The biggest event of the CS2 calendar has arrived at last.
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
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.
Major Stage | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Opening Stage (Challengers) | FURIA Virtus.pro Team Liquid Complexity BIG Fnatic The MongolZ paiN Gaming GamerLegion MIBR Cloud9 FlyQuest Passion UA Wildcard Rare Atom Imperial Esports |
| Elimination Stage (Legends) | G2 Esports Natus Vincere Team Vitality Team Spirit MOUZ FaZe Clan HEROIC 3DMAX |
Shanghai Major CS2 schedule and results
All match times are in Central European Time (CET).
Opening Stage
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.
- BIG 1-2 FURIA (13-5, 11-13, 3-13)
- 7am:
- FlyQuest vs. paiN (LIVE)
- Winner proceeds to Elimination Stage, loser proceeds to 2-2 matches.
- Cloud9 vs. Complexity (LIVE)
- Winner proceeds to 2-2 matches, loser is eliminated.
- FlyQuest vs. paiN (LIVE)
- 10am:
- GamerLegion vs. Passion UA
- Winner proceeds to Elimination Stage, loser proceeds to 2-2 matches.
- Wildcard vs. VP
- Winner proceeds to 2-2 matches, loser is eliminated.
- GamerLegion vs. Passion UA
December 3 - Round 5
- TBD
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.
- Liquid 2-1 FlyQuest (5-13, 13-9, 13-1)
- 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.
- MongolZ 2-0 GamerLegion (13-5, 13-2)
Related articles
Elimination Stage
December 5 - Round 1
- TBD
December 5 - Round 2
- TBD
December 6 - Round 3
- TBD
December 7 - Round 4
- TBD
December 8 - Round 5
- TBD
Playoff Stage
The schedule for the Shanghai Major Playoff Stage is yet to be determined. Check back soon!
How to watch the Perfect World Shanghai Major
The Perfect World Shanghai Major will be streamed live via PGL on Twitch 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.
That's all for now! Head to esports.gg for the latest CS2 news and coverage.
