IEM Rio Major 2022
Esports tournament
The Intel Extreme Masters Season XVII – Rio Major 2022 , also known as IEM Rio Major 2022 or Rio 2022 , was the eighteenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship . It was held in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , between October 31 and November 13, 2022. Outsiders [ a] won the Major, defeating Heroic in the grand final 2–0.[ 1]
Background
The Major was originally scheduled to take place from May 11 to May 24, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic , Valve and ESL postponed the Major to November.[ 2] Because Valve usually sponsors two Majors per year, the delayed Major was to have a US$ 2,000,000 prize pool, making it the largest prize pool in CS:GO Major history. In September 2020, Valve and ESL announced that the Major was canceled because of continued complications from the COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil.[ 3] In January 2021, Valve announced that PGL Major Stockholm 2021 would be the next Major instead.[ 4]
On September 15, 2021, ESL published the 2022 ESL Pro Tour Road Map, announcing its intention to host a Major in Rio.[ 5] On January 25, 2022, Dexerto reported that ESL was planning to host the second major of 2022 in Rio de Janeiro.[ 6] ESL announced the Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major 2022 on May 24, 2022.[ 7] [ 8] This was the first ever Major hosted in Brazil, and tickets sold out in less than an hour.[ 9]
The defending Major Champions were FaZe Clan , who won their first major championship at PGL Major Antwerp 2022 .[ 10] [ 11] They were eliminated in the Legends Stage after their loss to Bad News Eagles.[ 12]
Map Pool
Teams
Legends
Challengers
Contenders
Challengers Stage
Pos
Team
W
L
RW
RL
RD
BH
Qualification
1
MOUZ
3
0
73
49
+24
1
Qualification to Legends Stage
2
Bad News Eagles
3
0
64
30
+34
-2
3
Outsiders[ a]
3
1
70
55
+15
3
4
BIG Clan
3
1
81
57
+24
2
5
Furia Esports
3
1
83
61
+22
-3
6
Fnatic
3
2
115
128
-13
4
7
Team Vitality
3
2
111
100
+11
-5
8
Cloud9
3
2
139
114
+25
-7
9
Team GamerLegion
2
3
94
112
-18
6
Eliminated
10
OG
2
3
118
106
+12
0
11
9z Team
2
3
85
111
-26
-3
12
Grayhound Gaming
1
3
48
81
-33
3
13
Evil Geniuses
1
3
59
76
-17
1
14
IHC Esports
1
3
98
112
-14
-4
15
00 Nation
0
3
57
84
-27
3
16
Imperial Esports
0
3
54
73
-19
1
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2022. Source:
HLTV
Legends Stage
Pos
Team
W
L
RW
RL
RD
BH
Qualification
1
Cloud9
3
0
64
46
+18
0
Qualification to Champions Stage
2
Furia Esports
3
0
64
34
+30
-1
3
Heroic
3
1
87
78
+9
6
4
Outsiders[ a]
3
1
73
62
+11
1
5
Fnatic
3
1
66
57
+9
-3
6
Team Spirit
3
2
119
96
+23
0
7
Natus Vincere
3
2
117
88
+29
-3
8
MOUZ
3
2
102
97
+5
-3
9
BIG Clan
2
3
91
114
-23
5
Eliminated
10
Team Liquid
2
3
108
116
-8
3
11
ENCE
2
3
94
106
-8
2
12
Team Vitality
1
3
81
85
-4
-2
13
Bad News Eagles
1
3
76
116
-40
-2
14
Sprout
1
3
65
89
-24
-4
15
Ninjas in Pyjamas
0
3
50
64
-14
2
16
FaZe Clan
0
3
72
81
-9
-1
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2022. Source:
HLTV
Champions Stage
With eight teams remaining, the final stage of the Major is a single-elimination bracket, with all matches played as best-of-3 maps.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
1
Cloud9
16
13
9
1
8
MOUZ
11
16
16
2
MOUZ
10
16
7
1
Outsiders[ a]
16
14
16
2
5
Fnatic
11
8
–
0
4
Outsiders[ a]
16
16
–
2
Outsiders[ a]
16
16
–
2
Heroic
12
5
–
0
3
Heroic
16
16
–
2
6
Team Spirit
8
14
–
0
Heroic
6
19
16
2
Furia Esports
16
17
5
1
2
Furia Esports
14
16
16
2
7
Natus Vincere
16
10
10
1
Final standings
The final placings are shown below. In addition, the prize distribution, seed for the next major, roster, and coaches are shown. Each team's in-game leader is shown first.
Place
Prize Money
Team
Seed
Roster
Coach
1st
US$500,000
Outsiders
Blast.tv Paris Major 2023 RMR
Jame, FL1T, fame, n0rb3r7, Qikert
dastan
2nd
US$170,000
Heroic
cadiaN, TeSeS, jabbi, sjuush, stavn
Xizt
3rd – 4th
US$80,000
FURIA Esports
arT, KSCERATO, drop, yuurih, saffee
André Akkari
MOUZ
dexter, torzsi, JDC, xertioN, frozen
sycrone
5th – 8th
US$45,000
Team Spirit
chopper, S1ren, w0nderful, magixx, Patsi
hally
Cloud9
nafany, sh1ro, Ax1Le, interz, Hobbit
groove
Fnatic
mezii, FASHR, nicoodoz, roeJ, KRIMZ
keita
Natus Vincere
electroNic, Perfecto, s1mple , b1t, sdy
B1ad3
9th – 11th
US$20,000
BIG
tabseN, syrsoN, s1n, Krimbo, k1to
gob b
Team Liquid
nitr0, EliGE, oSee, NAF, YEKINDAR
daps
ENCE
Snappi, maden, SunPayus, valde, dycha
sAw
12th – 14th
US$20,000
Bad News Eagles
SENER1, gxx-, sinnopsyy, rigoN, juanflatroo
stikle-
Team Vitality
apEX, ZywOo , dupreeh , Magisk , Spinx
zonic
Sprout
slaxz-, Staehr, lauNX, Zyphon, refrezh
BERRY
15th – 16th
US$20,000
FaZe Clan
karrigan , rain , Twistzz , broky, ropz
RobbaN
Ninjas in Pyjamas
Aleksib, es3tag, REZ, hampus, Brollan
djL
17th – 19th
US$10,000
OG
–
nexa, degster, FlameZ, NEOFRAG, F1KU
ruggah
Team GamerLegion
siuhy, iM, isak, Keoz, acoR
ashhh
9z Team
dgt, max, dav1deuS, nqz, buda
zakk
20th – 22nd
US$10,000
Grayhound Gaming
INS, Liazz, aliStair, Sico, vexite
Kingfisher
IHC Esports
bLitz, Techno4K, kabal, sk0R, ANNIHILATION
maaRaa
Evil Geniuses
neaLaN, CeRq, HexT, autimatic, Brehze
Vorborg
23rd – 24th
US$10,000
00 Nation
TACO, TRY, coldzera , latto, dumau
cky
Imperial Esports
FalleN , fer, boltz, VINI, chelo
fnx
Notes
References
^ Stubbs, Mike. "Outsiders Win The IEM Rio 'CS:GO' Major" . Forbes . Retrieved November 14, 2022 .
^ "ESL One Rio Major Moved to November" . The Esports Observer . March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020 .
^ Wolf, Jacob (September 10, 2020). "ESL One: Rio Major canceled due to coronavirus concerns" . ESPN . Retrieved September 13, 2020 .
^ Švejda, Milan. "PGL to host next Major in Stockholm*" . HLTV.org . Retrieved February 17, 2021 .
^ "Unveiling our 2022 ESL Pro Tour for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive" . ESL. September 15, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2022 .
^ Mira, Luís (January 25, 2022). "Sources: ESL aiming to host 2022 CSGO Fall Major in Rio de Janeiro" . Dexerto . Retrieved May 27, 2022 .
^ "ESL announce IEM Rio 2022, the first CS:GO major in Brazil" . Upcomer . May 24, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022 .
^ "The Rio Major is real!" . ESL . May 24, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022 .
^ Benaim, Lucas. "In Brazil, Counter-Strike fans turn cheering into an over-the-top art form" . Washington Post . Retrieved November 14, 2022 .
^ "FaZe Clan take PGL Antwerp Major after thrilling grand finals against NAVI" . Dot Esports . May 22, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022 .
^ "FaZe Clan beats Natus Vincere to win PGL Antwerp" . Reuters . May 23, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022 .
^ "Reigning Major champions FaZe eliminated from IEM Rio by Bad News Eagles" . HLTV.org . Retrieved November 7, 2022 .
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