Valve Releases Shanghai Major 2024 Stickers

With all 24 participants for the Perfect World Shanghai Major 2024 set in stone, Valve has released all team and player stickers ahead of the Opening Stage, which is set to begin on November 30.

Shanghai Major Sticker Design Concept

Shanghai Major stickers feature a dragon-inspired design, which makes total sense as the mythical creature plays a vital role in Chinese culture. 

However, Valve again went for a borderless design that didn’t please the community too much. This is the third Major in a row where stickers are coming without borders, and CS2 players have gotten bored of it for a while already. Fans are eagerly hoping that the stickers for the next Major, the Austin Major, will feature bordered stickers. 

Pick ‘Em Challenge And Shanghai 2024 Coin

Just like every other Major we’ve had so far, players can purchase team stickers to participate in the Shanghai Major Pick’ Em challenge. I’m a big fan of the Pick’ Em coin for this Major, as we will get a close-up depiction of a fierce dragon, which is more enticing than what other Majors offer. 

Keep in mind that you will also have to activate your Viewer Pass, which costs $9.99, before the event begins. I’ll definitely be pouring my heart and soul out in trying to grab the diamond version of this bad boy. As a person residing in Southeast Asia, I will finally be able to watch the Shanghai Major matches without reversing my sleeping schedule.

Sticker Revenue Distribution

Valve has stuck to the revenue-sharing model used in previous Majors, where 50% of sticker and Pick’ Em pass sales will be distributed to the organizations, teams, and players who have qualified for the actual Major. We’re talking about the 24 teams at the event, and none that failed to qualify from the RMR.

Participants at the Paris Major in 2023 reportedly received a share of $110 million, which is an unfathomable amount. However, I think the Shanghai Major will outdo these numbers, as Chinese fans are incredibly passionate about Counter-Strike, and most of the region’s players have the budget to splurge. 

Player Stickers

In previous Majors, players could create their signatures remotely, and I know some players even had actual designers create their stickers for them. 

thank you guys for a chance to make your signatures ❤️

thank you @CounterStrike community for kind words ❤️

more things to come inshallah pic.twitter.com/J8olXv6hyZ

— roma 🌍 (@romaakaev) May 5, 2023

To combat this issue, Valve forced all players to hand-draw their respective signatures in the RMR venue, ensuring all player stickers are authentic and done by the players themselves. 

I found insani‘s sticker from MIBR quite creative, as it features a “Ni Hao” at the end of his sticker using the last two letters of his in-game name, which I thought was pretty neat. 

FlyQuest’s dexter also had a rather interesting one… I’m not sure how this was approved, but I guess his sticker prices will send us to the moon. 

Getting A Sticker Without Playing?

I’d like to highlight that former GamerLegion player aNdu got his autograph in the game, even though he isn’t part of the team anymore. The 19-year-old helped GamerLegion qualify for the RMR but was replaced by Tauson for the actual event. 

Due to Valve ruling, aNdu is technically the player who would get a sticker since he was a part of the initial lineup. This means Tauson won’t be getting his player autograph even though he’ll be showing up at the Major. It does kinda suck for the latter, but I think it is a reasonable rule since the former helped them get up to this point in the first place. 

Such a case would also have been the same for SAW and Astralis had they qualified, since the two organizations made changes to their rosters before the RMRs started.