Gaming will be in the spotlight next year in Paris, which will host a Major in May counter strike which will bring together the best teams in the world in the capital.
It was time, lovers of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. In 2023, with the date of May 21 to tick on your next calendar, Paris will see one of the key events of the e-sport calendar held for the first time in France: a BLAST TV MAJOR Counter Strike at the Accor Arena. The organization of this competition was encouraged and then welcomed by the President of the Republic himself, Emmanuel Macron.
CS:GO : safe and big value cash prize
10 years after its release, the last opus of counter strike remains at the top, driven in particular by its impressive community of 35 million players.
So inevitably, for France, hosting a Major is a real event. A cash prize of 1.25 million dollars is announced by Valve. The American publisher of the game has also specified entrusting, again for the first time, the organization of the competition to the company Blast.
The Danish company, known for having already organized tournaments, shows and other content around games such as FIFA 2022, Fortnite, DOTA 2 or counter strikewill make its online platform BLAST.tv the hub of the event.
Blast wants to make the show, Emmanuel Macron welcomes the news
For the occasion, Blast promises to organize an excessive show, with the intention of seducing the French, but not only. ” Next year will mark the tenth anniversary of the Majors and we are sure to mark the occasion by bringing CS:GO fans the biggest Major ever. enthused Blast President and CEO Robbie Douek. The French media, entertainment and gaming giant, Webedia, will join the event to promote it as much as possible in France.
Sweden, the United States or Poland are among the few countries to have hosted Majors of CS:GO. For France, this is no small victory. And whether it’s at Blast or up to the highest peak in the state, we absolutely want to promote the event. Emmanuel Macron does not seem far from taking credit for it, he who last April mentioned the video game tax credit, and the financing and training intended to attract productions. A real seduction operation aimed at the world of gaming, which was pointed out by some participants at the last ZEvent.
” This is the very first Counter-Strike Major organized in France (…). I know the news was awaited by many “. The Head of State also mentioned another event, which he was able to discuss with ZeratoR, and which will be organized the following year, in 2024: the Trackmania Games. The competition will indeed take place around the Olympic Games, and the president hopes to promote synergies between Olympism and e-sport.
Source: Blast
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