{"id":14580,"date":"2023-04-21T09:49:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T09:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/news\/cs-2\/iem-rio-2023-overview"},"modified":"2023-04-21T09:49:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T09:49:56","slug":"iem-rio-2023-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/news\/cs-2\/iem-rio-2023-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"IEM Rio 2023: Overview, Scores, Brackets, Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Updated April 21: added playoffs brackets<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CS:GO is going back to Brazil this week for <a href=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/cs-go\/tournaments\/11074\/2023-intel-extreme-masters-rio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IEM Rio 2023<\/a> after over five months since hosting one of the most hyped Major events ever.<\/p>\n<p>The IEM events are without a doubt one of the most competitive circuits in the game&#8217;\u0099s esport, It&#8217;\u0099s where teams battle viciously under the roars of thousands of fans cheering for every frag, play and clutch.<\/p>\n<p>The event will take place in the Jeunesse Arena from the 17th to 23rd of April, gathering some of the best teams in the world to compete not only for the prize money, but for the glory before a new chapter opens in Counter-Strike 2.<\/p>\n<p>Until Counter-Strike 2 arrives, Here&#8217;\u0099s everything you need to know about IEM Rio 2023.<\/p>\n<h2>Teams attending<\/h2>\n<p>A total of 16 teams will battle in the event, While most of the teams are ESL partnered, Others have made it through ESL ranking and different Qualifiers; European, North American, Asian and South American.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;\u0099s the full list of teams attending:<\/p>\n<h3>Partnered teams<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>FaZe Clan<\/li>\n<li>Fnatic<\/li>\n<li>MOUZ<\/li>\n<li>Natus Vincere<\/li>\n<li>Ninjas in Pyjamas<\/li>\n<li>Team Vitality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>ESL World ranking<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Heroic<\/li>\n<li>Virtus Pro<\/li>\n<li>Cloud9<\/li>\n<li>OG<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Qualifiers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>9INE<\/li>\n<li>BIG<\/li>\n<li>MIBR<\/li>\n<li>9z Team<\/li>\n<li>The MongolZ<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to watch IEM Rio 2023<\/h2>\n<p>As per usual with ESL events, The tournament will be streamed on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/esl_csgo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitch Channels <\/a>including the B stream since two matches will be played at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>Following the last event in Rio, As a part of the In-Arena Experience, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/gaules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaules<\/a> will stream from the arena in Portuguese and provide a fun experience exactly like the last Major which created incredibly beautiful scenes outside the Arena. If you&#8217;\u0099re attending the event, then this map will be useful to find your way around.<\/p>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2ff1c70641f3cd22.png\"> <span>IEM Rio event map by ESL.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The matches will start at 15:00 UTC+1, starting with Group A matches then moving to Group B which can only mean a long day full of excitement and action.<\/p>\n<p>Group A: 15:00 &#8211; 16:45 UTC+1<\/p>\n<p>Group B: 17:30 &#8211; 18:45 UTC+1<\/p>\n<h2>Format, prize pool distribution<\/h2>\n<p>The tournament will follow the two double-elimination format groups (GSL) with each group having eight teams. The opening matches will be played as BO1s, and all following matches will be played as BO3s.<\/p>\n<p>The top three teams from each group will advance to the Playoffs, The group stage winners will advance straight to Semi-Finals while the runner-ups and 3rd placed teams will qualify to the Quarterfinals as high and low seeds.<\/p>\n<p>The playoffs will be played in a single elimination bracket, Quarterfinals and Semi-finals will be BO3s while the Champion will be decided after a BO5 in the Grand-Finals.<\/p>\n<p>The total prize pool is $250,000, With most of it going to the Champion in addition to a ticket to IEM Cologne 2023. The winnings are spread among the rest of the participants as seen below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/6e2cf7eec32ec239.png\"> <span>IEM Rio Prize Pool Distribution<\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/liquipedia.net\/counterstrike\/Intel_Extreme_Masters\/2023\/Rio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Image: Liquipedia.net<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Scores, Brackets, Results<\/h2>\n<h3>Group A<\/h3>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/07110e9aafa7f83e.png\"> <span>IEM Rio 2023 Group A<\/span><\/div>\n<h3>Group B<\/h3>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/e5219cb5db04bc7d.png\"> <span>IEM Rio 2023 Group B<\/span><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Playoffs bracket:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"_44tKOV3EvA2Ivv21VkJmnQ==\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/f89271709a05ed36.png\"> <span><\/span><\/div>\n<h2><strong>CS2 Showmatch:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A showmatch will be held during the last day of the event featuring Team Brazil vs Team Rest of The World on Counter-Strike 2.<\/p>\n<p>While Team Rest of The World&#8217;\u0099s lineup wasn&#8217;\u0099t announced yet, Team Brazil&#8217;\u0099s lineup is stacked with iconic and legendary names. &#8216;\u009cFallen&#8217;\u009d, &#8216;\u009cVINI&#8217;\u009d, &#8216;\u009cinsani&#8217;\u009d, &#8216;\u009cTACO&#8217;\u009d and &#8216;\u009cbt0&#8217;\u009d will represent their country in front of their home crowd at 16:00 UTC+1 so make sure to join the fun and enjoy the best crowd.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/liquipedia.net\/counterstrike\/Intel_Extreme_Masters\/2023\/Rio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Group A &amp; Group B images: Liquipedia<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Cover image: ESL<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated April 21: added playoffs brackets CS:GO is going back to Brazil this week for IEM Rio 2023 after over five months since hosting one of the most hyped Major events ever. The IEM events are without a doubt one of the most competitive circuits in the game&#8217;\u0099s esport, It&#8217;\u0099s where teams battle viciously under<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":82,"featured_media":14581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14580","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cs-2"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/82"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blix.gg\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}