Fortnite is a gift that keeps giving to the players. Most recently, we got to see the Fortnite and Star Wars collab, through the Find the Force update which saw the arrival of Anakin Skywalker, Obi Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul to the game, along with a mini-battle pass and several other cosmetics.
An energy that binds all calls to you.
Your training begins now in #FindtheForce!https://t.co/ehlo4YvuM8 pic.twitter.com/DJjLLtIZYs
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) May 2, 2023
Fortnite players can rejoice, as it has just been announced that the title will now be featuring in the debut of the Olympic Esports Series 2023. An International Shooting Sport Federation Challenge will be held in Fortnite. A special Island will be created for this event in Fortnite Creative, which will serve as the location for the shooting competition. Similarly, as sport shooters, players will be tested on their target aiming accuracy.
Furthermore, “the competition will be an invitational event” and will be involving “12 players from the Fortnite Champion Series.” Fortnite will become the 10th addition to the Olympic Esports series. Check out all the games that are featuring in this series and the sports they will be representing below:
- Fortnite: Shooting
- Tic Tac Bow: Archery
- WBSC eBaseball – Power Pros: Baseball
- Chess.com: Chess
- Just Dance: Dance
- Gran Turismo 7: Motorsport
- Virtual Regatta: Sailing
- Virtual Taekwondo: Taekwondo
- Tennis Clash: Tennis
The players that emerge victorious in the qualifiers for these games will be able to participate in the live, in-person Finals Event that will take place in Singapore, between June 22 to June 25, 2023, which will be livestreamed on olympics.com.
The latest addition to the #OlympicEsportsSeries is International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Challenge featuring Fortnite! 🤩@FNCompetitive | @issf_official pic.twitter.com/3eM24UFi2C
— The Olympic Games (@Olympics) May 5, 2023
