by The first of two European RMR tournaments for the 2024 Perfect World Shanghai Major kicked off on Sunday, November 17, with each of the 16 teams playing two best-of-one matches throughout the day.
Natus Vincere, Team Vitality, MOUZ and FaZe Clan entered the RMR as the favourites to qualify for the Major with esports betting sites, and after two rounds of play, they are all in great position to advance.
#ShanghaiMajor2024 European RMR GroupA Second Round:
1-0 bracket: NaVi 13-5 SINNERS
0-1 bracket: ECLOT 13-11 GamerLegionMore Moments here: https://t.co/ng05IqwNa8 pic.twitter.com/ZnLQoV9lEt
— CS_PerfectWorld (@CS_PerfectWorld) November 17, 2024
NaVi, the world’s number one ranked Counter-Strike 2 team, defeated Fnatic 13-9 before producing a much more convincing performance in their 13-5 victory over SINNERS.
Valerij “b1t” Vakhovsjkyj was the top performer for NaVi, recording a 1.58 rating across the two maps, which has him situated as the fifth-best player at the RMR.
#ShanghaiMajor2024 Europe RMR GroupA second round:
1-0 bracket: Vitality 13-3 BetBoom
0-1 bracket: fnatic 13-3 RebelsMore Moments here: https://t.co/ng05IqwNa8 pic.twitter.com/Wo1lQbcM5u
— CS_PerfectWorld (@CS_PerfectWorld) November 17, 2024
Vitality cruised to victory against BetBoom Team in a 13-3 demolition, which was a good sign for fans of the Bees after they were pushed by GamerLegion in their opening match before going on to win 13-8.
Although Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut ended the second match as Vitality’s lowest-rated player, his massive 1.91 rating in the GamerLegion clash has him ranked as their top player.
#ShanghaiMajor2024 Europe RMR GroupA second round:
1-0 bracket: MOUZ 13-3 Sangal
0-1 bracket: Cloud9 13-5 NemigaMore Moments here: https://t.co/ng05IqwNa8 pic.twitter.com/K5EpxW3TES
— CS_PerfectWorld (@CS_PerfectWorld) November 17, 2024
MOUZ sits atop the RMR standings with a 2-0 record and round difference of +20, following dominant 13-3 victories over both Nemiga Gaming and Sangal Esports, respectively.
ádám “torzsi” Torzsás is the highest-ranked player at the Europe A RMR, boasting an incredible 2.01 rating, two spots ahead of his teammate Dorian “xertioN” Berman, who owns an equally impressive rating of 1.71.
#ShanghaiMajor2024 Europe RMR GroupA second round:
1-0 bracket: FaZe 16-12 Falcons
0-1 bracket: SAW 13-8 UNiTYMore Moments here: https://t.co/ng05IqwfkA pic.twitter.com/K1BsH5CTOH
— CS_PerfectWorld (@CS_PerfectWorld) November 17, 2024
Notorious slow starters, FaZe Clan, have started strongly at the Europe A RMR by defeating Cloud9 13-8 in their opening fixture before grinding out a 16-12 victory over Team Falcons in overtime.
H?vard “rain” Nygaard has arrived in fine form in Shanghai, topping the server in both clashes for FaZe, with his dominant performance on Nuke being one of the major factors as to why his squad are in the 2-0 pool heading into day two.
NaVi will face MOUZ, and FaZe will clash with Vitality on Tuesday, with the winners of each best-of-three series securing their place in the Shanghai Major.
At the other end of the spectrum, GamerLegion, UNiTY esports, Rebels Gaming and Nemiga Gaming lost both of their opening matches and will face elimination on day two.
Meanwhile, Falcons, Cloud9, Sangal Esports, Dynamo Eclot, SAW, Fnatic, SINNERS Esports and BetBoom Team will compete in the final best-of-one matches on Tuesday, with each squad seeking to win their way into the 2-1 pool.
Tuesday’s Europe A RMR fixtures
- Cloud9 (-163.93) vs Sangal Esports (+120) @ 12pm CST
- SINNERS Esports (+120) vs Dynamo Eclot (-163.93) @ 12pm CST
- Team Falcons (-151.52) vs SAW (+110) @ 1pm CST
- Fnatic (-125) vs BetBoom Team (-111.11) @ 1pm CST
- Natus Vincere (-200) vs MOUZ (+150) @ 2pm CST
- Nemiga Gaming (-357.14) vs Rebels Gaming (+250) @ 2pm CST
- FaZe Clan (+162) vs Team Vitality (-227.27) @ 5pm CST
- GamerLegion (-333.33) vs UNiTY esports (+240) @ 5pm CST
