BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023
2023
Tournament information
GameCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
LocationParis, France
DatesMay 8–21, 2023
AdministratorValve
BLAST
Tournament
format(s)
Two 16-team Swiss-system group stages
8-team single-elimination playoff
Host(s)BLAST.tv
VenueAccor Arena
Teams24
PurseUS$1,250,000
Final positions
ChampionsTeam Vitality
1st runners-upGamerLegion
2nd runners-up
MVPMathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut

The BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, also known as BLAST.tv Major 2023 or Paris 2023, was the nineteenth and final Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship.[2] 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 US$1,250,000 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.[3]

Background

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.[4][5]

The defending Major champions were Virtus.pro[lower-alpha 1], who won their second Major championship at IEM Rio Major 2022.[7] 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.[8]

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.[2]

Format

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.[9]

Map pool

Teams

Legends
Challengers
Contenders

Qualification

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:[10]

RMR Results

Region Legends Challengers Contenders
Europe A
  • GamerLegion
  • Apeks
  • OG
Europe B
America
Asia
  • Grayhound Gaming
  • The Mongolz
Last Chance Qualifier

Source:[11]

Challengers Stage

Pos Team W L RW RL RD Qualification
1 G2 3 0 64 34 +30 Qualification
to Legends Stage
2 ENCE 3 0 76 52 +24
3 Apeks 3 1 91 80 +11
4 Ninjas in Pyjamas 3 1 76 65 +11
5 FaZe Clan 3 1 101 93 +8
6 Monte 3 2 110 92 +18
7 GamerLegion 3 2 126 110 +16
8 Team Liquid 3 2 133 107 +26
9 Grayhound Gaming 2 3 73 104 -31 Eliminated
10 paiN Gaming 2 3 107 109 -2
11 FORZE 2 3 94 100 -6
12 OG 1 3 75 86 -11
13 The MongolZ 1 3 62 75 -13
14 Complexity Gaming 1 3 43 75 -32
15 Fluxo 0 3 53 75 -22
16 MOUZ 0 3 37 64 -27
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2023. Source: BLAST.tv


Legends Stage

Pos Team W L RW RL RD Qualification
1 Heroic 3 0 75 56 +19 Qualification
to Champions Stage
2 Vitality 3 0 64 49 +15
3 Team Liquid 3 1 106 86 +20
4 Monte 3 1 90 70 +20
5 GamerLegion 3 1 74 55 +19
6 Apeks 3 2 95 97 -2
7 Into The Breach 3 2 112 98 +14
8 Faze Clan 3 2 140 137 +3
9 Navi 2 3 94 137 -24 Eliminated
10 Fnatic 2 3 120 133 -13
11 Ninjas In Pyjamas 2 3 101 95 +6
12 ENCE 1 3 53 73 -20
13 G2 Esports 1 3 101 95 +6
14 Bad News Eagles 1 3 78 83 -5
15 9INE 0 3 40 64 -24
16 FURIA Esports 0 3 30 64 -34
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 2023. Source: BLAST.tv

Champions Stage

With eight teams remaining, the final stage of the Major was a single-elimination bracket, with all matches played as best-of-3 maps.

Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                  
1 Heroic 16 12 16 2
8 FaZe Clan 14 16 6 1
Heroic 16 14 6 1
GamerLegion 13 16 16 2
4 Monte 10 3 – 0
5 GamerLegion 16 16 – 2
GamerLegion 6 13 – 0
Vitality 16 16 – 2
3 Team Liquid 10 11 – 0
6 Apeks 16 16 – 2
Apeks 14 12 – 0
Vitality 16 16 – 2
2 Vitality 16 16 – 2
7 Into The Breach 11 12 – 0

Final standings

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 US$500,000 Team Vitality – apEX, ZywOo, dupreeh, Magisk, Spinx zonic
2nd US$170,000 GamerLegion siuhy, iM, acoR, isak, Keoz ashhh
3rd – 4th US$80,000 Apeks kyxsan, nawwk, jL, jkaem, STYKO kuben
Heroic cadiaN, TeSeS, stavn, jabbi, sjuush Xizt
5th – 8th US$45,000 Team Liquid nitr0, EliGE, oSee, NAF, YEKINDAR daps
FaZe Clan karrigan, rain, Twistzz, broky, ropz groove
Monte sdy, Woro2k, DemQQ, BOROS, kRaSnaL –
Into the Breach Thomas, CYPHER, volt, rallen, CRUC1AL Juve
9th – 11th US$20,000 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 US$20,000 G2 Esports HooXi, NiKo, huNter-, m0NESY, jks Swani
ENCE Snappi, dycha, NertZ, maden, SunPayus sAw
Bad News Eagles SENER1, gxx-, sinnopsyy, rigoN, juanflatroo Devilwalk
15th – 16th US$20,000 FURIA Esports – arT, KSCERATO, yuurih, saffee, drop guerri
9INE mynio, Goofy, hades, KEi, Kylar nawrot
17th – 19th US$10,000 paiN Gaming biguzera, hardzao, NEKIZ, skullz, zevy bruno
FORZE Esports Jerry, zorte, shalfey, r3salt, Krad Fierce
Grayhound Gaming INS, Sico, aliStair, Liazz, Vexite –
20th – 22nd US$10,000 Complexity Gaming JT, hallzerk, FaNg, floppy, Grim T.c
The MongolZ bLitz, Techno4K, Bart4k, hasteka, ANNIHILATION maaRaa
OG niko, flameZ, degster, F1KU, NEOFRAG ruggah
23rd – 24th US$10,000 MOUZ dexter, JDC, torzsi, frozen, xertioNN sycrone
Fluxo WOOD7, V$M, felps, Lucaozy, history zews


Source:[12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to sanctions against Russia in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Virtus.pro competed under the neutral name Outsiders. On March 22, 2023, tournament organizers ESL and BLAST lifted the ban on Virtus.pro.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "PGL CS2 Major Copenhagen 2024 – The first ever Counter-Strike 2 Major will take place next year in Denmark". PGL. March 28, 2023. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  2. 1 2 Chalk, Andy. "CS:GO's next Paris Major will be its last". PC Gamer. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ Stubbs, Mike. "Vitality Win The BLAST Paris Major To Become Last Ever CS:GO World Champions". Forbes. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  4. ↑ Chiu, Stephen. "Retrospective of the Majors: Lineups with 2 Major Wins and Players with 3". VPEsports. Archived from the original on February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  5. ↑ Kovanen, Tomi. "Why CS:GO needs major events". HLTV.org. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  6. ↑ "ESL and BLAST lift their bans on Virtus.pro". HLTV.org. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Outsiders Defeat Heroic 2–0 To Win IEM Rio Major". HLTV.org. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Virtus.pro eliminated from EU RMR after surprise swap backfires". HLTV.org. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  9. ↑ https://blast.tv/major/rulebook
  10. ↑ "BLAST unveils Paris Major RMR locations". January 11, 2023.
  11. ↑ "All CS:GO teams qualified for BLAST Paris Major". April 15, 2023.
  12. ↑ "BLAST Paris Major Champions Stage". May 15, 2023.
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