Author: Jimmy “Infernal” Young
Match Overview The Grand Final of IEM Rio 2024 will be played in a best-of-five format between the number 1 team in the world, Natus Vincere, and the number 5 team in the world, MOUZ. Natus Vincere is going from one Grand Final to another, and it’s a good sign that they are consistent with their results as a team. One thing to mention: they’ve had problems playing best-of-five matches before, and it’s another chance for them to prove everyone wrong. Two months ago, These two teams met at IEM Cologne 2024, and Natus Vincere won with a 2-0 score.…
Match Overview The second semi-final of IEM Rio 2024 will be a rematch between FURIA and MOUZ. They already met at the Group Stage, and FURIA won with a 2-1 score. It seems like playing on home soil helps FURIA and gets them motivated a lot. We will have to see if MOUZ can play it and take their revenge when the whole crowd will cheer for FURIA here. Last Heads-up Match Result and Players Statistics Current Team and Players Form FURIA They started with a win over FaZe in their opening match, and their second match was against MOUZ,…
Match Overview The first semi-final match of IEM Rio 2024 will be HEROIC to face off against the best team in the world, Natus Vincere. It is surprising to see that HEROIC has made it so far, especially with the opponents they met on their way, such as G2 and Vitality. These two teams met before at IEM Dallas 2024, and HEROIC won with a 2-0 score, which is the only history between these two teams. It’s interesting to see if HEROIC might be a kryptonite of the current best teams in the world. Last Heads-up Match Result and Players…
Vitality will face MOUZ in the second quarter-final match of IEM Rio 2024. One team, MOUZ, is getting back to the top level after losing its form, and Vitality doesn’t seem to be in its best shape either. Both these factors make this quarter-final even more interesting. Two months ago, these two teams last met at the IEM Cologne 2024, and Vitality won with a 2-0 score. Last Heads-up Match Result and Players Statistics Current Team and Players Form Vitality As we mentioned above, they’re not in the best shape at this moment. They started their group stage with a…
Match Overview The first quarter-final of IEM Rio 2024 will be Virtus.pro to fight against the best team in the world, Natus Vincere. Both teams did great at the group stage, but now it’s time to show what they’re capable of when it comes to the playoff stage. These two teams met before at BLAST Premier Spring Final 2024, and Natus Vincere won with a score of 2-0. We will see if it is going to be different this time. Last Heads-up Match Result and Players Statistics Current Team and Players Form Virtus.pro They didn’t look good for some time…
IEM Rio 2024 kicks off tomorrow, and there will be twelve matches played. Eight of them will be best-of-one series, and four will be best-of-three series. We’ve seen all of the teams playing here at IEM Rio 2024 recently at different tournaments, such as BLAST Premier Fall Final 2024 and ESL Pro League Season 20.Day 1 Matches ScheduleFaZe vs. FURIA and MOUZ vs. paiN starting at 15:00 CETNatus Vincere vs. Imperial and Liquid vs. Complexity starting at 16:00 CETVitality vs. 9z and G2 vs. HEROIC starting at 17:00 CETVirtus.pro vs. TheMongolZ and Eternal Fire vs. Astralis starting at 18:00 CETGroup…
Tournament OverviewElisa Masters Espoo 2024 is an A-tier event with a $200,000 prize pool that will be held from October 16 to October 20. There are eight teams featured, and since there are no top teams included, itâs a chance for younger teams to try themselves on a LAN tournament and get their confidence as well as money on top of that.Tournament FormatGroup StageTwo double-elimination format (GSL) GroupsEach group has 4 teamsOpening matches are Bo1All following matches are Bo3Top two teams from each group advance to the PlayoffsPlayoffsSingle-Elimination bracketSemi-finals are Bo3Grand Final is Bo5Teams ParticipatingTheMongolZENCEHEROIC9zNinjas in PyjamasB8RebelsJANOKeep up with our…
On X, Metizport made an announcement regarding the departure of Anton ‘Sapec’ Palmgren. The Swedish player was placed on the bench to accommodate the arrival of Casper ‘SHiNE’ Wennerberg.Sapec StatementMetizport roster is as follows:Nicolas ‘â Plopskiâ ‘ Gonzalez ZamoraLinus ‘â niloâ ‘ BergmanAdam ‘â adambâ ‘ à ngströmLucas ‘â L00m1’ HauklandCasper ‘â SHiNEâ ‘ WennerbergAhmed ‘â abdiâ ‘ Abdi (coach)Keep up with our coverage for more insights on the latest esports news and updates.
Elisa Esports has revealed that HEROIC will be joining the lineup of competing teams for the highly anticipated Elisa Masters Espoo 2024 event. Scheduled to take place from October 16th to 20th in Espoo, Finland, this prestigious eight-team tournament boasts an impressive $200,000 prize pool and will see top-tier squads from across the globe vying for victory.Elisa AnnouncementThe MongolZ have secured the top rank and received a direct invitation to compete. They will be joined by 9z, Ninjas in Pyjamas, and ENCE, who also earned their spots through direct invites.B8 and Rebels secured their berths by participating in the Elisa…
Astralis, the renowned esports organization, has made an announcement regarding a change in leadership. Nikolaj Nyholm, one of the co-founders, has decided to step down from his position as CEO. However, he will continue to serve as a board member. In the interim, Jakob Hansen, who previously held the position of CFO, will assume the role of CEO.The announcement comes following a series of controversies that have surrounded the Danish team over the past year. Their conduct during the transfers of Jakob ‘jabbi’ Nygaard and Martin ‘stavn’ Lund from HEROIC late in 2023 raised questions, and more recently, the team…