IEM Rio Major 2022

The Intel Extreme Masters Season XVII – Rio Major 2022, also known as IEM Rio Major 2022 or Rio 2022, was the eighteenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship. It was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between October 31 and November 13, 2022. Outsiders^[a] won the Major, defeating Heroic in the grand final 2–0.^[1]

IEM Rio 2022

2022
Tournament information
Game	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Location	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date	October 31 – November 13, 2022
Administrator	Valve ESL
Tournament format(s)	Two 16 team Swiss-system group stages 8 team Single-elimination playoff
Venue	Challengers and Legends Stages: Riocentro Arena Champions Stage: Jeunesse Arena
Teams	24
Purse	US$1,250,000
Website	pro.eslgaming.com/tour/csgo/rio/
Final positions
Champions	Outsiders[a]
1st runners-up	Heroic
2nd runners-up	MOUZ Furia Esports
MVP	Dzhami "Jame" Ali
← Antwerp 2022 Paris 2023 →

Background

The Major was originally scheduled to take place from May 11 to May 24, 2020. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Valve and ESL postponed the Major to November.^[2] Because Valve usually sponsors two Majors per year, the delayed Major was to have a US$2,000,000 prize pool, making it the largest prize pool in CS:GO Major history. In September 2020, Valve and ESL announced that the Major was canceled because of continued complications from the COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil.^[3] In January 2021, Valve announced that PGL Major Stockholm 2021 would be the next Major instead.^[4]

On September 15, 2021, ESL published the 2022 ESL Pro Tour Road Map, announcing its intention to host a Major in Rio.^[5] On January 25, 2022, Dexerto reported that ESL was planning to host the second major of 2022 in Rio de Janeiro.^[6] ESL announced the Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major 2022 on May 24, 2022.^[7][8] This was the first ever Major hosted in Brazil, and tickets sold out in less than an hour.^[9]

The defending Major Champions were FaZe Clan, who won their first major championship at PGL Major Antwerp 2022.^[10][11] They were eliminated in the Legends Stage after their loss to Bad News Eagles.^[12]

Format

Map Pool

• Dust II
• Mirage
• Inferno
• Nuke
• Ancient
• Overpass
• Vertigo

Teams

Legends

• FaZe Clan
• Natus Vincere
• Ninjas in Pyjamas
• ENCE
• Sprout
• Heroic
• Team Spirit
• Team Liquid

Challengers

• OG
• Team Vitality
• Evil Geniuses
• Cloud9
• BIG Clan
• Bad News Eagles
• MOUZ
• 9z Team

Contenders

• Team GamerLegion
• Outsiders^[a]
• 00 Nation
• Furia Esports
• Fnatic
• Imperial Esports
• IHC Esports
• Grayhound Gaming

Challengers Stage

Pos	Team	W	L	RW	RL	RD	BH	Qualification
1	MOUZ	3	0	73	49	+24	1	Qualification to Legends Stage
2	Bad News Eagles	3	0	64	30	+34	-2
3	Outsiders[a]	3	1	70	55	+15	3
4	BIG Clan	3	1	81	57	+24	2
5	Furia Esports	3	1	83	61	+22	-3
6	Fnatic	3	2	115	128	-13	4
7	Team Vitality	3	2	111	100	+11	-5
8	Cloud9	3	2	139	114	+25	-7
9	Team GamerLegion	2	3	94	112	-18	6	Eliminated
10	OG	2	3	118	106	+12	0
11	9z Team	2	3	85	111	-26	-3
12	Grayhound Gaming	1	3	48	81	-33	3
13	Evil Geniuses	1	3	59	76	-17	1
14	IHC Esports	1	3	98	112	-14	-4
15	00 Nation	0	3	57	84	-27	3
16	Imperial Esports	0	3	54	73	-19	1

Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2022. Source: HLTV

Legends Stage

Pos	Team	W	L	RW	RL	RD	BH	Qualification
1	Cloud9	3	0	64	46	+18	0	Qualification to Champions Stage
2	Furia Esports	3	0	64	34	+30	-1
3	Heroic	3	1	87	78	+9	6
4	Outsiders[a]	3	1	73	62	+11	1
5	Fnatic	3	1	66	57	+9	-3
6	Team Spirit	3	2	119	96	+23	0
7	Natus Vincere	3	2	117	88	+29	-3
8	MOUZ	3	2	102	97	+5	-3
9	BIG Clan	2	3	91	114	-23	5	Eliminated
10	Team Liquid	2	3	108	116	-8	3
11	ENCE	2	3	94	106	-8	2
12	Team Vitality	1	3	81	85	-4	-2
13	Bad News Eagles	1	3	76	116	-40	-2
14	Sprout	1	3	65	89	-24	-4
15	Ninjas in Pyjamas	0	3	50	64	-14	2
16	FaZe Clan	0	3	72	81	-9	-1

Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2022. Source: HLTV

Champions Stage

With eight teams remaining, the final stage of the Major is a single-elimination bracket, with all matches played as best-of-3 maps.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals								Semifinals								Finals
	1	Cloud9	16	13	9	1
	8	MOUZ	11	16	16	2
									MOUZ		10	16	7	1
									Outsiders[a]		16	14	16	2
	5	Fnatic	11	8	–	0
	4	Outsiders[a]	16	16	–	2
																	Outsiders[a]		16	16	–	2
																	Heroic		12	5	–	0
	3	Heroic	16	16	–	2
	6	Team Spirit	8	14	–	0
									Heroic		6	19	16	2
									Furia Esports		16	17	5	1
	2	Furia Esports	14	16	16	2
	7	Natus Vincere	16	10	10	1

Final standings

The final placings are shown below. In addition, the prize distribution, seed for the next major, roster, and coaches are shown. Each team's in-game leader is shown first.

Place	Prize Money	Team	Seed	Roster	Coach
1st	US$500,000	Outsiders	Blast.tv Paris Major 2023 RMR	Jame, FL1T, fame, n0rb3r7, Qikert	dastan
2nd	US$170,000	Heroic		cadiaN, TeSeS, jabbi, sjuush, stavn	Xizt
3rd – 4th	US$80,000	FURIA Esports		arT, KSCERATO, drop, yuurih, saffee	André Akkari
		MOUZ		dexter, torzsi, JDC, xertioN, frozen	sycrone
5th – 8th	US$45,000	Team Spirit		chopper, S1ren, w0nderful, magixx, Patsi	hally
		Cloud9		nafany, sh1ro, Ax1Le, interz, Hobbit	groove
		Fnatic		mezii, FASHR, nicoodoz, roeJ, KRIMZ	keita
		Natus Vincere		electroNic, Perfecto, s1mple, b1t, sdy	B1ad3
9th – 11th	US$20,000	BIG		tabseN, syrsoN, s1n, Krimbo, k1to	gob b
		Team Liquid		nitr0, EliGE, oSee, NAF, YEKINDAR	daps
		ENCE		Snappi, maden, SunPayus, valde, dycha	sAw
12th – 14th	US$20,000	Bad News Eagles		SENER1, gxx-, sinnopsyy, rigoN, juanflatroo	stikle-
		Team Vitality		apEX, ZywOo, dupreeh, Magisk, Spinx	zonic
		Sprout		slaxz-, Staehr, lauNX, Zyphon, refrezh	BERRY
15th – 16th	US$20,000	FaZe Clan		karrigan, rain, Twistzz, broky, ropz	RobbaN
		Ninjas in Pyjamas		Aleksib, es3tag, REZ, hampus, Brollan	djL
17th – 19th	US$10,000	OG	–	nexa, degster, FlameZ, NEOFRAG, F1KU	ruggah
		Team GamerLegion		siuhy, iM, isak, Keoz, acoR	ashhh
		9z Team		dgt, max, dav1deuS, nqz, buda	zakk
20th – 22nd	US$10,000	Grayhound Gaming		INS, Liazz, aliStair, Sico, vexite	Kingfisher
		IHC Esports		bLitz, Techno4K, kabal, sk0R, ANNIHILATION	maaRaa
		Evil Geniuses		neaLaN, CeRq, HexT, autimatic, Brehze	Vorborg
23rd – 24th	US$10,000	00 Nation		TACO, TRY, coldzera, latto, dumau	cky
		Imperial Esports		FalleN, fer, boltz, VINI, chelo	fnx

Notes

1. Due to sanctions against Russia in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Virtus.pro competed under a neutral name.