BLAST Pro Series
 Official logo | |
| Founded | November 25, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Ceased | December 2019 |
| Replaced by | BLAST Premier |
| Owner(s) | BLAST ApS |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Countries | Various |
| Headquarters | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Last champion(s) | FaZe Clan (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Astralis (4 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | |
| Official website | blastproseries |
BLAST Pro Series was an international Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 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
[edit]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 US$500,000 prize pool event.[6][7]
- Table key
Global Final
| Edition | Date | Venue | Champions | Runner-ups | Prize pool | Most valuable player | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | |||||||
| 1 | November 25, 2017 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen | SK Gaming | Astralis | US$250,000 | Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo | [8] |
| 2018 | |||||||
| 2 | September 28–29, 2018 | Ülker Sports Arena, Istanbul | Astralis (1) | MIBR | US$250,000 | Nicolai "device" Reedtz | [9] |
| 3 | November 2–3, 2018 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen | Natus Vincere | Ninjas in Pyjamas | US$250,000 | Aleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev | [10] |
| 4 | December 14–15, 2018 | Altice Arena, Lisbon | Astralis (2) | Natus Vincere | US$250,000 | Emil "Magisk" Reif | [11] |
| 2019 season | |||||||
| 5 | March 22–23, 2019 | Ginásio do Ibirapuera, São Paulo | Astralis (3) | <Team Liquid | US$250,000 | Nicolai "device" Reedtz | [12] |
| 6 | April 12–13, 2019 | Watsco Center, Miami | FaZe Clan | Team Liquid | US$250,000 | Nikola "NiKo" Kovač | [13] |
| 7 | May 10–11, 2019 | Madrid Arena, Madrid | ENCE | Astralis | US$250,000 | Jani "Aerial" Jussila | [14] |
| 8 | July 12–13, 2019 | HD Buttercup Building, Los Angeles[15] | Team Liquid | FaZe Clan | US$250,000 | Keith "NAF" Markovic | [16] |
| 9 | September 13–14, 2019 | VTB Arena, Moscow | AVANGAR | ForZe | US$250,000 | Dzhami "Jame" Ali | [17] |
| 10 | November 1–2, 2019 | Royal Arena, Copenhagen | FaZe Clan (2) | Ninjas in Pyjamas | US$250,000 | Nikola "NiKo" Kovač | [18] |
| 11 | December 13–14, 2019 | ISA Sports City, Riffa | Astralis (4) | Team Liquid | US$500,000 | Peter "dupreeh" Rasmussen | [19] |
References
[edit]- ^ "BLAST Pro Series | The world's most entertaining esports tournament". blastproseries.com. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "BLAST Pro Series". RFRSH. Retrieved 2019-05-12.[permanent dead link]
- ^ RFRSH. "RFRSH - Capturing the biggest moments in esports". www.rfrsh.net. Archived from the original on 2019-07-16. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "BLAST PREMIER announced with format changes and $4,250,000 prize pool for 2020". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- ^ Pete, Alex (2020-01-30). "Formats, schedule and information on Blast Premier Series". EsportsJunkie.com. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
- ^ "BLAST Pro Series Global Final to feature $500,000 prize pool". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "BLAST Pro Series Global Final 2019 to Be Held in Bahrain". The Esports Observer. 2019-09-13. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
- ^ "BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2017". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "BLAST Pro Series Istanbul 2018". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2018". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "BLAST Pro Series Lisbon 2018". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "BLAST Pro Series São Paulo 2019". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "BLAST Pro Series Miami 2019". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "BLAST Pro Series Madrid 2019". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ Amos, Andrew (9 July 2019). "BLAST defends sudden venue change for Los Angeles event, says it will be an "unexpected but appreciated change"".
- ^ "BLAST Pro Series Los Angeles 2019". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "BLAST Pro Series Moscow 2019". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2019-06-22.
- ^ "BLAST Pro Series Copenhagen 2019". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- ^ "BLAST Pro Series Global Final 2019". HLTV.org. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
