Each featured game across the nine sports has its own competition and qualification process.
Six games across the sports -- archery (Tic Tac Bow), baseball (WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS), chess (Chess.com), sailing (Virtual Regatta), tennis (Tennis Clash) and motor sport (Gran Turismo 7) -- will have open entry and qualification rounds for the Olympic Esports Finals 2023.
Taekwondo (Virtual Taekwondo) is an invitation event, where 16 of the best and upcoming taekwondo athletes of the present and future will be invited to compete at the finals in Singapore.
In cycling (Zwift), the top 16 (8 women, 8 men) best performing virtual cyclists from the invitational Zwift Grand Prix cycling series and the 2023 UCI Cycling Esports World Championships will compete in an exhilarating new event format and a unique approach to mixed gender racing at the live finals in Singapore.
More information on how to play can be found on their Olympics.com pages. Participation and qualification process varies by game. Yes, most games have open, worldwide qualifiers. You can find more information about how to play and what you need for each game on the individual sports pages. Detailed eligibility criteria as well as any terms and conditions will be found upon competition registration within each game page for each individual event.