This will be the first-ever CS:GO Major where shox will not be in attendance as a participant.
Unable to command his troops to victory in the European RMR, gla1ve will be absent from the Rio Major.
NiKo will not be attending the Rio Major as G2 Esports crashed out of the European RMR.
Being inactive since Dec 2021 has resulted in dev1ce missing out on his second consecutive CS:GO Major.
With Astralis crashing out of the European RMR, Xyp9x, would not be present at the Rio Major.
The young prodigy, m0NESY, misses out on his first CS:GO Major early in his career.
One of the best CS:GO players from Turkey, XANTARES, failed to qualify for the Rio Major along with Eternal Fire.