Jordan Woodruff
G2 Esports and FaZe Clan scored 2-1 wins Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Excellent World Shanghai Main in China.
G2 Esports knocked out HEROIC and FaZe Clan eradicated Crew Vitality within the quarterfinals of the $1.25 million Counter-Strike 2 event.
After HEROIC opened with a 13-6 win on Historic, G2 Esports rallied with a 13-9 win on Nuke and a 16-13 victory on Mirage.
FaZe Clan got here from behind in opposition to Vitality, falling 13-6 on Nuke earlier than profitable 13-8 on Mirage and 13-7 on Anubis.
Saturday’s semifinals characteristic FaZe Clan vs. G2 Esports and Crew Spirit vs. MOUZ. The winners will meet in Sunday’s best-of-three grand last, with the champion taking residence $500,000.
Excellent World Shanghai Main outcomes:
1. $500,000 — TBD
2. $170,000 — TBD
3-4. $80,000 — TBD, TBD
5-8. $45,000 — The MongolZ, Crew Liquid, HEROIC, Crew Vitality
Sept. 11. $20,000 — FURIA Esports, MIBR, Natus Vincere
12-14. $20,000 — GamerLegion, 3DMAX, paiN Gaming
15-16. $20,000 — Wildcard, BIG
17-19. $10,000 — FlyQuest, Ardour UA, Complexity Gaming
20-22. $10,000 — Virtus.professional, Cloud9, Uncommon Atom
23-24. $10,000 — Imperial Esports, Fnatic
–Subject Stage Media