fnatic dumped out of the Major by Rare Atom: Shanghai Opening Stage round three recap
Majors create legends but they also break hearts, and there will be ten players with broken hearts right now as we have already bid farewell to the first two teams from the Perfect World Shanghai Major.
We also have our first two teams qualified for the Elimination Stage, with both of those teams advancing in style in the 2-0 bracket.
We understand these games were all played freakishly early, so how about we have a quick look at all of the action?
Passion UA dismantle MIBR
Passion UA are now beginning to build up some momentum in Shanghai, they won again as they dispatched MIBR with ease on Mirage.
In a 13-5 game, fear put in an incredible performance to carry his team, going 22-8 to close out the game with nine more kills than his next closest teammate.
Passion UA are now just one game away from playing in the next stage of the Major, they play GmaerLegion tomorrow for that chance.
BIG edge past Virtus.pro
The second 1-1 game was fought between BIG and Virtus.pro, a match in which the IGLs of both teams topped the scoreboard.
Jame ended it on 19, but he was outshone by tabseN who closed it out on 20.
A game defined by strong CT sides, BIG's nine round wins were enough for them to close out the game 13-11.
Photo: Michal KonkolpaiN clinch close game versus Cloud9
Cloud9 came into the second day of the Major off the back of a dominant showing against fnatic, but they couldn't carry that momentum forward into the 1-1 game.
Eventually falling 13-11 to paiN on Anubis, ICY did his best to prevent it from happening, but lux edged out the game thanks to his 21 kills.
Cloud9 will now play for their tournament lives against Complexity.
Photo: Stephanie LindgrenFURIA shut down Wildcard in overtime
Wildcard enjoyed their time playing their regional rivals in the RMR, but they've so far been unable to recapture that good fortune at the MAjor itself.
After losing to Liquid yesterday, WIldcard lost again to a regional rival today, this time FURIA.
A 16-14 on Vertigo, skullz's 25 kills were enough to push FURIA past WIldcard despite susp top fragging with 27.
Photo: Stephanie LindgrenLiquid become advance to Elimination Stage with win over FlyQuest
FlyQuest were a surprise contender in the 2-0 bracket, so it wasn't really a surprise when they fell 2-1 to Liquid.
The Aussies did pick up the first map, a comfortable 13-5 on Inferno, but they subsequently lost Anubis 13-9 and Nuke 13-1.
A series that featured some strong maps from jks, he was particularly impressive on Anubis with a 24-8 statline.
Photo: Michal Konkolfnatic crash out at the hands of Rare Atom
The home crowd were disappointed when The MongolZ ran through Rare Atom on day one, but they had plenty to cheer for on day two as Rare Atom knocked fnatic out of the Major.
A 2-1 win for the Chinese team, they came back from a map down to win Inferno 13-10 and Vertigo 13-4 to keep their tournament hopes and dreams alive.
ChildKing was the star in the series, he went 52-40 across the three maps to keep Rare Atom in their home Major.
Complexity keep their place in the Major with win over Imperial
Complexity had an awful day one in Shanghai, but they looked much better on day two as they remained in the Major with a win over Brazilian team Imperial.
A quick BO3, Complexity stole Imperial's map pick of Inferno 13-4 before winning their own, Ancient, 13-5.
An incredible turnaround from day one, EliGE stole the show with a 32-21 statline.
Photo: Stephanie LindgrenThe MongolZ advance after GamerLegion demolition job
In the second 2-0 game of the day, The MongolZ advanced with ease following one of the most one-sided Major matches you will ever see.
13-5 on Mirage and 13-2 on Anubis, GamerLegion were powerless to prevent the Mongolians from bringing pride to their continent in Asia's first CS Major.
A solid team performance from The MongolZ, Senzu was the stand-out thanks to his 33-13 statline.
