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The Rio Main is underway. After being delayed two years in the past, the IEM Rio Main 2022 brings Counter-Strike’s largest stage to Brazil. Sustain with the motion right here with all of the occasion particulars, together with the format, schedule, and the newest outcomes.
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Come to Brazil, they stated. Now Counter-Strike’s greatest are doing simply that. The IEM Rio Main 2022 brings the height of the sport’s competitors to the CS:GO-loving nation with a $1 million prize purse and the illustrious title on provide.
After being canceled in 2020, Valve and ESL have adopted via on their promise to convey the largest stage to Rio in 2022 as 24 of the world’s greatest Counter-Strike groups battle it out.
With motion simply across the nook, sustain with all of the IEM Rio Main 2022 pre-event information proper right here together with the format and who’s certified.
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IEM Rio Main 2022: Streams
Being an ESL-run occasion, the IEM Rio Main 2022 will probably be streamed on all ESL CSGO Twitch channels. If you happen to can’t discover the sport you need on the principle stream, make sure you try the B and C streams — all of which have been embedded beneath.
Miss a recreation? Meet up with VODs on the ESL Archives YouTube channel.
Foremost stream
B stream
IEM Rio Main 2022: Schedule & outcomes
The IEM Rio Main 2022 is deliberate to happen on October 31 to November 13, 2022. It is going to be break up into three totally different levels: Challengers, Legends, and Champions. That is akin to codecs utilized in previous Majors.
Challengers and Legends work on a five-game Swiss format, the place groups must win three matches to qualify for the following stage. Lose three matches and also you’re eradicated.
The Champions Stage is do-or-die, although, as the highest eight groups battle via a single-elimination bracket to cement their place in Counter-Strike historical past. With $1.25 million on the road, the winner will probably be strolling away with an honest chunk of change — and a slot at IEM Katowice 2023.
FaZe Clan took dwelling the final CS:GO Main in Antwerp earlier in 2022.
The occasion will run as follows:
Dates: October 31-November 3
- Challengers Stage: October 31-November 3
- Legends Stage: November 5-8
- Champions Stage: November 10-13
Champions Stage (November 10-13)
Day 1: November 10
Day 2: November 11
Legends Stage (November 5-8)
Day 1: November 5
Day 2: November 6
Day 3: November 7
Day 4: November 8
Challengers Stage (October 31 – November 3)
Day 1: October 31
Day 2: November 1
Day 3: November 2
Day 4: November 3
IEM Rio Main 2022: All certified groups
Twenty-four groups certified for the IEM Rio Main 2022 through the Regional Main Rating (RMR) occasions in Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
The eight-best groups from the qualifying occasions (seven from Europe and one from the Americas) have made it into the Legends Stage — straight into the Prime 16. The opposite 16 must battle their means via the Challengers Stage, which will even embrace two groups from Asia-Pacific.
Yow will discover the complete slot breakdown for the IEM Rio Main 2022 beneath.
Legends groups
Challengers groups
Contenders groups
IEM Rio Main 2022: prize cash distribution
The IEM Rio Main can have $1.25 million on the road. It’s a $250,000 improve when in comparison with the earlier two CS:GO Majors, although it’s necessary to say that, due to this variation, the RMRs now not have prize cash on provide. All in all, the prize cash for your complete Main cycle stays the identical.
