IEM Rio Major 2022
The IEM Season XVII – Rio Major 2022, also known as IEM Rio Major 2022 or Rio 2022, is the upcoming eighteenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship. It will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between October 31 and November 13, 2022.
Location:
Rio de Janeiro
Dates: to
Total Teams: 24
Total Prize Pool: US$1,250,000
IEM Rio Major 2022 Participants Teams
Tournament Details
Tournament Format
The Challengers Stage: October 31st - November 3rd, 2022
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- Elimination and Advancement matches are Bo3
- All other matches are Bo1
- Top 8 Teams proceed to The Legends Stage
- Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated
The Legends Stage: November 5th - 8th, 2022
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- Elimination and Advancement matches are Bo3
- All other matches are Bo1
- Top 8 Teams proceed to The Champions Stage
- Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated
The Champions Stage: November 10th - 13th, 2022
- Single-Elimination bracket
- All matches are Bo3
Prize Pool
| Place | $USD | Qualifies To | BLAST Premier | Participant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $500,000 |
|
4,000 | |
| 2nd | $170,000 | 2,000 | ||
| 3rd-4th | $80,000 | 1,250 | ||
| 5th-8th | $45,000 | 375 | ||
| 9th-11th | $20,000 | |||
| 12th-14th | $20,000 | |||
| 15th-16th | $20,000 | |||
| 17th-19th | $10,000 | |||
|
20th-22nd |
$10,000 | |||
|
23rd-24th |
$10,000 |
Broadcast Talent
Desk Hosts:
- stunna (Tres Saranthus)
- Freya (Freya Spiers)
- Pala (Pala Gilroy Sen)
- Veracity (Jasmine Kanuga)
Sideline Reporters:
- Sjokz (Eefje Depoortere)
- Heccu (Anastasija Tolmačeva)
- James Banks (James Banks)
Commentators:
- Machine (Alex Richardson)
- SPUNJ (Chad Burchill)
- Hugo Byron (Hugo Byron)
- JustHarry (Harry Russell)
- moses (Jason O'Toole)
- Sadokist (Matthew Trivett)
- launders (Mohan Govindasamy)
- Scrawny (Conner Girvan)
Analysts:
- YNk (Janko Paunović)
- Maniac (Mathieu Quiquerez)
- Mauisnake (Alex Ellenberg)
- Bleh (Sudhen Wahengbam)
- kassad (Aleksandar Trifunović)
- mahone (Danny Hsieh)
- Allan (Allan Hender)
- peacemaker (Luis Tadeu)
- Anders (Anders Blume)
Observers:
- Rushly (Alexander Rush)
- Jak3y (Jake Elton)
- UnknownFME (Bastian Faber)
- pekz (Simon Persson)
- MC (Michael Campagna)
- sapphiRe (Heather Garozzo)
- shev (Marko Krajčeski)
- zarx (Jake Karakouzian)
- jeyrazz (Sigurds Maikls)