Team Spirit wins Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024

Leonid "chopper" Vishnyakov's team won the second Counter-Strike 2 Major, which took place from November 30 to December 15 in Shanghai, China, with the participation of 24 of the strongest squads in the world.

In the final, Team Spirit defeated FaZe. The matchup ended with a scoreline of 2:1 – 13:8 on Nuke, 6:13 on Ancient, 13:11 on Dust2.

Note that the Finn "karrigan" Andersen-led roster currently occupies sixth place in HLTV ranking, while chopper and his teammates are in the top four.

Both finalists entered the second stage of the tournament, bypassing the Opening Stage. FaZe finished the group stage with two losses, while Team Spirit – with one. En route to the final, Team Spirit knocked Liquid and MOUZ out of the event, while FaZe bested Vitality and G2.

Team Spirit received half a million US dollars for first place. The runner-up earned $170,000. Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 featured a total prize pool of $1.25 million.

The final playoff bracket looks as follows:

The prize pool distribution looks as follows:

1.  Team Spirit – $500,000
2.  FaZe – $170,000
3-4.  MOUZ – $80,000
3-4.  G2 – $80,000
5-8.  The MongolZ – $45,000
5-8.  Liquid – $45,000
5-8.  HEROIC – $45,000
5-8.  Vitality – $45,000
9-11.  NAVI – $20,000
9-11.  FURIA – $20,000
9-11.  MIBR – $20,000
12-14.  GamerLegion – $20,000
12-14.  3DMAX – $20,000
12-14.  paiN – $20,000
15-16.  Wildcard – $20,000
15-16.  BIG – $20,000
17-19.  FlyQuest – $10,000
17-19.  Passion UA – $10,000
17-19.  Complexity – $10,000
20-22.  Virtus.pro – $10,000
20-22.  Cloud9 – $10,000
20-22.  Rare Atom – $10,000
23-24.  Imperial – $10,000
23-24.  fnatic – $10,000