The qualifying tournament for the 18th CS:GO Major will start on Tuesday, October 4, with four tournaments taking place across three countries to decide the 24 teams that will attend IEM Rio 2022 Major and compete for $1,250,000.
IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR A and B will be played simultaneously in the island nation of Malta while the Americas RMR will take place in Stockholm, Sweden. PAX AU in Melbourne will host the Asia RMR and will be the only event out of the four with a crowd.
52 teams will fight for just 24 spots at the upcoming IEM Rio 2022 Major
Europe
The two European RMRs will run between October 4-9 and will host the 32 European teams that qualified for this stage through their placings at the PGL Major Antwerp or the open qualifiers. The squads have been evenly divided into two tournaments, with identical Swiss-system formats which will see eight teams from each event qualify for the Major.
The opening matches will be in a best-of-one format and once teams reach an elimination or qualification match, they will play for their status in a best-of-three series.
The only difference between the two events comes from the amount of Legends Stage spots available from each as Europe A will grant four spots in the second stage of the Major while Europe B will only grant three.
The attending teams for IEM Road to Rio Europe RMR A and B are:
The schedule for IEM Road To Rio 2022 Europe RMR will be as follows:
Tuesday, October 4
11:00
Bad News Eagles vs.
Eternal Fire
11:00Sprout vs.
forZe
12:15G2 vs.
12:15B8
13:30
13:30
14:45Ninjas in Pyjamas vs.
14:45
16:00
16:00
17:15SAW
17:15Falcons vs.
18:30
18:30
19:45Illuminar
19:45BIG vs.
Wednesday, October 5
11:00 – Europe A – Swiss Round 2 (2 matches, best of 1)
12:15 – Europe A – Swiss Round 2 (2 matches, best of 1)
13:30 – Europe A – Swiss Round 2 (2 matches, best of 1)
14:45 – Europe A – Swiss Round 2 (2 matches, best of 1)
16:00 – Europe B – Swiss Round 2 (2 matches, best of 1)
17:15 – Europe B – Swiss Round 2 (2 matches, best of 1)
18:30 – Europe B – Swiss Round 2 (2 matches, best of 1)
19:45 – Europe B – Swiss Round 2 (2 matches, best of 1)
Thursday, October 6
11:00 – Europe A – Swiss Round 3 (3 matches, best of 1)
12:15 – Europe A – Swiss Round 3 (2 matches, best of 1)
12:15 – Europe B – Swiss Round 3 (1 match, best of 3)
13:30 – Europe B – Swiss Round 3 (2 matches, best of 3)
13:30 – Europe A – Swiss Round 3 (1 match, best of 3)
14:45 – Europe A – Swiss Round 3 (2 matches, best of 3)
17:00 – Europe A – Swiss Round 3 (1 match, best of 3)
18:15 – Europe B – Swiss Round 3 (1 match, best of 3)
Friday, October 7
11:00 – Europe B – Swiss Round 3 (3 matches, best of 3)
14:30 – Europe A – Swiss Round 4 (3 matches, best of 3)
18:00 – Europe A – Swiss Round 4 (3 matches, best of 3)
Saturday, October 8
11:00 – Europe B – Swiss Round 4 (3 matches, best of 3)
12:30 – Europe B – Swiss Round 4 (3 matches, best of 3)
18:00 – Europe A – Swiss Round 5 (3 matches, best of 3)
Sunday, October 9
11:00 – Europe B – Swiss Round 5 (1 match, best of 3)
11:00 – Europe B – Decider (1 match, best of 3)
14:30 – Europe B – Swiss Round 5 (1 match, best of 3)
14:30 – Europe A – 3rd Place Decider (1 match, best of 3)
18:00 – Europe B – Swiss Round 5 (1 match, best of 3)
18:00 – Europe B – Decider (1 match, best of 3)
A 20-person on-air crew will be breaking down the action from the server in Europe. The talent list includes Tres “stunna” Saranthus and Pala “Mantrousse” Gilroy Sen as hosts and the likes of Janko “YNk” Paunović and Mathieu “Maniac” Quiquerez on the analyst desk.
Meanwhile, casters such as Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill, Matthew “Sadokist” Trivett, Jason “moses” O’Toole, and Anders “Anders” Blume will be the voice of the matches, alongside many others.
Below is the European RMR broadcast talent:
Desk hosts
Tres “stunna” Saranthus
Pala “Mantrousse” Gilroy Sen
Interviewer
Analysts
Janko “YNk” Paunović
Mathieu “Maniac” Quiquerez
Sudhen “Bleh” Wahengbam
Casters
Chad “SPUNJ” Burchill
Matthew “Sadokist” Trivett
Matthew “haze” Stott
FaZe will kickstart their Major title defense from Europe RMR A
Americas
The RMR event for teams from the New World will start a day later compared to their European counterparts, taking place between October 5-9. The Swedish tournament will allow six squads from North and South America to qualify for the Major, with only one Legends spot up for grabs for the top-placed roster. The format will be the same as the European RMRs.
As clarified by ESL, the controversial decision to send the 16 teams from the Americas to Stockholm was made in order to avoid issues with visa applications.
The list of teams attending the Americas RMR is:
The schedule for IEM Road To Rio 2022 Americas RMR will be as follows:
Wednesday, October 5
12:00 –
FURIA vs.
Infinity
12:00 –Isurus
13:15 –
13:15 –Evil Geniuses
14:30 –ATK
14:30 –
15:45 –
15:45 –
18:00 – Swiss Round 2 (2 matches, best of 1)
19:15 – Swiss Round 2 (2 matches, best of 1)
20:30 – Swiss Round 2 (2 matches, best of 1)
21:45 – Swiss Round 2 (2 matches, best of 1)
Thursday, October 6
13:30 – Swiss Round 3 (2 matches, best of 1)
14:45 – Swiss Round 3 (2 matches, best of 1)
16:00 – Swiss Round 3 (2 matches, best of 3)
19:30 – Swiss Round 3 (2 matches, best of 3)
Friday, October 7
14:00 – Swiss Round 4 (2 matches, best of 3)
16:30 – Swiss Round 4 (2 matches, best of 3)
20:00 – Swiss Round 4 (2 matches, best of 3)
Saturday, October 8
13:00 – Swiss Round 5 (1 match, best of 3)
16:30 – Swiss Round 5 (1 match, best of 3)
20:00 – Swiss Round 5 (1 match, best of 3)
Sunday, October 9
13:00 – 6-8th Place Decider #1 (1 match, best of 3)
16:30 – 1st Place Decider (1 match, best of 3)
20:00 – 6-8th Place Decider #2 (1 match, best of 3)
In terms of talent in the North American RMR, Sam “Tech Girl” Wright will be overseeing the analysts’ desk while Anastasija “Heccu” Tolmačeva will be in charge of the interviews. The iconic Canadian duo of Conner “Scrawny” Girvan and Mohan “launders” Govindasamy is just one of four pairs of casters tasked with commentating the matches.
Below is the European RMR broadcast talent:
Desk hosts
Interviewer
Anastasija “Heccu” Tolmačeva
Analysts
Casters
Asia
IEM Road To Rio 2022 Asia RMR will take place at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre between October 7-9. The four qualified teams will battle it out in a double-elimination bracket for the two Major spots available at he event.
The talent crew for the Asia RMR has yet to be announced.
The teams competing are:
The schedule will be as follows:
Friday, October 7
IHC vs.
JiJieHao International
Rare Atom
Saturday, October 8
02:00 – Lower Bracket Round 1 (1 match, best of 3)
05:30 – Upper Bracket Final (1 match, best of 3)
Sunday, October 9
05:00 – Lower Bracket Final (1 match, best of 3)
Check out our dedicated coverage hub to stay updated with all the developments related to the IEM Rio Major 2022 and its RMR events.
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