IEM Road to Rio 2022 tournaments will be held from 4 to 9 October in Malta, Sweden and Australia
Tournament operator ESL has announced the venues and details of IEM Road to Rio 2022 for Europe, America and Asia. More than 50 teams will compete in three different locations for the right to play the first-ever Major on Brazilian soil.
The European RMR tournament will be played in Malta, while the IEM Road to Rio 2022 for the Americas and Asia will take place in Sweden and Australia respectively. Unlike the previous RMR tournaments held in April prior to PGL Major Antwerp 2022, where competitions for each region were held in sequence, the upcoming set of events will take place simultaneously from October 4th to 9th. The new schedule will reduce the duration of RMR tournaments by eight days compared to the previous cycle.
IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe
The European RMR tournaments will take place from October 4th to 9th in Malta. The teams will be divided into two separate tournaments, each of which will provide eight qualifying spots for IEM Rio Major 2022.
The difference between these two events lies in the number of places that give the right to go to the Legends stage. While the first IEM Road to Rio 2022 for Europe will provide four direct slots, the second will offer participants only three trips.
The European RMR-tournament will be held according to the Swiss system, in which all matches, with the exception of the decisive ones, will be held in the BO1 format. At the same time, the meetings that decide the tournament fate of the teams will be held in the BO3 format. It is expected that the Buchholz system will be used for the draw.
Teams that take places from 1st to 4th will receive Legend status. The teams ranked 5th and 6th will receive the Challenger status. At the same time, the teams that take 7th and 8th places will receive the status of Contender. The remaining teams will miss IEM Rio Major 2022.
The second European RMR tournament will be held in a similar format. Teams that take places from 1st to 3rd will receive Legend status. The teams ranked from the 4th to the 7th lines will receive the Challenger status. At the same time, the team that takes 8th place will receive the status of Contender. The remaining teams will miss the Brazilian Major.
The current line-up for IEM Road to Rio 2022 for Europe is as follows:
- FaZe Clan, Team Spirit, Ninjas in Pajamas, G2 Esports, Cloud9, Bad News Eagles, Natus Vincere, ENCE, Heroic, BIG, Outsiders, Vitality, Sprout, Team Falcons, MOUZ, Aurora Gaming, OG, forze, k23, fnatic and Monte.
IEM Road to Rio 2022 America
The RMR tournament for teams from North and South America will take place from 5 to 9 October in Stockholm. The decision to send 16 teams from the New World to the Swedish capital was reportedly taken to avoid any significant problems or delays in visa applications. Matches will be played at the ESL studio.
The American RMR tournament will be held according to the Swiss system, in which all matches, with the exception of the decisive ones, will be held in the BO1 format. At the same time, the meetings that decide the tournament fate of the teams will be held in the BO3 format.
The team that takes first place at IEM Road to Rio 2022 will receive Legend status. The teams that take places from 2nd to 3rd will receive the Challenger status. Teams ranked from 4th to 6th will receive Contender status. The remaining teams will miss IEM Rio Major 2022.
The current IEM Road to Rio 2022 Americas line-up is as follows:
- FURIA Esports, Imperial Esports, Team Liquid, paiN Gaming, MIBR, 00NATION, Complexity Gaming, ex-Gaimin Gladiators, O PLANO and 9z.
IEM Road to Rio 2022 Asia
Meanwhile, IEM Road to Rio 2022 Asia will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center in Melbourne. Four qualified teams (one from each sub-region) will play in front of an Australian public from 7 to 9 October.
The Asian RMR tournament will take place in the GSL format, with each match taking place in the BO3 series. The top two teams in the championship will receive Contender status. The remaining teams will not be able to play at IEM Rio Major 2022.
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