BLAST &
@British_Esports
Team Up to Bolster UK Esports During Landmark Year For the Industry
The partnership comes during a historic year, with a record number of esports events taking place, helping position the UK as a global hub for esports & gaming.
BLAST 🤝 Epic Games
We have announced a multi-year deal & collaboration with Epic Games to run their prestigious competitive tournaments, the
@FNCompetitive
(FNCS) and
@RLEsports
(RLCS) starting in 2024.
Read more:
RLCS Copenhagen Major✅
The first
@RLEsports
Major of 2024 did not disappoint with a number of incredible matches played at the K.B. Hallen Arena.
The event posted the second highest RLCS peak viewership ever at 435, 503.
Next stop, London🇬🇧
We are delighted to announce a historical multi-year partnership with Ubisoft across the entire
@R6esports
ecosystem, from regional programs to international events.
➡️
We are delighted to team up with
@BLASTEsports
for a multi-year partnership for the Rainbow Six Esports Global Circuit, from regional programs to international events!
More on our plans for 2023 ➡️
About last night 📈
9,000+ fans in a sold-out arena 🏟️
521,000 record-breaking viewership peak 👀
A record count of event partnerships 🤝
The biggest Grand Final in
@R6esports
history 💥
Welcoming three leading brands on board for the Paris Major 2023🇫🇷.
@absolutvodka
,
@Ballantines
&
@jamesonwhiskey
will all partner for the last ever CS:GO Major.
Read more about the partnership here:
WE ARE HIRING!
BLAST is looking for a CS superfan with an enthusiasm for all aspects of social media, who will run our
@BLASTtv
and
@BLASTPremier
accounts across Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and other platforms.
Social Media Executive:
Yesterday at the
#SixInvitational
we unveiled plans with
@Ubisoft
to take
@R6esports
to a number of leading locations around the world!
- Major 1: Copenhagen, Denmark 🇩🇰 (May 2023)
- Major 2: USA 🇺🇸 (November 2023)
- SI24: Brazil 🇧🇷 (Early 2024)
All eyes now on Season 2023👀
Making a record-breaking
@R6esports
Six Invitational 📈
516m2 of LED screens 📺
33,106,432 pixels 🎥
320 light fixtures 💡
160+ speakers 🔊
700m of Electrical tape ⚡️
Check out the Six Invitational build phase in this exclusive video 🎞️
BLAST to produce season ending
@FNCompetitive
, Fortnite FNCS event of 2021 💥
👑 FNCS Grand Royale
👊 Qualifiers November 11-14
🏆 Finals November 19-21
💰 $5 million prize pool
Read more:
BLAST x Fortnite is BACK...for the WHOLE YEAR!
The collaboration will see BLAST operate the entire FNCS Chapter 3 broadcast schedule during each season.
🏆 Fortnite Championship Series 2022
👊 Starting 17th February
💰 $3,008,500 prize pool
Read more:
We hosted a press conference at the Eiffel Tower today, announcing some big news for the
@BLASTtv
Paris Major.
💥RMRs in regional locations 🇩🇰🇲🇽🇲🇳
💥English commentary in the arena🎙️
💥Tickets on general sale from 26th January 🎫
Read more:
Seven months of planning,
Six days of Counter-Strike,
FIVE RECORDS, BROKEN 💥
The
#BLASTPremier
Fall Final will go down in history! Thank you to everyone who joined us there. Next up...
#BLASTWorldFinal
BLAST x
@FNCompetitive
for a third consecutive year.
We will produce and deliver this year's entire 2023 Fortnite Champion Series (FNCS) with a combined prize pool of $10 million on the line.
Rea more:
💥 Next year, BLAST is committed to building a state-of-the-art esports hub for industry-leading production.
Including;
▫️ Boot-camping and training facilities for teams.
▫️ Four dedicated studio spaces.
▫️ Permanent offices for BLAST and friends.
And there's more to come 👀
BLAST Premier has kickstarted its host city selection process for the 2023 global tournament season! 🌎💥
From London to Copenhagen, Miami to São Paulo and Istanbul to Madrid...where will CS:GO take us next?
Read more:
#BLASTPremier
BLAST in the Nation's Capital🇺🇸
@BLASTPremier
made its long-awaited return to North America this week with the Spring Final taking place in Washington DC in front of a live audience this weekend.
💵: £425,000
🏟️: Entertainment & Sports Arena
📺:
.
@BLASTPremier
expand 2022 global broadcast network
🔥 35 Global Media Rights Deals
🔥 130 Territories
🔥 25 Languages
The
#BLASTPremier
2022 season is already making history!
Read more:
Any LAN gamers out there? 👀
BLAST will produce and deliver Fortnite’s return to in-person events with
@FNCompetitive
Invitational 2022
👑 FNCS Invitational 2022
🌎 Raleigh, North Carolina
🏆 November 12-13
💰 $1 million prize pool
.
@RLEsports
&
@Ally
expand partnership with added focus on more opportunities for women in esports.
- 3 women-only tournaments and a co-ed main event across the year with a total prize pool of $75,000
- Crowning the best team in North America & Europe on. quarterly basis
Together with
@FNCompetitive
, we've spent the last two weekends creating broadcast content with some of the very best Fortnite pros from both the EU and NA regions🎥
A huge shout-out to Epic, players, orgs, production and everyone else involved!
See you at the next one? 👀
ICYMI
🏟️ 50,000 fans attended last week’s historic last ever CS:GO Major in Paris.
👁️ Sunday’s final posted a peak viewership of 1.5 million and a record 27,000 on
@BLASTtv
.
Read more:
Paris Major x
@ZOWIEbyBenQ
ZOWIE’s new XL2566K esports monitor will be the players' main display set-up for all stages of the upcoming Paris Major 2023.
Read more:
The structure you’ll see in place for the
@BLASTPremier
World Finals is temporary 💪
Keep an eye out for more from BLAST Studios in 2022, as we look to transform the space into one of Europe's biggest and best esports studios! 💥
BLAST Rising is BACK! This time alongside
@FantasyExpo
, we're taking it to LATAM 💥
🗓️30/11 - 12/12
💰 $15,000 prize pool
Follow
@BLASTRising
for tournament news and announcements.
First up, teams 26/11 👀
Read more:
Kicking off 2024 with a trophy🏆
The
@BLASTtv
Paris Major was voted "Event of the Year" by the
@HLTVorg
community.
The award was announced at the
@HLTVorg
Award Show 2023 in Belgrade, and collected by BLAST's Andrew Haworth and Frederik Munksgaard.
📸
@brcho_
&
@KonkolMichal
Last weekend the brand new
@FNCompetitive
set was revealed live from BLAST's studio in Copenhagen for the
#FNCS
Chapter 2 Semi-Finals, less than one year since BLAST's first involvement in the competitive Fortnite scene with the FNCS All-Star Showdown!
👀🔥
Up Next: BLAST on the BBC!
@BBCiPlayer
will be streaming the next 3 BLAST tournaments as the latest broadcaster to join the team.
#BLASTPremier
dates:
💥 Fall Showdown 24-29 Nov
💥 Fall Final 8-13 Dec
💥 Global Final 19-24 Jan
Read more:
FNCS Global Championship 2023✅
The duo of Cooper & Mero eventually won the tournament, taking home $1m in prize money.
The event was the most-watched
@FNCompetitive
event in 2023, bringing in a 720,000 peak viewership & 375,000 average viewers across 15 broadcast hours.
We have teamed up with
@NodwinGaming
to launch The Draft.
The Counter-Strike tournament will give teams from India and Pakistan the chance to play with tier-one players on the global stage.
Read more:
Organising 96 Teams, from 30 Countries across +500 external video feeds was never going to be easy. But the result was always going to be worth it. Take a look at how we did it in our first episode of Putting On BLAST 💥
@BLASTPremier
@BLASTDota
Delighted to see
@BLASTPremier
nominated for Broadcast/Production team of the year!
Just over 500 days since
#BLASTPremier
began, we've given out 4 trophies...maybe time to lift one ourselves 🤞
🏆 Voting open here:
Copenhagen Gaming Week 2024✅
Over 12,500 fans visited the inaugural Copenhagen Gaming Week last weekend🇩🇰
As part of the esports section of the festival, Astralis beat Ninjas in Pyjamas in Sunday's final on the BLAST stage with thousands of fans watching on.
Monday Memories 🪄
February took BLAST &
@R6esports
to Brazil for the BLAST R6 Six Invitational 🔨
More than 9000 fans packed out the Ginásio do Ibirapuera as w7m completed their dominant 2023/24 run. 🇧🇷
Who's excited for the return to Montréal later this year? 🙋
One of the most chatted showmatches in CS:GO history 📈
121,300 messages 💬
500,350 peak viewers 🥈
Read the
@EsportsCharts
article on the numbers behind the
@BLASTtv
Paris Major Showmatch below 👇
Ahead of the
#BLASTPremier
Fall Groups, BLAST has expanded reach into Israel in collaboration with Gaming Channel 🇮🇱👋
The deal will see Gaming Channel own exclusive rights to broadcast BLAST Premier in Hebrew.
Read more:
Broadcasting the Major all across the world🌍
BLAST's broadcasting partners have expanded their coverage to include the
@BLASTtv
Paris Major, reaching over 100 territories
Read more about the media rights distribution for the Paris Major here:
Nominated for a
@sportsemmys
award🏆
Last year's
@BLASTPremier
Fall Final Copenhagen has been nominated in the 'Outstanding Esports Championship Coverage' category at the 44th Annual Sports Emmy Awards.
📅: 22nd May
📍: Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall
The
@BLASTPremier
Fall Final has been nominated for Event of The Year at this year's
@SportIndustry
Awards!! 🏆💥💯
Incredible to see BLAST nominated alongside Wimbledon, EFL, The Hundred and The Tour of Britain.... LET'S GO ESPORTS 🔥🔥🔥
#SIAwards2022
#BLASTPremier
BLAST hosted events across three continents in 2023🛫
Three arena events in Copenhagen 🇩🇰
The return of BLAST Counter-Strike to the USA 🇺🇸
Where will 2024 take us? 🗺️
“We are very proud to extend our partnership with A.P. Moller - Maersk." - Oliver Clarke, Commercial Director at BLAST
2023 Partnerships Renewal between
@BLASTPremier
🤝
@Maersk
Read more here:
BLAST Rising is BACK for a second year!
Alongside
@FantasyExpo
we're excited to offer teams outside of the world’s elite an opportunity on a global stage.
🔥 24 Teams
🔥 52 BO3s
🔥 $30,000 prize pool
🔥 3-23 May
🔥
#BLASTRising
'How BLAST’s Rocket League deal provides a window into an alternate future for esports'
BLAST's Chief Business Officer
@Leo_Matlock
sat down with
@Digiday
this week to discuss the landmark partnership with Epic Games.
Full story:
💥BLAST is hiring! 💥
We've got seven positions open for applications across the company. With openings in events, finance, content and more, there might be the perfect role for you.
See all open positions and apply here📝:
Mark your calendars, there's an exciting few months ahead! 🗓️
Our first
@RLEsports
Major at the end of March 🇩🇰
@R6esports
hits Manchester in May 🇬🇧
@BLASTPremier
brings tier 1 CS back to the UK in June🇬🇧
Yesterday was an important day for esports in Denmark 🇩🇰💥
The Danish Cultural Committee voted on a report instructing the government to focus efforts and attention on an action plan for esports and gaming via a delegated panel of industry experts.
Four key areas of focus 👇
THE RISING 💥 Group A and Group B of
#BLASTRising
threw out some banger plays but how COULD they impact tournament seedings?
Check out who is really on the rise 🔥 |
@Coinbase
AFK presented by
@novonordisk
brings home silverware after finishing second at
@esportsinsider
's London Film Festival 🥈
AFK dives into
@PimpCS2
's health journey during his professional CS career and the importance of good health in esports and gaming.
You can watch AFK here:
Another one, but a very different one. A first collaboration between
@R6esport
and
@BLASTEsports
Thanks to all attendees and people that showed up online. I've seen so many familiar faces again and hope to see you all again for many years ❤️
Love always wins
#BLASTR6Major
BLAST x
@EASPORTSFIFA
to produce the 2021/22 instalment of the ePremier League!
💥 All 20 clubs represented in the tournament
💥 £100,000 prize pool
💥 Brand-new online format
💥 Elevated live event experience for March’s ePL Grand Final
Read more:
FNCS Global Championships day 1 ✅
@FNCompetitive
Global Championship is taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark this weekend with an eye-watering $4 million on the line.
150 of the world’s best Fortnite players from 22 different countries will be fighting to be crowned champions.
BLAST Counter-Strike in 2025 💥
Revealed yesterday during the
@BLASTPremier
Spring Showdown, 2025 will feature 6 CS events throughout the year.
Further details on BLAST CS in 2025 will be revealed at the Spring Final in June. 🇬🇧
Read more here:
💥NEW JOB ALERT💥
Join the BLAST crew as Product Manager.
We are looking for a forward-thinking individual with experience managing projects from conception to delivery with client management experience on top as we turn it up a gear for 2023.
APPLY ⬇️
WE'RE HIRING!
BLAST is growing fast and on the hunt for two new UI Designers to join the team in Copenhagen 🇩🇰
🔘 Senior UI Designer:
🔘 UI Designer:
Apply via the links above or tag someone who may be interested below.
After an incredible year of growth, we're thrilled to announce BLAST's Director of Operations and Production, Andrew Haworth will oversee governance of
@BLASTPremier
in his new role as Commissioner 👋🎉
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BLAST has been working with
@FNCompetitive
all year, and now the FNCS Invitational 2022 is now live!
The best duos from around the world are in Raleigh, NC competing for a share of the $1,000,000 prize pool and a shot at global glory.
Follow the action