Your 120 Gladiators
With the RMR events finishing, we now know the teams and players qualified for the upcoming IEM Rio CSGO Major. The event, which will be the first CSGO Major in Brazil and only the third outside of Europe, start October 31st.
Two weeks later, on Sunday, November 13th, we will find out which team will win IEM Rio and which players will be able to call themselves Major Champions.
Can FaZe Clan become back-to-back champions, or will NAVI claim back their throne?
The legend teams at the IEM Rio CSGO Major
๐ฉ๐ฐ Finn “karrigan” Andersen (32) – In-game leader
๐ช๐ช Robin “ropz” Kool (22) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐ณ๐ด Hรฅvard “rain” Nygaard (28) – Rifler
๐จ๐ฆ Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken (22) – Rifler
๐ฑ๐ป Helvijs “broky” Saukants (21) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: Winner
๐ซ๐ฎ Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen (25) – In-game leader
๐ธ๐ช Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin (20) – Rifler (Entry fragger)
๐ฉ๐ฐ Patrick “es3tag” Hansen (26) – Rifler (Support)
๐ธ๐ช Hampus “hampus” Poser (23) – Rifler (lurker)
๐ธ๐ช Fredrik “REZ” Sterner (24) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: 5-8th
๐ฉ๐ฐ Ismail “refrezh” Ali (24) – In-game leader
๐ฉ๐ฐ Rasmus “Zyphon” Nordfoss (18) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐ท๐ด Laurenศiu “lauNX” ศรขrlea (17) – Rifler)
๐ฉ๐ฐ Victor “Staehr” Staehr (18) – Rifler
๐ฉ๐ช Fritz “slaxz-” Dietrich (23) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: DNQ
๐ท๐บ Denis “electroNic” Sharipov (24) – In-game leader
๐บ๐ฆ Viktor “sdy” Orudzhev (25) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐บ๐ฆ Valerii “b1t” Vakhovskyi (19) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐ท๐บ Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy (22) – Rifler (Support)
๐บ๐ฆ Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (25) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: Runner-up
๐ฉ๐ฐ Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer (32) – In-game leader
๐ฉ๐ฐ Valdemar “valde” Vangsรฅ (27) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐ฒ๐ช Pavle “maden” Boลกkoviฤ (23) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐ต๐ฑ Paweล “dycha” Dycha (25) – Rifler
๐ช๐ธ Alvaro “SunPayus” Garcia (23) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: 3rd-4th
๐ฉ๐ฐ Casper “cadiaN” Mรธller (27) – In-game leader & AWPer
๐ฉ๐ฐ Jakob “Jabbi” Nygaard (19) – Rifler
๐ฉ๐ฐ Rasmus “sjuush” Beck (23) – Rifler (Support)
๐ฉ๐ฐ Renรฉ “TeSeS” Madsen (21) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐ฉ๐ฐ Martin “stavn” Lund (20) – Rifler
๐ PGL Antwerp result: 5-8th
๐ท๐บ Leonid “chopper” Vishnyakov (25) – In-game leader
๐ท๐บ Boris “magixx” Vorobyev (19) – Rifler
๐ท๐บ Robert “Patsi” Isyanov (19) – Rifler
๐ท๐บ Pavel “s1ren” Ogloblin (20) – Rifler
๐บ๐ฆ Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdanov (17)
๐ PGL Antwerp result: 3-4th
๐บ๐ธ Nicholas “nitr0” Cannella (27) – In-game leader
๐บ๐ธ Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski (25) – Rifler)
๐จ๐ฆ Keith “NAF” Markovic (24) – Rifler
๐ฑ๐ป Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaฤผinskis (23) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐บ๐ธ Joshua “oSee” Ohm (23) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: Legends Stage
The Challenger teams at the IEM Rio CSGO Major
๐ฝ๐ฐ Dionis “sinnopsyy” Budeci (27) – In-game leader
๐จ๐ญ Rigon “rigoN” Gashi (22) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐ฝ๐ฐ Flatron “juanflatroo” Halimi (25) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐ฝ๐ฐ Sener “SENER1” Mahmuti (25) – Rifler (Support)
๐ฝ๐ฐ Genc “gxx-” Kolgeci (23) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: Legends Stage
๐บ๐พ Maximiliano “max” Gonzalez (23) – In-game leader
๐ฆ๐ท Nicolรกs “buda” Kramer (19) – Rifler
๐จ๐ฑ David “dav1d” Tapia Maldonado (22) – Rifler
๐บ๐พ Franco “dgt” Garcia (21) – Rifler (Entry Fragger
๐ง๐ท Lucas “nqz” Soares (17) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: Challenger Stage
๐ซ๐ท Dan “apEX” Madesclaire (29) – In-game leader
๐ฎ๐ฑ Lotan “Spinx” Giladi (22) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐ฉ๐ฐ Emil “Magisk” Reif (24) – Rifler
๐ฉ๐ฐ Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen (29) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐ซ๐ท Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (21) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: Legend Stage
๐ท๐ธ Nemanja “nexa” Isakoviฤ (25) – In-game leader
๐ฎ๐ฑ Shahar “flameZ” Shushan (19) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐จ๐ฟ Adam “NEOFRAG” Zouhar (21) – Rifler
๐ต๐ฑ Maciej “F1KU” Miklas (19) – Rifler
๐ท๐บ Abdulkhalik “degster” Gasanov (21) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: DNQ
๐ท๐บ Vladislav “nafany” Gorshkov (21) – In-game leader
๐ท๐บ Timofey “interz” Yakushin (22) – Rifler (Support)
๐ฐ๐ฟ Abai “HObbit” Hasenov (28) – Rifler
๐ท๐บ Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov (20) – Rifler)
๐ท๐บ Dmitriy “sh1ro” Sokolov (21) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: Legend Stage
๐ฐ๐ฟ Sanjar “neaLaN” ฤฐshakov (22) – In-game leader
๐จ๐ฆ Jadan “HexT” Postma (20) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
Timothy “autimatic” Ta (26) – Rifler
๐บ๐ธ Vincent “Brehze” Cayonte (24) – Rifler
๐ง๐ฌ Tsvetelin “CeRq” Dimitrov (22) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: DNQ
๐ฉ๐ช Johannes “tabseN” Wodarz (27) – In-game leader
๐ฉ๐ช Nils “k1to” Gruhne (23) – Rifler
๐ฉ๐ช Karim “Krimbo” Moussa (22) – Rifler (Lurker)
Josef “faveN” Baumann (22) – Rifler
๐ฉ๐ช Florian “syrsoN” Rische (26) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: Legend Stagex
๐ฆ๐บ Christopher “dexter” Nong (28) – In-game leader
๐ธ๐ฐ David “frozen” ฤerลanskรฝ (20) – Rifler
๐ฎ๐ฑ Dorian “xertioN” Berman (18) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐ฉ๐ช Jon “JDC” de Castro (22) – Rifler
๐ญ๐บ รdรกm “torzsi” Torzsรกs (20) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: DNQ
The Contender teams at the IEM Rio CSGO Major
๐ต๐ฑ Kamil “siuhy” Szkaradek (20) – In-game leader
๐ง๐ช Nicolas “Keoz” Dgus (21) Rifler
๐ท๐ด Ivan “iM” Mihai (23) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐ธ๐ช Isak “isak” Fahlรฉn (21) – Rifler (Support)
๐ฉ๐ฐ Frederik “acoR” Gyldstrand (25) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: DNQ
๐ง๐ท Epitรกcio “TACO” de Melo (27) – In-game leader
๐ง๐ท Bruno “latto” Rebelatto (19) Rifler)
๐ง๐ท Marcelo “coldzera” David (27) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐ง๐ท Eduardo “dumau” Wolkmer (18) – Rifler)
๐ฆ๐ท Santino “try” Rigal (18) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: DNQ
๐ง๐ท Andrei “arT” Piovezan (26) – In-game leader
๐ง๐ท Yuri “yuurih” Boian (22) – Rifler
๐ง๐ท Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato (23) – Rifler)
๐ง๐ท Andrรฉ “drop” Abreu (18) – Rifler)
๐ง๐ท Rafael “saffee” Costa (27) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: 5-8th
๐ฌ๐ง William “mezii” Merriman (23) – In-game leader
๐ธ๐ช Freddy “KRIMZ” Johansson (28) Rifler (Support)
๐ณ๐ฑ Dion “FASHR” Derksen (26) – Rifler)
๐ฉ๐ฐ Fredrik “roeJ” Jรธrgensen (28) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐ฉ๐ฐ Nico “nicoodoz” Tamjidi (22) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result:DNQ
๐ฒ๐ณ Garidmagnai “bLitz” Byambasuren (21) – In-game leader
๐ฒ๐ณ Tengis “sk0R” Batjarga (20) – Rifler
๐ฒ๐ณ Bat-Enkh “kabal” Batbayar (27) – Rifler
๐ฒ๐ณ Sodbayar “Techno4K” Munkhbold (17) – Rifler)
๐ฒ๐ณ Tuvshintugs “Annihilation” Nyamdorj (22) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: Conterder Stage
๐ฆ๐บ Joshua “INS” Potter (24) – In-game leader
๐ณ๐ฟ Simon “Sico” Williams (28) – Rifler
๐ฆ๐บ Declan “Vexite” Portelli (18) – Rifler
๐ฆ๐บ Jay “Liazz” Tregillgas (25) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐ฆ๐บ Alistair “aliStair” Johnston (24) – AWPer
๐ PGL Antwerp result: Contender Stage
๐ง๐ท Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo (31) – AWPer & In-game leader
๐ง๐ท Fernando “fer” Alvarenga (30) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐ง๐ท Ricardo “boltz” Prass (25) – Rifler
๐ง๐ท Vinicius “VINI” Figueiredo (23) – Rifler (Support)
๐ง๐ท Marcelo “chelo” Cespedes (24) – Rifler
๐ PGL Antwerp result: Legend Stage
๐ท๐บ Dzhami “Jame” Ali (24) – AWPer & In-game leader
๐ฐ๐ฟ Aleksei “Qikert” Golubev (23) – Rifler
๐ท๐บ Evgeniy “FL1T” Lebedev (21) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐ท๐บ David “n0rb3r7” Daniyelyan (21) – Rifler
๐ท๐บ Pyotr “fame” Bolyshev (19) – Rifler
๐ PGL Antwerp result: Legend Stage
Some interesting facts
Despite the Astralis failing to make it to the Major, Denmark remains on top in Rio. The country has three fewer representatives than it had at PGL Antwerp, but the Scandinavian country remains at the top of the ranking with 17 players.
They're shortly followed by Russia and host nation Brazil (15).
IEM Rio will be a historic low for French players, teams, and fans. The country will only have two representatives at the CSGO Major, with Belgian Gamerlegion player Nicolas โKeozโ Dgus being an honorary third.
