G2 Esports Defeats Heroic in the Quarterfinals of the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 CS2
G2 Esports secured an important victory over Heroic in the quarterfinals of the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 CS2 tournament. The final score of the match was 2:1, allowing NiKo and his teammates to advance to the semifinals.
During the match, the first game on the Ancient map ended in a confident victory for Heroic with a score of 13:6. However, G2 did not give up and responded with an impressive performance on Nuke, where they won 13:9. The deciding third match took place on Mirage, where G2, thanks to crucial clutches from MalbsMd, managed to secure a 16:13 win.
Heroic exits the tournament in 5th-8th place, earning $45,000. Meanwhile, G2 continues their campaign and will fight for a spot in the final in the semifinals.
The teams strategies during the picks and bans also played a role in the match:
- Heroic removed Inferno.
- G2 banned Vertigo.
- Heroic picked Ancient. (HEROIC 13:6 G2 Esports)
- G2 picked Nuke. (HEROIC 9:13 G2 Esports)
- G2 banned Anubis.
- Heroic removed Dust2.
- As a result, Mirage was the remaining map. (HEROIC 13:16 G2 Esports)
Prize Distribution at Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024
Place |
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$ (USD)
Participants
1st
$500,000
TBD
2nd
$170,000
TBD
3rd-4th
$80,000
TBD, TBD
5th-8th
$45,000
The MongolZ, Team Liquid, HEROIC, TBD
9th-11th
$20,000
FURIA Esports, MIBR, Natus Vincere
12th-14th
$20,000
GamerLegion, 3DMAX, paiN Gaming
15th-16th
$20,000
Wildcard, BIG
17th-19th
$10,000
FlyQuest, Passion UA, Complexity Gaming
20th-22nd
$10,000
Virtus.pro, Cloud9, Rare Atom
23rd-24th
$10,000
Imperial Esports, Fnatic
The Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 is the first Major held in China, organized by the tournament operator Perfect World, and the second Major in the CS2 discipline. The competition, hosted at the World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center and the Oriental Sports Center, features a prize pool of $1,250,000.

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