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BLAST Premier World Final 2023
BLAST Premier World Final 2023 was an eight-team Counter-Strike 2 event in Abu Dhabi. Team Vitality defeated FaZe Clan 2–0 in the final.
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Updated October 23, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · Dec 13–17, 2023[2][3]
Champion
Combined prize pool
USD 1m[1]
BLAST reports USD 1,000,000 for the tournament.[1]
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BLASTCommercial note
Tournament organizer · Recorded in the 2023 edition.[1]
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MagnumCommercial note
BLAST Premier World Final partner · Recorded in the 2023 edition.[4]
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UnikrnCommercial note
Event sponsor; BLAST global partner · Recorded in the 2023 edition.[2]
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CS.MONEYCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2023 edition.[2]
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EPOSCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2023 edition.[2]
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MaerskCommercial note
Event sponsor · Recorded in the 2023 edition.[2]
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e&Commercial note
Event connectivity partner · Recorded in the 2023 edition.[5]
PTG Database Analysis
The eight-team BLAST event ran Dec 13–17, 2023, with its public programme at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Dec 16–17. BLAST lists a USD 1 million prize pool. Team Vitality beat FaZe Clan 2–0 in the final; Natus Vincere and MOUZ finished third–fourth, G2 Esports and Cloud9 fifth–sixth, and ENCE and HEROIC seventh–eighth.[1][2][3]
Liquipedia lists Unikrn, CS.MONEY, EPOS and Maersk as sponsors. BLAST also names Magnum as a World Final partner and etisalat by e& as its connectivity partner.[2][4][5][8]
References7
- [1]BLAST Premier World Final 2023 — BLAST
- [2]BLAST Premier World Final 2023 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
- [3]BLAST Premier World Final 2023 — Etihad Arena — Etihad Arena
- [4]BLAST Premier and Magnum partner for World Final Abu Dhabi 2023 — BLAST
- [5]Etisalat by e& partners with BLAST Premier World Final 2023 in Abu Dhabi — BLAST
- [6]Team Vitality wins BLAST Premier World Final 2023 — Team Vitality
- [7]BLAST partners with esports and video games betting platform unikrn — BLAST
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