We already know most of the teams that will attend Perfect World Shanghai Major, but some of them have yet to qualify through the European RMR B. Some of the top teams have yet to deserve their spot, and we will have to see if any underdogs and dark horses can surprise us here. At European RMR B, top teams such as G2, Spirit, Eternal Fire, VP, and others are also present. The tournament starts tomorrow, November 21, with the first matches being scheduled for 05:00 CET.
Participants List
- G2
- Spirit
- Eternal Fire
- VP
- HEROIC
- Astralis
- 9Pandas
- TSM
- Aurora
- B8
- Passion UA
- BIG
- 3DMAX
- PARIVISION
- NiP
- Sashi
Tournament Format
Swiss Stage
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- All matches (excl. elimination/advancement) are Bo1
- The elimination & advancement matches are Bo3
- The Buchholz system is used to seed matches from Round 3 to 5
- Top 7 teams proceed to the Shanghai Major
- Bottom 9 teams are eliminated
Schedule
- G2 vs. NiP and Spirit vs. B8 starting at 05:00 CET
- EF vs. Aurora and VP vs. Passion UA starting at 06:00 CET
- HEROIC vs. PARIVISION and Astralis vs. 9Pandas starting at 07:00 CET
- BIG vs. Sashi and 3DMAX vs. TSM starting at 08:00 CET
You can watch games starting tomorrow at 05:00 CET on two official PGL streams. You can find the first one here and the second one here.
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