Vitality is the winner of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023
/Team Vitality won the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. Dan "apEX" Madeskler's roster beat GamerLegion 2-0 in the championship final to earn $500,000 and invites to IEM Cologne 2023 and BLAST Premier World Final 2023.
The Danish-French side started off the tournament with a great showing in the Legends stage where they beat G2 Esports (16-13), ENCE (16-13) and Monte (2-0) to earn top seedings.
In the play-offs, Vitality alternated between Into the Breach (2-0) and Apeks (2-0), and in the grand final was able to defeat GamerLegion (2-0) to become the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 champion.
The BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 was held from 8 to 21 May at the Accor Arena in France. The 24 participants from CIS, Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia and Oceania were competing for the total prize pool of $1,250,000, as well as permits to IEM Cologne 2023 and BLAST Premier World Final 2023.
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 final results
- 1st place: Vitality - $500,000 + 3,500 points + entry to IEM Cologne 2023 and BLAST Premier World Final 2023.
- 2nd place: GamerLegion - $170,000 + 2,750 points
- 3-4 place: Apeks and Heroic - $80,000 + 1,775 points
- 5-8 place: Monte, Team Liquid, FaZe Clan and Into the Breach - $45,000 + 1,050 points
- 9-11 place: NAVI, fnatic and Ninjas in Pyjamas - $20,000
- 12-14 place: G2 Esports, ENCE and Bad News Eagles - $20,000
- 15th-16th place: FURIA and 9INE - $20,000
- 17-19 place: paiN Gaming, FORZE and Grayhound Gaming - $10,000
- 20-22 place: OG, Complexity Gaming and TheMongolz - $10,000
- 23-24 place: Fluxo and MOUZ - $10,000