It is also on far more VR platforms than any other, including the incredibly popular and affordable Oculus Quest 2. {Other platforms include products made by HTC and Samsung, as well as others that run on PCs and in China].

Regarding other games, the Metaverse Sports Association has searched the world for other games with the characteristics described above. Racket:Next stands completely alone.

However, with enough players in enough places, Racket:Next would completely meet the requirements described in detail by IOC President Thomas Bach two years ago: that it be fully athletic, not only at the highest levels of competition, but throughout… that it be consistent with Olympic Values, with no violence or discrimination [by the way, it is completely Gender Neutral]… that it be offered by a fully accredited IOC-recognized sports federation like the IRF, and that it contribute meaningfully to the appreciation and broad acceptance of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement.

It is also highly televisable and streamable: the ball is impossible for spectators to miss, and the sights and sounds of the game are glorious.

Finally, the venue, judging, referee, and other operational requirements of Racket:Next will be dramatically less than for conventional sports.

So, Racket:Next will be an outstanding candidate for the Olympic Program.

Because they believe that they have an opportunity to offer the best virtual racquet sport game in the world to the entire range of racquet sports players and fans, in a time when virtual reality is finally going mainstream, primarily because of the Oculus Quest.

After all, there are more total racquet sports players in the world than there are soccer players, and Racket: Next appeals to them all.

And the Oculus Quest – on which Racket: Next is consistently highly rated – is taking the world of consumer VR by storm, and this is in addition to all the other platforms which support Racket: Next.

So we see an opportunity to bring this amazing VR Sport to the world at just the right time, especially given the International Olympic Committee’s support of virtual sport.

By doing so, we also hope to create more interest in racquetball, which is another amazing racquet sport.

We will recognize racquetball’s version of Racket:Next as Racquetball:Next.

The International Olympic Committee [IOC] has laid out the base requirements for an electronic game to enter the Olympic Program.

IOC President Thomas Bach laid out these requirements in the Summer of 2018.

This chart describes what he said, and how virtual sport can respond:

The bottom line, we tick all the boxes, and now we have the endorsement of an IOC-recognized international sports federation: The International Racquetball Federation.

They are not in the Olympic Program yet, but this year’s Olympic Virtual Series included at least one federation – the FIA [auto racing] – that is also not in that program.

So, can we do it?

Absolutely.

What we need is lots of people playing Racket:Next all over the world.

So, get busy… get in and get your friends in.

We can make history together!