How to watch the Olympic Esports Series 2023

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The Olympic Esports Series 2023 will elevate digital competition to the highest possible level for the very first time, with champions set to be crowned across 10 different games during the event that run from June 23 to 25.

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The list of participating titles certainly stirred up some controversy due to its favoring of real-life sports and activity simulators over actually popular competitive games. Well-known esports genres like first-person shooters, MOBAs, and fighting games are not included at all, but some titles familiar to traditional esports fans will be present. However, most of the familiar titles will only be features in showmatches.

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Still, because this is a first step towards integrating digital titles into the Olympics, we’re eager to see what an esports competition powered by the sports institution will look like.

Here’s how to watch the Olympic Esports Series 2023.

Olympic Esports Series 2023: Full schedule

The final phase of the Olympic Esports Series will launch on June 23 and lasts for three days. Here is the schedule for the finals, with times listed in CT.

Friday, June 23

  • 10pm CT: Cycling (Zwift)

Saturday, June 24

  • 12:15am CT: Archery (Tic Tac Bow)
  • 2:30am: Rocket League showmatches (Gen.G vs. Karmine Corp, and G2 vs. Williams Resolve)
  • 4:30am: Sailing (Virtual Regatta)
  • 6:45am: Dance (Just Dance)
  • 10:45pm: WBSC eBASEBALL

Sunday, June 25

  • 12:15am: Street Fighter 6 showmatch
  • 1am: VR Table Tennis
  • 2:15am: Chess (Chess.com)
  • 4:30am: Tennis (Tennis Clash)
  • 4:45am: NBA 2K23 (eFIBA showmatch)
  • 6:45am: Shooting (Fortnite / ISSF Challenge)
  • 11pm: Motor Sport (Gran Turismo)

Monday, June 26

  • Taekwondo (Virtual Taekwondo)

Where can I stream the Olympic Esports Series 2023?

You’ll be able to watch all the competition directly on the Olympics’ official website. To do that, you’ll have to sign up to the website first, and accept the terms, however. The website also says fans can “follow the actions” on official Olympics social media, so perhaps a livestream will be available there.

Log in screen in the official Olympics website.
You should find a log-in screen like this. Screengrab via olympics.com

Head to the top-right corner of the screen and select the option of logging in to access signing up. Then, you’ll be brought back to the live tab and click on play to watch the competition.

If the first Olympic Esports Week doesn’t leave you impress, consider this is the first major milestone to esports having a long-term presence there.

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Eva Martinello
Eva is a Staff Writer from Paris. Her part-time job is charging into walls with Reinhardt. She has been covering League of Legends esports and other titles for six years. She still believes in a Moscow Five comeback. She also fell into the MMO pit and covers FFXIV and Genshin.
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Scott Robertson
VALORANT lead staff writer, also covering CS:GO, FPS games, other titles, and the wider esports industry. Watching and writing esports since 2014. Previously wrote for Dexerto, Upcomer, Splyce, and somehow MySpace. Jack of all games, master of none.
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