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Here’s the schedule for IEM Rio CS:GO Major

Matches start in the morning and usually finish at night.
Leonardo Biazzi
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Mateusz Miter
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Harrison Thomas
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Published: Nov 13, 2022 04:26 pm

The second CS:GO Major of the year has been finalized. Valve and ESL were in charge of the action at IEM Rio Major, the first event of this magnitude ever held in Brazil, home of some of the most passionate Counter-Strike fans.

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The IEM Rio Major had a $1.25 million prize pool and had a live audience for all stages of the competition: Challengers Stage, Legends Stage, and Champions Stage. ESL also set up a fan fest featuring the famous CS:GO Brazilian streamer Alexandre “Gaules” Borba, who acted as the host and provide commentary for the matches.

Related: All CS:GO teams qualified for IEM Rio Major

The 16 Challengers and Contenders teams started the competition in the Challengers Stage and the top eight advance to the Legends Stage, where the eight teams that earned Legend status in the Regional Major Ranking (RMR) waited. These two stages used a Swiss system format that lasted four days each.

The Challengers and Legends Stages featured best-of-one matches and every advancement or elimination game required a best-of-three series. Teams needed to win three matches to advance and needed to lose three to be eliminated from the IEM Rio Major. The top eight teams from the Legends Stage qualified for the Champions Stage, the competition’s single-bracket playoffs. All of the playoff matches were best-of-three series.

Here is the complete schedule for the IEM Rio Major, including the starting dates for each stage of the tournament. All times have been listed in CT and are susceptible to delays.

IEM Rio CS:GO Major’s full schedule

Thursday, Nov. 10

Quarterfinals

  • 12pm: Outsiders vs. Fnatic
  • 3:30pm: MOUZ vs. C9

Friday, Nov. 11

Quarterfinals

  • 12pm: Heroic vs. Spirit
  • 3:30pm: NAVI vs. FURIA

Saturday, Nov. 12

  • 12pm: Outsiders vs. MOUZ
  • 3:30pm: FURIA vs. Heroic

Sunday, Nov 13 (End of Champions Stage)

Saturday, Nov. 5 (Start of Legends Stage)

Round one

  • 9am: MOUZ vs. Team Liquid
  • 9am: Team Spirit vs. Bad News Eagles
  • 10:15am: FaZe Clan vs. Cloud9
  • 10:15am: Sprout vs. BIG
  • 11:30am: Vitality vs. NAVI
  • 11:30am: Outsiders vs. Heroic
  • 12:45pm: FURIA vs. ENCE
  • 12:45pm: NiP vs. Fnatic

Round two (1-0 pool)

  • 4:20pm: MOUZ vs. BIG
  • 5:35pm: NAVI vs. C9
  • 6:50pm: FURIA vs. Spirit
  • 8:05pm: Heroic vs. Fnatic

Round two (0-1 pool)

  • 4:20pm: Liquid vs. Sprout
  • 5:35m: FaZe vs. Vitality
  • 6:50pm: ENCE vs. Bad News Eagles
  • 8:05pm: NiP vs. Outsiders

Sunday, Nov. 6 (Second day of Legends Stage)

Round three (1-1 pool)

  • 8am CT: NAVI vs. Liquid
  • 8am CT: Vitality vs. MOUZ
  • 9:15am CT: Outsiders vs. Spirit
  • 9:15am CT: ENCE vs. Fnatic

Round three (2-0 pool)

  • 10:30am CT: Heroic vs. C9
  • 2pm CT: FURIA vs. BIG

Round three (0-2 pool)

  • 10:30am CT: FaZe vs. Bad News Eagles
  • 2pm CT: NiP vs. Sprout

Monday, Nov. 7 (Day three of Legends Stage)

Round four (2-1 pool)

  • 9am: MOUZ vs. Outsiders
  • 12:30pm: BIG vs. Fnatic
  • 4pm: Heroic vs. Liquid

Round four (1-2 pool)

  • 9am: NAVI vs. Bad News Eagles
  • 12:30pm: Vitality vs. ENCE
  • 4pm: Spirit vs. Sprout

Tuesday, Nov. 8 (End of Legends Stage)

Round five (2-2 pool)

  • 9am: MOUZ vs. ENCE
  • 12:30pm: BIG vs. NAVI
  • 4pm: Liquid vs. Spirit

Monday, Oct. 31 (Start of Challengers Stage)

Round one

Round two (1-0 pool)

Round two (0-1 pool)

Tuesday, Nov. 1 (Second day of Challengers Stage)

Round three (1-1 pool)

Round three (2-0 pool)

Round three (0-2 pool)

Wednesday, Nov. 2

Wednesday, Nov. 2 (Third day of Challengers Stage)

Round four (2-1 pool)

Round four (1-2 pool)

  • 9am: OG vs. IHC
  • 12:30pm: Vitality vs. Grayhound
  • 4pm: C9 vs. EG

Thursday, Nov. 3 (Final day of Challengers Stage)

Round five (2-2 pool)

  • 9am: Vitality vs. OG
  • 12:30pm: C9 vs. GamerLegion
  • 4pm: Fnatic vs. 9z
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