BLAST Pro Series explained

Founded:	November 25, 2017
Replaced:	BLAST Premier
Teams:	6
Champion:	FaZe Clan (2nd title)
Most Champs:	Astralis (4 titles)
Countries:	Various
Folded:	December 2019
Owner:	BLAST ApS
Headquarters:	Copenhagen, Denmark

BLAST Pro Series was an international tournament.^{[1] [2]} The tournament brought together six teams in a shortened two-day tournament format. The event rotated locations in cities around the world. The Danish esports organisation, RFRSH Entertainment, created the tournament in 2017.^[3]

The tournament series was discontinued in favor of the league-style BLAST Premier, which began in early 2020.^{[4] [5]}

Editions

On December 1, 2019, the first BLAST Pro Series Global Finals took place in Bahrain, as the best four teams on their events along the year qualify for the 500,000 prize pool event.^{[6] [7]}

Table key

Edition	Date	Venue	Champions	Runner-ups	Prize pool	Most valuable player	Ref
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1	November 25, 2017	Royal Arena, Copenhagen	SK Gaming	Astralis	250,000	Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo	^[8]
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2	September 28–29, 2018	Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul	Astralis (1)	MIBR	250,000	Nicolai "device" Reedtz	^[9]
3	November 2–3, 2018	Royal Arena, Copenhagen	Natus Vincere	Ninjas in Pyjamas	250,000	Aleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev	^[10]
4	December 14–15, 2018	Altice Arena, Lisbon	Astralis (2)	Natus Vincere	250,000	Emil "Magisk" Reif	^[11]
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5	March 22–23, 2019	Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo	Astralis (3)	<Team Liquid	250,000	Nicolai "device" Reedtz	^[12]
6	April 12–13, 2019	Watsco Center, Miami	FaZe Clan	Team Liquid	250,000	Nikola "NiKo" Kovač	^[13]
7	May 10–11, 2019	Madrid Arena, Madrid	ENCE	Astralis	250,000	Jani "Aerial" Jussila	^[14]
8	July 12–13, 2019	HD Buttercup Building, Los Angeles^[15]	Team Liquid	FaZe Clan	250,000	Keith "NAF" Markovic	^[16]
9	September 13–14, 2019	VTB Arena, Moscow	AVANGAR	ForZe	250,000	Dzhami "Jame" Ali	^[17]
10	November 1–2, 2019	Royal Arena, Copenhagen	FaZe Clan (2)	Ninjas in Pyjamas	250,000	Nikola "NiKo" Kovač	^[18]
11	December 13–14, 2019	ISA Sports City, Riffa	Astralis (4)	Team Liquid	500,000	Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen	^[19]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: BLAST Pro Series The world's most entertaining esports tournament.. blastproseries.com. en-US. 2019-05-12.
2. Web site: BLAST Pro Series. RFRSH. en-US. 2019-05-12.
3. Web site: RFRSH - Capturing the biggest moments in esports. RFRSH. www.rfrsh.net. en. 2019-05-12. 2019-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20190716032758/https://www.rfrsh.net/. dead.
4. Web site: BLAST PREMIER announced with format changes and $4,250,000 prize pool for 2020. HLTV.org. en. 2020-02-01.
5. Web site: Formats, schedule and information on Blast Premier Series. Pete. Alex. 2020-01-30. EsportsJunkie.com. en-US. 2020-02-01.
6. Web site: BLAST Pro Series Global Final to feature $500,000 prize pool. HLTV.org. en. 2019-05-12.
7. Web site: BLAST Pro Series Global Final 2019 to Be Held in Bahrain. 2019-09-13. The Esports Observer. en-US. 2019-09-14.
8. Web site: BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2017. HLTV.org. en. 2019-05-12.
9. Web site: BLAST Pro Series Istanbul 2018. HLTV.org. en. 2019-05-12.
10. Web site: BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2018. HLTV.org. en. 2019-05-12.
11. Web site: BLAST Pro Series Lisbon 2018. HLTV.org. en. 2019-05-12.
12. Web site: BLAST Pro Series São Paulo 2019. HLTV.org. en. 2019-05-12.
13. Web site: BLAST Pro Series Miami 2019. HLTV.org. en. 2019-05-12.
14. Web site: BLAST Pro Series Madrid 2019. HLTV.org. en. 2019-05-12.
15. Web site: Amos . Andrew . BLAST defends sudden venue change for Los Angeles event, says it will be an "unexpected but appreciated change" . 9 July 2019 .
16. Web site: BLAST Pro Series Los Angeles 2019. HLTV.org. en. 2019-05-12.
17. Web site: BLAST Pro Series Moscow 2019. HLTV.org. en. 2019-06-22.
18. Web site: BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2019. HLTV.org. en. 2019-08-20.
19. Web site: BLAST Pro Series Global Final 2019. HLTV.org. en. 2019-09-14.