{"id":36250,"date":"2024-06-14T23:25:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-15T03:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=36250"},"modified":"2024-06-14T23:25:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T03:25:11","slug":"blast-announces-2025-austin-counter-strike-2-major","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/blast-announces-2025-austin-counter-strike-2-major\/","title":{"rendered":"BLAST announces 2025 Austin Counter-Strike 2 Major"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BLAST has announced their plans to host the first <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a> Major of 2025 in Austin, Texas, marking the return of the prestigious tournament to North America after a seven-year hiatus.<\/p>\n<p>The event is set to take place at the Moody Center, located at The University of Texas at Austin, with a capacity exceeding 15,000 seats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/blast-premier-series\/\" title=\"BLAST Premier betting guide\">BLAST<\/a> anticipates a significant economic impact of $40 million for Austin, drawing in an estimated 50,000 fans from around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Robbie Douek, CEO of BLAST, expressed enthusiasm for bringing the Major to Austin, emphasizing the city&#8217;s vibrant atmosphere and the state-of-the-art facilities of the Moody Center.<\/p>\n<p>This move is seen as a pivotal moment for Counter-Strike esports, promising a memorable experience for both attendees and viewers globally while benefiting the local community.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement was made during the first playoff day of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/blast-premier-series\/spring-final\/\" title=\"BLAST Premier Spring Final betting guide\">BLAST Premier Spring Final<\/a> in London, where BLAST also unveiled details of its 2025 event circuit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THE <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTtv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BLASTTV<\/a> AUSTIN MAJOR 2025<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RAp5K64oY7\">https:\/\/t.co\/RAp5K64oY7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/diQeDeEqm5\">pic.twitter.com\/diQeDeEqm5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BLAST Premier \ud83d\udca5 (@BLASTPremier) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTPremier\/status\/1801678992287690957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This includes stops at prominent venues like the MEO Arena in Lisbon and Wembley Arena in London, underscoring BLAST&#8217;s commitment to expanding its global footprint in esports.<\/p>\n<p>The Austin Major represents BLAST&#8217;s second endeavour in hosting a CS Major, following the successful Paris Major in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Haworth, Commissioner of BLAST Premier, previously highlighted the Paris event&#8217;s success and expressed BLAST&#8217;s readiness to adapt to the evolving esports landscape, particularly with the absence of partner leagues in the new ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>This return of the Major to North America marks a significant moment for fans, especially in the United States, where enthusiasm for Counter-Strike has remained strong since the last Major held in Boston in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming Austin Major is poised to reignite excitement, coinciding with BLAST&#8217;s revamped 2025 schedule designed to enhance competition and engagement across its tournaments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BLAST has announced their plans to host the first Counter-Strike 2 Major of 2025 in Austin, Texas, United States of America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":36253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3684,2196,1957,3683,3111],"class_list":["post-36250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-andrew-haworth","tag-blast","tag-blast-premier","tag-blast-tv-austin-major","tag-counter-strike-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36250"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36250"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36252,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36250\/revisions\/36252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}