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 Staff Vitality within the quarterfinals of the $1.25 million Counter-Strike 2 match.
After HEROIC opened with a 13-6 win on Historical, G2 Esports rallied with a 13-9 win on Nuke and a 16-13 victory on Mirage.
FaZe Clan got here from behind towards Vitality, falling 13-6 on Nuke earlier than successful 13-8 on Mirage and 13-7 on Anubis.
Saturday’s semifinals function FaZe Clan vs. G2 Esports and Staff Spirit vs. MOUZ. The winners will meet in Sunday’s best-of-three grand remaining, with the champion taking dwelling $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, Staff Liquid, HEROIC, Staff Vitality
9/11. $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
–Discipline Stage Media