MongolZ, Vitality advance to Shanghai playoff stage

Field Level Media|published: Fri 6th December, 10:52 2024

Nov 5, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Fans wave thunder sticks before the League of Legends World Championship at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images

The MongolZ and Team Vitality advanced to the champions stage at the Perfect World Shanghai Major with victories Friday in China.

Both teams improved to 3-0 in the elimination stage, with The Mongolz defeating Heroic 2-1 and Vitality sweeping MIBR 2-0 in their Round 3 high matches.

The elimination stage of the $1.25 million Counter-Strike 2 competition runs through Sunday in a Swiss System format, with the top eight teams reaching the playoffs and the bottom eight eliminated. Elimination and advancement matches are best-of-three and all other matches are best-of-one.

The winning team from the Dec. 12-15 playoffs will take home $500,000.

On Friday, Heroic opened with a 13-8 win on Mirage before The MongolZ pulled out a 19-17 overtime win on Anubis and a 13-6 victory on Ancient.

Vitality had a more comfortable time against MIBR, winning 13-3 on Mirage and 13-5 on Anubis.

BIG and Wildcard became the first two teams to be eliminated, with both finishing 0-3. In the Round 3 low matches, GamerLegion rallied for a 2-1 win over Wildcard and paiN Gaming also beat BIG 2-1.

Action continues Saturday in Round 4 with three high matches pitting teams that are 2-1 and three low matches among teams that are 1-2.

Round 4 high matches:

--G2 Esports vs. FaZe Clan

--MIBR vs. Team Liquid

--HEROIC vs. Team Spirit

Round 4 low matches:

--MOUZ vs. 3DMAX

--Natus Vincere vs. GamerLegion

--FURIA Esports vs. paiN Gaming

--Field Level Media

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