Paris Major 2023 Showmatch: Teams, timing and where to watch

The Paris Major 2023 is set to feature a Showmatch right before the grand final featuring two of the best teams featuring some of the best CS: GO players in the world.

The Paris Major 2023 is coming to an end as the two finalists were determined yesterday. While the whole world gets ready to see who the final CS: GO major winners are, eyes fall on the Showmatch.

Showmatches are a good way to both hype up the crowd as well as feature some of the best minds in one single team bantering. With this being the last major under the CS: GO title, fans are expecting to see this Showmatch feature Counter-Strike 2. Here is everything you can expect.

Contents

• Teams participating in the Paris Major 2023 Showmatch
• When is the Paris Major 2023 Showmatch?
• Where to watch the Paris Major 2023 Showmatch?

Teams participating in the Paris Major 2023 Showmatch

Since this will mark the end of the CS: GO major system, you can expect to see the match in a CS 2 setting itself. While most of the information still remains to be known, team names are announced to at least allow fans speculations. Among the two teams, one is a legendary one while the other can be the same with the inclusion of a few names. The two teams set to face each other in the Paris Major 2023 Showmatch are:

• Team France
• BLAST Dream Team

While we usually know which players will be present in Team France, BLAST Dream Team is a whole new equation. It features some of the biggest names that performed best in all BLAST tournaments. The match will be a single-elimination best-of-1 series.

The final teams for both squads are:

Team France

• Cédric “RpK” Guipouy
• Richard “shox” Papillon
• Audric “JACKZ” Jug
• Kenny “kennyS” Schrub
• Alexandre “bodyy” Pianaro

BLAST Dream Team

• Owen “smooya” Butterfield
• Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyljev
• Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund
• Martin “STYKO” Styk
• Cai “CYPHER” Watson

When is the Paris Major 2023 Showmatch?

As the Paris Major 2023 nears its end, and fans are ready to bid final farewells to the long-running game, the Showmatch is set to revitalize everything before the grand final. The Showmatch is set to begin right before the grand final to lighten up the situation before the final battle.

The Paris Major 2023 Showmatch is set to begin at 6 PM PDT on May 21st, 2023.

Where to watch the Paris Major 2023 Showmatch?

The Showmatch will stream on the same channels as the major itself. You can head to the BLAST Premier Twitch or YouTube channel to see the match.