Credit: RFRSH Entertainment
- Sky, Red Bull, Ben & Jerry’s, Fallen Store, and Cougar Gaming have been announced as local sponsors for the first BLAST Pro Series tournament in São Paulo.
- Additionally, Betway, Omen by HP, and Twitch are global sponsors for the entire season of events.
- The BLAST Pro Series season spans eight international Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments, each with a $250K USD prize pool.
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has announced the sponsors for this weekend’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive BLAST Pro Series season debut in São Paulo, Brazil.
TV subscription service Sky, energy drink brand and marketing company Red Bull, ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s, esports and gaming peripherals retailer Fallen Store, and PC accessory maker Cougar Gaming have all signed on as local sponsors for the initial São Paulo tournament.
Additionally, beyond yesterday’s announcement of online betting platform Betway as a global sponsor for the entire 2019 BLAST Pro Series season, RFRSH Entertainment confirmed that Twitch and Omen by HP are also now global sponsors of the tournament series.
“Having announced the São Paulo tournament in late January, we are grateful that the fans embraced us so quickly, and thrilled that we could welcome fantastic global and local partners from a range of exciting industries as we showcase the unique, mass appeal of esports,” said Leo Matlock, head of commercial solutions at RFRSH Entertainment.
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“We bring the biggest show and the best players in the world to Brazil, and we are extremely proud to present the tournament together with our partners,” he added. “Both our local partners of BLAST Pro Series São Paulo and the global series partners have been very supportive and all share our ambition to excite and entertain the audience with a true world-class product.”
The BLAST Pro Series season spans eight international Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournaments, each featuring six teams and a $250K prize pool. The next tournament takes place in Miami, Florida, in April; with Madrid, Spain, to follow in May.
