Outsiders or Heroic: who will go down in history and lift the cup of IEM Rio Major 2022?
In a few hours, the main match of the remaining half of the 2022 season will take place. As part of the grand final of IEM Rio Major 2022, the Outsiders and Heroic teams will meet. It is noteworthy that within the framework of the championship the teams have already managed to hold one meeting, and then the Danes managed to win on Overpass with a score of 16:9.
In the course of the current tournament, the Outsiders suffered two defeats: from MOUZ and Heroic. However, the team lost exclusively in the starting BO1 stages of the Challengers and Legends, respectively. In turn, the Danish team, starting from the Legends stage, lost only to Cloud9. However, after Heroic managed to gain confidence and not only reach the playoffs, but also reach the grand finals.
As for the playoffs, Outsiders beat fnatic (2:0) and MOUZ (2:1), while Heroic beat Team Spirit (2:0) and FURIA (2:1).
An interesting fact: none of the players who will play in the grand final today have ever won a major before. The exception is Xizt, the coach of Heroic, who won ESL One: Cologne 2014.
Latest Outsiders results:
- Victory over Ninjas in Pajamas with a score of 16:12.
- Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 16:14.
- Victory over MOUZ with a score of 2:0.
- 2-0 victory over fnatic.
- Victory over MOUZ with a score of 2:1.
The team's permoban is Nuke.
Heroic's latest results:
- Victory over fnatic with a score of 16:2.
- Defeated by Cloud9 with a score of 0:2.
- The victory over Team Liquid with a score of 2:1.
- Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 2:0.
- Victory over FURIA with a score of 2:1.
In turn, Heroic refuses the Dust 2 card.
As part of the current season, the teams held three meetings:
- Heroic win at IEM Katowice 2022 with a score of 2:0.
- Outsiders win at IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR B with a score of 16:12.
- Heroic's victory at IEM Rio Major 2022 with a score of 16:9.
You can also get acquainted with a detailed analysis of the fight and estimate the chances of the participants with our forecast .
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
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MOUZIEM Rio Major 2022#9FURIA11.11.22 15:45Bo32:1
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NaViIEM Rio Major 2022
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Team Spirit11.11.22 12:00Bo30:2#15HeroicIEM Rio Major 2022#3MOUZ10.11.22 15:30Bo32:1#25
Cloud9IEM 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: MOUZ and FURIA — $80,000 + 1,250 points
- 5th-8th place: fnatic, Team Spirit, NAVI and Cloud9 — $45,000 + 375 points
- 9th-11th place: ENCE, Team Liquid and BIG — $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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