Esports Olympics 2025: The Fierce Teams and Nations Ready to Battle for Glory

The first International Olympic Esports Game is going to take place in Saudi Arabia by 2025, as International Olympic Committee (IOC) partners with National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Saudi Arabia for 12 years. The participating countries and teams are yet to be announced by IOC but the below countries are interested in esports which could lead them to participate:

- Saudi Arabia: Being the host country, it is expected that Saudi will take part at the Olympic Esports Games.
- Singapore: In 2023 it hosted Olympic Esports Week hence Singapore may join.
- United States: Even though there’s a great deal of the esports industry within America, there’s no clear indication whether they’d want to join or not at this moment.
- China: This country has huge e- games industry too and they might get into such an event.
- South Korea: Another nation with vast e-sports market still hasn’t indicated if its athletes will come forward in representation either.

Teams participating in Esports Olympics 2025:

It must be noted that IOC has not yet elucidated on the list of teams who would play during the Olympic Esports Games. Nevertheless, these are some of the teams that participated in the earlier E-sports competitions and might possibly partake with them:

- Team Liquid: An expert group in e-sport that participates in League of Legends and Dota 2 and many other games.
- FaZe Clan: A professional video gaming team often involved in games like Fortnite and Call of Duty.
- Cloud9: A professional team competing across a number of games like League of Legends and Apex Legends.

Which games are expected to be seen in Esports Olympics 2025?

Although not yet specified by the IOC, below are some indications of possible inclusions based on what was played for Olympic Esports Week in 2023:

- Street Fighter 6: This fighting game was exhibited at Olympic Esports Week 2023.
- NBA 2K23: This basketball simulation was shown as an exhibition item during Olympic Esports Week 2023.
- Rocket League: A physics-driven sports console belonging among the shows featured at the Olympic Esports Week held back in 2023.

Note: The participation of countries and teams is fluid; announcements will come from IOC at appropriate time.