BIG beat 9z and made it to the "legends" of IEM Rio Major 2022
The BIG team defeated 9z with a score of 2:0, thanks to which they made it to the "legends" of IEM Rio Major 2022. According to the results of the Challengers Stage, the German team has three wins and one loss. In turn, the Latin Americans go to the fifth round, where they will also compete for a slot in the next stage of the competition.
The opening match of the fourth round started on the Nuke map, which turned out to be the choice of the Latin American team. Despite the statistics and excellent results in recent matches, 9z did not succeed at all in attack. In turn, BIG acted very cool in defense, literally resolving all their issues in advance - 12:3. After the side switch, the Latin Americans did not bother to show the fight, while BIG quickly took the initiative into their own hands and took the lead in the series - 16:4.
Next, the teams moved to the Dust 2 map, which became the choice of BIG. But if the starting segment remained with the Germans, then the 9z players got stronger and even took the lead. And yet, gob b's men played well in the end of the half, getting a good advantage - 9:6. After the side switch, the Latin American team managed to unexpectedly revive the intrigue and made it to overtime. And yet here BIG managed to survive and hold on to the final victory in the series — 19:15.
BIG results at IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage:
- FURIA (19:16)
- Bad News Eagles (11:16)
- Grayhound Gaming (16:6)
- 9z (2:0)
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Outsiders02.11.22 13:35Bo32:0#32fnaticIEM Rio Major 2022 takes place from October 31 to November 13 in Brazil at the Jeunesse Arena and at the Riocentro convention center. As part of the championship, 24 teams from the CIS, Europe, North and South America, and Asia are fighting for a total prize pool of $1,250,000, ranking points in the BLAST Premier table, as well as tickets to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 and IEM Katowice 2023 for the winner.
Intermediate results of IEM Rio Major 2022
- 1st place: $500,000 + 4,000 points + tickets to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 and IEM Katowice 2023
- 2nd place: $170,000 + 2,000 points
- 3rd-4th place: $80,000 + 1,250 points
- 5th-8th place: $45,000 + 500 points
- 9th-11th place: $20,000
- 12th-14th place: $20,000
- 15th-16th place: $20,000
- 17th-19th place: $10,000
- 20th-22nd place: $10,000
- 23rd-24th place: 00NATION and Imperial Esports — $10,000
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