Brazil is all set to host the biggest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO) tournament this year and the qualified teams for the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Rio Major 2022 have finally been decided. The IEM Rio Major will be the second Valve-sponsored CSGO tournament of the year and more significantly, it will be the first ever Major hosted in South America. The event will feature 24 of the world’s best teams competing for the championship title and a $1,250,000 prize pool. The #IEM Rio major prize pool is being increased to $1,250,000! 💰 This change means any teams who qualify for the major will now earn prize money. pic.twitter.com/kh2VQNB9hr Intel® Extreme Masters (@IEM) September 26, 2022 Valve had originally planned to hold a Major in Brazil way back in 2020. However, the global Covid-19 pandemic made things difficult for the organisation. Fast forward two years and two successful CSGO Majors in between, Brazilian fans have finally got what they have dreamt about for
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BIG, Double Poney advance in lower bracket of Flashpoint
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23 May 2021, 11:19 GMT+10
Double Poney and BIG recorded wins Saturday to advance to Round 3 of the lower bracket of Flashpoint Season 3.
The pair will square off Tuesday.
BIG defeated Sprout 2-1 while Double Poney needed a reverse sweep to outlast Anonymo Esports.
Sprout and Anonymo will battle it out in a 9th-12th place match on Tuesday.
Double Poney dropped the opener to Anonymo 16-9 on Vertigo. But DP roared back with a 16-8 win on Inferno before clinching the match 19-16 on Nuke in overtime. Aurelien afro Drapier led the all-French side with 72 kills and a plus-21 kills-deaths differential. He was the only Double Poney player to finish in the positive.
Double Poney stun Vitality in Flashpoint Season 3
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Double Poney pulled off an upset Monday as Flashpoint Season 3 got underway.
The final team to earn a spot in the event from a closed qualifier, Double Poney produced a 2-0 sweep of Team Vitality, who made the field automatically as the first-place team in the European Regional Major Rankings (RMR).
Double Poney in-game leader Alexandre bodyy Pianaro tweeted (translated from French to English), what are we doing ???? GG @TeamVitality!
In the day s other match, Astralis swept OG 2-0.
Double Poney and Astralis will square off in the upper-bracket second round on May 19. Team Vitality and OG will meet in the lower-bracket first round on Saturday.