BLAST Premier World Final headed to Abu Dhabi as part of 3-year deal with ADGaming BLAST PremierBLAST have announced that the 2022 BLAST Premier World Final will take place in Abu Dhabi. They have also revealed a three-year partnership with ADGaming, an initiative funded by the Abu Dhabi government to help create an \u201cesports and gaming ecosystem\u201d in the region. On June 30, CS:GO tournament operators BLAST announced a new partnership with ADGaming, an initiative funded and overseen by the Abu Dhabi government in order to cultivate esports and gaming culture within the region. The #BLASTPremier World Final has found a home\u2026 \ud83d\udcb0 $1m prize pool \ud83c\udfc6 The best 8 teams \ud83d\udcc5 14-18 December 2022 \ud83c\udf34 Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi \ud83d\udc51 HEROES will be crownedTickets and event information coming soon pic.twitter.com\/KdiYt5WD90 \u2014 BLAST Premier \ud83d\udca5 (@BLASTPremier) June 30, 2022 The deal will see BLAST\u2019s 2022 World Finals take place in Abu Dhabi from December 14-18, in the Etihad Arena on Yas Island. The finals will be the first-ever esports event to take place at the arena, which has previously hosted multiple UFC events and the 2021 World Swimming Championship. It will host eight of the world\u2019s best CS:GO teams, qualified from the Spring\/Fall Seasons and the top four teams from the Race to the World Final Leaderboard. The event will have a live audience, with the arena\u2019s maximum seating capacity sitting at 18,000 \u2013 ticket prices have not yet been announced. Partnership with ADGaming With the partnership between BLAST and ADGaming, BLAST have shown a \u201cdeep trust in the growth and untapped potential that Abu Dhabi has to offer\u201d, which will likely see them hold multiple events in the region throughout the duration of the partnership. BLAST Managing Director Charlotte Kenny explained that the tournament operator was \u201ccommitted to bringing our best-in-class shows to all corners of the globe\u201d and were \u201cproud to be working with AD Gaming to provide the BLAST Premier World Final in Abu Dhabi.\u201d ADGaming have previously formed partnerships with multiple game developers, including Ubisoft and After Work Games, providing a \u201csupport system\u201d for esports and gaming in the region. Read more: How to watch IEM Cologne 2022 – It\u2019s not clear yet what the full extent of the partnership will look like. This isn\u2019t ADGaming\u2019s first partnership in the esports space \u2013 they currently work with tournament organizer EStars, esports organization Nigma Galaxy, and esports agency Zawaya Gaming.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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