After a competitive battle, paiN Esports clinched a triumphant victory in the IEM Rio South American Closed Qualifier, solidifying their position at the upcoming tournament set to take place from October 7 to October 13.
Rodrigo ‘biguzera’ Bittencourt’s team started their qualifying campaign with a hard-fought victory against Marcelo ‘coldzera’ David’s RED Canids. This win earned them a spot in the semifinals against Imperial. The match was very close and ended in overtime on the Inferno decider, but paiNmanaged to defeat Santino ‘try’ Rigal and his team.
Imperial defeated MIBR in the lower bracket to earn a rematch against paiN, but paiN won comfortably in the final with a 2-0 victory. The game started onInferno, where paiN secured a 13-8 victory, and then continued their strong performance onAnubis.
paiN Statement
Updated IEM Rio 2024 teams list is as follows:
- Natus Vincere
- MOUZ
- Vitality
- Astralis
- TheMongolZ
- Complexity
- G2
- 9z
- FaZe
- FURIA
- Virtus.pro
- paiN
Four more teams to compete at IEM RIO 2024are yet to be determined by the regional qualifiers: two from Europe, one from North America, and one from Asia.
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