The BLAST Paris Major 2023, also known as "Blast Major 2023" or "Paris 2023", will be the nineteenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship. It will be held in Paris, France at the Accor Arena from May 8 to the 21, 2023. Twenty-four teams will qualify via regional major rankings. It features a prize pool. It will be the first Major hosted by Blast. Background Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) is a multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and Valve Corporation. It is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series. In professional CS:GO, the Valve-sponsored Majors are the most prestigious tournaments. The defending Major Champions are Outsiders, who won their first major championship at Rio 2022. Format Map Pool Notes References Counter-Strike competitions Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Majors