In the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 Elimination Stage for CS2, Vitality and MIBR will compete for a spot in the major playoffs. This article presents a preview, review, and analysis of the upcoming match.
Current Team Form
Vitality continue to show excellent results in major tournaments. Their average rating at S-tier events over the past month is 6.6. Recently, the team participated in Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR A, where they demonstrated a confident performance with three victories. In their last five matches, they have won all — against teams like FURIA, GamerLegion (twice), FaZe, and BetBoom. Despite some tense moments, especially in the game against FURIA, Vitality remain one of the tournament favorites and demonstrate high-level play.
MIBR is also in good shape, with a rating of 6.2 at S-tier events over the last month. The team performed at Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: American RMR, where they also showed excellent results. In the last five matches, they have won four, defeating NAVI, 3DMAX, FlyQuest, and Rare Atom, but suffered one loss to Passion UA. Their victory against NAVI today, which secured them a place in the running match, came as a surprise to many.
Map Pool
Vitality usually bans Ancient (20 times), indicating they are not prepared to play on this map. Depending on the opponent, they choose maps Dust 2 (19 times, win rate 68%), Mirage (18 times, win rate 78%), and Inferno (14 times, win rate 57%). Their highest win rate is on Nuke (92%), Mirage (78%), and Vertigo (75%).
MIBR most often bans Dust 2 (47 times), which can be seen as their weak map. When choosing a map, the team focuses on the opponent's weaknesses, selecting maps Anubis (31 times, win rate 55%), Nuke (24 times, win rate 58%), and Mirage (20 times, win rate 20%). They have the highest win rate on Inferno (92%), as well as Vertigo (50%) and Ancient (46%).
- Mirage chosen by Vitality
- Inferno chosen by MIBR
- Nuke - decider
Prediction
Despite MIBR's sensational victory, Vitality seem to be clear favorites, especially in a BO3 match. MIBR will have minimal chances to win on one map, as it is likely that Vitality will close out the game without any issues.
2:0 - Vitality
The Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 Elimination Stage began today and will last until December 15th. This stage has gathered 16 teams that will compete for a spot in the playoffs to earn a significant share of the total prize pool of $1,250,000. You can find more information about the tournament and follow it here.
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