IEM Rio Major 2022

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 won the Major, defeating Heroic in the grand final 2–0.[1]

IEM Rio 2022
2022
Tournament information
GameCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
LocationRio de Janeiro, Brazil
DateOctober 31 – November 13, 2022
AdministratorValve
ESL
Tournament
format(s)
Two 16 team Swiss-system group stages
8 team Single-elimination playoff
VenueChallengers and Legends Stages: Riocentro Arena Champions Stage: Jeunesse Arena
Teams24
PurseUS$1,250,000
Websitepro.eslgaming.com/tour/csgo/rio/
Final positions
ChampionsOutsiders[lower-alpha 1]
1st runners-upHeroic
2nd runners-up
MVPDzhami "Jame" Ali

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]

Format

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

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[lower-alpha 1] 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
Round 1 scores
Round 1 matches
Bad News Eagles 16 Vertigo 3 00 Nation
MOUZ 16 Inferno 6 Outsiders
9z Team 6 Inferno 16 Team GamerLegion
BIG Clan 19 Vertigo 16 Furia Esports
OG 16 Inferno 5 Grayhound Gaming
Team Vitality 16 Inferno 9 Imperial Esports
Evil Geniuses 16 Nuke 9 IHC Esports
Cloud9 17 Inferno 19 Fnatic
Round 2 scores
Round 2 matches
High division
Evil Geniuses 10 Mirage 16 MOUZ
BIG Clan 11 Dust II 16 Bad News Eagles
Team Vitality 10 Vertigo 16 Team GamerLegion
OG 13 Mirage 16 Fnatic
Low division
00 Nation 6 Mirage 16 Furia Esports
Outsiders 16 Overpass 12 IHC Esports
9z Team 16 Mirage 11 Imperial Esports
Cloud9 17 Dust II 19 Grayhound Gaming

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[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 1] 16 14 16 2
5 Fnatic 11 8 – 0
4 Outsiders[lower-alpha 1] 16 16 – 2
Outsiders[lower-alpha 1] 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 Russia Outsiders Blast.tv Paris Major 2023 RMR Russia Jame, Russia FL1T, Russia fame, Russia n0rb3r7, Kazakhstan Qikert Kazakhstan dastan
2nd US$170,000 Denmark Heroic Denmark cadiaN, Denmark TeSeS, Denmark jabbi, Denmark sjuush, Denmark stavn Sweden Xizt
3rd – 4th US$80,000 Brazil FURIA Esports Brazil arT, Brazil KSCERATO, Brazil drop, Brazil yuurih, Brazil saffee Brazil André Akkari
European Union MOUZ Australia dexter, Hungary torzsi, Germany JDC, Israel xertioN, Slovakia frozen Denmark sycrone
5th – 8th US$45,000 Russia Team Spirit Russia chopper, Russia S1ren, Ukraine w0nderful, Russia magixx, Russia Patsi Russia hally
Russia Cloud9 Russia nafany, Russia sh1ro, Russia Ax1Le, Russia interz, Kazakhstan Hobbit Russia groove
Europe Fnatic United Kingdom mezii, Netherlands FASHR, Denmark nicoodoz, Denmark roeJ, Sweden KRIMZ United Kingdom keita
Ukraine Natus Vincere Russia electroNic, Russia Perfecto, Ukraine s1mple, Ukraine b1t, Ukraine sdy Ukraine B1ad3
9th – 11th US$20,000 Germany BIG Blast.tv Paris Major 2023 RMR Germany tabseN, Germany syrsoN, Germany s1n, Germany Krimbo, Germany k1to Germany gob b
United States Team Liquid United States nitr0, United States EliGE, United States oSee, Canada NAF, Latvia YEKINDAR Canada daps
Europe ENCE Denmark Snappi, Montenegro maden, Spain SunPayus, Denmark valde, Poland dycha Finland sAw
12th – 14th US$20,000 Kosovo Bad News Eagles Kosovo SENER1, Kosovo gxx-, Kosovo sinnopsyy, Switzerland rigoN, Kosovo juanflatroo Albania stikle-
Europe Team Vitality France apEX, France ZywOo, Denmark dupreeh, Denmark Magisk, Israel Spinx Denmark zonic
Denmark Sprout Germany slaxz-, Denmark Staehr, Romania lauNX, Denmark Zyphon, Denmark refrezh Denmark BERRY
15th – 16th US$20,000 Europe FaZe Clan – Denmark karrigan, Norway rain, Canada Twistzz, Latvia broky, Estonia ropz Sweden RobbaN
Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas Finland Aleksib, Denmark es3tag, Sweden REZ, Sweden hampus, Sweden Brollan Sweden djL
17th – 19th US$10,000 Europe OG Serbia nexa, Russia degster, Israel FlameZ, Czech Republic NEOFRAG, Poland F1KU Denmark ruggah
Europe Team GamerLegion Poland siuhy, Romania iM, Sweden isak, Belgium Keoz, Denmark acoR United Kingdom ashhh
Argentina 9z Team Uruguay dgt, Uruguay max, Chile dav1deuS, Brazil nqz, Argentina buda Brazil zakk
20th – 22nd US$10,000 Australia Grayhound Gaming Australia INS, Australia Liazz, Australia aliStair, New Zealand Sico, Australia vexite Australia Kingfisher
Mongolia IHC Esports Mongolia bLitz, Mongolia Techno4K, Mongolia kabal, Mongolia sk0R, Mongolia ANNIHILATION Mongolia maaRaa
United States Evil Geniuses Kazakhstan neaLaN, Bulgaria CeRq, Canada HexT, United States autimatic, United States Brehze Denmark Vorborg
23rd – 24th US$10,000 Brazil 00 Nation Brazil TACO, Argentina TRY, Brazil coldzera, Brazil latto, Brazil dumau Brazil cky
Brazil Imperial Esports Brazil FalleN, Brazil fer, Brazil boltz, Brazil VINI, Brazil chelo Brazil fnx

Notes
  1. Due to sanctions against Russia in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Virtus.pro is competing under a neutral name.

References
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  6. Mira, Luís (January 25, 2022). "Sources: ESL aiming to host 2022 CSGO Fall Major in Rio de Janeiro". Dexerto. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
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