Gor Union defeats RCC in phygital combat at Games of the Future
The second day of the phygital combat sports competitions has wrapped up at Games of the Future in Kazan.
Russian athlete Alexander Kovalyov from the Gor Union team secured a decisive victory in the 70.3 kg weight category against his fellow countryman Hayal Dzhaniev from RCC.
Alexander Kovalyov (Gor Union, Russia) vs Hayal Dzhaniev (RCC, Russia) — 11-0 (simulator 5-0, physical 6-0);
Ahmed Fares (Arabian Warriors, Bahrain) vs Vadim Ogarev (Kuznya, Russia) — 5-8 (5-2, 0-6);
Timur Nagibin (Gamers of the Future, Russia) vs Nver Khudikyan (MMA Fighters, Armenia) — 5-9 (5-3, 0-6);
Mark Couts (Smash Academy, U.S) vs Rasul-Magomed Magomedov (MK Team, Russia) — 5-5 (0-5, 5-0).
Weight category 77.1 kg:
Eduard Martirosyan (MMA Fighters, Russia) vs Nikita Solonin (Gor Union, Russia) — 11-0 (5-0, 6-0);
Ryan Atmani (Arabian Warriors, Bahrain) vs Lee Morrison (Smash Academy, U.S) — 11-0 (5-0, 6-0);
Vladislav Sukalenko (Kuznya, Russia) — Ilyas Khamzin (Gamers of the Future, Russia) — 11-0 (5-0, 6-0);
Magomedkamil Malikov (MK Team, Russia) vs Milson Castro (RCC, Russia) — 6-1 (5-1, 1-0).
The Games of the Future is an innovative international tournament of 21 disciplines held in Kazan from February 21 to March 3, 2024. More than 2,000 athletes from around the world are taking part in the competition.
The Games of the Future combine competitions in the physical and digital domains, ‘phygital’ (physical + digital), testing athletes’ skills in the real and virtual worlds.