eSports | Cloud9 vs Team Spirit - Oct 09 | 12:30 UTC

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Game info Cloud9 vs Team Spirit

 

Cloud9 and Team Spirit compete this Sunday, October 9, 2022, the 4th place decider of the IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR A. After securing great campaigns in the RMR and achieving three wins, both teams are qualified for the main event from Major. Now, this duel gives the winner a spot for a more advanced stage of the Major, the Legends Stage, while the loser will have to settle for the Challengers Stage. The match is scheduled to take place at 12:30 UTC.

 

How does the IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR A work

 

In principle, the IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR A is a championship that will bring together the best teams from the European continent of CS:GO. For the most part, organizations won their spot for the RMR Europe through online qualifiers. However, we cannot forget about teams like FaZe Clan, G2 Esports, Ninjas in Pajamas, Cloud9, Team Spirit and Bad News Eagles, who were already guaranteed in this tournament for their good performance at PGL Major Antwerp 2022. 

 

The championship does not have a prize pool, but it will distribute 8 spots for the IEM Rio Major 2022, with four spots being direct to the main event and the other four in the initial phase of the Challengers Stage. In addition to the organizations mentioned above, we will also have the following teams in the dispute: Astralis, Fnatic, Sprout, ForZe, Eternal Fire, 1WIN, Aurora,ECSTATIC, Team GamerLegion and B8.

 

Cloud9

At first, the Cloud9 team appears in this clash after winning the swiss round 4 of the IEM Road to Rio 2022 RMR A against 1WIN. Before analyzing the previous confrontation of the Russian organization, it is worth remembering how was their performance in the round that preceded their last match of this RMR. Playing against Nip, they started losing by 9×16 in the mirage. In inferno, they managed to tie the series, closing by 16×11. On the third and decisive map, they started much better, opening 10×5 in vertigo's first half; however, they ended up receiving a 14-16 comeback in the second half.

 

In their last match, valid for swiss round 4 of the IEM Road to Rio 2022 RMR A, the players were considered pre-match favorites against their 1WIN compatriots, and they won their third match in this competition. Once again showcasing a gala defensive side, the Russians have once again shown why they are considered by many to be the best CT (counter-terrorist) side in the world. On both maps, the final score was tight, winning by 16×12 on vertigo and 16×13 on overpass respectively; however, in both maps they won by a wide difference in rounds playing on the CT side.

 

Team Spirit

On the other hand, the Spirit team appears in this clash after losing the Swiss round 4 of IEM Road to Rio 2022 RMR A against Bad News Eagles. Before analyzing the previous confrontation of the Russian organization, it is worth remembering how was their performance in the round that preceded their last match of this RMR. Playing against Sprout, they started better than their opponents, opening a small advantage in the first half of the counter-terrorist side in the mirage by 9x6. However, in the second half, they did not have an impeccable defensive part from their opponents and lost on aggregate by 12×16.

 

In their last match, valid for Swiss round 4 of the IEM Road to Rio 2022 RMR A, the players were considered the favorites in the pre-match against the Bad News Eagles Kosovo organization, and they won their third match in the competition. Throughout the series, the Russians had no problems on either map, opening an 11×4 lead on both. The partials of the triumphs were 16×6 in nuke and 16×11 in mirage respectively.

 

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