BLAST and Valve decide to cover coaches' expenses ahead of BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 after criticism from the community
Tournament operator BLAST has agreed to cover coaches' expenses ahead of BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 after criticism from the community. Recall that the day before, Valve decided to reduce its spending on supporting the teams participating in the upcoming major, removing coaches from the list for financial support. Immediately after that, the community lashed out at developers who decided to cut their costs.
BLAST will now provide and pay for accommodation, flights, visas and meals for six team members. Any additional participants, including staff replacements or flights and visas, will be arranged by BLAST at the expense of the team.
However, the situation was quickly resolved as BLAST, the organizers of BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, sent out an email to all teams participating in the upcoming RMR tournaments saying they would cover accommodation, airfare, visas and meals for six team members. Thus, the previous notification from Valve was interrupted by the offer of the tournament operator, which responded to criticism in a timely manner.
The situation itself was met with massive backlash, as the decision was radically different from the conditions of previous majors - previously, expenses were covered for six team members. For smaller organizations and teams without clubs, this would mean additional costs for which they did not have the budget.
However, all staff and substitutes will still be paid from the pocket of the participating teams. However, earlier such an experience was not criticized, since the organizers supported only the main lineups of the teams. Moreover, many perceived this decision by Valve as another attempt to reduce the influence of coaches. Previously, the developers severely limited the ability of specialists during matches, effectively forbidding them to communicate with players in any way outside of tactical pauses.
The current schedule of the full cycle of BLAST Paris Major 2023:
- RMR Open Qualifiers: February 13-26, 2023
- RMR tournaments: April 4-15, 2023
- Major: May 8-21, 2023 (Challengers - May 8-11, 2023; Legends - May 13-16, 2023; Champions - May 18-21, 2023)
2054Poligon
During the grand finals of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023, the number of viewers reached an impressive milestone of 1.5 million people2548Poligon ZywOo was awarded the title of the best player at the BLAST.tv Paris Major tournament — this is already his 15th MVP medal in his career2957perepelovskyVitality is the winner of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023In the championship final, roaster Dan "apEX" Madeskler was 2-0 stronger than GamerLegion, earning $500,000.2155perepelovskyVitality reaches the grand final of the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023Already on Sunday, rosterer Dan "apEX" Madeskler will try to win the home majors by playing against GamerLegion.2243perepelovskyGamerLegion is the first BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 finalistIn the grand final of the championship, the European team will face the winner of the Vitality - Apeks pairing.1978PoligonThe schedule for the semifinal matches at the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023230Dima Ostapchuk
NAVI перемогли TNL у Раунді 32 на BLAST Bounty Fall 2025: Закритий відбірNAVI перемагають TNL з рахунком 2:1 на BLAST Bounty Fall 2025: Закритий відбір і проходять до Раунду 16.274vitaliiD
CS Major повертається до Кельна у 2026 році Відомий перший Мажор 2026 року! IEM Кельнський Мажор 2026, повернення до катедрального собору в Кельні через 9 років!315vitaliiDSpirit destroy MOUZ у гранд-фіналі IEM Cologne 2025Spirit розгромили MOUZ з рахунком 3:0 у гранд-фіналі IEM Cologne 2025. Повний звіт про матч, деталі мапи, найкращі статистичні дані, а також те, що принесло перемогу команді Spirit.303vitaliiDMOUZ зустрінуться з Spirit у гранд-фіналі IEM Cologne 2025MOUZ зустрінуться з Spirit у гранд-фіналі IEM Cologne 2025. Прев'ю матчу, підсумки півфіналів та повна розбивка перед титульним протистоянням на одній з найбільших літніх подій CS2.422vitaliiDMOUZ перемогли Vitality у півфіналі IEM Cologne 2025MOUZ перемагають Vitality з рахунком 2:0 у півфіналі IEM Кельн 2025. Розбивка мапи, найсильніші гравці та повне оновлення плей-офф у цьому детальному звіті про результати IEM Cologne 2025.352vitaliiDSpirit вилетіли від Natus Vincere у півфіналі IEM Cologne 2025Spirit перемогли Natus Vincere з рахунком 2:1 у півфіналі IEM Cologne 2025. Повна статистика матчів, найцікавіші моменти та оновлення турнірної таблиці - у цьому огляді останніх результатів IEM
