Liquid and The MongolZ advance to Elimination Stage of Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024; fnatic and Imperial eliminated

In Shanghai, the second day of the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 concluded with key developments. Two teams secured their spots in the next stage of the championship, while two others were eliminated from the tournament.

In the third round of the Opening Stage, Liquid defeated FlyQuest in a thrilling series (5:13 on Inferno, 13:9 on Anubis, and 13:1 on Nuke). Meanwhile, The MongolZ triumphed over GamerLegion (13:5 on Mirage, 13:2 on Anubis). Both Liquid and The MongolZ finished the first stage of the tournament undefeated, earning their places in the Elimination Stage.

However, it was the end of the road for fnatic and Imperial, who suffered defeats against Rare Atom and Complexity, respectively. Both teams exited the tournament with a 0-3 record and received $10,000 in prize money for finishing in last place.

Elsewhere, four more teams improved their standings: BIG defeated Virtus.pro, Passion UA overcame MIBR, FURIA bested Wildcard, and paiN secured a win against Cloud9.

The fourth round of the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 Opening Stage will take place tomorrow, December 2. Teams will be divided into two brackets based on their win-loss records (2:1 and 1:2) and will compete only against others within their bracket.

Current Opening Stage bracket looks as follows:

The full schedule, up-to-date results and live broadcast of Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 can be found on the tournament page on our website via the link.