Shanghai Major RMR and Closed qualifier dates announced

The Shanghai Major is the final Counter-Strike Major of 2024 and it will have some changes compared to previous Major editions. The Perfect World Shanghai Major RMR events will take place on LAN, bringing the qualification madness to fans in China. 

There are a few changes to the Major Rulebook as first reported by HLTV. To start with there will no longer be any RMR invites. Instead, RMR slots will go to teams as per their Regional Standings or closed qualifier performance. 

The highest-ranked teams from each region will advance directly to the RMR events. The second-highest-ranked teams will advance to the closed qualifiers. There is no mention of open qualifiers for Europe, Americas, and Asia. 

Here are the dates for the Shanghai Major Qualifiers and the RMR events. 

The Perfect World Shanghai Major will see the world’s best Counter-Strike teams go to China to compete. The tournament qualifiers might see some overlap with other events during this time, and it will be interesting to see whether this impacts some teams’ participation in third-party events. 

The Perfect World Shanghai Major takes place from November 30 to December 15 and will feature 24 teams in total. There will be a $1.25 million prize pool with teams competing in a Swiss System format in the group stage. 

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