Perfect World Shanghai Major - Arabian Open Qualifier Recap

The Arabian Open Qualifiers for the Perfect World Shanghai Major have concluded, and the two teams advancing to the Closed Qualifiers have been determined.

Out of a competitive field of nine teams, JiJieHao and OnyxRavens emerged as the top contenders, securing their spots in the Major’s next phase. Here’s a brief recap of today’s matches.

RO16

• Made in 4No vs BLAZE-

In the Round of 16 bracket, most games were byes, except for the matchup between Pakistan's Made in 4o and BLAZE. The BO1 took place on Nuke, where despite -CEKKA's best efforts, Made in 4No defeated BLAZE- to proceed to Quarter Finals with a 13-8 win.

QUARTER-FINALS

• JiJieHao- vs Made in 4No
  In the Quarter-Finals, Made in 4No faced a bitter setback at the hands of JiJieHao- on Anubis. Isaa bagged the mVP thanks to his 25 kills, that paved the way for a dominant 13-2 win.

• Depo Esports vs bark1337 (13-10)

Depo Esports fought off against the squad of bark1337 on Mirage. The game remained neck and neck throughout, but Depo Esports ultimately emerged victorious with a 13-10 win.

• OnyxRavens vs R8 CLAN
  Gods Reign's former coach PokemoN led the charge against R8 CLAN on Ancient with his 24 kills. As a result, OnyxRavens cruised past their opponents to clinch a dominant 13-1 win.

• LetUsQualify vs Twisted Minds CS
  LetUsQualify faced Twisted Minds in another tightly contested BO1 that took place on Anubis. However, in the crucial moments, it was LetUsQualify that emerged victorious, closing the game with a 13-11 win.

SEMI-FINALS

• JiJieHao- vs Depo Esports

The first semi-final took place between JiJieHao- and Depo Esports in a BO3. Depo's pick of Nuke went the way of JiJieHao after an 8-4 CT side and a flawless T-side to secure a 13-4 win.

On the second map, Anubis, JiJieHao continued their overwhelming dominances, where JiJieHao conceded a single round to secure a 13-1 win. 0SAMAS topped the charts for JiJieHao with a 1.92 rated performance.

• OnyxRavens vs LetUsQualify
  OnyxRavens ran through LetUsQualify in the second semi-final of the Qualifiers, reducing their opponents to single digit score lines on both maps. This ended the run for the Indian representation havoK, who could only manage a 0.67 rating.
  While the first map Anubis, picked by LetUsQualify ended up in a 13-1 defeat for them, the second map Nuke closed the series with another 13-3 loss for LetUsQualify, as OnyxRavens proceeded to finals.

GRAND FINAL

• JiJieHao vs OnyxRavens

With both teams having secured spots in Closed Qualifiers, the Grand Final took place on Anubis, where JiJieHao started off with a 10-2 lead on T-side. After a couple of hiccups in the first two rounds of the second half, they closed out the map with a 13-4 win.