International Dart Federation
IMSA
International Mind Sports Association
The International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) is a global organization founded in 2005 to unite the international federations of intellectual games. IMSA’s mission is to promote mind sports worldwide and to foster their recognition alongside other major sports. Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, IMSA and its members work in liaison with bodies including the International Olympic Committee (IOC), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and SportAccord, to organize high‑level mind-sports events and advocate education and personal development through such sports.
The International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) was founded in Berlin, Germany on April 19, 2005 during the GAISF (then General Association of Sport Federations) annual convention.
IMSA membership currently stands at 9: including the 4 founding international federations, World Bridge Federation (WBF), Fédération Mondiale du Jeu de Dames (FMJD), Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and International Go Federation (IGF), The World Xiangqi Federation (WXF) was added in 2015, the Mahjong International League (MIL) in 2017, the Federation of Card Games (FCG) in 2018 and International eSports Federation in 2022. The World Poker Federation has also joined IMSA in 2024.
IDF is an IMSA Observer Member
The goals of IMSA are:
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To unite different mind sports federations to pursue common aims and interests,
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To promote the development of countries citizens through the educational benefits of Mind Sports,
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To organize the World Mind Sports Games under the aegis of the IOC,
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To realize the inclusion of all mind sports in the Olympic movement,
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To assist the admission of the national federations of the member mind sports into their respective National Olympic Committees.
IMSA will therefore work in liaison with all stakeholders who hold common goals, IMSA is convinced of its capacity to improve the level of education in the world, enhance life skills and intelligence and to participate in a more peaceful entente through the practice of these sports.