IEM Rio Major 2022 Challenger Stage Schedule, Teams, & How to watch

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IEM Rio Major 2022 Challenger Stage Schedule, Teams, & How to watch
IEM Rio Major 2022: Challenger stage overview and everything you need to know

IEM Major 2022 is the first major ever held in Brazil. This year Brazil is also providing the third most players that will play in this major, followed by Denmark and Russia. The Rio Major will begin on October 31st, where all teams in the challenger stage will fight against each other to advance into the Legend stage, where they will go against the current major champion FaZe Clan and other pre-qualified teams like Natus Vincere and Team Spirit

Recently, IEM also annouced their full squad for broadcast talent for Rio Major 2022

Challenger Stage Schedule and Format

The challenge stage will undergo from October 31st, 2022, to November 3rd, 2022, and a total of 16 teams will play in a Swiss System Format where rounds 2 to 5 are seeded using the  Buchholz system  & teams' initial seeds. Elimination and advances matches will be played in a Best of 3. The rest of the matches are Best of 1.

Out of 16 teams, the top eight will qualify for the Legend Stage, where they will face the pre-qualified teams. The remaining 8 teams will be eliminated from the Rio Major 2022.

Swiss System Format

  1. First Round
    • The initial match-ups are seeded using the pre-determined "Next Major Slot" rankings.
  2. Second Round
    • Division into 2 groups:
      • Winners of the first round ("High")
      • Losers of the first round ("Low")
    • Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
  3. Third Round
    • Division into 3 groups:
      • Teams with a score of 2:0 ("High")
      • Teams with a score of 1:1 ("Mid")
      • Teams with a score of 0:2 ("Low")
    • Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
    • Winners of the high group advance to the next stage
    • Losers of the low group are eliminated
  4. Fourth Round
    • Division into 2 groups:
      • Teams with a score of 2:1 ("High")
      • Teams with a score of 1:2 ("Low")
    • Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
    • Winners of the high group advance to the next stage
    • Losers of the low group are eliminated
  5. Fifth Round
    • Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
    • Winners advance to the next stage
    • Losers are eliminated

Matches Schedule

Round 1 Matches
October 31, 2022
MOUZ VS Outsiders
9z VS GL
BNE VS 00 Nation
OG VS GhG
BIG VS Furia
EG VS IHC
Vitality VS Imperial
C9 VS Fnatic

How to Watch

  • Primary English Stream: Twitch
  • Secondary English Stream: Twitch

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