Tournament operator Perfect World has announced the matchups for the opening rounds of the upcoming RMR tournaments leading up to the Shanghai Major in Counter-Strike 2. Team seeding was determined based on Valve’s rankings.
In the first round, NAVI will face fnatic, Team Spirit will take on B8, BetBoom Team will battle UNiTY, Virtus.pro will meet Passion UA, and Aurora will go up against Eternal Fire.
In Europe and America, the tournaments will follow the Swiss system with best-of-one matches, except for elimination and Major-qualifying games, which will be best-of-three. In Asia, the tournament will use a Double Elimination format, with opening matches being best-of-one and the rest being best-of-three.
The Major itself will feature 14 representatives from Europe, seven from America, and three from Asia. The top eight European teams will advance directly to the Elimination Stage, while the rest will start in the Opening Stage.
Europe A:
- NAVI vs fnatic
- Vitality vs GamerLegion
- MOUZ vs Nemiga
- FaZe vs Cloud9
- SAW vs SINNERS
- Falcons vs ECLOT
- Sangal vs Rebels
- BetBoom Team vs UNiTY
Europe B:
- G2 vs NIP
- Team Spirit vs B8
- Eternal Fire vs Aurora
- Virtus.pro vs Passion UA
- HEROIC vs PARIVISION
- Astralis vs 9 Pandas
- BIG vs Sashi
- 3DMAX vs TSM
America:
- FURIA vs Legacy
- Liquid vs Wildcard
- Complexity vs BESTIA
- paiN vs Nouns
- 9z vs RED Canids
- M80 vs BOSS
- MIBR vs KRÜ
- Imperial vs Case
Asia:
- The MongolZ vs Alter Ego
- Lynn Vision vs DRILLAS
- Rare Atom vs GR
- FlyQuest vs TALON
The Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 will take place from 30 November to 15 December in Shanghai, with a total prize pool of $1.25 million to be distributed among 24 teams. The RMR tournaments are set to be held from 12 to 24 November.