Olympic Esports Finals 2023: Zwift finalists and teams confirmed

Four teams of four players each in Zwift have been confirmed for the inaugural Olympic Esports Finals 2023 from 23–25 June in Singapore.

The finalists – eight men, eight women – come from 11 countries and were selected through the Zwift Grand Prix cycling series as well as the UCI Cycling Esports World Championships to compete in an exciting mixed-gender team event.

Among the best cycling esports riders in the world, some with top-level experience in road cycling too, they will compete with their teammates at the Suntec Conference and Exhibition Centre on 23 June to be crowned Olympic Esports Finals winners.

Zwift was put forward by the International Cycling Union to represent cycling in the Olympic Esports Series 2023.

Zwift finalists – Olympic Esports Finals 2023

The finalists are:

Team Fuego:

• Lou Bates from Great Britain (F)
• Marlene Bjärehed from Sweden (F)
• James Barnes from South Africa (M)
• Martin Maertens from Germany (M)

Team Titans:

• Vicki Whitelaw from Australia (F)
• Lisa Hermansson from Sweden (F)
• Zack Nehr from USA (M)
• Kjell Power from Belgium (M)

Team Lava:

• Alice Lethbridge from Great Britain (F)
• Kong Lam from Hong Kong, China (F)
• Teppo Laurio from Finland (M)
• Lionel Vujasin from Belgium (M)

Team Epic:

• Jacquie Godbe from USA (F)
• Charlotte Colclough from Great Britain (F)
• Ben Hill from Australia (M)
• Michał Kamiński from Poland (M)

Olympic Esports Finals 2023: Zwift competition format

The four teams will take part in a specially designed mixed team competition featuring six rounds: a women's and men's elimination race (13.3km), which will each feature two players per team, a women's and men's sprint race (3.2km), which will each feature one player per team, and a women's and men's climbing race (2.7km), which also each involve one player per team. Points will be awarded for each race, with the team with the most points being crowned overall winners.

Players will race on Zwift's Scotland map.

•  from Poland (M)

Olympic Esports Finals 2023: Zwift competition format

The four teams will take part in a specially designed mixed team competition featuring six rounds: a women's and men's elimination race (13.3km), which will each feature two players per team, a women's and men's sprint race (3.2km), which will each feature one player per team, and a women's and men's climbing race (2.7km), which also each involve one player per team. Points will be awarded for each race, with the team with the most points being crowned overall winners.

Players will race on Zwift's Scotland map.

Alongside Zwift, nine other games are part of the Olympic Esports Series and Olympic Esports Finals. They are: Tic Tac Bow (archery), WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS (baseball), Chess.com (chess), Just Dance (dance), Gran Turismo (motorsport), Virtual Regatta (sailing), Fortnite (shooting), Virtual Taekwondo (taekwondo), and Tennis Clash (tennis).