{"id":30047,"date":"2023-05-08T01:47:20","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T05:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=30047"},"modified":"2023-05-08T01:47:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T05:47:20","slug":"whats-on-in-esports-for-week-beginning-may-8-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/whats-on-in-esports-for-week-beginning-may-8-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s on in esports for week beginning May 8, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another huge week of esports will take place in the week beginning May 8, 2023, with <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"CS:GO betting guide\">Counter-Strike Global Offensive<\/a> taking centre stage.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/smush-webp\/2022\/08\/csgo-character-3.png.webp\" alt=\"eSport CSGO Blast\" width=\"200\" class=\"alignright lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 734px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 734\/990;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/csgo-character-3.png\" alt=\"eSport CSGO Blast\" width=\"200\" class=\"alignright\" \/><\/noscript>The last and final ever CS:GO Major will begin on Monday, May 8, with the Challengers Stage kicking off the BLAST.tv Paris Major, where we will see 16 teams battle it out for the final eight spots in the Legends Stage and main event. Once the Legends Stage kicks off on May 13, the remaining teams will be fighting it out for a share in the $1.25 million prize pool and the right to be named the final CS:GO Major champion.<\/p>\n<p>Most <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/sites\/\" title=\"Best esports betting sites\">esports betting sites<\/a> have G2 Esports as the +300 favourite to take out the BLAST.tv Paris Major, with the likes of Heroic (+333) and Natus Vincere (+450) heavily supported by bettors.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"color\">Some of the key leagues and tournaments taking place in the esports world this week include: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"pageList mb arrows\">\n<li>\n<h3>BLAST.tv Paris Major<\/h3>\n<p>The BLAST.tv Paris Major will kick off this Monday, with 24 of the best Counter-Strike: Global Offensive teams competing for the US$1,250,000 prize pool. 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