The first Olympic Esports Games is scheduled to take place in Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, in 2027. 23155k
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Tuesday that the inaugural event will take place in 2027 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The IOC originally announced that the games would begin in 2025. However, the road to the games will begin later this year.
The first annual Esports World Cup occurred last July and August in Riyadh. Significant prize money was awarded for games such as Call of Duty, Fortnite, and Street Fighter. Team Falcons won the top prize of $7,000,000 in 2024.
It remains uncertain whether shooter games will be included in the Esports Olympics program, which the IOC has stated must align with Olympic values. Previous eSport exhibitions at Olympic events have featured games such as StarCraft II, Street Fighter, Rocket League, and NBA2k.
A six-person , co-chaired by experienced IOC member Ser Miang Ng and Saudi sports minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, will determine the games for the 2027 event.
IOC were informed in Paris that the Esports Olympics will happen every two years starting in 2025 (now 2027), featuring “physical, simulated, and electronic games.”
Betting On Esports 1gw42
Online sportsbooks have been offering odds on Esport competitions for years, and with the new addition of the Olympic Esports Games, odds for the event will be plentiful.
Betting on esports is similar to betting on sports teams. Competitions pit two teams against each other in a bracket-like system that leads to a championship match. Depending on the game, competition odds often include spread, win (money line), and totals.
Popular Esport games include the following:
- League of Legends
- DOTA 2
- CS: GO
- Call of Duty
- Valorant
- Rocket League
- King of Glory
History of Esports In the Philippines 1t2u57
Esports started in the Philippines in the early 2000s when internet cafes were incredibly popular among gamers. However, it wasn’t until the 2010s that streaming services like Twitch and YouTube began to gain traction and elevate gaming in the country.
The first Esports competition in the Philippines was in 2011 at the Mineski Pro-Gaming League. The event attracted thousands of gamers and spectators and elevated video games to a legitimate form of competition in the country.
In 2019, the Philippines launched the Nationals, a franchise-based Esports league. Today, five teams compete in three games: Dota 2, Tekken 7, and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.