Sport shooting competition created in Fortnite added to Olympic Esports Series 2023
Sport shooting joins the nine other sports already confirmed for the inaugural Olympic Esports Series 2023, which culminates with the Olympic Esports Finals 2023 in Singapore in June.
An International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Challenge featuring Fortnite will be part of the roster for the inaugural Olympic Esports Series 2023, bringing the total of sports and games involved in the series to 10.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), together with the Singapore National Olympic Council (SNOC), has released event details and ticketing information on Friday (5 May).
The competition will be an invitational event and involve 12 players from the Fortnite Champion Series. It will feature a special International Shooting Sport Federation Island created in Fortnite, which will be designed to reflect sport shooting competition. Players will be tested on their target aiming accuracy, just as sport shooters would in competition.
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 best players will take part in live, in-person finals at the Olympic Esports Finals in Singapore from 22–25 June 2023 as part of the Olympic Esports Week.
Sport shooting and the competition created in Fortnite join archery (Tic Tac Bow), baseball (WBSC eBaseball™: Power Pros), chess (Chess.com), cycling (Zwift), dance sport (Just Dance), motorsport (Gran Turismo 7), sailing (Virtual Regatta), taekwondo (Virtual Taekwondo), and tennis (Tennis Clash) in the Olympic Esports Series, taking place in Singapore's Suntec Centre.
All the thrilling finals action will be streamed globally on Olympics.com and Olympics socials channels.
Tickets are now available for the Olympic Esports Week. General admission tickets start at $10 Singapore dollars (roughly $7.50 USD) per day, with three-day passes beginning at S$20.
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