Both organisations have reportedly sent in applications to VALVE. BLAST even mentioned in an interview with Pley.gg that they are interested in hosting a Major one day. The 2023 calendar is expected to see two Major events, just like 2022.
As mentioned earlier, the competitions were the Rocket League Championship Series and the Fortnite Champion Series. BLAST states that they will run all operations, event production, and marketing of RLCS and FNCS. They will also be responsible for all commercial rights of both games' competitive broadcasts and events. The first time BLAST partnered with Competitive Fortnite was in 2021. They are running the FNCS All-Star Showdown and FNCS Grand Royale events for Epic Games....
The BLAST circuit begins in Spring and ends with the World Final. Also released was more information on the Showdown qualifying criteria. Spring and Fall 2023 BLAST seasons will include LAN Group Stages, online Showdowns, and arena Finals. All 12 partner teams will compete in the first stage, with the best qualifying for the Showdown. Group winners will advance directly to the respective Spring and Fall Final arena events.
This is the second time when BLAST sets foot into the Dota 2 world. The event was held online and proposed a format inspired by the fan’s favorite Midas Mode. Four years later, BLAST announced its commitment to Dota 2 with more than just tournament dates. BLAST tournament schedule
Among the biggest names that will miss the BLAST.tv Paris Major areAstralis. The likes ofBIGorCloud9will also miss the Major in May. The Champions stage will be held in a single elimination bracket, Bo3 matches. The runners-up will take home $170,000, and those placing 3th-4th earning $70,000.
The event was also confirmed by Frances president, Emmanuel Macron on social media. BLAST Premier has just dropped some juicy news. Weve been watching and waiting for the right moment to deliver an unforgettable Major. The time is now, with the BLAST.tv Major 2023!
Teams like Virtus.pro and Gambit will be affected by this ruling. The ruling will be affecting mainly Russia-based teams, not teams with a majority Russian roster.
To everyone’s surprise, tournament favourites NAVI were among the first two teams to get eliminated. Meanwhile,AstralisandG2 Esportsearned direct berths to the Playoff semifinals after they defeatedMOUZandTeam Spiritin their groups' Winners Matches. FaZe continued rolling in map three at Ancient while NAVI seemed shaken by their game two loss. However, Astralis answered with five straight round wins to be the ones leading at 7-5 by halftime. ZywOo notably put up 23 kills on 13 deaths in the loss....
Astralis notably kicked things off with a bang by scoring a massive upset over tournament favourites NAVI. Instead, the Danish squad soundly swept their opponents to punch their tickets to the Playoffs. Spirit took full advantage of their opponents' predicament as they cruised to a comfortable 2-0 series victory. Game one in Anubis saw Vitality on the T side surprisingly end the first half with a 7-5 lead. The victors of those matches will earn a direct berth to the semifinals for the Playoffs....
Meanwhile, ZywOo put up a commendable 49 kills and 18 assists on 41 deaths in the loss. Astralis1-2Team Spirit The second semifinals match then saw Spirit take on a rather unexpected opponent in Astralis. Astralis then forced the series to a decider with four-straight round wins in the second half. They finished the first half with a commanding 9-3 lead as the T side behind Dmitrity sh1ro Sokolov. Three Spirit players racked up at least 40 total kills in the series to lead their team past Astralis....
Despite their valiant efforts, MOUZ and FaZe Clan have been knocked out in 5th-6th place. The day’s victors will next faceAstralisandG2 Esportsfor the the two spots in the grand finals. From there, Vitality clinically won the next two rounds to secure the 13-6 win in Dust2. Spinx led the way for Vitality in the series with 35 total kills on a series-best 14 total deaths. Mathieu ZywOo Herbaut added 34 kills on 18 deaths while flameZ had 29 kills on 20 deaths....
BLAST promises a fast-paced competitive format for its BLAST Slam series of Dota 2 tournaments. There will be four BLAST Slam tournaments in 2025 and another four in 2026. For more match results and updates on the go, don’t forget to check out ourTelegram channel.
This saw the Malaysia & Singapore representative fight back with six straight full-buy round wins. The second match saw Bleed go with Pearl, a map that they had mild success in. However, things were not looking great from the get-go. Bleed would once again mount a comeback in the second half, even after losing their first full-buy round. They would go on to win the next eight rounds in a row, which includes seven full-buy rounds....
