BLAST Premier World Finals 2024: The last BLAST Premier

BLAST Premier World Finals 2024 will be the last BLAST Premier event ever run. With CS2's impending transition to an open circuit mandated by Valve, BLAST have decided to retire the Premier moniker. But the series that has become a pillar of consistency in entertainment, and production will be going out with a bang. Let's take a look at BLAST Premier and what makes the World Finals so special.

While many newer fans may only know BLAST for their Premier events, the company originally started with a much different vision. Their first crack as a tournament organizer was the Pro Series. Debuting back in 2017, the Pro Series aimed to bring a fresher entertainment product to exotic locations across the world. Over its three-year run, Pro Series traveled to Lisbon, Istanbul, São Paulo, and Madrid, just to name a few. While entertaining, the event format and concurrent matches left some room for improvement, especially as ESL, BLAST and FLASHPOINT all headed to a partnership era.

So in 2020, BLAST Premier was born. With 12 partner teams and an intensive format, BLAST Premier was a massive improvement over the last Pro Series events. The first outing, Spring Series London, was a smash hit. The double elimination format gave us incredible series such as the Complexity upsets. Additionally, the production quality was top notch.

Despite being forced online by the pandemic soon after, BLAST were the clear frontrunners in production quality and kept innovating. Who can forget the first time teams were lifted up from under the stage alongside the thundering BLAST theme?

As Valve has taken control of the CS2 scene in 2024, it has impacted how BLAST structures its own calendar. World Finals is now the penultimate event of the year as the Shanghai Major takes its usual spot. And with the "Level Playing Field" initiative coming into force next year, Premier's partner system could not last. So while it is a bittersweet goodbye, it is a fitting farewell to the event series that carried us through four incredible years.

It may be the final event, but BLAST Premier is set to go out with a bang. Singapore marks the tournament organizer's first foray into Asia right before the Shanghai Major. Fans at home are tuning in, too. According to a report by Esports Charts, the Fall Finals was the most watched BLAST Premier event. That was largely due to the incredible best-of-five Grand Finals between G2 and NAVI.

The field for the World Finals is even stronger. MOUZ join the already stacked invite list of NAVI, G2, FaZe, Spirit and Liquid, ensuring a fiery set of matches. Teams will be battling for the lions share of $1 million across the event. If MOUZ and NAVI head to the finals once again, this could easily be the best end to the Premier era.

For fans at the event, there'll be no shortage of fun activities. GG.BET are once again bringing a whole host of fun activities both online and at the arena. From bet bonuses to exclusive content, there's much to look forward to.

Stay tuned to esports.gg for more BLAST Premier World Finals coverage directly from Singapore.