MOUZ beat ENCE and reached the playoffs of IEM Rio Major 2022

The MOUZ team defeated ENCE with a score of 2:1 and advanced to the playoffs of IEM Rio Major 2022. Based on the results of the Legends Stage, the Mice have three wins and two losses. In turn, sAw players leave the tournament, taking 9th-11th place and earning $20,000.

The starting duel of the final round of the Legends Stage started on the map Ancient, which became the choice of the "mice". But if at the very beginning ENCE still managed to hold back the opponent, then before the switchover, MOUZ put together a twofold advantage and went for a long break — 10:5. However, after the switchover, few spectators of the arena did not see the fight, as sycrone's men showed exemplary defense and took the lead in the series - 16:5.

Next, the teams moved to the Nuke map, which became the choice of ENCE. Here the game took shape under the dictation of Snappi and the company, who kept their finger on the pulse, namely, controlled all the actions of the opponent. As a result, the "mouse" did not come up with anything against the opponent, as well as ENCE decided all the issues in advance - 11:4. After switching sides, MOUZ was unable to strain the opponent, while sAw's team quickly went ahead and equalized the score in the series — 16:8.

Everything was decided on the Mirage map, where ENCE continued to dominate. And yet, the "mice" managed to pick up their attack and reduce the gap to one round - 8:7. However, after switching sides, ENCE's attack failed to come up with anything against the crazy game from dexter, which almost single-handedly took MOUZ to the playoffs of IEM Rio Major 2022 — 16:9.

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: ENCE — $20,000
• 12th-14th place: Bad News Eagles, Sprout and Vitality - $20,000
• 15th-16th place: FaZe Clan and Ninjas in Pajamas — $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