The third day of play at the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 for CS2 has ended, with Liquid, G2, and Spirit advancing to the tournament's playoffs. Today, six matches were played in the fourth round, the results of which we will discuss below.

G2 - FaZe

The first match of the day for a playoff spot was between G2 and FaZe, where G2 performed excellently. They managed to close out the opponent 2-0 on maps, conceding a total of just 7 rounds. This result demonstrates that G2 continues their race in this tournament and can contend for the trophy further. Robin "ropz" Kool had a poor performance today, ending the game with a 14-27 kill-death ratio.

MOUZ - 3DMAX

In this match, the game was very close, with both maps ending absolutely mirrored in all aspects. The result on both maps was 13:11 in favor of MOUZ. In addition to the map results, the halves were also identical, ending 7:5 in the first and 6:6 in the second. Unfortunately, 3DMAX exited the tournament after this loss, failing to reach the playoffs.

NAVI - GamerLegion

NAVI finally showed a relatively confident game, defeating GamerLegion 2-0. The first map, Nuke, ended 13:6, where in the second half NAVI won 6 consecutive rounds. On the second map, GamerLegion seized initiative early on, but after a pause by Andrii "B1ad3" Horodenskyi, NAVI managed to turn the game around and win it 13:9. And the victory was achieved confidently, despite the crowd's support during the match, which significantly helped GamerLegion players win certain rounds.

Liquid - MIBR

In the match between two American teams, Liquid proved stronger, closing the first Mirage 13:2 but conceding MIBR's pick, Nuke, with a score of 13:10. On the decisive Anubis, Liquid presented themselves impressively and won with a 13:5 score. Notably, Roland "ultimate" Tomkowiak delivered an incredible performance on his first major and immediately reached the playoffs. His rating throughout the tournament is 6.5.

Spirit - HEROIC

In the last match of today's playoff battle, the teams put on a good show, with 3 strong maps. However, Spirit proved stronger and claimed a 2-1 victory. The first map closed with a tight 16:14 score in favor of Spirit, but on the second HEROIC came out on top. NertZ pulled off an impressive bomb defusal, and other players stepped up. The second map ended 13:10 in favor of HEROIC, but on the third, Spirit once again showed their strength, finishing the map 13:7 in their favor.

FURIA - paiN

After a close first map in this match, where paiN managed to win with a 13:11 score. On Mirage, paiN also showed confidence at the start but completely lost the second half, losing 9 rounds. FURIA managed to secure a 13:9 victory on the second and 13:11 on the third, where they also performed well.

Upcoming Matches

Three matches will be played tomorrow, which will decide the final 3 in the tournament's playoffs. For the losing teams, the tournament will end. Tomorrow will be a crucial day for all teams. 

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The Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 Elimination Stage started on December 5 and will run until December 15. This stage has gathered 16 teams who will compete for a place in the playoffs to earn a larger share of the total prize pool of $1,250,000. You can find more information about the tournament and follow it here.