Complete Guide To The Shanghai Major American RMR Event

To qualify for the main event of the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024, the best Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports teams in the business have to make their way through one of four Regional Major Rankings (RMR) events. We've already covered the Asia-Pacific region, and now it's time for must-know details on the Shanghai Major American RMR!

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Instead of rushing B, you can take a tactical pause and sit down; we've got you covered. We'll explain the schedule, tournament format, teams competing, and how you can watch all the Shanghai Major American RMR action.

Teams at Shanghai Major American RMR

After a year of competition, eight teams were directly invited to the Americas RMR thanks to their positions on Valve's Regional Standings, and eight made their way through the North or South American qualifiers.

You'll find all the Shanghai Major Americas RMR teams below, including details on how they qualified.

• Team Liquid (Direct Invite)
• FURIA Esports (Direct Invite)
• Complexity (Direct Invite)
• 9z Team (Direct Invite)
• Imperial Esports (Direct Invite)
• M80 (Direct Invite)
• MIBR (Direct Invite)
• paiN Gaming (Direct Invite)
• Case Esports (South American Qualifier)
• BESTIA (South American Qualifier)
• KRÜ Esports (South American Qualifier)
• Red Candis (South American Qualifier)
• Nouns Esports (North American Qualifier)
• Wildcard Gaming (North American Qualifier)
• Legacy (North American Qualifier)
• BOSS (North American Qualifier)

While most of the direct-invite teams are favorites to go through, one should never count out any team that has made it to an Major Championship RMR, and the likes of Wildcard Gaming, Nouns, and Legacy have good potential for causing upsets!

Shanghai Major American RMR Dates & Format

The Shanghai Major American RMR event is an offline affair with 16 teams competing in China from 12 to 15 November 2024. Over three days of competition, these 16 teams will fight for only two spots at the main event of the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024, which runs from 30 November to 15 December.

The format is much different from that of the APAC RMR. In the American RMR, all 16 teams will compete in a Swiss System Format, where elimination and advancement matches are best-of-three (BO3), and all other matches are BO1. The tournament organizers use the Buchholz system for matchups from Round 3 to Round 5. The top seven teams make it to the Perfect World Shanghai Major, and the bottom nine teams are sent packing.

How To Watch Perfect World Shanghai Major APAC RMR

You can catch all the Perfect World Shanghai Major APAC RMR esports action via the official PGL Twitch channel. I've embedded the Twitch channel below for your viewing convenience. 

We look forward to bringing you all the results and coverage not just from the Major Championship but also all four RMR events!

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