Asia and Americas gain spots for Shanghai Major

Europe will have three fewer spots at the second Major of 2024 following the conclusion of the PGL Major Copenhagen's Opening Stage.

The results of the Copenhagen Major's first stage have determined the regional slot distribution for the next Major, the Perfect World Shanghai Major taking place on December 1-15.

Regional slots at any Major are based on the region's performance at the previous, as per section "Regional Representation" of Valve's Major rulebook. Each team that advances to the top-16 stage earns their region a spot in addition to the Contender spots assigned to each by default (three to the Americas and Europe and two to Asia).

Thanks to The MongolZ advancing to the top-16 stage (now known as the Elimination Stage) in Copenhagen, Asia will have three spots at the first-ever Major held in their home region — the most since StarLadder Major Berlin 2019.

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Complexity, paiN, Imperial and FURIA qualifying for PGL Major's next phase means the Americas will hold seven spots at the Shanghai Major. That is the most the region has ever fielded since the stage previously known as the Main Qualifier (top 24) became a part of the Major for ELEAGUE 2018, and the joint-most when including past Main Qualifiers as well, along with MLG Columbus and ESL One Cologne 2016.

The new spots for the two smaller regions come at the expense of Europe, which will field 14 teams in Shanghai — three fewer than in Copenhagen and the fewest since IEM Katowice 2019.

The teams that advance to the playoffs of PGL Major Copenhagen will earn their region a direct invitation to the Shanghai Major's Elimination Stage.

It is worth noting that the slot distribution can change if a team that qualified for the top-16 stage switches region through lineup changes that affect its core's regional assignment. Such teams take their earned spots with them to the new region.