The Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR A will feature a BO3 match between Fnatic and ECLOT. This is the final round of the Swiss system, and both teams will strive to win to get a chance to advance to the major. Fnatic came to the tournament as a team with potential, but without high expectations, while ECLOT will try to take advantage of their underdog status to surprise their opponent.

Current Form of Teams

Fnatic's average rating at S-tier tournaments over the past month is 5.8. They took part in the Thunderpick World Championship 2024, where they reached the playoffs but lost to Heroic in the quarterfinals with a score of 0:2. Over the past month, the team has won 2 out of 5 matches, defeating BetBoom and Rebels, but losing to FaZe, NAVI, and Heroic. Fnatic remains a “dark horse” in this tournament, from which no one expects high results, but they can surprise.

ECLOT did not participate in S-tier tournaments over the past month, but they played at the T-esports Championship Season 3 and YaLLa Compass Fall 2024, where they did not achieve significant success. Over the past month, the team won 2 out of 5 matches, beating Sangal and GamerLegion, but losing to Falcons, SINNERS, and BetBoom.

Map Pool

Fnatic usually bans Nuke (32 times) because of their poor results on this map. Their strongest maps:

• Vertigo (15 games, 67% win rate),
• Inferno (20 games, 60% of wins),
• Dust II (58% of wins).

Fnatic will most likely choose Inferno or Vertigo to utilize their strengths.

ECLOT frequently bans Vertigo (32 times) and chooses maps that exploit the opponent's weaknesses. Their most successful maps:

• Mirage (65 games, 62% win rate),
• Anubis (56 games, 54% of wins),
• Ancient (32 games, 59% of winnings).

In this match, ECLOT is likely to ban Vertigo and choose Mirage as their strongest map.

Probable map selection

• Bans: Fnatic will ban Nuke, ECLOT will ban Vertigo.
• Elections: Fnatic will choose Inferno, ECLOT will choose Mirage.
• Decider: Anubis will remain.

Personal meetings between the teams

Over the past six months, Fnatic and ECLOT have never met each other, which adds uncertainty to this confrontation.

Match prediction

Fnatic looks like a favorite in this match due to their greater experience in S-tier tournaments and stronger mapping. Their high winrate on Vertigo and Inferno can be a decisive factor, especially if they can impose their game on these maps. ECLOT, on the other hand, can surprise on Mirage, where they have a decent winrate, but in general, their results in less prestigious tournaments make them an underdog.

Prediction: Fnatic will win the match with a probable score of 2:0 on all maps, unless ECLOT can adapt to their more experienced opponent.

The matches of Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024: European RMR A will take place from November 17 to 20 in Shanghai, China. Teams will compete for 7 spots at the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024. Follow the championship's progress via this link.