Editing News/BLAST Enters Dota 2

{{News
|seo_title=BLAST Enters Dota 2
|seo_keywords=BLAST
|image=Blast-enters-dota.png
|tags=BLAST
|date=2024-05-08T18:07:05.000Z
|sources={{NewsSource
|source=Talk Esports
|url=https://www.talkesport.com/news/dota2/blast-announces-dota-2-tournaments/
|article=News/BLAST Enters Dota 2
}}{{NewsSource
|source=Blast Premier
|url=https://blast.tv/dota/news/blast-enters-dota
|article=News/BLAST Enters Dota 2
}}
|author=Andura
|category=Business
|game=Dota 2
|content=[[Companies/BLAST|BLAST]] has made a significant announcement, marking its entry into the realm of Dota 2 esports, with a surprise move within the game's community. In a recent blog post on their official website, BLAST confirmed their plans for a series of  Dota 2 events scheduled for 2024 and 2025. The inaugural tournament is set for November 2024, with BLAST unveiling intentions for four more events in the following year.

Tournament dates will be,

* 26th November - 1st December 2024
* 4th - 9th February 2025
* 6th - 11th May 2025
* 14th - 19th October 2025
* 25th - 30th November 2025

'''More:'''[[News/BLAST Partners with NODWIN Gaming|BLAST Partners with NODWIN Gaming]]

Andrew Haworth, VP of Ecosystems stated ''“We are delighted to be entering Dota 2 and have plans for BLAST to bring a new level of production and excitement that Dota fans haven’t seen before. It’s a game we love as fans and players, we’ve been following closely as an interested tournament organiser for the last few years. As we’ve grown as a business and expand into further titles, Dota has always been on our wish list. With the recent changes to the Dota ecosystem we feel it’s the perfect opportunity for BLAST to come in, provide the community with the next level of tournaments and become the new home of Dota 2."'''
}}