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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced details of the Olympic Esports Series 2023, a global virtual and simulated sports competition, created by the IOC, and in collaboration with International Federations (IFs) and game publishers.
From today (March 1) professional and amateur players from around the world are invited to take part in qualification rounds across the featured games and the Olympic Esports Series 2023 will culminate in live, in-person finals for the first time, with players having the opportunity to progress to the Olympic Esports Finals 2023.
Taking place at Singapore’s Suntec Centre 22 – 25 June, the finals action will be a highlight of the recently announced Olympic Esports Week 2023. Players will compete in front of fans for the prestigious title of Olympic Esports Series winner. The thrilling finals action will be streamed globally across Olympics.com and Olympic social channels.
The initially confirmed featured games across nine sports are:
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Archery (World Archery Federation, Tic Tac Bow),
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Baseball (World Baseball Softball Confederation, WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS),
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Chess (International Chess Federation, Chess.com),
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Cycling (UCI, Zwift),
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Dance (World DanceSport Federation, JustDance)
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Motor sport (Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, Gran Turismo).
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Sailing (World Sailing, Virtual Regatta),
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Taekwondo (World Taekwondo, Virtual Taekwondo)
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Tennis (International Tennis Federation, Tennis Clash)
This evolved format of the IOC’s virtual competition builds on the successes of the Olympic Virtual Series. The 2021 series, which took place ahead of Tokyo 2020, attracted over 250,000 participants from across 100 countries to take part in competitions. The Olympic Esports Series 2023 marks another step in supporting the development of virtual sports within the Olympic Movement, as laid out in Olympic Agenda 2020+5, and continues its collaboration with the gaming and esports communities to create new opportunities for players and fans alike.
The first Olympic Esports Week, created in partnership with the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Sport Singapore and the Singapore National Olympic Committee (SNOC), will be a four-day festival that will showcase the very best of virtual sports including technology exhibitions, show matches, expert panel discussions, and the first live finals of the Olympic Esports Series. The full program and ticket details for the Olympic Esports Week 2023 will be revealed in April.
Click here on how players and fans can take part.
