Following Valve's Regional Standings Update on November 25, Perfect World has unveiled the opening matchups for the CS2 Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024. The event promises to deliver top-tier competition as it kicks off on November 30.
The tournament begins with the Opening Stage, a five-round Swiss phase where only the advancement and elimination matches will adopt a best-of-three format. At the conclusion of this stage, the top eight teams will progress to the Elimination Stage, while the bottom eight will be eliminated.
The seeding is done, and the opening matches are set!
Europe’s dominance in the CS2 scene continues to be a focal point after the PGL Copenhagen Major earlier this year saw a European-only playoff bracket. Reflecting this, the top eight European seeds from the Regional Standings have been granted direct entry into the Elimination Stage.
The 8 teams that are starting in the Elimination Stage are: Reigning champions Natus Vincere, alongside FaZe Clan, Vitality, G2 Esports, MOUZ, HEROIC, Spirit, and 3DMAX.
Notably, BIG Clan and Virtus Pro narrowly missed out on the top-eight seeding, despite BIG going 3-0 in the European RMR.
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Opening Matchups
The Opening Stage will feature intra-regional clashes and thrilling matchups, with games kicking off on Saturday, November 30, at 4 AM CET. Among the eight first-round matches, a rematch between BIG and Passion UA, who previously faced off in the Europe RMR’s 2-0 pool, stands out. Another highly anticipated matchup is the showdown between Cloud9 and Team Liquid, considered the most exciting fixture of the slate.Here’s the complete lineup for Round 1:
- FURIA vs. Gamer Legion
- Virtus Pro vs. MIBR
- Team Liquid vs. Cloud9
- Complexity vs. FlyQuest
- BIG vs. Passion UA
- fnatic vs. Wildcard Gaming
- The MongolZ vs. Rare Atom
- paiN Gaming vs. Imperial
Following these initial games, the 1-0 and 0-1 rounds will also take place later on the same day, with all matches in a best-of-one format.
Within the next few days, we also should be getting the usual Pick'em, as well as the stickers by every participating team, into the game by Valve.
As the countdown to November 30 begins, fans around the world are gearing up for what promises to be another spectacular display of skill, strategy, and drama in the CS2 competitive scene. The stage is set for an unforgettable tournament in Shanghai!
