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BLAST Announces Landmark Expanded Partnership as Blacklyte Becomes Global Chair & Desk Partner Across Five Esports Titles in 2025
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Esport entertainment company BLAST has announced an expanded Global Partnership with Blacklyte for 2025. The landmark partnership marks a significant milestone in esports history, being the first of its kind to encompass five leading esports titles.
As a Global Chair & Desk Partner, Blacklyte will play a pivotal role in supporting the world’s best esports players by providing custom-made esports desks and chairs for the competitive landscape across these five popular esports titles: Rainbow Six Esports (Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege), BLAST Premier (Counter-Strike), BLAST Slam (Dota), RLCS (Rocket League Championship Series), and FNCS (Fortnite Championship Series).
This partnership not only showcases Blacklyte’s commitment to the esports community but also emphasises its dedication to elevating the industry by providing players with the best equipment possible to compete at the elite level.
Last month, BLAST announced Blacklyte as the first commercial partner for Fortnite Competitive for the FNCS Global Championship 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas, United States.
The expansion of the partnership means Blacklyte will cover all esports titles BLAST operates in 2025. The partnership will focus on delivering unique and immersive experiences for fans and players alike. Alongside Blacklyte’s products being used by streamers and players across more than ten arena events and many more studio events in 2025. Blacklyte will also be integrated physically into these events and within broadcasts.
Blacklyte produces desks that set a new standard for quality and durability. These state-of-the-art desks are designed to withstand everything. They will be showcased at the BLAST Premier World Final in Singapore for the first time.
Alexander Lewin, SVP of Commercial Revenue for BLAST, said: “We are proud to expand our partnership with Blacklyte to encompass all five of our esports titles heading into 2025. This marks a landmark moment for BLAST. We work across a number of leading esports ecosystems, which gives us the ability to leverage these different communities and tournaments. This partnership is testament to harnessing that network to create best-in-class partnerships.”
Alexander Liu, CEO at Blacklyte, said: “We are excited to enter into this unprecedented partnership with BLAST, which will enable us to reach a broader audience and create a lasting impact across multiple titles. This collaboration signifies a new era for esports, where we can unify diverse gaming communities under one strategic initiative, providing equipment to help esports players compete at the top level.”
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MOVEMBER X BLAST PREMIER OFFICIAL MENTAL HEALTH PARTNER PRESS RELEASE
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Movember and BLAST Premier partner to improve mental health in esports
Movember will become the official mental health partner of BLAST Premier, a global Counter-Strike tournament series, in an exciting initiative to support the mental health of esports players and communities. Global men’s health charity Movember will work with the global esports entertainment company to develop awareness and support for mental health challenges, create psychologically safe spaces, deliver evidence-informed mental health workshops and undertake research to develop Mental Health Guidelines for the wider industry.
The partnership will see Movember and BLAST Premier commit to working together to promote good mental health and prevent ill-health amongst esports players and viewers/spectators alike, encouraging the community to take action and better support themselves and each other, officially launching at the BLAST Premier World Final in Singapore from 30 October – 2 November.
The World Final 2024 will see the biggest and best esports and Counter-Strike teams compete in Singapore across five days of competition for a sizable total prize pool of $1,000,000.
Ahead of the World Final, Movember joined BLAST Premier at September’s Fall Final to spend time talking to fans, players and teams. Movember hosted special mental health workshops in the lead up to the tournament with players and talent to better understand the challenges the wider industry faces with mental health. The iconic Movember barber shop was also made available for fans in the arena to get haircuts, while having an open and honest chat.
As part of these conversations and future focus across the wider esports sector, both organisations will collaborate to establish a set of Mental Health Guidelines, centered around lived and living experiences of players (ranked and non-ranked), designed to level up the impact esports has on people’s mental health with the aim of onboarding other organisations in the future.
Director, Global Innovations at Movember, Dan Cooper said: “This partnership between Movember and BLAST Premier is a significant step in highlighting the health challenges facing those in the esports community. We plan to do that in part by collaboratively building guidelines that will act as a set of foundational principles to protect esports players and support the creation of psychologically safe spaces.”
“The influence of esports is growing, our aim is to help transform how the community engages and prioritises mental health and in doing so takes proactive steps in Levelling Up, not only in performance but also positive health outcomes”
Faye Marlborough, Director of Growth at BLAST, said: “Esports has a huge influence on people all over the world, and through this new partnership we have already started to have industry-led discussions about mental health and deliver interventions in settings where esports players and the community spend their time.”
“We hope this partnership will help leverage Movember’s experience to equip our fans and community with best practices and approaches to dealing with mental health.”
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GG.BET is inviting BLAST Premier: World Final attendees to the GG.BOOTH to take part in some fun activities
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From October 30 to November 3, the BLAST Premier: World Final 2024 will be held at the Resorts World Convention Centre on Sentosa island in Singapore. GG.BET, the tournament’s exclusive betting partner, is inviting the arena’s attendees over to the GG.BOOTH during the playoff to bag some unique merch and join in some fun activities, including autograph sessions with the teams. GG.BET also has a special 200% deposit bonus and a freebet lined up for its users.
The World Final is the concluding stage of the 2024 Counter-Strike 2 tournament season in the world-famous BLAST Premier series. In the final, the strongest 8 teams will butt heads, with 6 advancing to the playoff and battling it out in a LAN tournament for a $1,000,000 prize pool.
GG.BET have created a special area so that fans can have an even more amazing experience at the playoffs, from November 1-3. Here, you’ll be able to take photos to remember the event by and create posters to support your favorite team. Don’t forget to grab some merch so you stand out from the crowd. You’ll find the GG.BOOTH on the left as you enter the Resorts World Convention Centre via the main entrance.
There’ll be activities going on at this spot with a host and GG.BET brand ambassadors, as well as autograph sessions with the teams. More details about the activities will be posted on the GG.BET pages on Х and Instagram. Make sure to follow so you don’t miss a thing!
GG.BET is also offering its users a special bonus for BLAST Premier: World Final 2024: a 200% deposit bonus and a $50 freebet.
How to use your bonus on GG.BET:
- Register on the GG.BET website or log in to an existing account.
- Activate this offer in the Bonuses section.
- Make a deposit of at least $20 to get a bonus of up to 200% and a freebet.
This offer is available from 00:00 (UTC+0) on 30 October 2024 to 23:59 (UTC+0) on 03 November 2024.
In 2024, BLAST Premier and international betting brand GG.BET entered into an exclusive one-year partnership. For the entire tournament season, GG.BET has been organizing exciting online and offline activities for Counter-Strike 2 fans, as well as creating exclusive content featuring the players.
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Red Bull M.E.O. returns in 2024 to India: BGMI qualifiers lead to thrilling LAN National Finals in Chennai
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The Red Bull M.E.O. is back for its 2024 edition in India. This time, the tournament features two mobile games: World Cricket Championship and BATTLEGROUNDS MOBILE INDIA (BGMI). With open qualifiers, the Red Bull M.E.O. offers every gamer a chance to compete with the pros.
The most exciting part of the tournament in 2024 is the LAN National Finals, set to take place in Chennai. Besides the esports action, the on-ground event on Dec. 1 will celebrate gaming, featuring Red Bull Players, racing simulators, and more for on-ground fans. Additionally, Red Bull will be bringing exciting online content for fans across the country.
Registrations for BGMI are currently open on the Red Bull website until Nov. 6. With no team limit, every aspiring esports athlete can sign up for the tournament. Players can also head over to the Skyesports Discord channel to scout teams for the tournament.
The teams who have registered will then compete through a series of online qualifiers and the top 32 teams will qualify for the Red Bull M.E.O. 2024 India BGMI pre-quarterfinals stage, where they will be joined by an additional 32 directly invited teams. The invited teams will be revealed later. After an intense pre-quarterfinal stage, the top 32 will make it to the next step.
In the Quarterfinals, the top 32 teams will be split into 4 groups of eight teams each. They will compete in a round-robin format with the top 24 making it to the semifinals.
In the semifinals, the teams will be split into 3 groups of eight teams each where they will once again battle it out in a round-robin format for the 16 spots in the National Finals.
Finally, the Red Bull M.E.O. 2024 India BGMI National Finals will happen across three days on Nov. 26, 27, and Dec. 1. The first two days will be held online before the LAN Celebration on Dec. 1 in Chennai.
The Red Bull M.E.O. 2024 will be livestreamed on the Red Bull Game On YouTube channel.
The winner of the Red Bull M.E.O 2024 India BGMI will be given an exclusive Red Bull Racing experience, getting a chance to attend an F1 event. The WCC champion, on the other hand, will get a matchday experience with Rajasthan Royals. The complete schedule is as follows:
- Registrations: Oct. 29 to Nov. 6
- Quarterfinals: Nov. 20 to 22
- Semifinals: Nov. 23 to 25
- Online Grand Finals (Day 1 and 2): Nov. 26 and 27
- LAN Grand Finals: Dec. 1
The Red Bull M.E.O. has been running since six seasons with the 2024 competition the 7th edition of the tournament. In the past, the tournament has brought in some iconic moments for BGMI esports, especially at the 2023 LAN Finale at the DLF Avenue in Delhi. Last year, underdog team Celsius Esports became the BGMI champions after a thrilling last game, where they secured the “winner winner chicken dinner” to beat Orangutan to the title.
