The organizers of CS:GO BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 revealed the list of participants in the showmatch, which will take place before the final championship.
Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev from Natus Vincere, Owen smooya Butterfield, Christopher GeT_RiGhT Alesund, Martin STYKO Styk from Apeks and Cai Cypher Watson from Into the Breach will play in the confrontation for Dream Team.
Dream Team lineup:
- Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev;
- Christopher GeT_RiGhT Alesund;
- Owen smooya Butterfield;
- Martin STYKO Styk;
- Cai Cypher Watson.
French team will be represented by Richard shox Papillon, Cédric RpK Guipouy, Audric JACKZ Jug, Kenny KennyS Schrub and Alexandre bodyy Pianaro of Falcoons.
French team lineup:
- Richard shox Papillon;
- Cédric RpK Guipouy;
- Audric JACKZ Jug;
- Kenny KennyS Schrub;
- Alexandre bodyy Pianaro
The match will be played on the Nuke map, and spectators will be able to influence the course of the match by voting on the rounds according to unusual rules. For example, a 20-second bomb timer, turning on gravity, or turning off the monitors.
The Paris Majors show match will begin at 16:00 GMT+3. After that, Valve might make a high-profile announcement about CS 2. The final match of the tournament will take place on the same day at 18:00 GMT+3 between Team Vitality and GamerLegion.
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 will take place from May 8th to May 21st in Paris, France. 24 teams will compete for a prize pool of $1.25 million.
Earlier today, kennyS announced the end of his CS:GO professional career. Valve also commented on the cyber athlete's departure.
