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BLAST Premier announces 2021 plans, $2.48m total prize pool

Esports tournament organiser BLAST has announced plans for the 2021 BLAST Premier Championship, a Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) event, including a total prize pool of $2,475,000 (£1,832,936).

Credit: BLAST. Photo taken during BLAST Pro Series Global Final in 2019, as Astralis take first place. Pictured: Gla1ve (middle) and Dev1ce (right).

The BLAST Premier Championship 2021, taking place from February to December, will begin with the global ‘BLAST Premier Qualifying Series’ which, according to a release, will offer “opportunities to all regions” to qualify for the advanced stages.

From there, successful teams will compete in the BLAST Premier Spring and Fall Showdowns.