Event organiser BLAST has introduced a three-year partnership with GamingMalta to host a variety of Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) and Dota 2 occasions on the island till 2027.
BLAST will start its collaboration with GamingMalta by initially internet hosting 9 occasions in Malta over the subsequent three years. This contains Season 2 of its BLAST Premier Bounty event, happening in August.
Along with event internet hosting, the occasion organiser will even open a devoted broadcasting facility and an workplace housing a staff that can deal with constructing long-term engagement and occasion operations inside the area.
“Our partnership with GamingMalta makes a significant milestone for BLAST, having secured a multi-year partnership to raise esports and gaming in Malta,” stated Robbie Douek, CEO of BLAST. “We’re excited to carry reside output, a brand new studio and aggressive leisure to the island.”
Together with a brand new studio, BLAST will help GamingMalta’s purpose to spend money on grassroots initiatives to encourage the expansion of the esports trade on the island.
BLAST is certainly one of a number of esports occasion operators to host occasions in Malta. Actually, the nation had beforehand performed dealings with one other outstanding CS2 occasion organiser, ESL FACEIT Group.
From 2020 to 2024, ESL FACEIT Group partnered with GamingMalta to host editions of its ESL Professional League.
The Progress Of Esports In Malta
In recent times, Malta has continued to increase its presence inside the esports trade by its GamingMalta initiative created by the nation’s Authorities and the Malta Gaming Authority.
Whereas the organisation is primarily related to the world of iGaming, it’s also tasked with selling Malta as a hub for the gaming and esports sector.
For BLAST, becoming a member of forces with the organisation continues the occasion organiser’s growth internationally. Along with Malta, it has additionally expanded into the United States and Asia with occasions in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Texas.
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