Outsiders eller Heroic: vem kommer att gå till historien och höja bägaren över sina huvuden IEM Rio Major 2022?

In the course of the current tournament, the Outsiders suffered two defeats: from MOUZ and Heroic. However, the team lost exclusively in the starting BO1 stages of the Challengers and Legends, respectively. In turn, the Danish team, starting from the Legends stage, lost only to Cloud9. However, after Heroic managed to gain confidence and not only reach the playoffs, but also reach the grand finals.

As for the playoffs, Outsiders beat fnatic (2:0) and MOUZ (2:1), while Heroic beat Team Spirit (2:0) and FURIA (2:1).

An interesting fact: none of the players who will play in the grand final today have ever won a major before. The exception is Xizt, the coach of Heroic, who won ESL One: Cologne 2014.

Latest Outsiders results:

• Victory over Ninjas in Pajamas with a score of 16:12.
• Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 16:14.
• Victory over MOUZ with a score of 2:0.
• 2-0 victory over fnatic.
• Victory over MOUZ with a score of 2:1.

The team's permoban is Nuke.

Heroic's latest results:

• Victory over fnatic with a score of 16:2.
• Defeated by Cloud9 with a score of 0:2.
• The victory over Team Liquid with a score of 2:1.
• Victory over Team Spirit with a score of 2:0.
• Victory over FURIA with a score of 2:1.

In turn, Heroic refuses the Dust 2 card.

As part of the current season, the teams held three meetings:

• Heroic win at IEM Katowice 2022 with a score of 2:0.
• Outsiders win at IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR B with a score of 16:12.
• Heroic's victory at IEM Rio Major 2022 with a score of 16:9.

You can also get acquainted with a detailed analysis of the fight and estimate the chances of the participants with our forecast .