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All Qualified Opening & Elimination Stage Teams at Shanghai Major

All the CS2 esports teams who've managed to qualify for the main event of the Shanghai Major, including the Opening and Elimination Stages.
All Qualified Opening & Elimination Stage Teams at Shanghai Major
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Taking place in Shanghai, China, from 30 November to 15 December 2024, the Perfect World Shanghai Major is the second-ever Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) Major Championship ever, and everyone wants to lift the trophy! That's why teams have been fighting tooth and nail in the Regional Major Rankings (RMR) events for spots at the main event.  

There have been some big eliminations during the RMR events, for example, DRILLAS not making it through the APAC RMR and Team Falcons dropping the ball. Following a relatively poor performance from Team Falcons at the European A RMR, the GOAT of CS, Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyljev, won't be seen at the main event of the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024. 

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All qualified teams from the APAC RMR (top 3) and the American RMR (top 7) get to compete in the Opening Stage, while the top four from each of the European RMRs qualify straight to the Elimination Stage. Let's dive in!

Shanghai Major Opening Stage Teams

Shanghai Major Opening Stage CS2 counter-Strike 2 teams elimination stage
Wildcard Gaming dominated the competition in the American RMR to qualify for the Shanghai Major's main event. (Picture: Perfect World)

Below, you can check out all the teams who've qualified for the Perfect World Shanghai Major Opening Stage, which is set to run from 30 November to 3 December 2024.

  • The MongolZ (APAC)
  • FlyQuest (APAC)
  • Rare Atom (APAC)
  • Team Liquid (American)
  • Wildcard (American)
  • MIBR (American) 
  • Complexity Gaming (American)
  • FURIA Esports (American)
  • paiN Gaming (American)
  • Imperial Esports (American)
  • Fnatic (European A)
  • Cloud9 (European A)
  • GamerLegion (European A)
  • Virtus.pro (European B)
  • Passion UA (European B)
  • BIG (European B)

The top eight teams from the Opening Stage will join the teams who've directly qualified via their respective RMR events in the Elimination Stage.

Shanghai Major Elimination Stage Teams

Shanghai Major Opening Stage CS2 counter-Strike 2 teams elimination stage
Team Vitality and FaZe Clan both made it straight through to the Elimination Stage of the Shanghai Major. (Picture: Perfect World)

Check out the list of teams below that have qualified directly for the Elimination Stage of the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024. 

  • Team Vitality (European A)
  • MOUZ (European A)
  • NAVI (European A)
  • FaZe Clan (European A)
  • Team Spirit (European B)
  • 3DMax (European B)
  • G2 Esports (European B)
  • HEROIC (European B)

The list is sorted in no particular order, and indicates which RMR the teams qualified in.

The Perfect World Shanghai Major is one of the crowning CS2 esports events of 2024 and the second-ever CS2 Major Championship. There's a lot on the line for the teams competing, including a huge $1.25 million prize pool. Don't miss out on any of the action, which we'll cover in detail for our readers.

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