Russian Esports Federation is the official governing and representative body for esports in Russia since 2017. RESF, established in 2000, was the first organization in the world that achieved state recognition of esports in 2001. The key competitions, organized by RESF, are Russian eSports Cup, All-Russian eSport Student League, eSport Championship of Russia. These are the most massive esports competitions in Russia and CIS, which are popular among thousands of players and watched by millions of spectators. Aside from developing and promoting esports, Russian eSports Federation participates in practical and scientific researches and develops educational courses in esports.