Perfect World has officially announced the rosters of teams invited to major regional ranking events in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Additionally, they have revealed the closed qualifiers associated with these events leading up to the highly anticipated Perfect World Shanghai Major.
The current standings are derived from the Valve Regional Standings as of August 6, which can be accessed here. It’s important to note that these standings are still pending confirmation from the teams themselves.
Perfect World Shanghai Major
In Europe, 16 out of the participating teams, and in the Americas, eight teams received direct invites to the RMRs. Meanwhile, in Asia, three slots were filled by direct invites. The remaining 16 teams from Europe, 8 teams from the Americas, and 5 teams from Asia will be selected through closed qualifiers, starting from August 21.
In several cases, teams were removed from the list. This happened because a team was participating in a different region (for example, Liquid, which could apply to Europe or the Americas), or Valve had ruled against one organization fielding multiple teams across the various qualifiers.
In Europe and the Americas, teams were directly invited based on their standings to participate in the Major qualifying system after open qualifiers were removed in both regions earlier this year. Currently, there is one vacant slot in the NA closed qualifier because there weren’t enough ranked teams in the region.
In the Asian region, open qualifiers were held in each of the five sub-regions to determine four of the eight participating teams in each. However, due to a shortage of ranked teams, the Middle East, China, and the Rest of Asia qualifiers did not have enough teams to receive the full quota of four invites as initially intended.
An outdated Cloud9 roster is listed for the European closed qualifier invites due to the new roster not meeting the ranking requirements. The Russian side may submit four current players and Ilya ‘Perfectoâ ‘ Zalutskiy to keep the core intact, then substitute in the last player from the existing roster before the qualifier starts.
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Perfect World Official Announcement
Europe RMR Invites
- Team Spirit
- Natus Vincere
- FaZe
- Virtus.pro
- Astralis
- Vitality
- MOUZ
- G2
- HEROIC
- Eternal Fire
- fnatic
- Aurora
- BetBoom
- Falcons
- 3DMAX
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
Europe Closed Qualifiers Invites
- Cloud9
- KOI
- Passion UA
- ENCE
- BIG
- Sangal
- Johnny Speeds
- 1WIN
- BLEED
- OG
- TSM
- SAW
- B8
- ARCRED
- Nemiga
- SINNERS
- Zero Tenacity
- Rebels
- GamerLegion
- Rhyno
- AMKAL
- Permitta
- ECLOT
- BC.Game
- ex-PERA
- Enterprise
- Sashi
- PARIVISION
- 9 Pandas
- Monte
- Insilio
- UNiTY
Americas RMR Invites
- Liquid
- FURIA
- paiN
- MIBR
- Imperial
- 9z
- M80
- Complexity
North America Closed Qualifier Invites
- Legacy
- Take Flyte
- BOSS
- E-Xolos LAZER
- Homyno
- Elevate
- Party Astronauts
- Nouns
- NRG
- Wildcard
- LAG
- FLUFFY AIMERS
- Mythic
- Phoenix
- Limitless
South America Closed Qualifier Invites
- W7M
- RED Canids
- Fluxo
- Case
- KRU
- ODDIK
- Galorys
- Sharks
- Hype
- BESTIA
- Vikings KR
- Dusty Roots
- Intense
- Bounty Hunters
- Solid
- inSanitY
Asia RMR Invites
- The MongolZ
- Lynn Vision
- FlyQuest
Asia Closed Qualifiers Invites
- Rooster
- Chinggis Warriors
- Akimbo
- GR
- ATOX
- Bad News Kangaroos
- Mindfreak
- KZG
- Gods Reign
- TYLOO
- Rare Atom
- Cat Evil
- True Rippers
- NOM
The Regional Major Ranking events are scheduled in Shanghai, China, from November 11 to 24. This concludes just before the Shanghai Major begins on November 30 with the opening stage. The online qualifying stage will run from August 21 to 30th, with specific dates varying based on the region and stage.
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