The participants of the closed qualifier for IEM Road to Rio 2022 from China and Asia have been determined
The second open qualifiers for IEM Road to Rio 2022 in China and Asia have come to an end, following which all participants in the closed qualifiers in the two listed sub-regions have been determined. Let's get acquainted with the participants of the upcoming closed qualifiers for the RMR tournament, which will be held online from August 27 to 28.
Chinese qualifications
The winners of the first open qualifier from China were Rare Atom and Lynn Vision Gaming, who went through their opponents and did not suffer a single defeat.
The teams TYLOO and Wings Up Gaming made it to the closed qualifiers from the second qualifiers. Thus, the presented participants completed the composition of the IEM Road to Rio 2022 China Closed Qualifier.
Asian qualifiers
Interestingly, in the combined qualification for a number of Asian countries, representatives of Mongolia became the strongest. Based on the results of the first open qualifier, the teams IHC Esports and Team NKT made it further. According to the results of the second qualifiers, they will be joined by the teams Aravt and The MongolZ.
Note that this time some interesting representatives of the region were left without a major, including D13 and Team Renewal.
IEM Road to Rio qualifier schedule
Europe:
- Second open qualifier: August 20-22.
- Third open qualifier: August 22-24.
- Fourth Open Qualifier: August 26-28.
North America:
- Second open qualifier: 31 August - 2 September.
- Third Open Qualifier: September 3-5.
South America:
- Second open qualifier: August 20-22.
- Third open qualifier: August 25-27.
Oceania:
- Second Open Qualifier: August 22-23.
- Closed qualification: August 27-28.
China:
- Closed qualification: August 27-28.
Asia:
- Closed qualification: August 27-28.
Near East:
- Closed qualification: August 27-28.
EM 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.
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Rooster, The MongolZ and TYLOO are left without a major - the teams are eliminated from the qualifiers for IEM Road to Rio 2022Summing up the intermediate results of the closed qualifiers for RMR in Oceania, Central Asia and China (the Middle East does not count).3295perepelovskyThe participants of the closed qualifier for IEM Road to Rio 2022 from China and Asia have been determinedSumming up the results of the past open qualifiers in the two listed sub-regions.459vitaliiD
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