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BLAST
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BLAST
Company Information
Industry:
Media Company
Events
Events
Founded:
2016-10-08 [1]
Headquarters:
CopenhagenKey People:
Erik Balck Sørensen
Jimmy Fussing Nielsen
Johan Harald Gedda
René Efraim Rechtman
Robert Marc Douek
Simon Schmincke
Jimmy Fussing Nielsen
Johan Harald Gedda
René Efraim Rechtman
Robert Marc Douek
Simon Schmincke
Employees:
57 [2]
Events:
Links
Overview[edit]
BLAST is a Denmark-based esports media production company. The company was under the name RFRSH until summer 2019. [3] BLAST formerly represented and ran the strategic and commercial operations for Astralis and several other teams, but now solely focuses on BLAST events.
Events[edit]
BLAST Premier[edit]
| Event | Date | Prize Pool |  1st |  2nd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Final 2022 | 2022-12-14 to 2022-12-18 | $1,000,000 |  TBD | TBD |
| Fall Finals | 2022-11-22 to 2022-11-27 | $425,000 | TBD | TBD |
| Fall Showdown | 2022-10-19 to 2022-10-23 | $135,000 | TBD TBD | |
| Fall Groups | 2022-08-19 to 2022-08-28 | $177,500 | TBD TBD TBD | |
| Spring Finals | 2022-06-14 to 2022-06-19 | $425,000 | TBD | TBD |
| Spring Showdown | 2022-04-20 to 2022-04-24 | $135,000 | TBD TBD | |
| Spring Groups | 2022-01-28 to 2022-02-06 | $177,500 | TBD TBD TBD | |
| World Final 2021 | 2021-12-14 to 2021-12-19 | $1,000,000 |  Natus Vincere |  Gambit Esports |
| Fall Finals | 2021-11-24 to 2021-11-28 | $425,000 | Natus Vincere |  Team Vitality |
| Fall Showdown | 2021-10-12 to 2021-10-17 | $162,500 |  Heroic Liquid | |
| Fall Groups | 2021-09-16 to 2021-09-26 | $150,000 | NAVI Vitality NIP | |
| Spring Finals | 2021-06-15 to 2021-06-20 | $425,000 | Gambit Esports |  Natus Vincere |
| Spring Showdown | 2021-04-13 to 2021-04-18 | $162,500 |  G2 Gambit | |
| Spring Groups | 2021-02-04 to 2021-02-14 | $150,000 |  BIG NAVI COL | |
| Global Final 2020 | 2021-01-19 to 2021-01-24 | $1,000,000 | Natus Vincere |  Astralis |
| Fall 2020 Finals | 2020-12-08 to 2020-12-13 | $425,000 |  Team Vitality | Astralis |
| Fall 2020 Showdown | 2020-11-24 to 2020-11-29 | $150,000 |  mouz FURIA | |
| Fall 2020 Regular Season | 2020-10-26 to 2020-11-04 | $150,000 |  OG G2 Vitality | |
| Spring 2020 Finals | 2020-06-16 to 2020-06-21 | $750,000 | Cancelled | |
| Spring 2020 American Finals | 2020-06-16 to 2020-06-21 | $250,000 |  Evil Geniuses |  MIBR |
| Spring 2020 European Finals | 2020-06-15 to 2020-06-21 | $500,000 | Complexity Gaming | Team Vitality |
| Spring 2020 European Showdown | 2020-06-01 to 2020-06-15 | $182,500 |  ENCE Vitality | |
| Spring 2020 Showdown | 2020-06-02 to 2020-06-07 | $325,000 | Cancelled | |
| Spring 2020 American Showdown | 2020-06-01 to 2020-06-07 | $142,500 | MIBR FURIA | |
| Spring 2020 Regular Season | 2020-01-31 to 2020-02-16 | $300,000 |  FaZe G2 NAVI | |
BLAST Pro Series[edit]
| Event | Date | Prize Pool | 1st | 2nd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Final 2019 | 2019-12-12 to 2019-12-14 | $500,000 |  Astralis |  Team Liquid |
| Copenhagen 2019 | 2019-11-01 to 2019-11-02 | $250,000 | FaZe Clan |  Ninjas in Pyjamas |
| Moscow 2019 | 2019-09-13 to 2019-09-14 | $250,000 |  AVANGAR |  forZe |
| Los Angeles 2019 | 2019-07-13 to 2019-07-14 | $250,000 |  Team Liquid | FaZe Clan |
| Madrid 2019 | 2019-05-10 to 2019-05-11 | $250,000 | ENCE | Astralis |
| Miami 2019 | 2019-04-12 to 2019-04-13 | $250,000 | FaZe Clan | Team Liquid |
| São Paulo 2019 | 2019-03-22 to 2019-03-23 | $250,000 | Astralis | Team Liquid |
| Lisbon 2018 | 2018-12-14 to 2018-12-15 | $250,000 | Astralis |  Natus Vincere |
| Copenhagen 2018 | 2018-11-02 to 2018-11-03 | $250,000 | Natus Vincere | Ninjas in Pyjamas |
| Istanbul 2018 | 2018-09-28 to 2018-09-29 | $250,000 | Astralis | MIBR |
| Copenhagen 2017 | 2017-11-25 | $250,000 |  SK Gaming | Astralis |
Former Teams[edit]
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Awards[edit]
- BLAST, then called RFRSH, won the "Initiative Award of the Year" at the Copenhagen Congress and Event Award 2018 for their BLAST Pro Series: Copenhagen 2017 event. [4]
Interviews[edit]
Gallery[edit]
RFRSH Entertainment logo
(prior to rebrand in summer 2019)
