Esports tournament organiser Blast Premier has started its host city selection process for the 2023 season, with cities now able to express their interest.
Blast has partnered with The Sports Consultancy (TSC) to manage the independent bidding process. TSC works in host city procurement and major event bidding, and it is now inviting cities to formally express their interest.
From April to August 2022, Blast will begin working with interested parties to find host city locations and partners to deliver event opportunities across their global tournament circuit in 2023.
As part of the process, Blast will host workshops on the benefits of hosting an esports event, create opportunities for behind-the-scenes experiences at Blast Premier live events and offer opportunities to meet the Blast team in-person.
The tournament organiser has visited a number of other iconic locations in recent years, from London to Copenhagen, Miami to Sao Paulo and Istanbul to Madrid – with the main aim of ‘uniting fans through their shared love of esports and CSGO’.
Charlotte Kenny, who was appointed MD of Blast Premier last month, said: “Blast Premier has a rich history of hosting memorable events in iconic locations around the world. With a global audience and passionate fanbase, our previous events have seen many host cities benefit from a positive impact in many ways.
“We want to build on this success and are seeking enthusiastic host cities to work with us to bring our incredible tournament and experiences to life. We can’t wait to work with applicants to understand more about their cities and find the perfect places for our amazing arena events next year.”
Blast Premier is a global Counter-Strike tournament series, where the best teams battle for glory and a multi-million dollar prize pool..
Up to 32 of the best teams take part in the seven Blast Premier events across the year, with a combined prize pool of $2.475m on the line.
The news comes after last week’s announcement on the spring final returning to Lisbon’s Altice Arena in June 2022, nearly four years after Blast’s first event in the Portuguese capital.
For more information or to request to be involved in the process, interested parties can email [email protected] and [email protected] by Saturday April 30th 2022.
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Dom is an award-winning writer and finalist of the Esports Journalist of the Year 2023 award. He graduated from Bournemouth University with a 2:1 degree in Multi-Media Journalism in 2007.
As a long-time gamer having first picked up the NES controller in the late ’80s, he has written for a range of publications including GamesTM, Nintendo Official Magazine, industry publication MCV and others. He worked as head of content for the British Esports Federation up until February 2021, when he stepped back to work full-time on Esports News UK and offer esports consultancy and freelance services. Note: Dom still produces the British Esports newsletter on a freelance basis, so our coverage of British Esports is always kept simple – usually just covering the occasional press release – because of this conflict of interest.
