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BLAST may host a 2028 Major in Las Vegas, report says
BLAST may host a Counter-Strike 2 Major in Las Vegas in 2028, HLTV.org reported, citing an official document tied to a $2 million sponsorship agreement.
Key facts
- WhoBLAST
- What$2 million sponsorship agreement
- Whento be considered Nov. 10
BLAST may hold a Counter-Strike 2 Major in Las Vegas in 2028, HLTV.org reported, according to a Nov. 9 write-up by Cybersport.ru. HLTV.org cited an official document of the Las Vegas tourism and convention authority.
What the document says
As Cybersport.ru relayed it, the organization will consider a sponsorship agreement worth $2 million on Nov. 10. Under the agreement, BLAST must hold two events in the city in 2028, and one of them is a CS2 Major.
At the time of Cybersport.ru’s article, there were no official announcements of dates or venues for the 2028 Majors.
Earlier reports on 2028
Cybersport.ru wrote that information had appeared earlier that ESL and BLAST would run the Majors in 2028. According to rumors, ESL was to get a summer tournament whose location had not been announced, and BLAST was to organize a winter championship in the US.
Why it matters
According to HLTV.org, the document links a $2 million sponsorship agreement, to be considered on Nov. 10, to two BLAST events in Las Vegas in 2028, one of them a CS2 Major.