The seeding of participants in European RMR tournaments for IEM Rio Major 2022 has changed
Tournament operator ESL has approved the final distribution of participants in RMR tournaments for Europe. In light of the recent collapse of the Copenhagen Flames roster, the organizers have redistributed the places of the teams in the respective championships according to the new classification based on the results of the previous major.
Following the announcement of the IEM Road to Rio Open Qualifier dates, we wanted to share more information about each Regional Qualifier and the guidelines to follow. All qualifying matches will be played in single-elimination bracket format, while all decisive matches will be played in BO3 format.
Changes made since the original announcement;
- The second open European qualifier for IEM Road to Rio has been rescheduled for August 20-22. The changes are related to inconsistencies in the schedule with other championships.
- The second open qualifier for IEM Road to Rio for Oceania has been rescheduled for August 22-23. The changes are related to inconsistencies in the schedule with other championships.
Rules regarding coaches:
- Coaching on the server is prohibited.
- Coaches and other employees are not allowed to be seen or heard during official online matches.
- Coaches may not be present in the room with the players and participate in online negotiations in any form during official online matches.
The collapse of the Copenhagen Flames roster led to a redistribution of places in the groups of the following teams: BIG, Heroic, Outsiders, Cloud9, G2 Esports and Bad News Eagles. The first three will compete in the first RMR tournament, and the last three in the second.
Participants of IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR A:
- FaZe Clan, Team Spirit, NIP, Cloud9, G2 Esports and Bad News Eagles + 10 open qualifier winners.
Participants of IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR B:
- NAVI, ENCE, BIG, Vitality, Heroic, Outsiders + 10 open qualifier winners.
Participants of IEM Road to Rio 2022 Americas RMR:
- FURIA, Imperial Esports, Team Liquid + 7 South American open qualifiers + 6 North American open qualifiers.
Participants of IEM Road to Rio 2022 Asia RMR:
- Asia Closed Qualifier Winner, Oceania Closed Qualifier Winner, Middle East Closed Qualifier Winner, China Closed Qualifier Winner.
IEM Road to Rio qualifier schedule
Europe:
- First open qualifier: August 15-17.
- Second open qualifier: August 20-22.
- Third open qualifier: August 22-24.
- Fourth Open Qualifier: August 26-28.
North America:
- First open qualifier: August 15-17.
- Second open qualifier: 31 August - 2 September.
- Third Open Qualifier: September 3-5.
South America:
- First open qualifier: August 15-17.
- Second open qualifier: August 20-22.
- Third open qualifier: August 25-27.
Oceania:
- First open qualifier: August 15-16.
- Second Open Qualifier: August 22-23.
- Closed qualification: August 27-28.
China:
- First open qualifier: August 15-16.
- Second open qualifier: August 20-21.
- Closed qualification: August 27-28.
Asia:
- First open qualifier: August 15-16.
- Second open qualifier: August 20-21.
- Closed qualification: August 27-28.
Near East:
- First open qualifier: August 15-16.
- Second open qualifier: August 20-21.
- Closed qualification: August 27-28.
As you can see, the main difference from the spring qualifiers for the major is the presence of closed qualifiers for the enlarged Asian region. Recall that earlier the winners of each sub-region immediately got to the RMR tournament.
Outsiders13.11.22 13:00Bo32:0
#15
HeroicIEM Rio Major 2022#15Heroic12.11.22 17:00Bo32:1
#9
FURIAIEM Rio Major 2022Outsiders12.11.22 12:00Bo32:1
#3
MOUZIEM Rio Major 2022#9FURIA11.11.22 15:45Bo32:1
#4
NaViIEM Rio Major 2022
#2
Team Spirit11.11.22 12:00Bo30:2#15HeroicIEM Rio Major 2022#3MOUZ10.11.22 15:30Bo32:1#25
Cloud9IEM Rio Major 2022 will be held from October 31 to November 13 in Brazil. The first two stages of the championship will be held in a studio format. However, the playoffs of IEM Rio Major 2022, which is scheduled for November 10-13, will be held at the Jeunesse Arena, which can accommodate from 15,000 to 22,000 people. Like at the last major, the prize pool of IEM Rio Major 2022 will be $1,000,000.
4529perepelovsky
Documentary film about IEM Rio Major 2022 will premiere on January 24"Game and Glory" will be released at 17:00 CET on the Twitch and YouTube channels of tournament operator ESL.4060perepelovskyCloud9's comeback against Imperial Esports at IEM Rio Major 2022 turned out to be the most difficult to achieveCloud9's defeat in the third round of the IEM Rio 2022 Challengers Stage was estimated at 98.9%, but something went wrong.4186PredatorThere Was a Big Upset at the Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major 2022!6282perepelovskys1mple and w0nderful became the EVPs of the last IEM Rio Major 2022In total, the editors of HLTV singled out ten players who deserved to receive a valuable award.3930perepelovskyNAVI turned out to be the most popular team at IEM Rio Major 2022On average, 731,065 people watched the matches of the "Born to Win" in the championship.5265S0d
somedieyoung is looking for a team againThe player has changed his social media status.76fauesdeB8 advance to the PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 playoffs after a 2:1 victory over LegacyIn a thrilling PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 series, B8 triumphed 2:1 against Legacy to reach the playoffs. Headtr1ck shined for B8, and lux stood out as the series MVP.81fauesdeGamerLegion eliminate fnatic from PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 after a hard-fought 2:0 battleFnatic end their PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 run after a 0–2 loss to GamerLegion. The British-Swedish team finish 1–3, as GamerLegion stay alive in the 2–2 pool.92fauesdeLiquid complete a stunning comeback against FlyQuest to secure PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 playoffsEliGE powered Team Liquid to a 2–0 victory over FlyQuest at PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 after an epic Mirage comeback and a confident finish on Train.85fauesdeGentle Mates eliminate BetBoom from PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 after a three-map thrillerBetBoom’s PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 run ends after a 1:2 loss to Gentle Mates. The Spanish team take Nuke 13:11 to advance, while BetBoom place 12–14th with $9,375.106fauesdeSAW advance to the playoffs of PGL Masters Bucharest 2025, Aurora drop to 2-2The Portuguese underdogs SAW beat Aurora 2:1 at PGL Masters Bucharest 2025 to reach the playoffs, leaving the Turkish squad on the brink with a 2-2 record.76fauesdeAstralis eliminate 3DMAX from PGL Masters Bucharest 2025Dominant performance by Astralis as they eliminate 3DMAX from PGL Masters Bucharest 2025. dev1ce leads the way with a 1.9 rating on Ancient; Astralis now fight for a playoff spot.
