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IEM Rio Major 2022: Here are the 24 teams heading to the Major, CHECK THEM OUT – The Road to IEM Rio Major 2022 ends with the final 24 teams being selected for the tournament. It was a grueling qualifier journey where we saw many top-tier teams like G2 Esports and Astralis fall off. Let us take a look at the teams that have made it here.
IEM Rio Major 2022: Qualified Teams
A total of 24 teams have qualified for the tournament. There are eight teams in each legend, Challengers, and Contenders group. They are:
legends
- FaZe Clan
- Sprout
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Team Spirit
- Natus Vincere
- Heroic
- ENCE
- Team Liquid
THIS IS YOUR #IEM RIO MAJOR LINEUP
Tears were shed. Bonds were strengthened. Every one of these teams fought HARD to get here this week.
SEE YOU IN BRAZIL ON OCTOBER 31ST! 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/47HlwRw7gY
— Intel® Extreme Masters (@IEM) October 9, 2022
CHALLENGERS
- OG
- BIG
- Team Vitality
- MOUZ
- Bad News Eagles
- Cloud9
- Evil Geniuses
- 9z Team
contenders
- Team GamerLegion
- Outsiders
- 00 Nation
- FURIA Esports
- Fnatic
- IHC Esports
- Imperial Esports
- Grayhound Gaming
IEM Rio Major 2022: Format
Now that we have 24 teams (8 teams in each group), we know that the format of this tournament will be slightly different.
The competition will have three stages, each with its rules and event dates. They are as follows:
- The Challengers Stage:
- It will be held from Oct. 31 to Nov 3.
- This stage will have a 16-Team Swiss System Format.
- While the Elimination and Advancement matches will be best-of-3, all other matches will be best-of-1.
- The top eight teams will advance to The Legends Stage while the rest will be eliminated.
IEM Rio Major 2022: Here are the 24 teams heading to the Major
- The Legends Stage:
- It will be held from Nov. 5 to 8.
- It will also have a 16-Team Swiss System Format.
- While the Elimination and Advancement matches will be best-of-3, all other matches will be best-of-1.
- The top eight teams will advance to The Champions Stage while the rest will be eliminated.
- The Champions Stage:
- It will be held from Nov. 10 to 13.
- It will follow the Single-Elimination bracket.
- All matches in this stage will be best-of-3.
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