IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe Open Qualifier 4Movistar Riders to miss IEM Rio RMR after falling short in open qualifier
Astralis end the first day of play awaiting a rematch against los kogutos, the team that knocked them out in the third open qualifier.
Check out the open qualifier's bracket from the round of 32 on and follow when the games go live on Saturday at 18:00 here.
Notable matches - Bracket
Round of 64
Illuminar 16-8
ALTERNATE aTTaX - lobby
Infinite 16-12
GTZ - lobby
0to100 12-16
SKADE 16-14
LF0 - lobby
KTRL - lobby
RAIKIRI - lobby
Finest 16-8
CEPTER - lobby
Movistar Riders 13-16
SD Invicta - lobby
HEET 16-11
777 16-13
Round of 128
Holders - lobby
Semper Fidelis - lobby
AVANGAR 9-16
SINNERS 14-16 SIUUUU - lobby
Round of 256
Into the Breach 12-16
HAVU 14-16
The Incas - lobby
Round of 512
Streams
Casters covering specific teams will have that team listed next to their name. Players streaming the qualifier will be listed with their team name and POV in brackets.
00:01 Movistar Riders failed to make the EU RMR for a second consecutive time
The biggest upset of the day came in the final round of play, the round of 64, with Movistar Riders falling to Sashi on Nuke. A poor T-side by the Spaniards proved insurmountable on the defense as they were eliminated 13-16.
Many of the biggest contenders remain in contention, with Astralis leading the charge. The Danes will have a grudge match against los kogutos in the round of 32, as they were eliminated by the Poles in the previous qualifier.
HEET, Apeks, Finest, GamerLegion, SAW, BLUEJAYS, Entropiq, 1WIN, SKADE and Owen "smooya" Butterfield's Benched Heroes are all among the teams still alive and fighting for one of the six coveted spots.
22:40 HEET suffer but prevail in overtime victory on Overpass, SINNERS and AVANGAR out
HEET were on the brink of elimination, facing match point against FFFW, but they managed to turn things around by securing overtime and following it up with a 22-18 victory in extra rounds. The Frenchmen will now play Nexus in their final match of the day.
Movistar Riders also struggled early on in their match against SHADE, but came back to win 16-11, while Astralis rushed to a 16-4 victory in their round of 128 match and will now face Budapest Five with hopes of making it to the second day of play. Two notable teams to exit at this stage are SINNERS and AVANGAR.
21:00 Endpoint, ITB, HAVU out of the running
The world's No. 36 team, Endpoint, fell to yologang420 in the round of 256, with other notable teams and mix-teams such as HAVU, Partizan, LDLC and Into the Breach out of contention.
The Finns of HAVU fell to a mix-team with Mihail "Dosia" Stolyarov, Rustem "mou" Telepov, Nikita "JIaYm" Panyushkin and Dmitriy "ProbLeM" Martinov while Into the Breach lost to Anel "NENO" Ceković and company's 0to100. Partizan were made quick work of by 1WIN.
19:45 First rounds nearing end, favorites still in contention
The first two rounds of play are wrapping up with no big surprises as the favorites are clearing the field through the round of 512 and into the round of 256.
Interesting matches are starting to pop up in the bracket, such as Partizan vs. 1WIN and Patrik "f0rest" Lindberg's d00m vs. Finest.
18:05 Bracket set
The bracket has been set and can be viewed here. Matches will begin promptly with the first round of play. The top two seeds, Astralis and Movistar Riders start with a bye.
17:00 A stacked field will compete for the final six spots at the Road to Rio Europe RMR
Fourteen teams have already qualified for the IEM Rio Europe RMR, where they will join 12 teams that secured their RMR spots at the PGL Major in Antwerp.
There are only six slots up for grabs and two top ten teams still haven't qualified, Astralis and Movistar Riders. Other than the two biggest names, the field is full of strong contenders with the likes of HEET, Finest, Entropiq, SINNERS or the new-look Apeks all in the running.
The check-in is now open until 17:45 , 15 minutes before the bracket gets underway. The first day of play will go up to the round of 64 before action moves to the round of 32 on Saturday. The four quarter-final winners will secure their spot in the RMR, as well as the top two teams in the 5-7th decider bracket.
Some of the notable teams registered for the last European open qualifier are:
The list of teams already confirmed to be attending the European RMRs due to Major placement are:
The teams that have already made it through the open qualifiers are:
Qualifier #3
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The live post will cover the first five rounds of the qualifier. From the round of 32 onwards, matches will be covered here.
This article will be updated as the bracket develops and will include a list of streams covering the qualifier as well as the noteworthy results. Streamers are invited to link their streams in the comments with information regarding the broadcast language in order to have them added to the article.
Check out our dedicated coverage hub to stay updated with all the developments related to the IEM Rio Major 2022.
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Thijs 'rilax' Izaks
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Robin 'ropz' Kool
Patrik 'f0rest' Lindberg
Michalis 'awzek' Napoloni
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