| BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 | |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Game: | |
| Location: | Paris, France |
| Start Date: | May 8 |
| End Date: | 21, 2023 |
| Teams: | 24 |
| Venue: | Accor Arena |
| Host: | BLAST.tv |
| Tournament Format: | Two 16-team Swiss-system group stages 8-team single-elimination playoff |
| Administrator: | Valve BLAST |
| Champions: | Team Vitality |
| Runners-Up1: | GamerLegion |
| Previous: | Rio 2022 |
| Next: | Copenhagen 2024 |
The BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, also known as BLAST.tv Major 2023 or Paris 2023, was the nineteenth and final Major Championship. It was held in Paris, France at the Accor Arena from May 8 to 21, 2023. Twenty-four teams qualified for the event, which featured a prize pool, via regional major rankings. It is the first Major Championship tournament hosted by BLAST. Team Vitality won the major, defeating GamerLegion in the grand final 2–0.[1]
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and Valve Corporation. It is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series. In professional CS:GO, the Valve-sponsored Majors are the most prestigious tournaments.[2] [3]
The defending Major champions were Virtus.pro, who won their second Major championship at IEM Rio Major 2022.[4] Virtus.pro were eliminated by MOUZ during the European Major qualifiers, making them the first defending Major champions to fail to qualify for the following Major.[5]
This event was the final Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major tournament, with the game to be succeeded by Counter-Strike 2, and that game's first Major tournament set to be held in March 2024.[6]
Twenty-four teams qualified for the tournament. Sixteen teams qualified for the Challengers Stage, while eight teams received a bye to the Legends Stage. In the Challengers Stage, 16 teams participated in a Swiss bracket. The top eight teams advanced and joined the eight teams that received a bye in the Legends stage. The top eight teams from the Legends stage advanced to the Champions stage. The Champions stage was a single-elimination tournament, where each match was a best-of-3.[7]
Qualification took place through 3 Regional Major Ranking (RMR) events to determine qualifications for the geographic regions. The 3 regions were Europe, the Americas and Asia. Each region received a certain number of places at the Major in Paris based on the performance of teams from the same region at the IEM Rio Major 2022.
The RMR tournaments took place in the following cities:[8]
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With eight teams remaining, the final stage of the Major was a single-elimination bracket, with all matches played as best-of-3 maps.
The final placings are shown below. In addition, the prize distribution, seed for the next major, roster, and coaches are shown. Each team's in-game leader is shown first.
| Place | Prize Money | Team | Seed | Roster | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Team Vitality | PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 RMR | apEX, ZywOo, dupreeh, Magisk, Spinx | zonic | |
| 2nd | GamerLegion | siuhy, iM, acoR, isak, | ashhh | ||
| 3rd 4th | Apeks | kyxsan, nawwk, jL, jkaem, STYKO | kuben | ||
| Heroic | cadiaN, TeSeS, stavn, jabbi, sjuush | Xizt | |||
| 5th 8th | Team Liquid | nitr0,,,, | daps | ||
| FaZe Clan | karrigan, rain, Twistzz, broky, | RobbaN | |||
| Monte | sdy, Woro2k, DemQQ, BOROS, kRaSnaL | – | |||
| Into the Breach | Thomas,, volt,, CRUC1AL | Juve | |||
| 9th 11th | Fnatic | mezii, FASHR, KRIMZ, roeJ, nicoodoz | keita | ||
| Natus Vincere | electroNic, Perfecto, s1mple, b1t, npl | B1ad3 | |||
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | Aleksib, k0nfig, REZ, Brollan, headtr1ck | djL | |||
| 12th 14th | G2 Esports | HooXi, NiKo, huNter-, m0NESY, jks | Swani | ||
| ENCE | Snappi,, NertZ, maden, | sAw | |||
| Bad News Eagles | SENER1, gxx-,, rigoN, juanflatroo | Devilwalk | |||
| 15th 16th | FURIA Esports | , KSCERATO, yuurih,, | |||
| 9INE | ,, hades, KEi, Kylar | ||||
| 17th 19th | paiN Gaming | – | biguzera,, NEKIZ,, | bruno | |
| FORZE Esports | Jerry, zorte, shalfey, r3salt, Krad | ||||
| Grayhound Gaming | INS, Sico, aliStair, Liazz, | – | |||
| 20th 22nd | Complexity Gaming | JT, hallzerk, FaNg,, | T.c | ||
| The MongolZ | bLitz, Techno4K, Bart4k, hasteka, ANNIHILATION | maaRaa | |||
| OG | niko, flameZ, degster, F1KU, NEOFRAG | ||||
| 23rd 24th | MOUZ | , JDC, torzsi,, xertioN | sycrone | ||
| Fluxo | WOOD7, V$M, felps,, | zews |
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