Perfect World CS2 Shanghai Major 2024: Everything you need to know

Perfect World, Valve’s Chinese partner is all set to host CS2 Shanghai Major 2024, commencing on November 30, 2024 (main event). The company is popularly known as a joint publisher of CS: GO in China. Additionally, the people behind the Chinese company are also responsible for hosting B and C-tier tournaments. Hence, Valve has given Perfect World a massive opportunity this time to host the CS2 Shanghai Major 2024 on Asian soil.

Teams worldwide will participate in this prestigious tournament to "graffiti" their name on the walls of Counter-Strike history. Meanwhile, players will also look forward to lifting that shiny trophy alongside an alluring prize pool of $1,250,000.

This article will shed some light on the details and schedule of Perfect World CS2 Shanghai Major 2024.

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Perfect World CS2 Shanghai Major 2024 schedule and details

According to an X post from @CS_PerfectWorld, the Regional Major Rankings (RMRs) of the Perfect World CS2 Shanghai Major 2024 will be hosted on LAN in Shanghai, China, starting from November 11.

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Let’s take a quick glimpse at the Perfect World CS2 Shanghai Major 2024 schedule including Regional Qualifiers, RMRs, and Major segments:

Schedule for Regional Qualifiers

Americas

NA Closed Qualifier: August 26 - August 28
SA Closed Qualifier: August 26 - August 28

Europe

EU 1 Closed Qualifier: August 21 - August 24
EU 2 Closed Qualifier: August 21 - August 24

Asia

South African Open Qualifier: August 21 - August 22
Rest of Middle East Open Qualifier: August 21 - August 22
GCC Open Qualifier: August 21 - August 22
Oceania Open Qualifier: August 23 - August 24
China Open Qualifier: August 23 - August 24
Rest of Asia Open Qualifier: August 25 - August 26
East Asia Open Qualifier: August 25 - August 26
Middle East Closed Qualifier: August 25 - August 27
China Closed Qualifier: August 27 - August 29
Oceania Closed Qualifier: August 27 - August 29
East Asia Closed Qualifier: August 28 - August 30
Rest of Asia Closed Qualifier: August 28 - August 30

Schedule for RMR (Including Qualification Criteria)

Americas RMR: November 12 - November 15
EU RMR A: November 12 - November 15
EU RMR B: November 17 - November 20
Asia RMR: November 11 - November 14

Schedule for CS2 Shanghai Major 2024 (Main Event)

Major Swiss Round: November 30 - December 3
Major Elimination Stage: December 5 - December 8
Major Playoffs Stage: December 12 - December 15

Qualification Criteria

All 7 teams qualified from the Americas region will be qualified for the Opening Stage of CS2 Shanghai Major 2024.
Meanwhile, 14 teams from the Europe region will be qualified for the main event where 6 teams will be qualified for the Opening stage, while the remaining 8 teams will qualify directly to the Elimination Stage.
On the other hand, only 3 teams from the Asia region will qualify for the Opening Stage of the tournament.

Perfect World, the Chinese partner of Valve, had an earlier experience of hosting Dota 2 Shanghai Major in 2016. However, according to several netizens, the experience wasn’t memorable due to PC lags, production issues, and other obstacles. However, we hope that the Chinese Esports Production company will learn from their mistake and make this as memorable as possible for players and fans coming in to enjoy the tournament.

Since PGL has announced they'll be hosting the English broadcast of the Shanghai Major, here are the links to watch the live streams of the tournament:

Perfect World CS2 Shanghai Major 2024 (English Broadcast) on Twitch: Click Here
Perfect World CS2 Shanghai Major 2024 (English Broadcast) on YouTube: Click Here

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