BLAST vil holde den første majoren i 2023 i Paris
According to the Dexerto portal, the tournament operator BLAST will organize the first Major of 2023. It is reported that the city of Paris, the capital of France, was chosen as the venue for the championship.
The event will run from May 8-21 and will mark the first ever BLAST major, almost six years after the Danish company entered the scene as RFRSH Entertainment. It is not yet known which city will host the best CS:GO teams, but sources agree that it will be Paris. It is the capital of France that is a priority for the tournament operator from the first day after applying for the tournament.
This will be the first CS:GO major to be held in France and will mark the return of Valve -sponsored events to Europe after IEM Rio Major 2022, which will take place this fall in Rio de Janeiro.
A little earlier, information appeared that the tournament operators Perfect World and BLAST became the main candidates for majors next year. Both companies have already applied for the championships, waiting for the final decision from Valve.
In a recent interview, Charlotte Kenny, managing director of tournament operator BLAST, also talked about her company's desire to get the right to organize a major.
List of cities that have ever hosted a CS:GO Major:
- Jönköping (twice)
- Katowice (three times)
- Cologne (three times)
- Cluj-Napoca
- Krakow
- Columbus
- Atlanta (twice)/Boston
- London
- Berlin
- Stockholm
- Antwerp
- Rio de Janeiro (later in autumn)
In recent years, the BLAST organizer has received many flattering comments for the quality of its products. However, hosting a major will require the organizer to adapt to a wider range of teams. So far, only eight teams have competed in LAN tournaments from BLAST. During the Major, their number will increase to 24 participants.
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During the grand finals of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, the number of viewers reached an impressive milestone of 1.5 million people5924Poligon ZywOo was awarded the title of the best player at the BLAST.tv Paris Major tournament — this is already his 15th MVP medal in his career5937perepelovskyVitality is the winner of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023In the championship final, roaster Dan "apEX" Madeskler was 2-0 stronger than GamerLegion, earning $500,000.3384perepelovskyVitality reaches the grand final of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023Already on Sunday, rosterer Dan "apEX" Madeskler will try to win the home majors by playing against GamerLegion.2826perepelovskyGamerLegion is the first BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 finalistIn the grand final of the championship, the European team will face the winner of the Vitality - Apeks pairing.2561PoligonThe schedule for the semifinal matches at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 202318fauesdeLiquid beseirer Gentle Mates og går videre til hovedscenen i BLAST Bounty Winter 2026Liquid går videre til hovedscenen i BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 etter en 2-1-seier over Gentle Mates, og dominerer Mirage og Nuke for å kvalifisere seg til LAN-arrangementet.42fauesdeHEROIC beseirer paiN og blir det første laget som kvalifiserer seg til BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 LANHEROIC utspilte paiN for å bli det første laget som kvalifiserte seg til BLAST Bounty Winter 2026 LAN på Malta, med nilo som MVP i serien.115fauesdeFURIA beseirer 9INE og sikrer seg en finaleplass i neste runde av BLAST Bounty Winter 2026FURIA beseirer 9INE på Anubis og Inferno for å kvalifisere seg til neste etappe av BLAST Bounty Winter 2026. molodoy leder an mens 9INE går ut av arrangementet.136fauesdeKampoppsett og format for IEM Krakow 2026 avslørtFull oversikt over IEM Krakow 2026: åpningskamper, turneringsformat, tidsplan, premiepott på 1 million dollar og detaljer om ESL Grand Slam-løpet.108fauesdeSpirit slo SINNERS på BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Stengt kvalifiseringskampSpirit sikret seg en ren seier over SINNERS på BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier, og viste dominans på Mirage og Nuke for å gå videre i turneringen.213fauesdeFalcons slo ECSTATIC og gikk videre til neste runde i BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed QualifierFalcons avanserte på BLAST Bounty Winter 2026: Closed Qualifier med en 2:0-seier over ECSTATIC, da TeSeS spilte og erfaring viste seg å være avgjørende på begge kartene.
