All the open qualifiers for the IEM Road to Rio 2022: American RMR (Regional Major Ranking) have concluded with 13 teams making it through to the Major qualifier. They will be joined by the three direct invites who managed to make it to the legends stage of the PGL Antwerp Major 2022.
These 16 teams from North and South America will now be taking on each other in a bid to reserve one of the six available slots for the IEM Rio Major 2022. All the matches are scheduled to take place in an offline format from 5th to 9th October in Stockholm, Sweden.
Here is complete information about the IEM Rio Major 2022: American RMR including teams, groups, results, standings, format, schedule, and more.
The American RMR is one of the three regions for which this tournament is taking place alongside Europe and Asia-Pacific. Here is everything you need to know about this tournament which acts as a qualifier for the IEM Rio Major 2022.
Out of the 16 teams that will be participating in the American RMR, three teams have received a direct invite on the basis of their performance at the PGL Antwerp Major 2022, while the remaining 13 slots are up for grabs via the six regional open qualifiers - three each for North and South America.
The three invited teams are,
FURIA Esports
Imperial Esports
Team Liquid
The 13 qualified teams are,
Complexity Gaming | NA - Open Qualifier #1
Ex-Gaimin | NA - Open Qualifier #1
Evil Geniuses | NA - Open Qualifier #2
ATK | NA - Open Qualifier #2
Team oNe eSports | NA - Open Qualifier #3
Infinity | NA - Open Qualifier #3
paiN Gaming | SA - Open Qualifier #1
MIBR | SA - Open Qualifier #1
00 Nation | SA - Open Qualifier #1
9z Team | SA - Open Qualifier #2
O Plano | SA - Open Qualifier #2
ARCTIC Esports | SA - Open Qualifier #3
Isurus | SA - Open Qualifier #3
American RMR
Round 1
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map 1 | Winner |
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FURIA vs Infinity | Opening | 5 Oct | 15:30 | Ancient | 16-2 | FURIA |
Imperial vs Isurus | Opening | 5 Oct | 15:30 | Overpass | 16-2 | Imperial |
paiN vs Arctic | Opening | 5 Oct | 16:45 | Nuke | 16-13 | paiN |
Nouns vs EG | Opening | 5 Oct | 16:45 | Mirage | 7-16 | EG |
COL vs ATK | Opening | 5 Oct | 18:10 | Vertigo | 16-5 | COL |
00 Nation vs 9z | Opening | 5 Oct | 18:10 | Overpass | 16-19 | 9z |
Liquid vs oNe | Opening | 5 Oct | 19:15 | Nuke | 16-9 | Liquid |
MIBR vs PLANO | Opening | 5 Oct | 19:15 | Dust 2 | 16-6 | MIBR |
Round 2
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map 1 | Winner |
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FURIA vs EG | Low | 6 Oct | 21:30 | Nuke | 14-16 | EG |
9z vs Imperial | Low | 6 Oct | 21:30 | Nuke | 22-20 | 9z |
Liquid vs MIBR | Low | 6 Oct | 22:45 | Ancient | 19-16 | Liquid |
COL vs paiN | Low | 6 Oct | 22:45 | Ancient | 16-7 | COL |
Arctic vs ATK | High | 6 Oct | 0:00 | Ancient | 11-16 | ATK |
Nouns vs Infinity | High | 6 Oct | 0:00 | Nuke | 16-2 | Nouns |
Isurus vs 00 Nation | High | 6 Oct | 1:15 | Inferno | 10-16 | Isurus |
PLANO vs oNe | High | 6 Oct | 1:15 | Inferno | 16-10 | PLANO |
Round 3
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winner |
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MIBR vs ATK | Mid | 6 Oct | 17:00 | Dust 2 | 8-16 | N/A | N/A | ATK |
paiN vs Nouns | Mid | 6 Oct | 17:00 | Nuke | 16-8 | N/A | N/A | paiN |
FURIA vs PLANO | Mid | 6 Oct | 18:20 | Mirage | 16-2 | N/A | N/A | FURIA |
Imperial vs 00 Nation | Mid | 6 Oct | 18:20 | Inferno | 11-16 | N/A | N/A | 00 Nation |
COL vs Liquid | High | 6 Oct | 19:30 | Inferno | 9-16 | Overpass | 16-14 | Ancient | 7-16 | Liquid |
9z vs EG | High | 6 Oct | 19:30 | Overpass | 5-16 | Dust 2 | 16-11 | Mirage | 13-16 | EG |
oNe vs Infinity | Low | 6 Oct | 23:00 | Inferno | 16-14 | Mirage | 16-10 | Overpass | - | oNe |
Arctic vs Isurus | Low | 6 Oct | 23:00 | Inferno | 9-16 | Ancient | 10-16 | Overpass | - | Isurus |
Round 4
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winner |
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FURIA vs paiN | R4 - High | 7 Oct | 16:30 | Nuke | 16-8 | Vertigo | 16-13 | Overpass | - | FURIA |
9z vs ATK | R4 - High | 7 Oct | 16:30 | Inferno | 16-2 | Dust 2 | 16-7 | Mirage | - | 9z |
COL vs 00 Nation | R4 - High | 7 Oct | 20:00 | Inferno | 13-16 | Overpass | 16-10 | Ancient | 14-16 | 00 Nation |
Nouns vs PLANO | R4 - Low | 7 Oct | 20:00 | Nuke | 16-19 | Inferno | 22-20 | Vertigo | 16-12 | Nouns |
Imperial vs oNe | R4 - Low | 7 Oct | 0:15 | Mirage | 16-12 | Inferno | 16-19 | Overpass | 16-11 | Imperial |
MIBR vs Isurus | R4 - Low | 7 Oct | 0:30 | Overpass | 16-13 | Nuke | 14-16 | Dust 2 | 12-16 | Isurus |
Round 5
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winner |
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paiN vs ATK | R5 | 8 Oct | 16:30 | Dust 2 | 16-9 | Vertigo | 16-6 | Ancient | - | paiN |
Imperial vs Nouns | R5 | 8 Oct | 20:00 | Inferno | 22-18 | Overpass | 16-10 | Vertigo | - | Imperial |
COL vs Isurus | R5 | 8 Oct | 23:30 | Inferno | 11-16 | Overpass | 16-7 | Nuke | 16-1 | COL |
Tie Breakers
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winner |
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Imperial vs paiN | 8th Place | 9 Oct | 16:30 | Vertigo | 16-14 | Overpass | 19-16 | Nuke | - | Imperial |
EG vs Liquid | 1st Place | 9 Oct | 20:00 | Ancient | 23-25 | Overpass | 17-19 | Inferno | - | Liquid |
Col vs Imperial | 6th Place | 9 Oct | 23:30 | Inferno | 13-16 | Nuke | 16-11 | Overpass | 20-22 | Imperial |
The American RMR is scheduled to take place from 5th to 9th October at the ESL Studio in Stockholm, Sweden. This venue has been selected so that no teams have any problems with travel and visa applications.
5th October
Swiss Round 1, Swiss Round 2
6th October
Swiss Round 3
7th October
Swiss Round 4
8th October
Swiss Round 5
9th October
Decider Matches
For detailed schedule about the tournament click here.
The American RMR will be following a straightforward 16-team Swiss system format.
Here all the matches will be a single-game affair, except for elimination and advancement matches which will be featuring a best-of-three series.
The first-place decider will follow a three-game series with a single-elimination format.
The sixth-place decider will follow a three-game series with a single-elimination gauntlet format.
The top six teams will move on to the IEM Rio Major 2022 while the bottom 10 teams will be eliminated.
The slot distribution for American RMR will be as follows,
1st - Legend Status - TBD
2nd - Challenger Status - TBD
3rd - Challenger Status - TBD
4th - Contender Status - TBD
5th - Contender Status - TBD
6th - Contender Status - TBD
This is the first CS:GO Major ever to take place in Brazil and is scheduled to take place from 31st October to 13th November in the Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The tickets for the event have already been sold out.