Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major 2022

[e][h]Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major 2022

League Information

Series:

IEM

Intel Grand Slam

Organizer:

ESL

Sponsor(s):

Intel
Lenovo Legion
DHL
U.S. Air Force
1XBET
Monster Energy
Itaú
FACEIT

Game:

Global Offensive

Type:

Offline

Location:

Rio de Janeiro

Venue:

Riocentro
(Challengers & Legends Stages)
Jeunesse Arena
(Champions Stage)

Prize Pool:

$1,250,000 USD

Start Date:

2022-10-31

End Date:

2022-11-13

Teams:

24

Liquipedia Tier:

S-Tier

Tier:

Major Championship

Links

Maps

Ancient • Dust II • Inferno • Mirage • Nuke • Overpass • Vertigo

Chronology

PGL Antwerp 2022

BLAST Paris 2023

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Format[edit]

The Challengers Stage: October 31st - November 3rd, 2022
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
  - Elimination and Advancement matches are Bo3
  - All other matches are Bo1
- Top 8 Teams proceed to The Legends Stage
- Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated

The Legends Stage: November 5th - 8th, 2022
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
  - Elimination and Advancement matches are Bo3
  - All other matches are Bo1
- Top 8 Teams proceed to The Champions Stage
- Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated

The Champions Stage: November 10th - 13th, 2022
- Single-Elimination bracket
- All matches are Bo3
Click here to show the initial seeding for all of the three Stages

Seed	New Challengers Stage	New Legends Stage	New Champions Stage
#1	OG	FaZe	C9
#2	Vitality	NAVI	FURIA
#3	EG	NIP	Heroic
#4	C9	ENCE	Outsiders
#5	BIG	Sprout	Fnatic
#6	BNE	Heroic	Spirit
#7	MOUZ	Spirit	NAVI
#8	9z	Liquid	MOUZ
#9	GL	MOUZ
#10	Outsiders	BNE
#11	00 Nation	Outsiders
#12	FURIA	BIG
#13	Fnatic	FURIA
#14	IHC	Fnatic
#15	Imperial	Vitality
#16	GhG	C9

How the seeding process works (if a team is still tied with others, the next step is applied):

In the Challengers Stage
1. Challenger teams are seeded higher than Contender teams
2. Each seed is assigned to a RMR event based on the performance of teams from the same region at the previous Major
3. Teams are ordered based on their final placement in the RMR event
In the Legends Stage
1. Legend teams are seeded higher than teams from the Challengers Stage
- For Legend teams
1. Each seed is assigned to a RMR event based on the performance of teams from the same region at the previous Major
2. Teams are ordered based on their final placement in the RMR event
- For teams from the Challengers Stage
  1. Teams with a better record in the Challengers Stage are seeded higher (3-0 higher than 3-1)
  2. A team with a higher Buchholz score from the Challengers Stage is seeded higher
  3. A team with a higher seed from the Challengers Stage is seeded higher (Seed #1 from the Challengers Stage higher than Seed #2)
In the Champions Stage
1. Teams with a better record in the Legends Stage are seeded higher (3-0 higher than 3-1)
2. A team with a higher Buchholz score from the Legends Stage is seeded higher
3. A team with a higher seed from the Legends Stage is seeded higher (Seed #1 from the Legends Stage higher than Seed #2)

Click here to see the veto process for the matches

The higher seeded team can decide if they want to be Team A or Team B

For Bo1 matches:

Team A removes a map
Team A removes a map
Team B removes a map
Team B removes a map
Team B removes a map
Team A removes a map
Remaining map will be played
- Team B chooses the starting side

For Bo3 matches:

Team A removes a map
Team B removes a map
Team A picks a map
- Team B chooses the starting side
Team B picks a map
- Team A chooses the starting side
Team B removes a map
Team A removes a map
Remaining map is the decider
- Team B chooses the starting side

Prize Pool[edit]

$1,250,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:

Participants[edit]

Legends[edit]

FaZe Clan

1	rain
2	broky
3	Twistzz
4	karrigan
5	ropz
S	DNP olofmeister
C	RobbaN


European RMR A

Natus Vincere

1	s1mple
2	electronic
3	Perfecto
4	b1t
5	sdy
S	DNP headtr1ck
C	B1ad3


European RMR B

Ninjas in Pyjamas

1	REZ
2	hampus
3	es3tag
4	Brollan
5	Aleksib
S	DNP maxster
C	djL


European RMR A

ENCE

1	Snappi
2	Dycha
3	maden
4	SunPayus
5	valde
S	DNP HENU
C	sAw


European RMR B

Sprout

1	slaxz-
2	Staehr
3	lauNX
4	Zyphon
5	refrezh
C	BERRY


European RMR A

Heroic

1	stavn
2	cadiaN
3	TeSeS
4	sjuush
5	jabbi
S	DNP gade
C	Xizt


European RMR B

Team Spirit

1	chopper
2	magixx
3	Patsi
4	S1ren
5	w0nderful
S	DNP zont1x
C	hally


European RMR A

Team Liquid

Notes

1	EliGE
2	NAF
3	oSee
4	nitr0
5	YEKINDAR
C	daps


American RMR

¹ October 18th - Team Liquid sign

YEKINDAR. ^[1]

Challengers[edit]

OG

1	FlameZ
2	nexa
3	NEOFRAG
4	F1KU
5	degster
S	DNP Marix
C	ruggah


European RMR B

Team Vitality

1	apEX
2	ZywOo
3	dupreeh
4	Magisk
5	Spinx
S	DNP Snax
C	zonic


European RMR B

Evil Geniuses

1	Brehze
2	CeRq
3	autimatic
4	HexT
5	neaLaN
S	DNP viz
C	vorborg


American RMR

Cloud9

1	nafany
2	sh1ro
3	interz
4	Ax1Le
5	Hobbit
S	DNP alpha
C	groove


European RMR A

BIG

Notes

1	tabseN
2	syrsoN
3	DNP faveN
4	Krimbo
5	k1to
S	s1n
C	gob b


European RMR B

¹ October 19th -

s1n stands in for

faveN who will miss the event due to health issues. ^[2]

Bad News Eagles

1	SENER1
2	gxx-
3	juanflatroo
4	sinnopsyy
5	rigoN
C	stikle-


European RMR A

MOUZ

1	frozen
2	dexter
3	torzsi
4	JDC
5	xertioN
S	DNP Bymas
C	sycrone


European RMR B

9z Team

1	dgt
2	max
3	dav1deuS
4	nqz
5	buda
S	DNP tge
C	zakk


American RMR

Contenders[edit]

Team GamerLegion

1	iM
2	isak
3	acoR
4	siuhy
5	Keoz
C	ashhh


European RMR A

Outsiders

1	qikert
2	Jame
3	FL1T
4	n0rb3r7
5	fame
S	DNP buster
C	dastan


European RMR B

00 Nation

1	coldzera
2	TRY
3	TACO
4	latto
5	dumau
S	DNP fox
C	cky


American RMR

FURIA Esports

Notes

1	yuurih
2	arT
3	KSCERATO
4	drop
5	saffee
S	DNP decenty
C	André Akkari


American RMR

¹ October 14th - FURIA Esports co-owner

André Akkari will coach the team during the event. ^[3]

Fnatic

1	KRIMZ
2	mezii
3	nicoodoz
4	roeJ
5	FASHR
S	DNP Peppzor
C	keita


European RMR A

IHC Esports

1	bLitz
2	Techno4K
3	kabal
4	sk0R
5	ANNIHILATION
C	maaRaa


Asia-Pacific RMR

Imperial Esports

1	FalleN
2	fer
3	boltz
4	VINI
5	chelo
C	fnx


American RMR

Grayhound Gaming

1	Sico
2	INS
3	aliStair
4	Liazz
5	vexite
C	Kingfisher


Asia-Pacific RMR

Results[edit]

Challengers Stage[edit]

#	Team	Matches	Rounds	RD	BU	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5
1.	MOUZMOUZ MOUZ	3-0	73-49	+24	1	Inferno	Mirage	2:1
2.	Bad News EaglesBNE BNE	3-0	64-30	+34	-2	Vertigo	Dust II	2:0
3.	OutsidersOutsiders Outsiders	3-1	70-55	+15	3	Inferno	Overpass	Overpass	2:0
4.	BIGBIG BIG	3-1	81-57	+24	2	Vertigo	Dust II	Dust II	2:0
5.	FURIA EsportsFURIA FURIA	3-1	83-61	+22	-3	Vertigo	Mirage	Overpass	2:0
6.	FnaticFnatic Fnatic	3-2	115-128	-13	4	Inferno	Mirage	1:2	0:2	2:0
7.	Team VitalityVitality Vitality	3-2	111-100	+11	-5	Inferno	Vertigo	Overpass	2:0	2:1
8.	Cloud9C9 C9	3-2	139-114	+25	-7	Inferno	Dust II	2:0	2:0	2:0
9.	GamerLegionGL GL	2-3	94-112	-18	6	Inferno	Vertigo	0:2	0:2	0:2
10.	OGOG OG	2-3	118-106	+12	0	Inferno	Mirage	Overpass	2:0	1:2
11.	9z Team9z 9z	2-3	85-111	-26	-3	Inferno	Mirage	Nuke	0:2	0:2
12.	GrayhoundGhG GhG	1-3	48-81	-33	3	Inferno	Dust II	Dust II	0:2
13.	Evil GeniusesEG EG	1-3	59-76	-17	1	Nuke	Mirage	Nuke	0:2
14.	IHC EsportsIHC IHC	1-3	98-112	-14	-4	Nuke	Overpass	2:1	0:2
15.	00 Nation00 Nation 00 Nation	0-3	57-84	-27	3	Vertigo	Mirage	1:2
16.	Imperial EsportsImperial Imperial	0-3	54-73	-19	1	Inferno	Mirage	0:2

Click here for detailed results of The Challengers Stage matches

Legends Stage[edit]

#	Team	Matches	Rounds	RD	BU	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5
1.	Cloud9C9 C9	3-0	64-46	+18	0	Overpass	Mirage	2:0
2.	FURIA EsportsFURIA FURIA	3-0	64-34	+30	-1	Vertigo	Mirage	2:0
3.	HeroicHeroic Heroic	3-1	87-78	+9	6	Overpass	Mirage	0:2	2:1
4.	OutsidersOutsiders Outsiders	3-1	73-62	+11	1	Overpass	Mirage	Dust II	2:0
5.	FnaticFnatic Fnatic	3-1	66-57	+9	-3	Inferno	Mirage	Nuke	2:0
6.	Team SpiritSpirit Spirit	3-2	119-96	+23	0	Ancient	Mirage	Dust II	2:0	2:1
7.	Natus VincereNAVI NAVI	3-2	117-88	+29	-3	Mirage	Mirage	Ancient	2:0	2:0
8.	MOUZMOUZ MOUZ	3-2	102-97	+5	-3	Inferno	Mirage	Mirage	0:2	2:1
9.	BIGBIG BIG	2-3	91-114	-23	5	Vertigo	Mirage	0:2	0:2	0:2
10.	Team LiquidLiquid Liquid	2-3	108-116	-8	3	Inferno	Inferno	Ancient	1:2	1:2
11.	ENCEENCE ENCE	2-3	94-106	-12	2	Vertigo	Ancient	Nuke	2:0	1:2
12.	Bad News EaglesBNE BNE	1-3	76-116	-40	-2	Ancient	Ancient	2:1	0:2
13.	Team VitalityVitality Vitality	1-3	81-85	-4	-2	Mirage	Inferno	Mirage	0:2
14.	SproutSprout Sprout	1-3	65-89	-24	-4	Vertigo	Inferno	2:0	0:2
15.	Ninjas in PyjamasNIP NIP	0-3	50-64	-14	2	Inferno	Mirage	0:2
16.	FaZe ClanFaZe FaZe	0-3	72-81	-9	-1	Overpass	Inferno	1:2

Click here for detailed results of The Legends Stage matches

Champions Stage[edit]

Quarterfinals

Quarters

QF

Semifinals

Semis

SF

Grand Final

Final

GF

Showmatch[edit]

Participants[edit]

Team Brazil

1	FalleN
2	fer
3	coldzera
4	fnx
5	TACO

Team Sweden

Notes

1	olofmeister
2	f0rest
3	GeT_RiGhT
4	friberg
5	karrigan

¹ November 12th -

JW won't be able to play the showmatch due to illness. ^[4]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Commentators:
- Anders (Anders Blume)
- moses (Jason O'Toole)

Format[edit]

Showmatch: November 13th, 2022
- Single-Elimination match
- Match is a Bo1 series

Results[edit]

Prize Pool[edit]

Additional Content[edit]

Streams[edit]

Primary
Language
Streams

Secondary
Language
Streams

Interviews[edit]

Challengers Stage[edit]

HLTV[edit]

2022-10-31 | degster: "I just really want to play on the stage" by Striker of HLTV
2022-10-31 | s1n: "People may feel a bit pressured because they want to perform well, but for me pressure is a privilege" by LucasAM of HLTV
2022-10-31 | KSCERATO: "I don't care who are our enemies, I just want to kill them and win the game" by Striker of HLTV
2022-10-31 | xertioN: "dexter has done a really amazing job at telling me 'be free'" by LucasAM of HLTV
2022-10-31 | ash: "It doesn't feel like a fluke, it's not like we're just winning off vibes" by Striker of HLTV
2022-11-01 | dgt: "I'm living the best days of my life right now, I never experienced anything like this" by LucasAM of HLTV
2022-11-01 | dexter: "xertioN is a very mature player, he's not just waiting for my guidance" by Striker of HLTV
2022-11-01 | rigoN: "When the fans are booing us we get more energy" by LucasAM of HLTV
2022-11-02 | syrsoN: "I don't give a f*** what people are saying about me; I know what I'm capable of" by Striker of HLTV
2022-11-02 | nexa on tech issues in Rio: "The one that got in our heads was the round against FURIA" by LucasAM of HLTV
2022-11-02 | zonic talks Vitality's shaky Rio form: "We tried to put away some of the pressure, but it got to us a little bit" by Striker of HLTV
2022-11-03 | ZywOo on reaching Legends Stage: "This is a new step, we start 0-0, so we have no pressure" by LucasAM of HLTV
2022-11-03 | nafany: "I can see that if Ax1Le has some struggles, sh1ro can fix it" by Striker of HLTV
2022-11-04 | FASHR: "We played five games already and are warmed up" by LucasAM of HLTV

Dust2.us[edit]

2022-11-01 | neaLaN: "I'm happy to be in this organization and I'll do anything to win the trophies" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-01 | Liazz: "I've played on big stages in my career but the Brazilian crowd is another beast" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-01 | HexT: "On EG I needed to become a smarter individual player" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-01 | arT: "To be honest, there is a crowd problem in every esport, in every tournament" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-02 | VINI: "A good dream became a bad one" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-02 | Brehze: "Having a team where we are constantly progressing is something I haven't felt in a while" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-02 | xertioN: "I would like to play a Brazilian team just to feel the atmosphere" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-03 | dexter on MOUZ teammates: " these kids they are so bloody high energy" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-03 | ZywOo: "If we play like 2 months [ago], we are going to beat everyone" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-03 | Kingfisher: "We have always felt we were capable of beating good European opponents" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-03 | zonic: "We don't feel like the number one team in the world" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-03 | nicoodoz: "We had the hardest bracket in this swiss format" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us

Dust2.com.br[edit]

2022-10-31 | "Treinador" Akkari protesta contra Valve: "Em nenhum esporte isso acontece" ["Coach" Akkari protests against Valve: "In no sport does this happen"] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-10-31 | Éverton Ribeiro vê Major do Rio à lá Maracanã: "Vai fazer diferença para os brasileiros" [Éverton Ribeiro sees Major from Rio to Maracanã: "It will make a difference for Brazilians"] by Gabriel Melo of Dust2.com.br
2022-10-31 | nqz sobre torcida contra: "Foi lindo" [nqz about crowd against: "It was beautiful"] by Gabriel Melo of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-01 | "Quero sentir isso a minha vida toda", diz max sobre torcida ["I want to feel this my whole life," says max of cheering] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-01 | saffee sobre 1ª LAN no Brasil: "Experiência que vou guardar para sempre" [saffee about 1st LAN in Brazil: "Experience that I will keep forever"] by Gabriel Melo of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-02 | dumau admite nervosismo no palco, mas crava: "Um dia a gente chega lá" [dumau admits nervousness on stage, but says: "One day we'll get there"] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-02 | arT diz que FURIA evoluiu e sonha com título do Major [arT says that FURIA has evolved and dreams of a Major title] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-03 | apEX: "O Brasil me ama, dizem que sou o europeu mais brasileiro" [apEX: "Brazil loves me, they say I'm the most Brazilian European"] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br

Pley[edit]

2022-10-31 | gob b: We felt the pressure from the crowd of Pley
2022-11-01 | KRIMZ on IEM Rio: I think that this is really special of Pley
2022-11-01 | degster lash out on ESL: What is going on guys? of Pley
2022-11-02 | "I almost threw up": KSCERATO on the pressure to perform at IEM Rio of Pley
2022-11-03 | Magisk: We don't deserve the #1 spot in the world of Pley
2022-11-03 | Qikert on young teammates: Now I am giving out experience of Pley
2022-11-04 | dupreeh: We are all just very happy going this far of Pley
2022-11-04 | F1KU: BO1 matches are full bullshit of Pley
2022-11-04 | roeJ on PC crashes at IEM Rio: You can't let it get to your head of Pley
2022-11-05 | isak: Hopefully we will stay with each other for as long as possible of Pley

Legends Stage[edit]

HLTV[edit]

2022-11-05 | w0nderful on Major debut: "I don't feel nervous" by Striker of HLTV
2022-11-05 | Xizt: "I'm very confident that we can go really far" by Striker of HLTV
2022-11-05 | NAF: "I hope there's always a slot in the calendar year for an event in Brazil" by LucasAM of HLTV
2022-11-06 | SunPayus: "I'm adapting well on T-side, I can focus more on my individual play" by LucasAM of HLTV
2022-11-06 | roeJ: "We already made our goal, so there's no pressure for us" by Striker of HLTV
2022-11-06 | Qikert: "Spirit are one of the youngest teams, but it already feels like they're pretty experienced" by LucasAM of HLTV
2022-11-06 | juanflatroo: "This is what I call a dream come true" by LucasAM of HLTV
2022-11-07 | lauNX: "I'd say we even have more firepower than a lot of tier one teams" by LucasAM of HLTV
2022-11-07 | B1ad3: "Even when we lost to Liquid, I knew that we can still win this event" by Striker of HLTV
2022-11-08 | sjuush: "It can be pretty random who's going to win the tournament" by Striker of HLTV
2022-11-08 | frozen: "I can't imagine another Major where I'd rather go far" by LucasAM of HLTV
2022-11-08 | sdy on playoff challenges: "The scariest one is probably FURIA" by Striker of HLTV
2022-11-10 | magixx: "Heroic were an inspiration for how to build our game" by Striker of HLTV

Dust2.us[edit]

2022-11-05 | s1n: "I don't feel like a stand-in at all, I'm a part of the BIG family" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-06 | YEKINDAR: "I like to think I'm smarter than any other player in the world" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-06 | Vorborg: "we need to keep working and push ourselves maybe a bit harder" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-06 | nitr0: "We need to make that stage, bottom line" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-06 | saffee: "Hopefully we get a 3-0 and go on to playoffs by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-06 | refrezh: "I'm happy that our A game can take down really good teams" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-07 | rigoN: "I think we can beat everyone right now" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-07 | FASHR: "I feel like I am way too inconsistent right now" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-08 | mezii: "If you've got nerves, that means you care" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-08 | drop: "I'll be cheering for Liquid because I want two Legends spots for the Americas" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-09 | EliGE: "When I tried to have a smile for the photos it was really tough" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us

Dust2.com.br[edit]

2022-11-05 | drop sobre 2-0: "Provei para mim mesmo que éramos capazes" [drop over 2-0: "I proved to myself that we could do it"] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-06 | TACO: "Eu me sinto um soldado do CS brasileiro" [TACO: "I feel like a Brazilian CS soldier"] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-06 | yuurih sobre IEM Rio Major: "Tem algo mágico aqui" [yuurih on IEM Rio Major: "There's something magical here"] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-07 | Quatro anos depois, KRIMZ volta ao Major: "Orgulhoso" [Four years later, KRIMZ returns to the Major: "Proud"] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-07 | gxx: "Queríamos jogar contra o FalleN na frente da torcida para sentir a energia" [gxx: "We wanted to play FalleN in front of the crowd to feel the energy"] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-07 | JAME fica feliz com apoio brasileiro: "É bom, é ótimo, eu gosto" [JAME is happy with Brazilian support: "It's good, it's great, I like it"] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-07 | jabbi comemora vitória e exalta torcida: "É muito bom estar aqui" [jabbi celebrates victory and cheers the crowd: "It's great to be here"] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-08 | nak sobre competir e streamar: "Terei que tomar um lado e me dedicar 100% à isso" [nak on competing and streaming: "I'll have to take sides and dedicate myself 100% to it"] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-09 | mch celebra IEM Rio Major: "Amassamos a uva para poder beber o vinho" [mch celebrates IEM Rio Major: "We crush the grapes to be able to drink the wine"] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-09 | peacemaker explica saída da Imperial e pede mudança em organizações [peacemaker explains Imperial's departure and calls for change in organizations] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br

Pley[edit]

2022-11-05 | w0nderful: Our goal is to win IEM Rio of Pley
2022-11-05 | mezii: Every other team might underestimate us a little bit of Pley
2022-11-05 | stavn: We feel like we are at a good place right now of Pley
2022-11-06 | syrsoN: We are still the underdogs of Pley
2022-11-06 | YEKINDAR on transfer: I only saw one opportunity of where to go of Pley
2022-11-06 | NAF: This Major is wide open of Pley
2022-11-06 | frozen: dexter's calling was insane of Pley
2022-11-06 | drop: This is so amazing of Pley
2022-11-06 | Jabbi: There's not much you can do against Cloud9 of Pley
2022-11-07 | gxx- after upsetting FaZe: We did not respect them of Pley
2022-11-07 | arT: It's like a dream! of Pley
2022-11-07 | Staehr on Astralis rumours: It would be hard to say no to them of Pley
2022-11-07 | Qikert: The chemistry on the team reminds me of AVANGAR 2019 of Pley
2022-11-07 | BNE Coach: We need an organization so we can keep the team together of Pley
2022-11-07 | Snappi: I see SunPayus as our main star going forward of Pley
2022-11-08 | nicoodoz: If we play at our top level, I think we can win the Major of Pley
2022-11-08 | TeSeS: I'm hoping we don't get FURIA in the first round of Pley
2022-11-08 | s1ren after degster departure: It's much easier to play now of Pley
2022-11-08 | torzsi: I can't wait to play on the f***** stage of Pley
2022-11-09 | gob B after Rio exit: We need more experience of Pley
2022-11-09 | chopper: Liquid has been our best practice buddies of Pley

Champions Stage[edit]

HLTV[edit]

2022-11-11 | s1mple: "From Antwerp to this Major all teams have become much stronger" by LucasAM of HLTV
2022-11-12 | n0rb3r7 on reaching Rio final: "Nothing special; we just need to prove ourselves tomorrow" by Striker of HLTV
2022-11-13 | stavn: "KSCERATO is a really sick player" by Striker of HLTV
2022-11-13 | Jame jokes about Major victory: "Every tournament helped me win this Major and finally realize I'm not a failure" by LucasAM of HLTV
2022-11-14 | dastan emotional after winning Rio Major: "We're not robots, we're professionals" by Striker of HLTV
2022-11-15 | HObbit: "CS:GO is at its most competitive right now, there's no clean favorite, no era" by LucasAM of HLTV

Dust2.us[edit]

2022-11-10 | Perfecto: "I've always wanted to play with a crowd completely against me" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-10 | KSCERATO: "My dad waited 10 hours for me to play CS in LAN cafés" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-10 | Krimz: "The work is not yet done" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-11 | yuurih on guerri's ban: "This is like injustice you know, it looks like Valve doesn't care" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-11 | cadiaN on Heroic consistency: "When we're bad, we're pretty *** bad" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-11 | frozen: "Our team is like one big unit, a big family" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-11 | arT: "When drop's showing off like this, that's what we need to win the Major" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-12 | roeJ: "We definitely came a lot closer to how we want to play" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-12 | torzsi: "we don't really care [about] what happened or what will happen" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-13 | drop: "I've grown a lot as a player and as a person playing with these guys" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-13 | saffee: "Being in front of our home crowd there's no feeling like it" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-13 | karrigan: "We have to beat those teams, it doesn't matter if you meet them now or later" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us
2022-11-13 | coldzera: "Since 2016, when we conquered everything, we asked for a Major in Brazil" by Ryan Friend of Dust2.us

Dust2.com.br[edit]

2022-11-10 | s1mple vê FURIA favorita e quer vencer Major pela Ucrânia [s1mple sees FURIA as a favorite and wants to win Major for Ukraine] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-10 | KSCERATO: "Me encontrei dentro do jogo novamente" [KSCERATO: "I found myself in the game again"] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-10 | "Homem mais feliz do mundo", JDC celebra ida às semis ["Happiest Man Alive", JDC celebrates going to semis] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-11 | Patsi vê Spirit mais forte que no último Major: "Temos chance de vencer" [Patsi sees Spirit stronger than in the last Major: "We have a chance to win"] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-11 | "Agora estamos preparados para qualquer coisa", diz HObbit ["Now we're prepared for anything," says HObbit] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-11 | qikert sobre Outsiders: "Estamos aqui para vencer o Major" [qikert on Outsiders: "We're here to win the Major"] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-11 | drop: "Tudo está a nosso favor e temos que saber aproveitar" [drop: "Everything is in our favor and we have to know how to take advantage"] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-11 | Akkari vê FURIA preparada para título: "Tenho certeza que vai dar certo" [Akkari sees FURIA ready for the title: "I'm sure it will work"] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-12 | FL1T sobre ida à final do Major: "Não temos emoções especiais no momento" [FL1T on Major final: "We have no special emotions right now"] by vhporto of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-13 | arT sobre eliminação da FURIA: "Hoje não fomos suficientes" [arT about FURIA elimination: "Today we weren't enough"] by Gabriel Melo of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-13 | cadiaN revela por que não provocou torcida e conversa com drop [cadiaN reveals why he didn't provoke crowds and talks with drop] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-13 | FalleN sobre futuro: "Tem muita coisa em jogo, preciso pensar com carinho" [FalleN on the future: "There's a lot at stake, I need to think carefully"] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-14 | Nyvi Estephan responde críticas: "Sei o quanto eu já batalhei nesse cenário" [Nyvi Estephan responds to criticism: "I know how much I've fought in this scenario"] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-15 | Sjokz: "Nenhuma outra coisa é como CS:GO ao vivo" [Sjokz: "Nothing else is like CS:GO live"] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br
2022-11-16 | F0REST FALA DE DESEJO DE VOLTAR A COMPETIR E QUER TIME TIER 1 [F0REST TALKS ABOUT THE DESIRE TO COMPETE AGAIN AND WANTS TO TEAM TIER 1] by Roque Marques of Dust2.com.br

Pley[edit]

2022-11-10 | magixx on CIS success: We are not that lazy like some EU teams and especially American teams of Pley
2022-11-10 | saffee: s1mple is an inspiration for me and so many players of Pley
2022-11-10 | n0rb3r7: It's an amazing feeling! of Pley
2022-11-11 | xertioN: If We play like We did today, We can beat everyone in the world of Pley
2022-11-11 | Xizt: Swedish CS is in a pretty rough place right now of Pley
2022-11-11 | nafany: As I know, we will play with the same lineup next year of Pley
2022-11-11 | Allan Hender: I could see a world where Outsiders actually win it of Pley
2022-11-11 | FASHR on Dutch CS:GO: We lack the experience of Pley
2022-11-11 | stavn on playing in the Jeunesse Arena: It was insane! of Pley
2022-11-12 | saffee on emotions after NAVI win: It is crazy to describe of Pley
2022-11-12 | FURIA owner: The only sad part is that guerri is not here of Pley
2022-11-13 | fame after reaching Major Grand Final: We will fight until our death of Pley
2022-11-13 | JDC after exit: Credit to Jame, he called amazingly of Pley
2022-11-13 | jabbi on IEM Rio crowd: I couldn't even hear the footsteps on the server of Pley
2022-11-13 | coldzera reveals his future plans in CS:GO: I’m getting old of Pley
2022-11-13 | GeT_RiGhT on Brazilian fans: The respect given to me is on another level of Pley
2022-11-13 | cadiaN after Grand Final loss: Our batteries were running low of Pley
2022-11-14 | IEM Rio: Watch Outsiders press conference after Grand Final win of Pley
2022-11-14 | IEM Rio: ESL Director talks about tech issues and crowd turnout at the Major of Pley

Videos and Photos[edit]

Galleries[edit]

2022-10-31 | IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage - Day 1 of HLTV
2022-11-01 | IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage - Day 2 of HLTV
2022-11-02 | IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage - Day 3 of HLTV
2022-11-03 | IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage - Day 4 of HLTV
2022-11-05 | IEM Rio Major 2022 - Day 1 of HLTV
2022-11-06 | IEM Rio Major 2022 - Day 2 of HLTV
2022-11-07 | IEM Rio Major 2022 - Day 3 of HLTV
2022-11-08 | IEM Rio Major 2022 - Day 4 of HLTV
2022-11-10 | IEM Rio Major 2022 - Day 5 of HLTV
2022-11-11 | IEM Rio Major 2022 - Day 6 of HLTV
2022-11-12 | IEM Rio Major 2022 - Day 7 of HLTV
2022-11-13 | IEM Rio Major 2022 - Day 8 of HLTV

Highlights[edit]

2022-11-01 | FalleN Dual Berettas ace at IEM Rio Major by Awptix of HLTV
2022-11-03 | ZywOo's game-changing Scout play vs. OG by Awptix of HLTV
2022-11-07 | ZywOo taps down four ENCE players by Awptix of HLTV

Country Representation[edit]

#	Country/Region	#P	ΔPrev. Major	Players
1	Denmark	17	-3	karrigan, es3tag, Snappi, valde, Staehr, Zyphon, refrezh, stavn, cadiaN, TeSeS, sjuush, jabbi, dupreeh, Magisk, acoR, nicoodoz, roeJ
2	Russia	15	-5	electronic, Perfecto, degster, nafany, sh1ro, interz, Ax1Le, chopper, magixx, Patsi, S1ren, Jame, FL1T, n0rb3r7, fame
2	Brazil	15	0	nqz, yuurih, arT, KSCERATO, drop, saffee, coldzera, TACO, latto, dumau, FalleN, fer, boltz, VINI, chelo
4	Germany	7	+2	slaxz-, tabseN, syrsoN, faveN, Krimbo, k1to, JDC
5	Australia	5	+1	dexter, INS, Liazz, aliStair, Vexite
5	Sweden	5	+1	REZ, hampus, Brollan, isak, KRIMZ
5	Mongolia	5	0	bLitz, Techno4K, kabal, sk0R, Annihilation
5	USA	5	-1	EliGE, oSee, nitr0, Brehze, autimatic
9	Kosovo	4	0	SENER1, gxx-, juanflatroo, sinnopsyy
9	Ukraine	4	+2	s1mple, b1t, sdy, w0nderful
11	Canada	3	0	Twistzz, NAF, HexT
11	Israel	3	+2	Spinx, flameZ, xertioN
11	Kazakhstan	3	0	Hobbit, neaLaN, qikert
11	Poland	3	+1	dycha, F1KU, siuhy
15	Argentina	2	0	try, buda
15	France	2	-3	apEX, ZywOo
15	Latvia	2	0	broky, YEKINDAR
15	Romania	2	+2	lauNX, iM
15	Uruguay	2	0	dgt, max
20	Belgium	1	+1	Keoz
20	Bulgaria	1	+1	CeRq
20	Chile	1	0	dav1d
20	Czech Republic	1	+1	NEOFRAG
20	Estonia	1	0	ropz
20	Finland	1	0	Aleksib
20	Hungary	1	+1	torzsi
20	Montenegro	1	0	maden
20	Netherlands	1	+1	FASHR
20	New Zealand	1	0	Sico
20	Norway	1	0	rain
20	Serbia	1	+1	nexa
20	Slovakia	1	+1	frozen
20	Spain	1	+1	SunPayus
20	Switzerland	1	0	rigoN
20	United Kingdom	1	+1	mezii

References[edit]

↑ Team Liquid (2022-10-18). "A new legend approaches...".
↑ BIG (2022-10-19). "Update: we are going to be playing #BLASTPremier and the #RioMajor with @s1nCS, keeping our roster from the RMR".
↑ Nohte (2022-10-14). "FURIA enlist co-owner André Akkari as coach for IEM Rio Major". HLTV.
↑ ESL (2022-11-12). "Due to illness @JW1 will be unable to join us here in Rio".

[1] Team Liquid (2022-10-18). "A new legend approaches...".

[2] BIG (2022-10-19). "Update: we are going to be playing #BLASTPremier and the #RioMajor with @s1nCS, keeping our roster from the RMR".

[3] Nohte (2022-10-14). "FURIA enlist co-owner André Akkari as coach for IEM Rio Major". HLTV.

[4] ESL (2022-11-12). "Due to illness @JW1 will be unable to join us here in Rio".

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