
BIG and Cloud9 win IEM Rio 2022 Legends Stage for the first time
The teams BIG and Cloud9 continue to win at IEM Rio Major 2022. According to the results of the first round of the Legends stage, the teams turned out to be stronger than Sprout (16:11) and FaZe Clan (16:14), respectively. Now the teams have to prepare for the next round, which will take place in a few hours.
BIG - Sprout
The next confrontation of the starting round took place on the Vertigo map. At the same time, the German team immediately seized the initiative, allowing itself to take the lead. But here the Sprout players joined the game, who managed to wake up and get the minimum advantage at the end of the half — 8:7. After switching sides, BIG still managed to turn the game around in order to break the opponent and bring the matter to victory — 16:11.
FaZe Clan-Cloud9
At the same time, the next match took place on the Overpass map, which started with an overwhelming advantage in favor of FaZe Clan — 11:4. Nevertheless, after the switchover, the Russian team showed too confident defense, with which they managed not only to catch up with the opponent, but also turn the series in their favor — 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






