Kuwait will be hosting the third edition, organized in partnership with the Gulf Cooperation Council, following the second edition held in Saudi Arabia in 2015 and the first in Bahrain in 2011. The qualifiers for team games, shooting, and tennis will begin on January 4^th, with the official opening ceremony of the tournament on the 9^th. The GCC Games closing ceremony will be held on the 19^th of January following the final match of the football championship.