fnatic och Outsiders vinner i tredje omgången IEM Rio Major 2022 Legends Stage

The fnatic and Outsiders teams got their second victory at the IEM Rio Major 2022 Legends Stage. According to the results of the third round, the teams managed to outplay ENCE (16:7) and Team Spirit (19:17), respectively. In turn, the teams ENCE and Team Spirit go to the bottom basket, having one win and two losses each.

ENCE - fnatic

The next match of the championship took place on the Nuke map. At the same time, keita's men showed a very cool start in attack, managing to quickly get ahead. But if closer to the change of sides ENCE managed to find their game, fnatic did not let go of the initiative and got a comfortable advantage - 9:6. After the side switch, the intrigue never appeared on the server, as fnatic demonstrated no less confident defense and got the second victory in the tournament — 16:7.

Team Spirit-Outsiders

A parallel meeting took place on the Dust 2 map. Here, the starting advantage was left for the "dragons", who quickly recovered after the lost pistol round. However, at the equator of the half, the Outsiders managed to find their game in attack in order to get a two-fold advantage in the score - 10:5. After switching sides, Team Spirit managed to catch up with the opponent and even take the lead. And yet, in the very end, the Outsiders managed to turn the tide of the match, and at the same time get a strong-willed victory - 16:14.

IEM Rio Major 2022 takes place from October 31 to November 13 in Brazil at the Jeunesse Arena and at the Riocentro convention center. As part of the championship, 24 teams from the CIS, Europe, North and South America, and Asia are fighting for a total prize pool of $1,250,000, ranking points in the BLAST Premier table, as well as tickets to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 and IEM Katowice 2023 for the winner.

Intermediate results of IEM Rio Major 2022

• 1st place: $500,000 + 4,000 points + tickets to BLAST Premier: World Final 2022 and IEM Katowice 2023
• 2nd place: $170,000 + 2,000 points
• 3rd-4th place: $80,000 + 1,250 points
• 5th-8th place: $45,000 + 500 points
• 9th-11th place: $20,000
• 12th-14th place: $20,000
• 15th-16th place: $20,000
• 17th-19th place: 9z, GamerLegion and OG — $10,000
• 20th-22nd place: IHC Esports, Evil Geniuses and Grayhound Gaming — $10,000
• 23rd-24th place: 00NATION and Imperial Esports — $10,000