The International Olympic Committee announces its esports tournament: Olympic Esports Series 2023

For a long time the esports industry is dreaming of having a true international recognition with the aim that some discipline ends up being part of the Olympic Games, with the aim of International Olympic Committee (IOC) making all kinds of statements (at first against and little by little in favor) about electronic sports.

The last movement in this sense of the IOC has been to continue with a very particular commitment announcing the Olympic Esports Series 2023, the third edition of this international tournament which will take place from June 22 to 25 at the Suntec Center in Singapore.

“The Olympic Movement unites people in a peaceful competition. The Olympic Esports Series 2023 is a continuation of a project with the ambition of create more playing spaces for both players and fans of elite tournaments. We look forward to witnessing the world’s best compete on an international stage as well as together exploring opportunities and shared lessons on health, well-being, training and innovation,” said David Lappartient, one of the IOC’s top officials.

A somewhat particular selection of games

Of course, those who expect to see tournaments of League of Legends, Counter Strike: Global Offensive either Street Fighter 6 It is better that you do not have such high expectations, since this tournament focuses on sports games in many cases unknown and in fact the most popular titles are Gran Turismo 7 and JustDancein addition to having the Chess.com platform for the chess tournament.

It is a movement that it’s understandable and it does not seem strange to us that they focus on sports titles, although perhaps they could have taken into account such popular games as FIFA 23, eFootball 2023 either NBA 2K23football and basketball simulators with a strong presence in esports that could easily have a place in the tournament that have these categories and games:

• Archery: Tic Tac Bow
• Baseball: WBSC eBaseball: Power Pross
• Chess: chess.com
• Cycling: Zwift
• Dance: JustDance
• Motoring: Gran Turismo 7
• Candle: Virtual Regatta
• Taekwondo: virtual taekwondo
• Tennis: Tennis Clash