Perfect World Shanghai Major Asia RMR opening matches revealed

The Taiko drums can be heard at a distance

As the Asia RMR of the Perfect World Shanghai Major dawns upon us, the opening set of matches has been revealed. Scheduled to start on November 11th, the matchups could not be more poetic. From OCE teams clashing with one another to DRILLAS crafting a narrative for themselves, and The MongolZ once again tasked with proving they are the best, all while we still hunt for the best Chinese team in CS2, this Asia RMR will rewrite history. Let’s take a closer look at these intriguing matchups.

The MongolZ vs Alter Ego

After locking in the 1st place in the Closed Qualifiers, Alter Ego comes face to face with Asia’s best to kick off the Asia RMR. With a world difference in their HLTV ranking but a point to prove for BnTeT and Freeman, Alter Ego will look to get on the right foot. The BO3 starts at 14:30 IST on 11th of November, don’t miss it.

The MongolZ
13 - 8
Alter Ego
All maps
The MongolZ K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.1
Munkhbold 'Senzu' Azbayar 21 - 11 +10 101.0 85.7% 1.62
Garidmagnai 'bLitz' Byambasuren 16 - 14 +2 98.0 81.0% 1.31
Ayush 'mzinho' Batbold 15 - 14 +1 49.7 81.0% 1.13
Usukhbayar '910' Banzragch 13 - 13 +0 73.2 66.7% 0.99
Sodbayar 'Techno' Munkhbold 12 - 16 -4 66.3 76.2% 0.91
Alter Ego K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.1
Hansel 'BnTeT' Ferdinand 18 - 15 +3 98.8 90.5% 1.39
Hyun-Pyo 'XigN' Lee 16 - 18 -2 81.8 81.0% 1.05
WingHei 'Freeman' Cheung 15 - 14 +1 68.8 76.2% 0.94
Gan-Erdene 'dobu' Batbold 12 - 16 -4 66.8 71.4% 0.90
Jane 'aidKiT' Apostoloski 7 - 14 -7 38.5 57.1% 0.57

Lynn Vision vs DRILLAS

DRILLAS’ last-minute assembly of a team followed by their Closed Qualifier win has been nothing short of a Cinderella run, but the job is far from finished. With their sights set on a Major spot, the first hurdle they face comes in the form of Lynn Vision. All eyes will be on DRILLAS’ linchpin, Woro2k, and how far he can carry this potent team on their Asian odyssey that kicks off at 15:30 IST.

Lynn Vision
11 - 13
DRILLAS
All maps
Lynn Vision K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.1
Sike 'z4kr' Zhang 19 - 19 +0 89.0 66.7% 1.14
Junjie 'EmiliaQAQ' Tang 17 - 16 +1 75.9 75.0% 1.09
Jianye 'afufu' Wang 20 - 19 +1 80.3 66.7% 1.08
Peiqi 'flying' Song 17 - 15 +2 77.7 70.8% 1.08
Zhe 'Westmelon' Niu 13 - 18 -5 61.7 66.7% 0.82
DRILLAS K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.1
Volodymyr 'Woro2k' Veletniuk 22 - 14 +8 98.6 83.3% 1.53
Vladyslav 'Kvem' Korol 23 - 19 +4 100.4 70.8% 1.34
Tal 'meztal' Hahiashvili 16 - 16 +0 75.2 79.2% 1.13
Ali 'hAdji' Haïnouss 11 - 19 -8 49.3 70.8% 0.86
Sener 'SENER1' Mahmuti 15 - 18 -3 57.6 66.7% 0.86

Rare Atom vs GR

Rare Atom has heen turning heads lately, especially since the augmentation of kaze, who has brought a flair to the side. However, as they set sails for the Major, they’ll need to prove that this newfound momentum can withstand the pressure of high-stakes competition. They face GR in their opening game, scheduled at 16:30 IST.

Rare Atom
13 - 4
GR
All maps
Rare Atom K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.1
HaoWen 'somebody' Xu 16 - 11 +5 111.5 82.4% 1.62
Andrew 'kaze' Khong 14 - 9 +5 80.2 94.1% 1.45
Yihang 'L1haNg' Li 12 - 10 +2 71.8 82.4% 1.24
YuLun 'Summer' Cai 8 - 11 -3 64.8 76.5% 1.10
Junhao 'ChildKing' Peng 13 - 10 +3 65.1 70.6% 1.06
GR K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.1
Arkadii 'SALO_MUX' Balanda 14 - 13 +1 86.3 88.2% 1.27
Viktor 'Runnin' Chernenko 11 - 12 -1 81.7 76.5% 0.83
Pyak '7nation' Gil En 8 - 11 -3 47.6 82.4% 0.80
Oleg 'weqt2' Pranenko 10 - 13 -3 60.7 70.6% 0.74
Roman 'mediocrity' Stetsenko 8 - 14 -6 59.2 58.8% 0.58

FlyQuest vs TALON

dexter’s FlyQuest has quickly flown under the radar to inch closer to the Top 20 HLTV spot. While they are at the cusp of greatness, they still need to find deeper runs in big events. Their journey in the Asia RMR begins against a familiar face, as they take on TALON at 17:30 IST.

FlyQuest
9 - 13
TALON
All maps
FlyQuest K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.1
Australia Declan 'Vexite' Portelli 18 - 16 +2 85.9 68.2% 1.07
Australia Joshua 'INS' Potter 11 - 15 -4 57.7 63.6% 0.85
Australia Jay 'Liazz' Tregillgas 10 - 14 -4 49.1 54.5% 0.66
Australia Alistair 'aliStair' Johnston 6 - 15 -9 35.3 59.1% 0.51
Australia Christopher 'dexter' Nong 4 - 19 -15 45.6 50.0% 0.42
TALON K - D +/- ADR KAST Rating 2.1
New Zealand Corey 'nettik' Browne 18 - 8 +10 97.1 86.4% 1.51
Australia Jared 'hazr' O'Bree 17 - 10 +7 71.4 90.9% 1.45
New Zealand Christian 'ADDICT' Pendleton 15 - 6 +9 84.0 86.4% 1.38
Miłosz 'mhL' Knasiak 18 - 10 +8 76.7 77.3% 1.30
Australia Aaron 'AZR' Ward 11 - 15 -4 57.7 77.3% 0.97

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