{"id":12264,"date":"2022-10-19T09:47:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T13:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/?p=12264"},"modified":"2022-10-19T09:47:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T13:47:12","slug":"csgo-major-iem-rio-2022-expectations-and-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scoopbyte.com\/csgo-major-iem-rio-2022-expectations-and-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"CS:GO Major: IEM Rio 2022 – Expectations and Predictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2022 season of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is almost over but before it comes to an end, a few more S-tier tournaments remain to be played. One of them is the long-anticipated IEM Rio Major.<\/span><\/p>\n

This event will provide a lot of great matches between the world\u2019s top teams. If you want to <\/span>experience the best match betting on CS:GO with bitcoin<\/span><\/a>, Thunderpick will offer you complete coverage of the Major and numerous betting markets for every map.<\/span><\/p>\n

IEM Rio Major Details<\/span><\/h2>\n

IEM Rio Major will take place in Brazil, between October 31 \u2013 November 13. Its prize pool is $1.25 million and the winner gets $500.000. So as you can imagine, the battle will be fierce.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As usual, the Major will have 3 stages:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Challengers Stage<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Challengers Stage will feature 16 teams. Half of them are Challengers and the other half are Contenders. The difference between the two categories may not seem relevant, but it actually is. Because it determines the initial match-ups in the Swiss System Format.<\/span><\/p>\n

Challenger teams are regarded as being stronger than Contender teams, so they get paired up with supposedly weaker opponents. But that\u2019s in theory. In practice, a Contender might be much stronger than most of the Challengers.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Challengers Stage will have these 16 participants:<\/span><\/p>\n