The Olympic Esports Series 2023 kicked off yesterday, with professional and amateur players from all over the world invited to compete in qualification rounds across a variety of featured games.
For the first time, the Olympic Esports Series 2023 will culminate in live, in-person finals, with players having the opportunity to advance to the Olympic Esports Finals 2023. The finals action, which will take place at Singapore’s Suntec Centre from June 22 to 25, will be a highlight of the recently announced Olympic Esports Week 2023.
Olympic Esports Series 2023: Confirmed featured games across nine sports are:
- Archery (World Archery Federation, Tic Tac Bow)
- Baseball (World Baseball Softball Confederation, WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS)
- Chess (International Chess Federation, Chess.com)
- Cycling (UCI, Zwift)
- Dance (World DanceSport Federation, JustDance)
- Motor sport (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, Gran Turismo)
- Sailing (World Sailing, Virtual Regatta)
- Taekwondo (World Taekwondo, Virtual Taekwondo)
- Tennis (International Tennis Federation, Tennis Clash)
The players will compete for the prestigious title of Olympic Esports Series winner in front of fans in Singapore for this one-of-a-kind competition. The thrilling finals action will be streamed live on Olympics.com and Olympic social channels around the world.
𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑶𝒍𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒊𝒄 𝑬𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 2023 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚!
— IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia) March 1, 2023
In collaboration with International Federations (IFs) & game publishers, the featured games are:
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Winners to be crowned at finals in Singapore ⬇️https://t.co/d5Rn7qkCNr
Previously, the Olympic Virtual Series 2021 attracted over 250,000 participants from over 100 countries to compete. The Olympic Esports Series 2023 is another step in the Olympic Movement’s support for the development of virtual sports, as outlined in the Olympic Agenda 2020+5, and it continues its collaboration with the gaming and esports communities to create new opportunities for players and fans alike.
Not to mention, esports will make its debut as a proper medal event at the Asian Games 2022, having previously appeared as a demonstration title in 2018. The Asian Games 2022, which were originally scheduled for September of this year, have been rescheduled for September 23 to October 8, 2023.
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