Mi történt a Major selejtezőn – 4. nap elbeszélgetése

Qualification and elimination were on the line all day long during the fourth day of the IEM Rio Major qualifiers, and emotions were running high with so much at stake.

To kick off the day, ENCE secured Legends status with a win over BIG in the last 2-0 match of the European RMRs in Malta, while FANTÁZIA és a FŰRÉSZ bowed out of the competition after going 0-3.

Three qualification matches soon followed and saw Szellem brush aside Rossz hírek Eagles, Cloud9 üt 1WIN after a comeback from 3-12 on the second map, and Hajtás edge out a win over B8 as the Danish-majority side completed their surprise run at the RMRs.

Massive tournament favorites G2 were staring down elimination next and couldn’t handle the pressure against one of the dark horses of the tournament, GamerLegion, putting an end to the organization’s seven-year streak of Major appearances.

Astralis were another big name to miss out while they were playing without Kristian "k0nfig" Wienecke, who had suffered an injury leading up to the tournament and was replaced by Mikkel "MitR" tomsen. Without one of their key players, the Danish powerhouse lost to forZe in their elimination series in heartbreaking fashion, unable to convert a 13-4 lead on Mirage.

Meanwhile at the Americas RMR in Stockholm, 9z completed their inspiring run to the IEM Rio Major with a drama-less win over Páncéltörő in the 2-1 pool, and FURIA soon followed to bring Brazil’s best team to their home Major after beating fájdalom. 00NEMZET joined the list a few hours later on the back of a laborious series victory against Bonyolultság.

Jelenlegi állás
IEM Road to Rio Europe RMR A tabella
IEM Road to Rio Europe RMR B állása
IEM Road to Rio Americas RMR állása
IEM Road to Rio Asia RMR standings

To close out the day in Stockholm, Főnevek, császáriés isurus staved off elimination in the 1-2 pool and are set to fight for a chance to play for one last spot in the Americas RMR over the next two days.

On the following day over at PAX Melbourne, IHC defended their Challengers Stage spot from PGL Major Antwerp, winning the Asia RMR after beating Grayhound and sending the Australian side to a last-chance match against JiJieHao.

Ki kvalifikálta magát eddig?

TBD*
Folyadék
Gonosz gonoszok
Szellem
Cloud9
Hajtás

* Folyadék játszani fog Gonosz gonoszok for a Legends spot on Sunday

** The team with the highest Buchholz score between Szellem, Cloud9és Hajtás will automatically clinch a Legends spot, and the other two will play for another in a 4th-place decider on Sunday

A 4. nap kiemelkedő eredményei

Európa A
GamerLegion 2-1 G2
forZe 2-0 Astralis

Európa B
ENCE 2-0 BIG

Americas
00NEMZET 2-1 Bonyolultság
isurus 2-1 MIBR

A nap teljesítménye

In the upset of the day, Frederik “acoR” Gyldstrand kept up his impressive form from the previous days at the Europe RMRs, delivering a key performance for GamerLegion on the deciding Inferno to send G2 csomagolás.

Említésre méltóak:

Rasmus "Zyphon" Nordfoss vs B8
30-19, 1.54 rating in a 16-13 win on Vertigo

Ismail “refrezh” Ali vs B8
32-18, 1.63 rating in a 13-16 loss on Nuke

Franco "dgt" Garcia vs Páncéltörő
27-4, 2.12 rating in a 16-7 win on Dust2

tengis "sk0R" Batjargal vs Grayhound
40-26, 1.55 rating in a 19-16 win on Mirage

A nap játéka

ENCE had several players step up to the plate with important clutches in their Major-qualifying victory against BIGés Alvaro "SunPayus" Garcia converted one of the most important ones of the bunch on the second map:

HLTV élő közvetítés

A HLTV.org tudósítócsapatokkal rendelkezik Máltán és Stockholmban, hogy interjúkat készítsenek a helyszínről, fényképeket és történetfrissítések az Instagramon. Here are the interviews we conducted during the second day of the Major qualifiers:

Full interviews

Tovább

refrezh: “It’s insane to reach the Major in such a small amount of time”

Tovább

nafany: “The team from early 2021 and right now are two different teams”

Tovább

arT on not claiming the Legends spot: “I am just happy that I made it through”

Tovább

magixx on qualifying for the Rio Major: “The best thing I am enjoying is the work I’ve done with the guys”

Hozzászólások

santino "próbáld meg" Rigal: “I grew up watching the Majors, it was a big dream for me and now it became true”

Frederick "roeJ" Jorgensen: “I think [mezii] is not really there yet to take over everything, he needs help from us”

Rafael “zakk” Fernandes: “We are going to the most epic Major in the history of esports”

Marco "Snappi" Pfeiffer: “I’m super happy about our progress since Pro League”

Six Major-qualifying matchups await on Day 5

The Europe RMR B tournament is heading into the 2-1 matches featuring three exciting matchups to start the fifth day in Malta. Later in the day, it will be all or nothing for six teams in the A tournament as they clash in the 2-2 pool.

11:00 MOUZ vs Vitalitás
11:00 BIG vs Hősies
11:00 OG vs Outsiders
18:00 forZe vs Rossz hírek Eagles
18:00 fnatikus vs 1WIN
18:00 GamerLegion vs B8

Addig is, six teams will face elimination in the Americas tournament and play for their chance to enter the deciding matches for one last spot in the region.