Who won the diamond coin for CS2 Shanghai Major Pick’ems?

The CS2 Shanghai Major saw very few people earn the diamond coin from Pick’em challenges.

Counter-Strike 2 is one of the most esports-centric games. Along with League of Legends, Dota 2, and Valorant, countless fans worldwide tune in to watch their favorites compete for a chance to win. Valve makes things more entertaining for fans through Pick’em challenges that let them get in on the action.

The last three Counter-Strike Major championships weren’t anything to write home about in terms of how many fans earned a diamond coin through the Pick’em challenges. The Shanghai Major kept the trend going by having a shockingly low number of fans earn a diamond coin.

How many fans earned the diamond coin in the Shanghai Major?

According to reports, only 0.6% of fans accurately predicted every match’s outcome to win the diamond coin at the Shanghai Major.

This report comes from the CS2 stats tracker website Leetify. While 0.6% of players earning the diamond coin in the Shanghai Major is low, it’s a step up compared to the last three Counter-Strike Majors.  Less than 0.4% of fans got their hands on the coveted diamond coin in the three majors leading up to Shanghai.

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Below is how fans performed during the Shanghai Major Pick’em challenges:

• 4.7% of players earned a bronze coin
• 28.3% of players earned a silver coin
• 66.4% of players earned a gold coin
• 0.6% of players earned a diamond coin

The MongolZ and Vitality were the favorites going into the Shanghai Major playoffs. Few predicted that FaZe Clan and Team Spirit would reach the finals, especially since both teams had performed mediocrely in the matches leading up to the tournament.

Some fans believe accurately predicting the final’s results should count for two points instead of one, as earning a diamond coin is too hard. Others state the coin’s difficulty is what makes it so valuable.

How do you earn a diamond coin through Pick’em challenges?

Players can earn a diamond coin by participating in and completing all nine Pick’em challenges.

Earning a diamond coin during a CS2 major isn’t exactly easy. Pick’em challenges heavily rely on the player’s prediction abilities, as they require players to accurately side with whichever team will advance and win certain matches. This also includes winning the fifty-fifty toss of which team will win the grand final.

Below are all nine challenges players had to complete to win the Shanghai Major diamond coin.

1. Activate the coin before the tournament is over
2. Place all nine Pick’em predictions for the Challengers Stage before it begins
3. Get five correct Pick’em predictions for the Challengers Stage
4. Place all nine Pick’em predictions for the Legends Stage before it begins
5. Get five correct Pick’em predictions for the Legends Stage
6. Place all seven Pick’em predictions for the Champions Stage before it begins
7. Place two correct Pick’em predictions for the quarterfinals
8. Place one correct Pick’em prediction for the semifinals
9. Make a correct Pick’em prediction for the grand final

While predicting which team will win every stage is difficult enough, players must also correctly predict the grand final’s winner. That too, before the stage even begins to ensure they earn the sixth challenge point. Keeping this in mind, it’s understandable that few fans earn the diamond coin, though those who support the winning team until the end have a higher chance. The difficulty of getting a diamond coin makes it valuable in the Counter-Strike community.