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Cineworld and BLAST team up with the Paris Major and last ever CS:GO Major set to be shown live in cinemas across the world

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Cineworld has teamed up with BLAST to bring next month’s BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 to the big screen with the final set to be shown live across 39 cinemas in 8 different countries. 

Last September, France President Emmanuel Macron’s wish to host a Counter-Strike Major was realised when BLAST announced plans to host the country’s first ever CS Major and last ever CS:GO Major. 

May’s Major in the French capital will see the world’s 24 best Counter-Strike teams compete for the converted Major trophy and the lion’s share of a $1,250,000 prize pool. The final is set to take place on Sunday, 21st May from 17:00 CEST. 

The final of the Paris Major will be shown in Cineworld Cinemas venues around the world, with the following locations set to show the event’s finale:

  • United Kingdom 

    • Edinburgh, Middlesbrough, Sheffield, Leeds, Castleford, Belfast, Ashford, Birmingham Broad Street, Dibsbury, Speke, Wolverhampton, Birmingham NEC, Nottingham, Hemel Hempstead, Milton Keynes, Boldon, Ashford, Basildon, Greenwich (O2 Arena), Ipswich, Plymouth, Poole, Crawley, Loughborough, Cheltenham, Newport, Glasgow Silverburn, Hull, Broughton, Northampton and Watford. 

  • Ireland

    • Dublin

  • Israel 

    • Planet Cinema Rishon Lezion

  • Czech Republic

    • Cinema City Prague Chodov

    • Cinema City Brno Olympia 

  • Hungary 

    • Cinema City Budapest Arena Mall

  • Poland

    • Cinema City Warsaw Arkadia 

    • Cinema City Katowice Punkt 44

  • Romania 

    • Cinema City Bucharest

  • Bulgaria   

    • Cinema City Sofia Paradise Center 

Alexander Lewin, VP of Distribution and Programming at BLAST, said: “The BLAST.tv Paris Major is the pinnacle of the annual esports and competitive gaming calendar. We are delighted to team up with Cineworld to bring this unique event live to the big screen in 12 countries worldwide, and enable fans who cannot be in Paris to experience the event in the comfort of their community.” 

Shaun Jones, VP of Operations at Cineworld Cinemas said: “We are delighted to be able to offer this unique viewing experience for CS:GO fans in 31 cinemas across the UK and eight more in Europe.  What better way to watch the finals than on one of our state of the art screens, with incredible sound alongside 100’s of other fans. We want this watch party to feel exactly like that, a party, so get ready to grab your favourite snacks and cheer on your team for this awesome major final.”

The BLAST.tv Major joins a list of high-profile international events taking place in France over the next few years, alongside: 2023 Rugby World Cup, 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris and the 2025 Rugby League World Cup.

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