Tournament organizer Perfect World has announced details about the upcoming Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 for Counter-Strike 2. The organizers revealed the dates for the qualifiers, RMR tournaments, and all stages of the major. The announcement was posted on the social network X.
All RMR qualifying tournaments will be held in LAN format in Shanghai. The competitions are scheduled as follows:
- Asia: November 11 – 14.
- America: November 12 – 15.
- Europe: November 17 – 24.
The top teams from the official regional rankings will advance directly to the RMR, while the next best teams will have the opportunity to compete in the closed qualifiers.
The closed qualifiers will take place from August 21 to 24 in Europe, from August 26 to 28 in the America, and from August 25 to 30 in Asia. Additionally, open qualifiers will be held only in the Asian region from August 21 to 26.
The slot distribution for the RMR tournaments among the regions is as follows:
- Europe: 32 teams, 14 slots (6 teams advance to the Opening Stage, 8 to the Elimination Stage).
- America: 16 teams, 7 slots (all teams advance to the Opening Stage).
- Asia: 8 teams, 3 slots (all teams advance to the Opening Stage).
The major itself will take place from November 30 to December 15. The Opening Stage is scheduled for November 30 – December 3; the Elimination Stage will run from December 5 to 8, and the playoffs will be held from December 12 to 15. The first two stages of the championship will be played using the Swiss system, while the final stage will follow a Single Elimination format.
As previously announced, the competition will be hosted in the Chinese city of Shanghai. The prize pool for the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 remains unchanged at $1.25 million.