The European Olympic Committee (EOC) announced Monday that it will host its inaugural Esports Championship June 30 – July 2, in conjunction with the European Games Krakรณw-Maลopolska 2023 in Katowice, Poland. Two games will be featured during the event: Epic Games and Psyonixโs Rocket League and Konami Digital Entertainmentโs eFootball 2023.
The EOC said that these games were selected because of โhuge popularity and alignment with the International Olympic Committeeโs (IOCโs) esports policy as non-violent and sport centered games.โ
Both competitions will feature โOpenโ and โWomen Categories.โ Further details on the format were not disclosed, but the EOC said that competitions will be hosted at the International Congress Center.
The Global Esports Federation played a key role in the selection of these titles, just as it did for Esports Olympic Week, which The Esports Advocate has chronicled in several stories in 2023.
Finally, the EOC said in a release that it will also host โGEFestival,โ which it describes as โ a celebration of esportsโ inclusive culture, games, music, and entertainmentโ and โGEFcon,โย a convention featuring โthought leaders and idea creators in business, esports, sport, and technology on an international stage for sharing and learning.โ