debut in Macedonia
2021 Nations Cup Finals, GAISF, Iceland, IFMP, Match Poker, Mind Sport, Nations Cup 2021 Qualifiers, NewsPokersamband Islands, the official Icelandic member federation of the International Federation of Match Poker, got their first taste of Match Poker during the virtual European qualifiers held last year. Iceland has been a member of the IFMP since many years – March 2010 to be precise and we are very happy to see the national […]
Macedonia to Host the Nations Cup Finals in May
2021 Nations Cup Finals, Austria, Events, GAISF, Germany, Iceland, IFMP, India, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Match Poker, Member Nations, Mind Sport, Mongolia, Nations Cup, Nations Cup 2021 Qualifiers, News, Singapore, Switzerland, UkraineIFMP’s first live event since the Asian Nations Cup held in Taipei, Taiwan in November 2019 and we could not be more excited to bring our qualified nations together and competing for the Match Poker World Championship! We hosted a series of virtual qualifiers throughout 2021, where Asian and European national teams participated from […]
2021 Review – A Year of Challenges and Progress
Austria, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Cyprus, Estonia, GAISF, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, IFMP, IFP, India, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Macedonia, Match Poker, Member Nations, Mind Sport, Mongolia, Nations Cup 2021 Qualifiers, News, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, Switzerland, Ukraine2021 saw IFMP make considerable progress after a rather quiet pandemic hit 2020. With the constantly changing situation caused by Covid, we didn’t want to be dependent on live events for Match Poker activity this year. We therefore decided to run virtual qualifiers for the 2021 Nations Cup Finals for our member nations in Asia […]
Macedonia’s Road to the 2021 Nations Cup Finals
GAISF, IFMP, Macedonia, Match Poker, Member Nations, Mind Sport, Nations Cup 2021 Qualifiers, NewsOn the 10th anniversary of their existence, the Macedonian national Match Poker team managed to qualify for the Nations Cup Finals. They played the first qualifications for the European Championship back in 2012 in Vienna, when in the competition of 14 countries they placed 7th, which saw them just miss out on qualifying. Since then […]
IFMP’s Observer Status Renewed by GAISF General Assembly
GAISF, IFMP, Match Poker, Mind Sport, News, WADAFollowing the GAISF (Global Association of International Sports Federations) General Assembly held on Friday, 12th November 2021, and in particular the decision to approve the modifications of the GAISF Statutes, the Membership Council decision taken on 27th September to renew IFMP’s Observer status for the next two years has been confirmed. We were delighted to […]
Taiwan uses Poker as a Teaching Tool in Universities
Chinese Taipei, Events, IFMP, Match Poker, Member Nations, Mind Sport, NewsPresident of Taiwan Formosa Poker Sports Association, David Tai, has brought poker to universities in Taiwan and has begun teaching as an assistant professor. Students from the universities mentioned below have established social poker clubs, and CTP is serving as their official partner to assist on poker lectures and poker development. National Tsing Hua University […]
An Experienced Team GB is Eager to Impress
Events, IFMP, Match Poker, Mind Sport, Nations Cup 2021 Qualifiers, News, United KingdomName: Shameen Jivraj Profession: Design Consultant Bio: Product designer, poker player, world traveller, sun-seeker, ocean lover, coconut drinker, mango eater, skydiver (once), loves life… Sometimes :) Name: Jon Theobald Profession: Rock photographer, videographer and virtual event producer Bio: stepped off corporate merry-go-round after 30 years, life is now focussed on my partner, our dog, […]
GLOBAL MATCH POKER LAUNCH
Hong Kong, IFMP, Match Poker, Mind Sport, News, Patrick Nally, Switzerland, UkraineGLOBAL MATCH POKER LAUNCH TUESDAY 27TH JULY 2021 Match Poker is a revolutionary team eSport based on the principles of Texas Hold ‘Em, designed to maximise skill and remove the elements of luck and gambling. The governing body, the International Federation of Match Poker (IFMP), is a non-profit organisation whose stated purpose is to “serve […]
How do you train for the Match Poker Nations Cup? Team Germany Shares their Secret!
Germany, IFMP, Match Poker, Mind Sport, Nations Cup 2021 Qualifiers, News, Texas Holdem, TournamentTeam Germany might not have made it to the Finals during this round of qualifiers for the Nations Cup, but their strong second place finish still begs the question “How do they train for Match Poker?” Well, we are going to spill the beans with you in this article. Team Germany is sharing their secret […]
Team Croatia make their Match Poker Debut this Saturday!
Croatia, IFMP, Match Poker, Member Nations, Mind Sport, Nations Cup 2021 Qualifiers, NewsThe Croatian National Match Poker squad, represented by the Croatian Poker Players Association, is as follows: Team Member – Goran Vejnović Age: 48 Profession: Professional Poker Player Bio: He is playing poker since his high school and has a very good regional result. One of his best results where he had prize pool rewards were […]