On November 4, representatives from the tournament organizer BLAST announced details about their upcoming championships for Counter-Strike 2 set to take place in 2025.
Recently, BLAST was compelled to modify its tournament formats due to a decision by game developer Valve, wh😼ich now allows invitations to championships based solely on its official rankings.
In 2025, BLAST will hold six tier-1 championships, excluding the BLAST.tv Au🥀stin Major 𒈔2025, along with eight qualifying tournaments. The new events are named: The Bounty, The Rivals, The Rising, and The Open.
According to company representatives, they plan to stimulate the teams to participate in their events ♛by compensating them for fulfilling 🐼advertising commitments. In total, the payout for 2025 will amount to $4 million.
Here is the schedule for invitation dates to the BLAST events:
Season 1:
- BLAST Bounty – December 16, 2024 (prize pool – $650,000);
- BLAST Rising – February 3, 2025 (prize pool – $160,000);
- BLAST Open – February 3, 2025 (prize pool – $540,000);
- BLAST Rivals – April 1, 2025 (prize pool – $650,000)
Season 2:
- BLAST Bounty – July 14, 2025 (prize pool – $650,000);
- BLAST Rising – July 14, 2025 (prize pool – $160,000);
- BLAST Open – July 14, 2025 (prize pool – $540,000);
- BLAST Rivals – October 6, 2025 (prize pool – $650,000)
Previously, the tournament BLAST Pr💟emier: World Final 2024 took place, where eight teams competed for a prize pool of $1 million, with G2 Esports emerging as the champion.