CS: GO Esports Team Outsiders win IEM Rio Major 2022; Underdog Teams Create History and More

IEM Rio Majors come to an end with the underdogs of the entire competition in Team Outsiders going home as champions. The team secured the win by defeating Heroic with a 2-0 scoreline in the grand finals. This is the first CS:GO major trophy won by the Outsiders Esports team.

2022 RIO MAJOR CHAMPIONS

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The Outsiders won the first map with a 16-12 win in Mirage, where they had a 100%-win rate during tournament. Then, the two teams moved on to Overpass, where Heroic had beaten Outsiders previously in the tournament. However, things took a different turn, as Outsiders stomped them with a 16-6 victory.

THEY HAVE DONE IT.

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— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) November 13, 2022

IEM Rio Majors 2022 was a historical tournament due to all the twists and turns that we got to see. As spotted by DotEsports, history was created when none of the four semi-finalists were ranked in the top 5 world rankings, with Outsiders, MOUZ, FURIA, and Heroic not being part of HLTV’s Top 5 list leading up to the tournament. Moreover, none of these teams had ever won a major as well.

On the topic of CS:GO, ESL has announced that they will be returning to Brazil next year for IEM Spring. This will be for the Intel Grand Slam Tournament, where 16 teams will compete for a prize pool of $250,000.

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— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) November 13, 2022