All the open qualifiers for the IEM Road to Rio 2022: Europe RMR (Regional Major Ranking) have concluded with 20 teams making it through to the Major qualifier. They will be joined by 12 direct invites who managed to make it to the legends stage of the PGL Antwerp Major 2022.
These 32 teams will be divided in two, competing through Europe RMR A and Europe RMR B, with a total of 16 slots available for the IEM Rio Major 2022. Matches for both are scheduled to take place at the same time in an offline format from 4th to 9th October in Malta, Europe.
Here is complete information about the IEM Rio Major 2022 Europe RMR A and RMR B including teams, groups, results, standings, format, schedule, and more.
The Europe RMR is one of the three regions for which this tournament is taking place alongside America 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 32 teams participating in the Europe RMR, 12 teams have received a direct invite while the remaining 20 teams have fought their way through the four regional open qualifiers.
These 32 teams have been divided as follows between Europe RMR A and Europe RMR B.
RMR A | Status (A) | RMR B | Status (B) |
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FaZe Clan | Direct Invite | NAVI | Direct Invite |
Team Spirit | Direct Invite | ENCE | Direct Invite |
NIP | Direct Invite | Heroic | Direct Invite |
G2 Esports | Direct Invite | Vitality | Direct Invite |
Cloud9 | Direct Invite | BIG | Direct Invite |
Bad News Eagles | Direct Invite | Outsiders | Direct Invite |
Sprout | Open Qual #1 | Team Falcons | Open Qual #1 |
Aurora Gaming | Open Qual #1 | MOUZ | Open Qual #1 |
Fnatic | Open Qual #2 | OG | Open Qual #1 |
forZe | Open Qual #2 | K23 | Open Qual #2 |
Eternal Fire | Open Qual #3 | Monte | Open Qual #2 |
B8 | Open Qual #3 | Sangal Esports | Open Qual #3 |
ECSTATIC | Open Qual #3 | FANTASY | Open Qual #3 |
Astralis | Open Qual #4 | SAW | Open Qual #4 |
1WIN | Open Qual #4 | HEET | Open Qual #4 |
GamerLegion | Open Qual #4 | Benched Heroes | Open Qual #4 |
Europe RMR A
Round-1
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map | Score | Winner |
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BNE vs EF | Opening | 4 Oct | 14:30 | Dust 2 | 16-14 | BNE |
Sprout vs forZe | Opening | 4 Oct | 14:30 | Inferno | 19-17 | Sprout |
G2 vs ECSTATIC | Opening | 4 Oct | 16:00 | Ancient | 16-0 | G2 |
Cloud9 vs B8 | Opening | 4 Oct | 16:00 | Ancient | 16-8 | Cloud9 |
FaZe vs GL | Opening | 4 Oct | 17:30 | Mirage | 28-25 | FaZe |
Spirit vs 1win | Opening | 4 Oct | 17:30 | Nuke | 16-9 | Spirit |
NIP vs Astralis | Opening | 4 Oct | 19:30 | Nuke | 16-12 | NIP |
Aurora vs Fnatic | Opening | 4 Oct | 19:30 | Overpass | 4-16 | Fnatic |
Round 2
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map | Score | Winner |
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forZe vs 1win | Low | 5 Oct | 14:30 | Nuke | 14-16 | 1win |
B8 vs ECSTATIC | Low | 5 Oct | 14:30 | Nuke | 19-16 | B8 |
Aurora vs GL | Low | 5 Oct | 16:00 | Ancient | 10-16 | GL |
EF vs Astralis | Low | 5 Oct | 16:00 | Inferno | 9-16 | Astralis |
FaZe vs Fnatic | High | 5 Oct | 19:30 | Nuke | 19-17 | FaZe |
NIP vs BNE | High | 5 Oct | 20:45 | Vertigo | 16-7 | NIP |
Spirit vs Sprout | High | 5 Oct | 19:30 | Mirage | 12-16 | Sprout |
G2 vs C9 | High | 5 Oct | 20:45 | Mirage | 13-16 | C9 |
Round 3
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winner |
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BNE vs Astralis | Mid | 6 Oct | 14:30 | Ancient | 16-3 | N/A | N/A | BNE |
Fnatic vs B8 | Mid | 6 Oct | 14:30 | Ancient | 9-16 | N/A | N/A | B8 |
Spirit vs GL | Mid | 6 Oct | 14:30 | Ancient | 22-20 | N/A | N/A | Spirit |
G2 vs 1win | Mid | 6 Oct | 15:45 | Ancient | 13-16 | N/A | N/A | 1win |
FaZe vs Sprout | High | 6 Oct | 17:00 | Ancient | 19-17 | Nuke | 16-19 | Mirage | 16-5 | FaZe |
NIP vs C9 | High | 6 Oct | 18:30 | Mirage | 16-9 | Inferno | 11-16 | Vertigo | 16-14 | NIP |
Aurora vs EF | Low | 6 Oct | 18:45 | Vertigo | 9-16 | Mirage | 19-15 | Nuke | 8-16 | EF |
forZe vs Ecstatic | Low | 6 Oct | 20:55 | Overpass | 16-7 | Dust 2 | 16-7 | Nuke | - | forZe |
Round 4
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winner |
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Spirit vs BNE | R4 - High | 7 Oct | 18:00 | Nuke | 16-6 | Mirage | 16-11 | Ancient | - | Spirit |
C9 vs 1win | R4 - High | 7 Oct | 18:45 | Vertigo | 16-12 | Overpass | 16-13 | Ancient | - | C9 |
Sprout vs B8 | R4 - High | 7 Oct | 18:45 | Nuke | 13-16 | Vertigo | 16-13 | Inferno | 16-7 | Sprout |
Fnatic vs EF | R4 - Low | 7 Oct | 21:30 | Vertigo | 16-10 | Overpass | 16-11 | Nuke | - | Fnatic |
GL vs G2 | R4 - Low | 7 Oct | 21:30 | Vertigo | 3-16 | Mirage | 16-4 | Inferno | 16-12 | GL |
Astralis vs forZe | R4 - Low | 7 Oct | 22:30 | Mirage | 14-16 | Nuke | 14-16 | Inferno | - | forZe |
Round 5
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winner |
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Fnatic vs 1win | R5 | 8 Oct | 21:30 | Overpass | 16-5 | Ancient | 16-9 | Nuke | - | Fnatic |
GL vs B8 | R5 | 8 Oct | 21:30 | Overpass | 16-12 | Nuke | 16-10 | Inferno | - | GL |
forZe vs BNE | R5 | 8 Oct | 21:30 | Dust 2 | 16-13 | Ancient | 12-16 | Mirage | 4-16 | BNE |
Tie Breakers
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spirit vs C9 | 4th Place | 9 Oct | 18:00 | Vertigo | 16-8 | Dust 2 | 5-16 | Ancient | 16-13 | Spirit |
Europe RMR B
Round-1
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map | Score | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vitality vs FANTASY | Opening | 4 Oct | 20:00 | Dust 2 | 16-6 | Vitality |
Outsiders vs Monte | Opening | 4 Oct | 20:00 | Dust 2 | 16-9 | Outsiders |
Falcons vs K23 | Opening | 4 Oct | 21:00 | Dust 2 | 16-9 | Falcons |
Heroic vs SAW | Opening | 4 Oct | 21:00 | Nuke | 16-5 | Heroic |
ENCE vs HEET | Opening | 4 Oct | 23:00 | Nuke | 16-8 | ENCE |
MOUZ vs OG | Opening | 4 Oct | 23:00 | Vertigo | 16-10 | MOUZ |
BIG vs Sangal | Opening | 4 Oct | 0:00 | Mirage | 16-3 | BIG |
NAVI vs Benched | Opening | 4 Oct | 0:00 | Dust 2 | 16-5 | NAVI |
Round 2
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map | Score | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
K23 vs HEET | Low | 5 Oct | 17:15 | Dust 2 | 16-13 | K23 |
Sangal vs FANTASY | Low | 5 Oct | 17:15 | Overpass | 16-12 | Sangal |
OG vs IG | Low | 5 Oct | 18:15 | Overpass | 16-5 | OG |
Monte vs SAW | Low | 5 Oct | 18:15 | Nuke | 16-3 | Monte |
ENCE vs Falcons | High | 5 Oct | 22:00 | Vertigo | 16-6 | ENCE |
Vitality vs BIG | High | 5 Oct | 22:00 | Dust 2 | 10-16 | BIG |
Heroic vs Outsiders | High | 5 Oct | 23:15 | Mirage | 12-16 | Outsiders |
NAVI vs MOUZ | High | 5 Oct | 23:15 | Mirage | 16-11 | NAVI |
Round 3
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winner |
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Heroic vs Sangal | Mid | 6 Oct | 15:45 | Inferno | 16-6 | N/A | N/A | Heroic |
Vitality vs Monte | Mid | 6 Oct | 15:45 | Dust 2 | 16-7 | N/A | N/A | Vitality |
Falcons vs OG | Mid | 6 Oct | 17:00 | Mirage | 12-16 | N/A | N/A | OG |
MOUZ vs K23 | Mid | 6 Oct | 17:00 | Ancient |16-10 | N/A | N/A | MOUZ |
Outsiders vs NAVI | High | 6 Oct | 21:45 | Mirage | 13-16 | Inferno | 4-16 | Dust 2 | - | NAVI |
BIG vs ENCE | High | 7Oct | 14:30 | Dust 2 | 9-16 | Nuke | 14-16 | Mirage | - | ENCE |
HEET vs SAW | Low | 7Oct | 14:30 | Vertigo | 19-16 | Inferno | 9-16 | Dust 2 | 16-7 | HEET |
IG vs Fantasy | Low | 7Oct | 14:30 | Dust 2 | 13-16 | Ancient | 22-20 | Nuke | 16-13 | IG |
Round 4
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winner |
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BIG vs Heroic | R4 - High | 7 Oct | 14:30 | Mirage | 11-16 | Inferno | 12-16 | Nuke | - | Heroic |
OG vs Outsiders | R4 - High | 7 Oct | 15:30 | Ancient | 13-16 | Dust 2 | 16-5 | Inferno | 16-13 | OG |
MOUZ vs Vitality | R4 - High | 7 Oct | 16:30 | Inferno | 16-13 | Mirage | 8-16 | Vertigo | 7-16 | Vitality |
Falcons vs HEET | R4 - Low | 7 Oct | 18:00 | Vertigo | 16-9 | Overpass | 13-16 | Dust 2 | 19-17 | Falcons |
IG vs Sangal | R4 - Low | 7 Oct | 19:00 | Ancient | 10-16 | Dust 2 | 6-16 | Vertigo | - | Sangal |
K23 vs Monte | R4 - Low | 7 Oct | 20:00 | Mirage | 19-17 | Ancient | 16-11 | Dust 2 | - | K23 |
Round 5
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winner |
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BIG vs K23 | R5 | 9 Oct | 14:30 | Inferno | 20-22 | Mirage | 16-11 | Dust 2 | 19-15 | BIG |
MOUZ vs Sangal | R5 | 9 Oct | 18:00 | Inferno | 19-16 | Vertigo | 9-16 | Ancient | 16-12 | MOUZ |
Outsiders vs Falcons | R5 | 9 Oct | 21:30 | Dust 2 | 16-7 | Inferno | 16-5 | Mirage | - | Outsiders |
Tie Breakers
Match | Round | Date | Time | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vitality vs Heroic | 5th Place | 9 Oct | 14:30 | Overpass | 5-16 | Inferno | 22-19 | Mirage | 5-16 | Heroic |
OG vs Heroic | 3rd Place | 9 Oct | 21:30 | Inferno | 11-16 | Vertigo | 16-14 | Mirage | 13-16 | Heroic |
Both the Europe RMR A and RMR B are scheduled to take place from 4th to 9th October at the same time. These events will be taking place offline in Malta with a total of 16 teams making it through to the IEM Rio Major 2022.
4th October
RMR A - Swiss Round 1, RMR B - Swiss Round 1
5th October
RMR A - Swiss Round 2, RMR B - Swiss Round 2
6th October
RMR A - Swiss Round 3, RMR B - Swiss Round 3
7th October
RMR A - Swiss Round 4, RMR B - Swiss Round 3 and 4
8th October
RMR A - Swiss Round 5, RMR B - Swiss Round 4 and 5
9th October
RMR A - Decider, RMR B - Swiss Round 5 and Decider
For detailed schedule about the tournament click here.
The Europe RMR A and RMR B will be following the same tournament format which consists of a 16 team swiss system format.
Here all matches will be a single game affair, except for elimination and advancement matches which will be featuring a best-of-three series.
The third place decider will follow a three-game series with a single-elimination format.
Top eight teams from both groups will move on to the IEM Rio Major 2022 while the bottom eight teams will be eliminated.
The slot distribution for RMR A is as follows,
Position | Rio Major Status | Team |
---|---|---|
1st | Legend | TBD |
2nd | Legend | TBD |
3rd | Legend | TBD |
4th | Legend | TBD |
5th | Challenger | TBD |
6th | Challenger | TBD |
7th | Contender | TBD |
8th | Contender | TBD |
The slot distribution for RMR B is as follows,
Position | Rio Major Status | Team |
---|---|---|
1st | Legend | TBD |
2nd | Legend | TBD |
3rd | Legend | TBD |
4th | Challenger | TBD |
5th | Challenger | TBD |
6th | Challenger | TBD |
7th | Challenger | TBD |
8th | Contender | 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.