BLAST Paris Major 2023 Champions stage this week
As the last CS:GO esports Major before the release of Counter-Strike 2, the BLAST Paris Major 2023, taking place in France at the Accor Arena, has not disappointed thus far, with some upsets and exciting matches in both the Challengers and Legends stages of the competition.
BLAST Paris Champions stage
This week, from 18 to 21 May 2023, the BLAST Paris Major 2023 Champions stage will take place, and when the dust settles, the final Major champion in CS:GO will be crowned.
The final eight teams who made it through the Legends stage will compete in a single-elimination playoffs bracket, with all matches being best-of-three. Check out the first round of matchups below, with the start times listed in SAST.
- Heroic vs FaZe – 18 May at 15:00
- Into The Breach vs Team Vitality – 18 May at 19:00
- GamerLegion vs Monte – 19 May at 15:00
- Team Liquid vs Apeks – 19 May at 19:00
Following the first round of matches, the semifinals will take place on 20 May at 15:00 and 19:00 respectively. On 21 May 2023, starting at 17:00, the grand finals of the Paris Major 2023 will take place.
The teams will compete for their share of the massive $1,250,000 USD prize pool. At the current Dollar to Rand exchange rate, that’s over R24 million. The winner also gets a spot in both IEM Cologne 2023 and the BLAST Premier World Final 2023, so there’s a lot to fight for.
We can’t wait to see what happens, and we urge all CS:GO esports fans to tune in. You can catch all the action via the official BLAST Premier Twitch channel. We will be bringing you the results and highlights once the BLAST Paris Major 2023 finishes up, so stay tuned!
Header image via BLAST Premier.
