| 2024 | |
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Game | Counter-Strike 2 |
| Location | Shanghai, China |
| Dates | December 1–15, 2024 |
| Administrator | Valve Perfect World |
| Format | Two 16-team Swiss-system group stages 8-team single-elimination playoff |
| Host(s) | Perfect World PGL[a] |
| Venue | Opening and Elimination stages: Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center Playoffs stage: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center |
| Teams | 24 |
| Purse | US$1,250,000 |
The Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 will be the second Counter-Strike 2 Major Championship and twenty-first Counter-Strike Major overall. It will be held in Shanghai, China, and will be the first Major organized by Perfect World.[2] For the first time since Rio 2022, each stage of the tournament will be held in front of large audiences. The Opening and Elimination stages will be held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center, while the Playoffs stage will be held at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.[3] Twenty-four teams will qualify from regional qualifiers for the tournament, which will include a prize pool of US$1,250,000.
- ^ "PGL on X: "PGL has secured the media rights for the Perfect World CS2 Shanghai Major 2024"". Twitter. July 4, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
- ^ Gwynn, Dafydd. "Perfect World to host CS2 Major in Shanghai". Esports Insider. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ Xu, Davide (September 6, 2024). "Shanghai Major 2024 venues revealed, live audience announced for all three stages". Esports Insider. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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