Perfect World Shanghai Major Tournament Guide

Ready for the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 event? This massive tournament already has Counter-Strike fans around the world hyped up, and it’s only a few months away. Here is a complete tournament guide for the Perfect World Shanghai Major, including its prize pool, format, dates and more.

Perfect World Shanghai Major Tournament: Prize Pool, Dates, Format and More

The Perfect World Shanghai Major is a special one because of how long it is. Fans will have their Counter-Strike competitive fix for almost a month towards the end of the year.

So, what should everyone expect regarding the tournament? Here is a complete guide.

Tournament Prize Pool

Take a seat, because the Perfect World Shanghai Major has a pretty massive tournament prize pool. The prize pool will consist of $1,250,000 with a pretty solid split between the competing teams.

Official Prize Pool Split:

• 1st: $500,000
• 2nd: $170,000
• 3rd-4th: $80,000
• 5th-8th: $45,000
• 9th-11th: $20,000
• 12th-14th: $20,000
• 15th-16th: $20,000
• 17th-19th: $10,000
• 20th-22nd: $10,000
• 23rd-24th: $10,000

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Tournament Dates

The entirety of the Perfect World Shanghai Major will take place from November 30 to December 15, 2024. The tournament is set to take place in Shanghai, China. Although, the tournament will be held at two different locations.

During the Opening and Elimination Stages, the tournament will be held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, and then during the Playoff Stage, the tournament will be held at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.

So, what should fans expect format-wise?

Tournament Format

The entire tournament format and structure for the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 event has been revealed online at Liquipedia, giving fans a look at what to expect when coming into the series.

• Opening Stage: November 30 – December 3, 2024.
  • 16 Team Swiss System Format.
    • Elimination and Advancement matches are best-of-three.
    • All other matches are best-of-one.
  • Top eight teams proceed to the Elimination Stage.
  • Bottom eight teams are eliminated.
• Elimination Stage: December 5 – 8, 2024.
  • 16 Team Swiss System Format.
    • Elimination and Advancement matches are best-of-three.
    • All other matches are best-of-one.
  • Top eight teams proceed to the Playoff Stage.
  • Bottom 8 teams are eliminated
• Playoff Stage: December 12^th – 15^th, 2024.
  • Single-Elimination bracket.
  • All matches are best-of-three.

Tournament Teams

Right now, no teams have been announced that will be competing in the Perfect World Shanghai Major. Qualifying teams will be announced over the next two months as different tournaments are held to determine the qualifiers.

We will keep you updated as teams are announced.

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