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BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 was the final Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major, with 24 teams competing in Paris and Team Vitality winning the title.
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Updated October 22, 2026Competition snapshot
Host and dates
Hall de la Pinède, Parc Floral de Paris (Challengers and Legends stages) and Accor Arena (Champions Stage), Paris, France · May 8–21, 2023
Champion
Combined prize pool
USD 1.25m
BLAST lists USD 1,250,000 for the event.[2]
Games
Participant scale
24 teams[3]
PTG Database Analysis
The BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 was the final Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major. BLAST staged three competitive phases in Paris, France: a 16-team Swiss Challengers Stage from May 8–11, a 16-team Swiss Legends Stage from May 13–16, and an eight-team single-elimination Champions Stage from May 18–21. The first two phases were held at Hall de la Pinède, Parc Floral de Paris; the final phase took place at Accor Arena.[1][2][3]
Team Vitality defeated GamerLegion 2–0 in the grand final. BLAST lists a USD 1.25 million prize pool. Liquipedia identifies Alpine Cars, Absolut, Ballantine’s, Jameson Irish Whiskey, unikrn Esports and ZOWIE as event partners; BLAST separately describes Alpine as the Automotive and Motorsport Partner. ZOWIE and the organizer resolve to existing PTG pages, while canonical pages for the other listed partners remain uncreated.[2][3][5]
References5
- [1]Major Ready: Official BLAST.tv Paris Major schedule — BLAST
- [2]BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Finals — BLAST
- [3]BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki — Liquipedia
- [4]BLAST.tv Major — Accor Arena — Accor Arena
- [5]Alpine and BLAST.tv Paris Major announce Partnership — BLAST
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