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The Olympic Esports Series 2023 is a global virtual and simulated sports competition, created by the IOC, and in collaboration with International Federations (IFs) and game publishers.

The Olympic Esports Series 2023 begins March 1st , when both professional and amateur players from around the world are invited to take part in qualification rounds across the featured games.

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 finals of the Olympic Esports Series 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.

The inaugural Olympic Esports Week will take place in Singapore between 22 and 25 June 2023, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, Sport Singapore and the Singapore National Olympic Committee (SNOC).

Olympic Esports Week 2023 will showcase the best of virtual sports with the four-day festival including exhibiting the latest technologies, panel discussions, education sessions and show matches.

The highlight of the week will be the first in-person live finals of the Olympic Esports Series 2023, a global virtual and simulated sports competition created in collaboration with the International Federations (IFs) and game publishers.

The Olympic Esports Week 2023 will take place at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre 22nd – 25th June.

The confirmed games across ten sports include:

• Archery (Tic Tac Bow),
• Baseball (WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS),
• Chess (Chess.com)
• Cycling (Zwift)
• Dance (Just Dance)
• Motor sport (Gran Turismo)
• Sailing (Virtual Regatta)
• Shooting (ISSF Challenge featuring Fortnite)
• Tennis (Tennis Clash)
• Taekwondo (Virtual Taekwondo)

Each game has its own qualifying process. You can find more information about how to play and what you need for each game on the page for each individual event.

Each game across the ten sports has its own entry location requirements. More information on how to play can be found on their Olympics.com pages. Detailed eligibility criteria as well as any terms and conditions will be found upon competition registration within each game.

Yes, you can play in multiple games across the ten sports.

Each featured game across the nine sports has its own competition and qualification process.

Six games across the sports -- archery (Tic Tac Bow), baseball (WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS), chess (Chess.com), sailing (Virtual Regatta), tennis (Tennis Clash) and motor sport (Gran Turismo 7) -- will have open entry and qualification rounds for the Olympic Esports Finals 2023.

Taekwondo (Virtual Taekwondo) is an invitation event, where 16 of the best and upcoming taekwondo athletes of the present and future will be invited to compete at the finals in Singapore.

Dance (Just Dance) is an invitation event.

In cycling (Zwift), the top 16 (8 women, 8 men) best performing virtual cyclists from the invitational Zwift Grand Prix cycling series and the 2023 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships will compete in an exhilarating new event format and a unique approach to mixed gender racing at the live finals in Singapore.

More information on how to play can be found on their Olympics.com pages. Participation and qualification process varies by game. Yes, most games have open, worldwide qualifiers. You can find more information about how to play and what you need for each game on the individual sports pages. Detailed eligibility criteria as well as any terms and conditions will be found upon competition registration within each game page for each individual event.

Each game has its own requirements in terms of hardware and software. For more information and details please visit the sports pages.

Fans will be able to follow the action on Olympics.com and Olympics social handles.

Each game across the ten sports has its own sign-up process. More information on how to play can be found on their Olympics.com pages. Detailed eligibility criteria as well as any terms and conditions will be found upon competition registration within each game.

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