WThe Asian Electronic Sports Federation (AESF) is the governing body of Esports in Asia and recognized by Olympic Council of Asia.
WThe British Esports Association is a national body for esports in the United Kingdom. After receiving authority from the UK Government, it was established in March 2016 to help develop the UK's grassroots esports scene and provide an infrastructure to nurture future talent.
WThe International Esports Federation (IESF) is a global organisation based in South Korea whose mission it is to have electronic sports recognized as a legitimate sport.
WThe Korea e-Sports Association (KeSPA) is a South Korean body established to manage e-sports in South Korea. It is a member of the Korean Olympic Committee and the International e-Sports Federation. As of June 2012, it was the managing body for 25 e-sports in the country, including Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void(Excluded in 2016), League of Legends, Dota 2, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. KeSPA also hosts the KeSPA Cup, a yearly tournament event for some of their games.
WMind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is recognised by Act of Parliament as the national controlling body for mind sports in South Africa.
WThe Namibian Electronic Sports Association (NESA) is the governing and representative body for Electronic Sports in Namibia. It was founded in 2010, and affiliated to IeSF in 2011 as the third country from Africa to obtain membership after South Africa and Egypt. NESA organises various esports leagues and the Namibian National esports team. In 2012 it was closed due to lack of community interest and participation. It was re-opened in 2013 by the original founders and select members from the community. The first formal National Team was selected in 2014 for DotA2, called the Desert Sidewinders. NESA has since awarded National Colours via the Namibian Sports Commission annually and expanded on the number of National titles hosted per year. In 2017 NESA sent the very first Namibian esports athlete abroad to participate in Tekken7 at the IESF World Championship held in Busan, South Korea. More Namibian athletes has since then been sent to partake in the annual IESF World Championship and numerous online international test matches are hosted each year.
WThe National Association of Collegiate Esports (NACE) is an American collegiate esports association founded in 2016.
WThe World Esports Association (WESA) is an esports association founded in 2016. After a year of development, it was founded by ESL along with many esports teams. Its founding members were Fnatic, Natus Vincere, Team EnVyUs, FaZe Clan, Virtus.pro, G2 Esports, North, Splyce, Mousesports, and Ninjas in Pyjamas. However, FaZe Clan dropped out of the organization just a day after it was unveiled due to fears of being locked in an exclusivity contract limiting the tournaments teams could play in.