FURIA to test Infinity in the first round of IEM Road to Rio 2022 American RMR

Tournament operator ESL has presented the results of the draw for the first round of the IEM Road to Rio 2022 American RMR. According to its results, the FURIA team, which is the main favorite of the RMR tournament, will test the strength of the Infinity team.

The American RMR tournament will be held according to the Swiss system, in which all matches, with the exception of the decisive ones, will be held in the BO1 format. At the same time, the meetings that decide the tournament fate of the teams will be held in the BO3 format.

Schedule of the first round of IEM Road to Rio 2022 American RMR:

• FURIA-Infinity
  
• Imperial Esports - Isurus
  
• Team Liquid — Team oNe eSports
  
• paiN Gaming - Arctic eSports
  
• Complexity Gaming-ATK
  
• MIBR-O PLANO
• Squirtle Squad - Evil Geniuses
  
• 00 Nation - 9z Team
  

The RMR tournament for teams from North and South America will take place from 5 to 9 October in Stockholm. The decision to send 16 teams from the New World to the Swedish capital was reportedly taken to avoid any significant problems or delays in visa applications. Matches will be played at the ESL studio.

The American RMR tournament will be held according to the Swiss system, in which all matches, with the exception of the decisive ones, will be held in the BO1 format. At the same time, the meetings that decide the tournament fate of the teams will be held in the BO3 format.

The team that takes first place at IEM Road to Rio 2022 will receive Legends status. The teams that take places from 2nd to 3rd will receive the Challengers status. Teams ranked from 4th to 6th places will receive the status of Contenders. The remaining teams will miss IEM Rio Major 2022.