{"id":7072,"date":"2020-08-12T22:12:38","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T22:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/blast-premier-ends-controversial-deal-with-neom"},"modified":"2024-07-19T19:44:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T19:44:31","slug":"blast-premier-ends-controversial-deal-with-neom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/league-of-legends\/blast-premier-ends-controversial-deal-with-neom","title":{"rendered":"BLAST Premier ends controversial deal with NEOM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BLAST Premier have allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hltv.org\/news\/30106\/blast-ends-neom-partnership-amid-community-and-team-pressure\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">cut ties with NEOM after mutual agreement<\/a> from both parties, according to a report made by HLTV.org. BLAST informed teams involved with the tournament organiser that the deal had been cancelled in a meeting held on Monday night.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HLTVorg\/status\/1293600779547430916?s=20 \">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 10px auto; display: flex; max-width: 550px;\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1293600779547430916&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F5270&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1597271390565750036=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BLAST ends NEOM partnership amid community and team pressure <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3hMbpUbVal\">https:\/\/t.co\/3hMbpUbVal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; HLTVorg (@HLTVorg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HLTVorg\/status\/1293600779547430916?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The decision comes after mounting public and private pressure from teams and the community alike to end the deal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/the-recent-neom-sponsorships-are-a-travesty-there-can-be-no-place-for-human-rights-abuse-in-esports\">due to ethical concerns and human rights violations<\/a> associated with NEOM and Saudi Arabia. It seems BLAST &#8211; and RFRSH management above them &#8211; have acceded to that pressure.<\/p>\n<p>They are not the first high-profile esports league to pull out of a deal with NEOM. Riot Game&rsquo;s LEC announced a similar deal to BLAST just one day after the CS:GO tournament organisers, but then rapidly cancelled that deal within 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Blast neom deal cancelled\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/pLdDba_ZZruBas0KqqzFTPg5qmFTfnmXzU7kKDI6Ei8\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ2lueC50di91cGxvYWRzL0FuZHIlQzMlQTlzL3Bhc3RlZF9pbWFnZV8wLTMucG5n\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 338px;\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:10px;\">(Picture: BLAST Premier)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It took significantly longer for BLAST to make a response or even a statement. Numerous casters and personalities associated with the brand vocally distanced themselves from BLAST on the 5th of August, and a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/cs-go\/leaked-moses-email-puts-tournament-organizer-on-blast-your-silence-on-this-matter-is-deafening\">leaked email<\/a> from Jason &ldquo;Moses&rdquo; O&rsquo;Toole offered a professional, but withering broadside aimed at the tournament organiser over their inaction. &ldquo;Your silence on this matter,&rdquo; he said, &ldquo;is deafening.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MosesGG\/status\/1292117184857214976?s=20\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 10px auto; display: flex; max-width: 550px;\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1292117184857214976&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F5270&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1597271390565750036=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Since the email was leaked I have spoken to a representative of BLAST- about my concerns around the deal and their silence.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t speak about the details in the conversation but I would please implore a bit more patience with the pitchforks while waiting for their statement<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jason O&#8217;Toole (@MosesGG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MosesGG\/status\/1292117184857214976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 8, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Moses&#8217; own response to the leaked email was to ask for patience &#8211; patience that seems to have been rewarded. While there has been no official statement from BLAST Premier yet, if the leaked reports are true, then the community can breathe a sigh of relief that the controversial deal is finished.<\/p>\n<div data-oembed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jfudge\/status\/1291001564908400641?s=20\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 10px auto; display: flex; max-width: 550px;\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"twitter-widget-2\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-2&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1291001564908400641&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ginx.tv%2Fen%2Fadmin%2Fpost%2Fedit%2F5270&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=223fc1c4%3A1596143124634&amp;width=550px\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<blockquote align=\"center\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1597271390565750036=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLASTPremier?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BLASTPremier<\/a> is not commenting about its <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NEOM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NEOM<\/a> deal. A rep from the company told me this morning: &#8220;At this stage, we don&#8217;t have anything to add to this story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; James B Fudge (@jfudge) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jfudge\/status\/1291001564908400641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 5, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Much as with Riot though, questions now have to turn to how such an ethically dubious deal was approved by BLAST &#8211; and critique how their silence was intended to push through the controversy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BLAST Premier have allegedly cut ties with NEOM after mutual agreement from both parties, according to a report made by HLTV.org. 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