Valve has released the final regional rankings update before the previously announced end date of August 7. This event drew a lot of attention as the ranking update determines the teams invited to Perfect World Shanghai Major RMRs and qualifiers for it.
The unexpected appearance of the rankings a day early raised some doubts about their finality, but according to HLTV, that this is the list that will be used for invitations to the Shanghai Major qualifiers.
Important details
To understand how the participants for closed qualifications and direct invitations to RMR are determined, we need to look at the main factors that affect the position of teams in the rankings. In August 2023, Valve unveiled its own team rankings, which will be used to determine future invitations to Majors such as Shanghai Major. This ranking takes into account several key parameters.
An important role is played by the results of recent matches: teams that have performed well in recent games. Teams are initially ranked according to the amount of prize money won and this also affects their position in the ranking. The position of a team is determined not only by their own winnings, but also by the amount of prize money of the opponents they beat. The stronger and more successful the opponents they beat, the higher the team's ranking.
In addition, the ranking takes into account the number of teams their opponents have beaten. All of these factors together determine a team's position in the rankings, which affects their chances of receiving direct invitations to tournaments and closed qualifications.
Valve also confirmed that organizations with multiple teams qualifying in different regions or stages will not be able to participate with both teams. For example, Imperial at the US RMR and Imperial fe at the European RMR closed qualifier, also FlyQuest RED and FlyQuest faced this.
Asia remains the only region to hold open qualifiers. Five teams from the sub-regional qualifiers will join The MongolZ, FlyQuest and Lynn Vision at Asia RMR. In Europe and the Americas, teams will be invited directly to RMR or closed qualifiers, with the Americas region split into North and South America.
Preliminary list of competitors
Let's take a look at the preliminary list of participants in the Closed Qualifiers and direct invitations to RMR of the different regions.
European RMR
Closed qualifications for European RMR
American RMR
South American RMR Closed Qualifiers**
RED Canids, Fluxo, ODDIK, Sharks, BESTIA, inSanitY, Solid, Bounty Hunters, Case, KRU, Galorys, Hype, Vikings KR, Dusty Roots, Intense, W7M.
North American Closed Qualifiers for RMR**
* The lineup has broken up, it's not known if it will be them or another team.**South American teams residing and competing in North America may participate in any of the qualifiers. Therefore, the exact list of teams for each region will not be known until official confirmation.
Asian RMR
RMR Closed Qualifiers
Final Thoughts
The advent of updated rankings and restrictions on multiple teams from the same organization underscore Valve's commitment to a fair and balanced competitive environment. This move is important to ensure transparency and fairness in upcoming tournaments, as well as to maintain a high level of interest among viewers and participants.
Source: Valve Ranking
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