The match between Wildcard and Passion UA at the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 will be crucial for both teams. This confrontation in the bo3 format will determine who will get a place in the next stage of the tournament. Currently, both teams have a score of 2:2 in the Swiss system, and this match decides their future fate.

Current form of the teams

Wildcard has been showing strong results in recent tournaments. The team became the champion of the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: American RMR, where they demonstrated stability and tactical flexibility. In the current stage of the tournament, Wildcard has played a number of intense matches, including a hard-fought victory over Virtus.pro and a minimal defeat against FURIA. This proves their high level of preparation for matches against strong opponents.

Passion UA, on the other hand, performs unevenly. The team impressed with their performance in the European RMR B, where they won a confident victory over Astralis. However, their matches at the Swiss stage of the Shanghai Major revealed weaknesses in important moments of the game. The defeats against MIBR and GamerLegion indicate a lack of stability.

Team's Map Pool

Wildcard play best on Nuke (65% winrate) and Dust2 (67%), which are their key maps. The team demonstrates tactical clarity and confidence in such things as retakes and map control. However, weak performance on Inferno (55%) and Mirage may force Wildcard to avoid these maps in the series against Passion UA.

Passion UA has an advantage on Anubis (67% winrate) and Ancient (62%), which can be a key part of their strategy. On other maps, such as Dust2 (48%) and Mirage (49%), the team looks less convincing, and Nuke is not in their mappool at all.

Probable map choice: Dust2, Ancient and Vertigo.

Prediction.

Wildcard look like the favorites due to their experience in major tournaments and stronger map. However, Passion UA can surprise with their non-standard tactical decisions, especially on Vertigo. The match promises to be tense, but Wildcard will probably use their strengths on Dust2 and Anubis to gain a decisive victory.

Prediction: Wildcard will win with a score of 2:1.

Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 is one of the largest Counter-Strike 2 tournaments in the world, with a prize pool of $1,250,000. Teams from all over the world compete for the title of champion, and each match becomes an important step on the way to the final.