{"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. 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