Esports | Evil Geniuses vs 9z Team - Nov 01 | 13:00 UTC

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Game info Evil Geniuses vs 9z Team

 

Evil Geniuses and 9z Team compete this Tuesday, November 1, in the Swiss round 3 of the IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage. After losing the first in the competition, the North Americans of Evil Geniuses will face the South Americans of 9z Team, who won the first of the tournament in the last round. As it is not considered a knockout or qualifying round, Swiss Round 3 1-1 (1 win and 1 loss) is played in MD1 (best of a map) format. The match is scheduled to take place at 13:00 UTC.

 

How IEM Rio Major 2022 works

 

In principle, the IEM Rio Major 2022 is a competition that will bring together all the best teams in the world in search of the most coveted title in CS:GO (Counter Strike Global Offensive), the Major. The tournament will start at the Challengers Stage. In this stage, the games take place in the Swiss format. That is, the winners face each other, and the losers also face each other. In the next phase, called Legends Stage, the Challengers Stage qualifiers join the 8 Legends teams of the competition, which were the teams that passed with the best placement in the RMR.

 

 

Finally, the last phase is called the Champions Stage, which works like a knockout. The eight best teams face each other until the tournament's grand champion is defined. All games in this phase will be in MD3 (best of three maps). The IEM Rio Major 2022 is US$1.250.000, which will be distributed to the best place: first place will receive US$500.000, second place will take home US$170.000, and third and fourth will with a prize pool of $80.000 each.

 

Evil Geniuses

First, the Evil Geniuses team appears in this match after losing the Swiss round 2 of the IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage against MOUZ. Before analyzing the last round of the Americans, it is worth remembering how they performed in the debut of the Major. Facing IHC Esports at nuke, they started at a disadvantage in the first half by 0x6, managed to reverse the adverse situation in the first half, and won by 8x7 on the counterterrorist side. They showed a gala offensive side in the second half and finished 16×9 on aggregate.

 

In the last match, they faced the German organization of MOUZ on the mirage map, and this time they were not able to offer so many risks to their opponents. In the first half, even being on the good side (counterterrorist), they started at a vast disadvantage in rounds after a start in which they showed several defensive gaps (4×11). In the second half, they showed some reaction and were better than in the beginning, but nothing changed the final destination, where they ended up defeated by 10×16.

 

9z Team

On the other hand, the 9z Team appears in this clash after winning Swiss round 2 of the IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage against Imperial. Before analyzing the last round of the South Americans, it is worth remembering how they performed in the debut of the Major. Facing GamerLegion, they were eradicated in the first half, managing to "hold" just one round and starting at a considerable disadvantage (1×14). In the second half, they tried to run after the loss, but it was too late, losing by 6×16 on aggregate.

 

In the last match, they faced Imperial's Brazilian organization on the mirage map and surprised their opponents. In the first half, they started on the counterterrorist side and managed to open a comprehensive advantage (13×2), practically guaranteeing victory at the beginning of the duel. In the second half, they had difficulties closing the match, suffering from the pressure of the opposing crowd, but managed to finish 16×11 on aggregate.

[MDGLoverman]

Ty bro, I chose eg lol