The final IEM event of 2024 is here!
Brazil's premier Counter-Strike tournament is back. IEM Rio 2023 served as the perfect launch pad for eventual Paris Major champions Vitality. And with the Shanghai Major fast approaching, IEM Rio 2024 will be the same. With 16 Teams, a $250,000 Prize Pool, and one final IEM for the year, here's everything you need to know about IEM Rio 2024.
IEM Rio 2024 Live Scores
Group Stage Day 1:
Team 1 | Team 2 | Match Score | Maps |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAVI | Imperial | ||
| Liquid | Complexity | ||
| FaZe | Furia | ||
| MOUZ | paiN | ||
| Vitality | 9z | ||
| Virtus.Pro | The MongolZ | ||
| Eternal Fire | Astralis | ||
| G2 | Heroic | ||
| TBD | TBD | ||
| TBD | TBD |
IEM Rio 2024 Participating Teams
IEM Rio 2024 will feature 16 teams from across the world. Headlining the invites are four of the top five teams - namely G2, NAVI, Vitality, and MOUZ. With no Spirit in attendance, this event will be another missed trophy for the squad. The event will also mark the end of the partner invites from the Louvre agreement, as 2025 will see Valve's new rules come into force.
Group A
- NaVi (Partner Team)
- MOUZ (Partner Team)
- FaZe (Partner Team)
- Liquid (NA Closed Qualifier)
- Complexity (ESL Ranking)
- paiN (SA Closed Qualifer)
- Furia (Local Hero Invite)
- Imperial (Replacing ATOX)
Group B
- G2 (Partner Team)
- Vitality (Partner Team)
- Eternal Fire (EU Closed Qualifier)
- Virtus.Pro (ESL Ranking)
- The MongolZ (ESL Ranking)
- Heroic (EU Closed Qualifier)
- Astralis (Partner Team)
- 9z (ESL Ranking)
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IEM Rio 2024 format
The event will feature ESL's classic GSL format. Unlike IEM Cologne 2024, the initial matches still remain Best of Ones. But subsequent matches will be Best of Threes. The two groups will play out in a double-elimination bracket, with the top three teams from each making it into the playoffs. New this year is the introduction of Best of Five Grand Finals across all EPT events. The TO says this is to ensure a "suitable amount of guaranteed content" for fans in the arena.
IEM Rio has always been a blast for fans and teams with its incredible atmosphere and energy. If the finals play out anything like the recent BLAST Premier Fall Finals, the Brazilian fans will blow the roof off the arena.
Where to watch IEM Rio 2024?
IEM Rio 2024 Placements and Prize Pool
Placement | Team | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $100,000 | |
| 2 | $42,000 | |
| 3 | $20,000 | |
| 4 | $20,000 | |
| 5 | $10,000 | |
| 6 | $10,000 | |
| 7 | $6,000 | |
| 8 | $6,000 | |
| 9 | $5,000 | |
| 10 | $5,000 | |
| 11 | $5,000 | |
| 12 | $5,000 | |
| 13 | $4,000 | |
| 14 | $4,000 | |
| 15 | $4,000 | |
| 16 | $4,000 |
IEM Rio 2024 kicks off on October 7, with the Group stage moving into the Farmasi Arena on October 11. Stay tuned to esports.gg for the latest CS2 news and updates.
