CS:GO Rio Major 2022: Day 1 outcomes

The Challengers stage is held according to the Swiss system, so the winners of the matches of the first round will compete with each other in the second - the same applies to the losers. To enter the next stage, the team must score three wins, but after three losses, the team will leave the competition. Starting meetings are held in the best-of-1 format, and the decisive ones are best-of-3. Cyber-sport.io prepared a short review of the highlight and outcomes of CS:GO Day 1 “festival” in Rio.

VP - MOUZ / 9z Team - GamerLegion

Virtus.Pro lost to MOUZ at the Challengers stage at IEM Rio Major 2022 CS:GO. The match on Inferno ended with a score of 6:16. Jami Jame Ali's team scored no points. Therefore, MOUZ scored three points. In the parallel meeting, 9z Team failed to cope with GamerLegion. The result of the confrontation at Inferno is 6:16.

00Nation - Bad News Eagles / FURIA Esports - BIG 

00Nation lost to the Bad News Eagles in the Challengers stage at IEM Rio Major 2022 CS:GO. The result of the meeting at Vertigo is 3:16. BNE scored three points. Moreover, FURIA Esports lost to BIG in the opening match at IEM Rio Major 2022 CS:GO. The meeting on Vertigo ended with a score of 16:19. Andrei arT Piovesan's team scored no points.

Team Vitality - Imperial eSports / Cloud9 - Fnatic 

Team Vitality defeated Imperial Esports in the Challengers stage at IEM Rio Major 2022 CS:GO. The result of the meeting at Inferno is 16:9. Dan apEX Madeskler's team scored three points. Imperial became the third team from Brazil to lose the opening match of the Major. Cloud9 lost to Fnatic at the Challengers stage at IEM Rio Major 2022 CS:GO. The match on Inferno ended with the score of 17:19.

VP - IHC Esports / FURIA Esports - 00Nation

Virtus.pro defeated IHC Esports in the second round of the Challengers stage at IEM Rio Major 2022 CS:GO. The meeting at Overpass ended with a score of 16:12. Earlier, Jami Jame Ali's team lost to MOUZ. In a parallel confrontation, FURIA Esports coped with 00Nation. The result of the confrontation on Mirage is 16:6.

Team Vitality - GamerLegion / 9z Team - Imperial Esports

Team Vitality lost to GamerLegion in the second round of the Challengers stage at IEM Rio Major 2022 CS:GO. The meeting at Vertigo ended with a score of 10:16. For the team of Dana apEX Madesclera, the defeat was the first in the championship.

In a parallel confrontation, 9z Team beat Imperial Esports. The result of the match is 16:11 on Mirage. Gabriel's FalleN Toledo team lost their second match in the championship.

MOUZ - EG / BIG - Bad News Eagles

MOUZ defeated Evil Geniuses in the Challengers stage match at IEM Rio Major 2022 CS:GO. The meeting at Mirage ended with a score of 16:13. In a parallel confrontation, BIG lost to the Bad News Eagles on Dust2. The result of the confrontation is 11:16.

For both teams, the victories were the second in the championship. MOUZ and BNE have to deal with one more opponent to get a slot in the “Legends” stage.

Recall that earlier Cyber-sport.io made predictions on Team Vitality vs Imperial eSports. Team Vitality defeated Imperial Esports in the Challengers stage at IEM Rio Major 2022 CS:GO. The result of the meeting at Inferno is 16:9. Dan apEX Madeskler's team scored three points. 

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