There were some sensations: summing up the results of the first round of IEM Rio Major 2022 Legends Stage

The starting round of IEM Rio Major 2022 Legends Stage has ended, according to the results of which the first eight teams formed a group of leaders. Well, the eight remaining teams managed to find their defeats, thereby bringing themselves closer to the relegation zone from the Brazilian Major. In this material, we propose to sum up the results of the last round and present an intermediate table, not forgetting to introduce the winners and losers.

First round of IEM Rio Major 2022 Legends Stage

The game day of the championship began with two rather fast matches. In the first case, Team Spirit confidently defeated Bad News Eagles (16:8) on the Ancient map, just as MOUZ unexpectedly defeated Team Liquid (16:2). Next, the Cloud9 team inflicted the first defeat on FaZe Clan (16:14), managing to give a strong-willed comeback in the second half. At the same time, the Germans from BIG started with a victory over the Sprout team (16:11).

Next, the grandees entered the battle; but if Heroic confidently dealt with the Outsiders (16:9), then Natus Vincere managed to beat Team Vitality only in overtime (25:21). In the final portion of the matches, fnatic sensationally outplayed Ninjas in Pajamas (16:13) on the Inferno map, while FURIA defeated ENCE (16:6) to the roar of their own stands.

Results of the first round of IEM Rio Major 2022 Legends Stage:

• Team Spirit (16 - 8) Bad News Eagles
  
• MOUZ (16 - 2) Team Liquid
• Cloud9 (16 - 14) FaZe Clan
  
• BIG (16 - 11) Sprout
• Heroic (16 - 9) Outsiders
• Natus Vincere (25 - 21) Team Vitality
• fnatic (16 - 13) Ninjas in Pajamas
  
• FURIA (16 - 6) ENCE

Intermediate table IEM Rio Major 2022 Legends Stage

Team

Result

Number of rounds

1st round

2nd round

3rd round

4th round

5th round

one

Natus Vincere

1-0

25-21

25:21

—

—

—

—

2

heroic

1-0

16-9

16:9

—

—

—

—

3

Team Spirit

1-0

16-8

16:8

—

—

—

—

four

MOUZ

1-0

16-2

16:2

—

—

—

—

5

BIG

1-0

16-11

16:11

—

—

—

—

6

FURIA

1-0

16-6

16:6

—

—

—

—

7

fnatic

1-0

16-13

16:13

—

—

—

—

eight

Cloud9

1-0

16-14

16:14

—

—

—

—

9

FaZe Clan

0-1

14-16

14:16

—

—

—

—

ten

Ninjas in pajamas

0-1

13-16

13:16

—

—

—

—

eleven

ENCE

0-1

6-16

6:16

—

—

—

—

12

Sprout

0-1

11-16

11:16

—

—

—

—

13

Team Liquid

0-1

2-16

2:16

—

—

—

—

fourteen

Bad News Eagles

0-1

8-16

8:16

—

—

—

—

fifteen

Outsiders

0-1

9-16

9:16

—

—

—

—

16

Team Vitality

0-1

21-25

21:25

—

—

—

—

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