
Jordan Woodruff
G2 Esports and FaZe Clan scored 2-1 wins Friday to advance to the semifinals of the Good 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 event.
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 in opposition to Vitality, falling 13-6 on Nuke earlier than profitable 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 closing, with the champion taking residence $500,000.
Good 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
11th of September. $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
–Area Degree Media