Perfect World CS2 Shanghai Major: Schedule, results, teams, and more

With the RMRs done, attention turns to the main event: The CS2 Perfect World Shanghai Major starts on November 30.

Over the course of a fortnight, the 24 entering teams will be whittled down to one. Who will become the next CS2 Major champions? Here’s everything you need to know about the Shanghai Major.

Table of contents

• Format and teams
• Schedule, results, and standings
  • Opening Stage
  • Elimination Stage
  • Playoff Stage
• How to watch the Shanghai Major

Shanghai Major CS2 format and teams

The Perfect World Shanghai Major is a three-stage tournament:

• Opening Stage
  • Formerly known as the Challenger Stage, 16 teams will compete in a Swiss stage. All 0-0, 0-1, 1-0, and 1-1 matches will be best-of-one; all elimination or progression matches are best-of-three.
  • Three wins means a team will progress to the Elimination Stage. Three losses mean a team is eliminated.
• Elimination Stage
  • Formerly known as the Legends Stage, the eight Opening Stage qualifiers will meet the eight Elimination Stage invites from the RMR qualifiers. They’ll play out another Swiss stage identical to the Opening Stage.
  • Three wins means a team progresses to the playoffs; three losses mean a team is eliminated.
• Playoff Stage
  • Formerly known as the Champions Stage, the eight remaining teams will play out a single-elimination bracket until one team stands above all.
  • All matches are best-of-three.

Below you’ll find the teams participating in the Shanghai Major and the stage at which they will begin their CS2 major campaign.

Shanghai Major CS2 schedule and results

All match times are in Central European Time (CET).

Opening Stage

November 30 – Round 1

• 4am: FURIA 8-13 GamerLegion | VP 7-13 MIBR
• 5am: Liquid 13-10 Cloud9 | Complexity 6-13 FlyQuest
• 6am: BIG 13-9 Passion UA | Fnatic 11-13 Wildcard
• 7am: MongolZ 13-2 Rare Atom | paiN 13-5 Imperial

November 30 – Round 2

• 10am: BIG 5-13 FlyQuest | Fnatic 5-13 Cloud9
• 11am: MongolZ 13-6 MIBR | Complexity 9-13 Passion UA
• 12pm: Liquid 13-10 Wildcard | VP 13-4 Rare Atom
• 1pm: paiN 10-13 GamerLegion | Imperial 11-13 FURIA

December 1 – Round 3

• 4am: BIG 13-11 VP | MIBR 5-13 Passion UA
  • Winners proceed to 2-1 matches, losers proceed to 1-2 matches.
• 5am: FURIA 16-14 Wildcard | paiN 13-11 C9
  • Winners proceed to 2-1 matches, losers proceed to 1-2 matches.
• 6am:
  • Liquid 2-1 FlyQuest (5-13, 13-9, 13-1)
    • Liquid proceeds to the Elimination Stage, FlyQuest proceeds to 2-1 matches.
  • Rare Atom 2-1 Fnatic (10-13, 13-10, 13-4)
    • Rare Atom proceeds to 1-2 matches, Fnatic is eliminated.
• 9am:
  • MongolZ 2-0 GamerLegion (13-5, 13-2)
    • MongolZ proceeds to the Elimination Stage, GamerLegion proceeds to 2-1 matches.
  • Complexity 2-0 Imperial (13-4, 13-5)
    • Complexity proceeds to 1-2 matches, Imperial is eliminated.

December 2 – Round 4

• 4am:
  • BIG 1-2 FURIA (13-5, 11-13, 3-13)
    • FURIA proceeds to Elimination Stage, BIG proceeds to 2-2 matches.
  • MIBR 2-1 Rare Atom (13-9, 11-13, 13-4)
    • MIBR proceeds to 2-2 matches, loser is eliminated.
• 7am:
  • FlyQuest 0-2 paiN (14-16, 6-13)
    • PaiN proceeds to Elimination Stage, FlyQuest proceeds to 2-2 matches.
  • Cloud9 0-2 Complexity (13-16, 8-13)
    • Complexity proceeds to 2-2 matches, Cloud9 is eliminated.
• 10am:
  • GamerLegion 2-1 Passion UA (13-6, 5-13, 13-9)
    • GamerLegion proceeds to Elimination Stage, Passion UA proceeds to 2-2 matches.
  • Wildcard 2-1 VP (10-13, 13-7, 13-8)
    • Wildcard proceeds to 2-2 matches, VP is eliminated.

December 3 – Round 5

• 4am: BIG 2-1 Complexity (5-13, 13-9, 13-9)
  • BIG proceeds to Elimination Stage, Complexity is eliminated.
• 7am: MIBR 2-0 FlyQuest (13-4, 13-5)
  • Winner proceeds to Elimination Stage, loser is eliminated.
• 10am: Wildcard 2-1 Passion UA (13-6, 6-13, 16-13)
  • Wildcard proceeds to Elimination Stage, Passion UA is eliminated.

Elimination Stage

December 5 – Round 1

• 4am: G2 10-13 MongolZ | Na’Vi 13-10 Liquid
• 5am: Vitality 13-7 GamerLegion | Spirit 6-13 FURIA
• 6am: MOUZ 13-6 paiN | FaZe 13-10 Wildcard
• 7am: HEROIC 13-7 BIG | 3DMAX 11-13 MIBR

December 5 – Round 2

• 10am: Vitality 16-13 FURIA | Liquid 13-10 GamerLegion
• 11am: MOUZ 13-16 MongolZ | Spirit 13-6 Wildcard
• 12pm: NaVi 11-13 MIBR | G2 13-5 BIG
• 1pm: FaZe 8-13 HEROIC | 3DMAX 13-11 paiN

December 6 – Round 3

• 4am: NaVi 2-13 Spirit | FURIA 9-13 Liquid
  • Winners proceed to 2-1 matches, losers proceed to 1-2 matches.
• 5am: G2 13-8 3DMAX | MOUZ 10-13 FaZe
  • Winners proceed to 2-1 matches, losers proceed to 1-2 matches.
• 6am:
  • Vitality 2-0 MIBR (13-3, 13-5)
    • Winner proceeds to the Playoffs, loser proceeds to 2-1 matches.
  • GamerLegion 2-1 Wildcard (10-13, 13-10, 13-5)
    • Winner proceeds to 1-2 matches, loser is eliminated.
• 9am:
  • MongolZ 2-1 HEROIC (8-13, 19-17, 13-6)
    • Winner proceeds to the Playoffs, loser proceeds to 2-1 matches.
  • BIG 1-2 paiN (10-13, 13-11, 6-13)
    • Winner proceeds to 1-2 matches, loser is eliminated.

December 7 – Round 4

• 4am:
  • G2 2-0 FaZe (13-4, 13-3)
    • Winner proceeds to Playoffs, loser proceeds to 2-2 matches.
  • MOUZ 2-0 3DMAX (13-11, 13-11)
    • Winner proceeds to 2-2 matches, loser is eliminated.
• 7am:
  • MIBR 1-2 Liquid (2-13, 13-10, 5-13)
    • Winner proceeds to Playoffs, loser proceeds to 2-2 matches.
  • NaVi 2-0 GamerLegion (13-6, 13-9)
    • Winner proceeds to 2-2 matches, loser is eliminated.
• 10am:
  • HEROIC 1-2 Spirit (14-16, 13-10, 7-13)
    • Winner proceeds to Playoffs, loser proceeds to 2-2 matches.
  • FURIA 2-1 paiN (11-13, 13-9, 13-11)
    • Winner proceeds to 2-2 matches, loser is eliminated.

December 8 – Round 5

• 4am: MIBR 0-2 MOUZ (5-13, 6-13)
  • Winner proceeds to Playoffs, loser is eliminated.
• 7am: NaVi 1-2 HEROIC (3-13, 13-5, 9-13)
  • Winner proceeds to Playoffs, loser is eliminated.
• 10am: FURIA 1-2 FaZe (13-6, 9-13, 10-13)
  • Winner proceeds to Playoffs, loser is eliminated.

Playoff Stage

December 12 – Quarterfinals

• 7am: MongolZ 0-2 MOUZ (14-16, 9-13)
• 10:30am: Spirit 2-0 Liquid (13-9, 13-11)

December 13 – Quarterfinals

• 7am: G2 2-1 HEROIC (6-13, 13-9, 16-14)
• 10am: Vitality 1-2 FaZe (13-6, 8-13, 7-13)

December 14 – Semifinals

• 7am: MOUZ vs. Spirit
• 10am: G2 vs. FaZe

December 15 – Grand Final

• 10am: TBD vs. TBD
  • Best-of-three.

How to watch the Perfect World Shanghai Major

The Perfect World Shanghai Major will be streamed live via PGL on Twitch, Kick, and YouTube. If you missed the action, spoiler-free replays of each matchday will be available on each respective channel.

The Opening and Elimination stages of the Shanghai Major will involve two streams as some matches will be played simultaneously. The primary and secondary streams, as well as broadcasts in other languages, can be found via Liquipedia.

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