3DMAX and Heroic were seeded into the Elimination Stage at the Shanghai Major 2024

The 24 participants have been divided into two stages: the top 8 teams according to the latest Valve ranking will start from the Elimination Stage, while the remaining 16 teams will compete in the Opening Stage.

Seeding: Elimination Stage

The top-ranked Valve teams included in the Elimination Stage are: 

1. G2
2. Natus Vincere
3. Vitality
4. Spirit
5. Mouz
6. FaZe
7. Heroic
8. 3DMAX

Seeding: Opening Stage

The Opening Stage promises to be more intriguing, with its unpredictability and each "dark horse" having a chance to prove themselves. The teams placed in the Opening Stage are: 

1. FURIA Esports
2. Virtus.pro
3. Liquid
4. Complexity
5. BIG
6. Fnatic
7. The MongolZ
8. pain
9. GamerLegion
10. MIBR
11. Cloud9
12. FlyQuest
13. Passion UA
14. Wildcard
15. Rare Atom
16. Imperial

Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 kicks off on November 30th and will run until December 15th. The tournament will feature 24 teams competing for a total prize pool of $1,250,000.