Geltek Cyber Team will represent Russia at the Esports World Cup 2026
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Formed in March this year, the women's esports team Geltek Cyber Team became the winner of Lady MVP Season 10 in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang. Now, as leaders of the EECA region, the girls will go on to represent Russia at the international tournament MLBB Women's Invitational (MWI) 2026 as part of the Esports World Cup in Paris.

On the occasion of such a serious success, the team representatives along with industry experts organized a press conference at TASS, where they discussed the creation and features of Geltek Cyber Team, as well as the prospects for Russian esports in general.

"From the Ministry of Sports, we fully support both the Federation of Esports and the team’s initiative. We thank the girls for their victory in the qualifying competitions," said Maxim Urazov, director of the Department of Physical Culture and Mass Sports of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation, at the press conference. "We now have a very important task ahead of us: to represent the Russian Federation at all competitions, in all tournaments, in both innovative and non-innovative sports. So that even in the context of sports, Russia is always talked about as a great country. Therefore, it is very important that the Russian team will be represented at the World Championship."

Dmitry Smith, President of the Federation of Computer Sports of Russia, emphasized that Russia is one of the world leaders in the development of women's esports, although several years ago the situation was different. "Women’s esports is greatly undervalued worldwide," said the head of the FCS Russia. "The thing is, initially esports was mostly about guys. When a guy played, it seemed like a lesser evil, but a girl needed to be saved. But now esports has moved from basements to stadiums and society has started to view it differently. Russia is a leader in the development of women's esports, and we plan to further advance this direction on our part."

The team was created by the Russian cosmetic company