{"id":39704,"date":"2024-11-21T19:06:56","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T00:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=39704"},"modified":"2024-11-21T19:06:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T00:06:56","slug":"shanghai-major-europe-b-rmr-first-day-produced-surprise-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/shanghai-major-europe-b-rmr-first-day-produced-surprise-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Shanghai Major Europe B RMR first day produced surprise results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The opening day of the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/perfect-world-shanghai-major\/\" title=\"Perfect World Shanghai Major betting guide\">Perfect World Shanghai Major<\/a> Europe RMR B was filled with unexpected twists, as underdogs Passion UA stunned the competition with back-to-back upsets while favourites like Virtus.pro and Astralis faltered.<\/p>\n<p>Passion UA stole the spotlight by defeating Virtus.pro 16-14 on Mirage and following it up with a 13-11 victory over Spirit on Anubis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShanghaiMajor2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShanghaiMajor2024<\/a> Europe RMR Group B<br \/>1-0 Bracket: Spirit 11-13 PUA <br \/>0-1 Bracket: NiP 16-12 PVISION<\/p>\n<p>More Moments here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ng05IqwNa8\">https:\/\/t.co\/ng05IqwNa8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VWaaKIP4go\">pic.twitter.com\/VWaaKIP4go<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CS_PerfectWorld (@CS_PerfectWorld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CS_PerfectWorld\/status\/1859553161398321251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Against Virtus.pro, the Ukrainian <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike 2 betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a> squad displayed composure beyond their years.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Virtus.pro dominating openers (10-2 on their counter-terrorist side), their inability to close mid-round advantages proved costly.<\/p>\n<p>Passion UA exploited these lapses with standout performances from Eduard &#8220;\u2060zeRRoFIX\u2060&#8221; Petrovskyi and Nikita &#8220;\u2060jackasmo\u2060&#8221; Skyba, along with clutch mid-round calls from Rodion &#8220;\u2060fear\u2060&#8221; Smyk.<\/p>\n<p>Their momentum carried into the match against Team Spirit, where they recovered from a 1-5 deficit and secured key clutches, including a 1v3 ninja defuse from Dmytro &#8220;\u2060jambo\u2060&#8221; Semera.<\/p>\n<p>Passion UA\u2019s ability to capitalise on Spirit&#8217;s mistakes, combined with zeRRoFIX\u2019s late-game heroics, sealed their second upset win.<\/p>\n<p>Astralis endured a nightmare start, losing 13-9 to 9Pandas on Nuke and 13-11 to Sashi Esports on Inferno, leaving them in the 0-2 pool.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShanghaiMajor2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShanghaiMajor2024<\/a> Europe RMR Group B <br \/>1-0 Bracket: 3DMAX 19-16 Eternal Fire<br \/>0-1 Bracket: Astralis 11-13 Sashi <\/p>\n<p>More Moments here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ng05IqwNa8\">https:\/\/t.co\/ng05IqwNa8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XWmB84gjdi\">pic.twitter.com\/XWmB84gjdi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CS_PerfectWorld (@CS_PerfectWorld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CS_PerfectWorld\/status\/1859593198391398676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Missing star AWPer Nicolai &#8220;\u2060device\u2060&#8221; Reedtz, Astralis struggled to find cohesion.<\/p>\n<p>Against 9Pandas, their counter-terrorist side was repeatedly exploited, and they lacked ideas on their terrorist side, relying heavily on individual plays by Jakob &#8220;\u2060jabbi\u2060&#8221; Nygaard.<\/p>\n<p>The loss to Sashi was a more hard-fought affair, with Astralis narrowly leading after the first half, but Sashi&#8217;s creative counter-terrorist side and key plays in critical rounds pushed Astralis to the brink of elimination.<\/p>\n<p>BIG have emerged as early favourites, securing wins over Sashi and HEROIC to reach the 2-0 pool.<\/p>\n<p>Their victories included ending HEROIC\u2019s eight-game winning streak on Ancient, setting the stage for a showdown against Passion UA for a direct spot in the elimination stage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShanghaiMajor2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShanghaiMajor2024<\/a> Europe RMR Group B <br \/>1-0 Bracket: BIG 13-8 HEROIC<br \/>0-1 Bracket: VP 13-10 TSM <\/p>\n<p>More Moments here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ng05IqwNa8\">https:\/\/t.co\/ng05IqwNa8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EXpRZMGOHC\">pic.twitter.com\/EXpRZMGOHC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CS_PerfectWorld (@CS_PerfectWorld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CS_PerfectWorld\/status\/1859609772322062640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>BIG\u2019s Jon &#8220;\u2060JDC\u2060&#8221; de Castro emphasised the need to respect their Ukrainian opponents, noting their convincing RMR qualifier victory over BIG.<\/p>\n<p>G2 Esports remained the only top-seeded team to live up to expectations, defeating Ninjas in Pyjamas (13-7) and then 9Pandas in overtime (16-13).<\/p>\n<p>They will face 3DMAX for a spot in the elimination stage on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>HEROIC will face Ninjas in Pyjamas in the 1-1 pool after their unexpected loss to BIG and NiP&#8217;s overtime victory over PARIVISION.<\/p>\n<p>Team Spirit will face Aurora Gaming while Virtus.pro takes on 9Pandas in the 1-1 pool, setting up must-watch clashes.<\/p>\n<p>TSM will battle PARIVISION, and Astralis will face B8 in do-or-die matchups.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShanghaiMajor2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShanghaiMajor2024<\/a> Check out the Europe RMR Group B Day One results and tomorrow&#39;s match schedule. Stay tuned~ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QaebUOS9vt\">pic.twitter.com\/QaebUOS9vt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CS_PerfectWorld (@CS_PerfectWorld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CS_PerfectWorld\/status\/1859615281288708115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The unpredictability of the Europe B RMR has made it a thrilling spectacle, with underdogs like Passion UA challenging the status quo.<\/p>\n<p>As Astralis fights to avoid missing another Major and favourites like Virtus.pro look to recover, the competition remains wide open.<\/p>\n<h2>Friday&#8217;s Europe B RMR matches<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"pageList\">\n<li>Team Spirit ($1.12) vs Aurora Gaming ($5.50) @ 12pm CST<\/li>\n<li>Virtus.pro ($1.72) vs 9Pandas ($2.00) @ 12pm CST<\/li>\n<li>Eternal Fire ($1.22) vs Sashi Esports ($4.00) @ 1pm CST<\/li>\n<li>HEROIC ($1.28) vs Ninjas in Pyjamas ($3.50) @ 1pm CST<\/li>\n<li>Passion UA ($2.20) vs BIG ($1.61) @ 2pm CST<\/li>\n<li>TSM ($2.50) vs PARIVISION ($1.50) @ 2pm CST<\/li>\n<li>Astralis ($1.53) vs B8 ($2.37) @ 5pm CST<\/li>\n<li>G2 Esports ($1.16) vs 3DMAX ($4.50) @ 5pm CST<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the opening day of the Perfect World Shanghai Major Europe B RMR, G2 Esports was the only top-seeded team to claim two wins, while Astralis struggled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":39546,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[3641,3296,152,2566,1143,941,3111,1919,103,235,428,3801,3800,3772,3798,3703,434,92,322],"class_list":["post-39704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-3dmax","tag-9pandas","tag-astralis","tag-aurora-gaming","tag-b8","tag-big","tag-counter-strike-2","tag-eternal-fire","tag-g2-esports","tag-heroic","tag-ninjas-in-pyjamas","tag-parivision","tag-passion-ua","tag-perfect-world-shanghai-major","tag-perfect-world-shanghai-major-europe-b-rmr","tag-sashi-esports","tag-team-spirit","tag-tsm","tag-virtus-pro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39704"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39704"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39713,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39704\/revisions\/39713"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}