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zonic commented on Vitality's departure from IEM Rio Major 2022

zonic, coach of Vitality , commented on his team's departure from IEM Rio Major 2022. In an interview after the match with ENCE, the Danish specialist complained about the lack of strength after playing at the Challengers stage.

I think the Challengers stage took too much energy from us. We had to recoup, which required a lot of mental effort. Anyway, I think we have not lost a single map without a fight. I am very proud of the guys, but we expected more from ourselves. I want to apologize to the fans of the team for the fact that we flew out. Today we missed quite a bit. If we had played 5% better, we would have achieved better results.

Obviously we can get better. I rate our form somewhere around 60%-80%. We played for several months in a row, starting with BLAST. Now we will have time to rest and prepare for the Global Finals. As a coach, I never felt that we were close to 100% form.

After returning home, we will become stronger. It's a major, anything can happen because there's a lot of pressure on the team. We know we can get better. We already showed it at EPL S16. Some of the favorites were also eliminated due to pressure. That's why it's so hard to compete in majors.

Recall that on the eve of Vitality lost to ENCE with a score of 0:2 and left IEM Rio Major 2022, taking 12-14th place. During the Legends stage, the Danish-French team beat FaZe Clan (16:6), but at the same time lost to NAVI (25:21), MOUZ (17:19) and ENCE (0:2).

IEM 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.

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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: Bad News Eagles, Sprout and Vitality - $20,000
  • 15th-16th place: FaZe Clan and Ninjas in Pajamas — $20,000
  • 17th-19th place: 9z, GamerLegion and OG — $10,000
  • 20th-22nd place: IHC Esports, Evil Geniuses and Grayhound Gaming — $10,000
  • 23rd-24th place: 00NATION and Imperial Esports — $10,000

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