G2, FaZe Clan advance in Shanghai Major playoffs

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Dec 13, 2024 10:19 am

G2 Esports and FaZe Clan scored 2-1 wins Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Perfect World Shanghai Major in China.

G2 Esports knocked out HEROIC and FaZe Clan eliminated Team Vitality in the quarterfinals of the $1.25 million Counter-Strike 2 tournament.

After HEROIC opened with a 13-6 win on Ancient, G2 Esports rallied with a 13-9 win on Nuke and a 16-13 victory on Mirage.

FaZe Clan came from behind against Vitality, falling 13-6 on Nuke before winning 13-8 on Mirage and 13-7 on Anubis.

Saturday’s semifinals feature FaZe Clan vs. G2 Esports and Team Spirit vs. MOUZ. The winners will meet in Sunday’s best-of-three grand final, with the champion taking home $500,000.

Perfect World Shanghai Major results:
1. $500,000 — TBD
2. $170,000 — TBD
3-4. $80,000 — TBD, TBD
5-8. $45,000 — The MongolZ, Team Liquid, HEROIC, Team Vitality
9-11. $20,000 — FURIA Esports, MIBR, Natus Vincere
12-14. $20,000 — GamerLegion, 3DMAX, paiN Gaming
15-16. $20,000 — Wildcard, BIG
17-19. $10,000 — FlyQuest, Passion UA, Complexity Gaming
20-22. $10,000 — Virtus.pro, Cloud9, Rare Atom
23-24. $10,000 — Imperial Esports, Fnatic

–Field Level Media