Around 250,000 tickets are now available on a first come, first served basis following the completion of the initial ticket phase.

More than 1.2 million requests were claimed to have been made by the close of the first phase, when fans were able to place a ticket request at any time.

For any sessions that received more ticket requests than there is availability, tickets were awarded via a "fair and equal" draw, made by computer and processed randomly.

Gold Coast 2018 claimed they were oversubscribed for many of the 274 ticketed competition sessions.

Those who were unsuccessful in the first ticket ballot were given a two-day priority window on July 3 and 4, prior to the general sale process beginning today.

"There are still plenty of tickets available across a range of different sports including athletics, rugby sevens, squash and basketball preliminaries in Townsville and Cairns, as well as the Closing Ceremony," Gold Coast 2018 chairman Peter Beattie said.

"Witness the fireworks and ferocity of the hockey at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre, marvel at the speed and skill on show at Oxenford Studios for the boxing, squash and table tennis or enjoy a smorgasbord of five different sports at the Carrara Sports Precinct including athletics, wrestling, weightlifting, powerlifting and badminton.

"Specific detail on the availability of tickets to each session is able to view on the website so we urge people to log on and have a good look at what’s available and consider what they might like to see.

"Again, we urge people to make sure you only buy from official Gold Coast 2018 ticket sales channels."

As well as the ticketed sessions, four free events taking place during the Games - the race walk, marathon, cycling time trials and cycling road races.

The ticket prices include all fees and free public transport on event days within the South East Queensland TransLink transport network, along with the Cairns TransLink and Townsville qconnect bus networks.

Tickets are available for people with accessibility requirements at all events.

Gold Coast 2018 claim they expect 1.5 million spectators to watch action during the 12-day Games, due to take place from April 4 to 15.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk called on the public to ensure they did not miss out by securing tickets as soon as possible.

"This means there is still great opportunity for everyone to experience the Games and witness this wonderful world class sporting event," she said.

"There are still tickets available to a significant number of medal sessions and preliminary rounds featuring world class athletes.

"Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, so make sure you don’t miss out and only tickets purchased through official channels will be honoured at the event."

Tickets can be bought here