BLAST has launched the process of identifying potential event locations for its esports tournaments taking place in 2026 and 2027.
The event organiser currently operates competitions in Counter-Strike 2, Rocket League (RLCS), Fortnite (FNCS), Dota 2 and Rainbow Six Siege.
BLAST stated that it plans on hosting a total of 20 events in 2026 before expanding its offering to 25 in 2027. In 2024, the organiser operated 14 events across four continents.
BLAST also claims that its events have the potential to generate ‘up to $100m (~£80.4m) in economic impact’ for host cities, making its events attractive prospects for potential locations.
BLAST first opened its host city process for events in 2025 and 2026 back in May 2024 with the intention of strengthening existing markets and expanding into new locations.
The event organiser told Esports Insider that its continued push for event hosts in 2026 is due to “new event opportunities as well as some date changes and format changes offering more changes for prospective hosts to get involved.”
Alongside the host event process opening the door for new cities to host BLAST esports events, the organiser also confirmed that 2026 and 2027 will revisit locations that have previously hosted competitions.
Since launching in 2016, the organiser has hosted events across the world including London, Miami, Moscow, Los Angeles and more.
“Esports is one of the fastest-growing entertainment industries in the world, and BLAST has a proven record of delivering award-winning arena events that captivate millions of fans online and thousands in person,” said James Woollard, BLAST’s Director of Market Development.
“Our goal is to partner with destinations in a long-term and meaningful way, and to drive tangible financial, political, social and destination marketing benefits for our host markets.
For 2025, BLAST has already demonstrated its plans to expand into new locations. The inaugural BLAST Premier Rivals event heads to Monterrey, Mexico to cement its presence within the Latin American market. Earlier this year, the event organiser hosted the inaugural BLAST Bounty Counter-Strike 2 tournament in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The event, won by Team Spirit, attracted peak viewing figures of 693,780 making it the sixth most-popular Counter-Strike competition. Its most popular event remains the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 which peaked at 1.5m viewers.
