The 2022 CS:GO<\/em> season is about to conclude, and with that, it was time for Valve to host the second CS:GO<\/em> Major of the year. The $1.25 million IEM Rio Major has kicked off on Oct. 31 and ended on Nov. 13, featuring a total of 24 teams hailing from Europe, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific.<\/p>
This was the first Valve-sponsored CS:GO<\/em> event held in Brazil. The competition started with 16 Challengers and Contenders fighting for one of the eight spots available in the Legends Stage, in which the eight teams with Legends status will be waiting.<\/p>
The top eight teams in the Legends Stage advanced to the playoffs called the Champions Stage. <\/p>
While the Challengers and Legends Stages used a Swiss system format<\/a>, where only advancement and elimination games are best-of-three series and the rest are best-of-ones, the Champions Stage placed the top eight squads in a single-elimination bracket with only best-of-three matches.<\/p>
Related: How to watch IEM Rio CS:GO<\/em> Major<\/a><\/strong><\/p>