Opening matchups for Americas RMR revealed
The opening matchups for the Perfect World Shanghai Major Americas RMR have been confirmed, with two sets of North American teams meeting head-to-head in round one.
Team Liquid and Wildcard will collide in the first round, while M80 has drawn BOSS. The rest of the NA teams will face Brazilian or Latin American opponents. Here's the full schedule of round one matchups at the Americas RMR:
November 11-12
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FURIA v. Legacy at 11:00PM
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Liquid v. Wildcard at 11:00PM
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Complexity v. BESTIA at 12:00AM
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paiN v. Nouns at 12:00AM
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9z v. RED Canids at 01:00AM
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M80 v. BOSS at 01:00AM
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MIBR v. KRÜ at 02:00AM
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Imperial v. Case at 02:00AM
The Americas RMR will utilize the Swiss system. The opening matches at the Americas RMR will be best-of-one, with winners moving up to the 1-0 pool while the losers fall to the 0-1 pool. Elimination matches and advancement matches will be best-of-three.
Seven teams will advance to the Perfect World Shanghai Major, meaning a tiebreaker will be used at the end of the RMR. All seven teams will be placed in the Opening Stage, as no Americas team reached the Elimination Stage at the last Major. However, it will be the most amount of Americas teams at a Major since the creation of the RMRs.