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It’s always a great pleasure to speak to airsoft friends around the world and hear their stories about how they are meaningfully impacting not just on their local scene, but in a wider context; I, and AIRSOFT ACTION, have continued to support the AIRSOFTER WORLD project, and I have to say that it appears to be something that many of you out there have also got behind!

The AIRSOFTER WORLD website is updated regularly with news from all over the world, and dovetails perfectly with our own desire to see airsofters globally communicating with one another in a very, very positive way. AIRSOFTER WORLD now not only reaches players internationally, but has also proved to be a “home” where manufacturers can speak to them directly, and it’s great to see a number of my favourite brands supporting the initiative too.

A fundamental part of Rob’s vision is to not only provide an online home for players to discuss topics important in our shared 6mm-world, but also to offer them an active, shared framework to get involved in actually playing our beloved game, and the AIRSOFTER WORLD GAMES have certainly picked up a real head of steam since I last spoke to him!

While the prize-pot was impressive it also opened the door to a different type of event, a different type of spread of airsoft to people interested in what we do and a different type of partnership between organiser and manufacturer. In a clever way Robt managed to bring outside people into our sport. I got together again with him to find out the latest, and this is what he had to share with me… over to Rob!

AWG 2025 UPDATE!

Airsofter World Games, welcome to the International, Mission driven, Team based, Airsoft competition.

What is your reason to play airsoft? A simple question with a very diverse answer in our airsoft community; it can be because of the thrill of the hunt, the tactical decision making with friends, or just the adrenaline rush to go for that objective and succeed in your mission. This reason might change during your airsoft career and that is okay. Airsoft is more than just shooting the other guy!

Airsofter World created the Airsofter World Games to have an extra option for those who want to have that little bit extra, that feeling of competition in a controlled setting while optimizing their skill and gear to bring their team the victory. Working out the last little details of a chestrig, sling, rifle, pistol, … to be sure that everything works smoothly when time is not on your side.

Various countries (the International part) are joining the Airsofter World Games to link airsoft on an international level. Sweden joined in 2024 with first a test game and now in 2025 with a full on competition where seven teams fought hard and fair. The winner reserved a spot for the international competition that is planned for 2026!

This was a Verage Event (the event part of Verage Airsoft) organised at Frysen Airsoft in Jönköping. Together with a team of dedicated volunteers we managed to put down an example of the potential of this series of events. With partners like Red Bull, Sordin, ICS, Evolution,

“A FUNDAMENTAL PART OF ROB’S VISION IS TO NOT ONLY PROVIDE AN ONLINE HOME FOR PLAYERS TO DISCUSS TOPICS IMPORTANT IN OUR SHARED 6MM-WORLD, BUT ALSO TO OFFER THEM AN ACTIVE, SHARED FRAMEWORK TO GET INVOLVED IN ACTUALLY PLAYING OUR BELOVED GAME”

Frysen Airsoft and Perun, the prizes for the teams exceeded 3000 euro, a little bit extra motivation for teams to bring out the best in them.

As a first, we catered for the local enthusiasts, opening a spectator area in the middle of the action and spreading the news to the local community. Airsoft was seen on the Jönköping event webpage and the local newspaper wrote a story about what was going to happen. This spiked the interest of people to come and take a look and feel the tension between the teams that we all feel when we go watch our favourite sports teams.

As a second, for the international airsoft community and everyone around the world that is interested, a full on livestream with two commentators, multiple camera angles, interviews, partner videos and information videos to keep the viewer informed of what was going on. The video is also available after the event for people that missed the event itself. This enlarges the engagement with the competition day that otherwise is over in a day.

Seven teams from different parts of Sweden, different backgrounds, different skill levels, competed during a full day of executing one mission. The mission was a simple one, but required creative thinking and planning to come up with the best plan against the next opponent. The seven teams were, Ghost of Sweden, MTF, Cobra Soldiers, Dread Eagles, Mercenaries, Bravo Team Gubbe and Tactical Tulips.

After 21 matches, of maximum 10 minutes, the crew calculated the points in, again a simple system. If you win, you get 3 points, a draw is 1 point and a loss is 0 points. Ghost of Sweden took home the win, followed by MTF and Cobra Soldiers. A shared 4th place for the remaining teams was an interesting result.

“Interesting” was that some teams just wanted to be part of it for ‘fun’. After the first round the competitive blood was flowing and things changed from, ‘We’ll see what happens...’ to ‘We can actually win this!’. This change of attitude converted the games from a bit slower in the beginning to very competitive in the end. Most of all, the teams and people were getting sucked into the game and mission, resulting in a perfect day filled with hard but fair games.

Hit Takers

A question that was asked multiple times before the event was how to deal with cheating, people not taking their hits.

While it is an interesting question, we decided to look at it from another angle and put rules in place and expect that everyone wants his team to fight hard and fair. Instead of putting attention on one specific rule in the rulebook, we put attention on the full rulebook and started with good intentions of creating a fair and good game, because this is what airsoft is all about.

The penalties in the rulebook were ready to manage any unsportsmanlike behaviour but were never needed during the whole day. A few warnings were given but none of them were because of non-hit taking. The warnings were given because of small rules that were forgotten by the players and were resolved immediately on the spot.

This shows airsoft in its best form and was perfectly visible after each round. Teams congratulated one another for a good fight or a good move that was unexpected by the other party. This is what is important and we had the privilege to stream this amazing sportsmanship to the world to show that even in a competitive space, airsoft is all about being a fair and honourable player.

Sweden is ready for more, and multiple requests came in to do more events throughout the country, bringing more teams together in different areas and uniting different communities through hard and tough missions.

This 2025 edition was the first national event after multiple test events in Belgium, Sweden and The Netherlands in 2024 and 2025, bringing the Airsofter World Games on track to unite airsofters in a way that has never been seen before. The cooperation between federations, associations, organisers, field owners, manufacturers, teams and players creates a network to build on and that is exactly what Airsofter World is all about.

This event was a huge success and a milestone for the airsoft community, both nationally in Sweden, but also internationally. It was a proof of concept that by working together we are stronger and let’s keep doing just that!

The next date is already planned and more information will follow on https:// games.airsofter.world but already mark it in your calendar, 30/05/2026, Airsofter World Games - Sweden 2026. The livestream will be back and more information about the teams will be shared earlier so you can pick your favourite and support them to take home the win.

Besides Sweden, Belgium is doing their first national Airsofter World Games this month! Other countries are also joining but this is not finalised yet. That information will also be available on the website, https://games.airsofter.world. We are looking for UK organisers and associations to bring the Airsofter World Games to UK too for AIRSOFT ACTION readers there!

Airsofter World, the company behind the Airsofter World Games, is built to create and support communities and you can also be a part of that growth. Join Airsofter World today and start sharing your airsoft content to your friends and the world. Create your team or album and grow the community around you online. As organiser, you can host and share your events locally and over the borders. Step by step we bring airsofters together for them to find what they are looking for.

Where I started with the question, “What is your reason for playing airsoft?” is where Airsofter World gives you a way to find the airsoft that you are looking for. Join today and spread the word. https://airsofter.world. Yes, our Mobile App is