Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 faced a wave of dissatisfaction from viewers who criticized the quality of the English broadcast. Reddit users noted numerous technical and organizational issues that ruined the viewing experience.

Issues with the English Broadcast

Among the main complaints were the unbalanced volume of commentators, asynchronous sound in each game, and sometimes its complete disappearance. Graphic artifacts, errors during replay playback, and untimely overlay switches also caused dissatisfaction. Player cameras often did not work or showed the wrong people, and the observer's work left much to be desired, as he missed key moments.

Complaints about the Chinese Broadcast

There were issues with the Chinese stream as well, although there were fewer technical errors. Chinese talents were criticized for insufficient qualifications, which made their level of work inferior to the English-speaking team. The observer also struggled – possibly working on two streams simultaneously. Moreover, interviews caused awkwardness, such as when ZywOo was asked questions about his father, who had left the family.

I'll say this: Valve has just been too focused on its biggest cs market (in terms of money), and that's the main issue.

tossquid

Record Low Viewership

This major had the lowest average viewership in the last 7 years (excluding the Chinese audience). The main reason was the inconvenient time zone, which only suited the Asian region.

Community Reaction

Many Reddit users expressed their disappointment regarding the production quality of Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024. Here are a few comments that reflected the general mood of viewers:

Agree. It's unbelievable that even in the grand finals, the sound delay problem was still there. PGL is a joke organization.

CwRrrr

I watched all the matches on YouTube. The sound was fine for me (well, except for the show match where I couldn't hear Pala talking to the players). Observing was poor throughout, switching to kills late or missing them.

Some-Welder-9433

This was one of the worst productions I've seen recently

br4iny

All the sound was terrible throughout the event, but the quarters were especially bad. 

Iccent

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