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All the teams and players qualified for the IEM Rio CSGO Major

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

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Finn “karrigan” Andersen (32) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช Robin “ropz” Kool (22) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Hรฅvard “rain” Nygaard (28) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Russel “Twistzz” Van Dulken (22) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Helvijs “broky” Saukants (21) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: Winner

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Aleksi “Aleksib” Virolainen (25) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Ludvig “Brollan” Brolin (20) – Rifler (Entry fragger)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Patrick “es3tag” Hansen (26) – Rifler (Support)
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Hampus “hampus” Poser (23) – Rifler (lurker)
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Fredrik “REZ” Sterner (24) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: 5-8th

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Ismail “refrezh” Ali (24) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Rasmus “Zyphon” Nordfoss (18) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Laurenศ›iu “lauNX” ศšรขrlea (17) – Rifler)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Victor “Staehr” Staehr (18) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Fritz “slaxz-” Dietrich (23) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: DNQ

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Denis “electroNic” Sharipov (24) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Viktor “sdy” Orudzhev (25) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Valerii “b1t” Vakhovskyi (19) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Ilya “Perfecto” Zalutskiy (22) – Rifler (Support)
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (25) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: Runner-up

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Marco “Snappi” Pfeiffer (32) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Valdemar “valde” Vangsรฅ (27) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ช Pavle “maden” Boลกkoviฤ‡ (23) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Paweล‚ “dycha” Dycha (25) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Alvaro “SunPayus” Garcia (23) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: 3rd-4th

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Casper “cadiaN” Mรธller (27) – In-game leader & AWPer
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Jakob “Jabbi” Nygaard (19) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Rasmus “sjuush” Beck (23) – Rifler (Support)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Renรฉ “TeSeS” Madsen (21) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Martin “stavn” Lund (20) – Rifler
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: 5-8th

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Leonid “chopper” Vishnyakov (25) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Boris “magixx” Vorobyev (19) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Robert “Patsi” Isyanov (19) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Pavel “s1ren” Ogloblin (20) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Ihor “w0nderful” Zhdanov (17)
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: 3-4th

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Nicholas “nitr0” Cannella (27) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski (25) – Rifler)
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Keith “NAF” Markovic (24) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป Mareks “YEKINDAR” Gaฤผinskis (23) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Joshua “oSee” Ohm (23) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: Legends Stage


The Challenger teams at the IEM Rio CSGO Major

๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Dionis “sinnopsyy” Budeci (27) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Rigon “rigoN” Gashi (22) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Flatron “juanflatroo” Halimi (25) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Sener “SENER1” Mahmuti (25) – Rifler (Support)
๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Genc “gxx-” Kolgeci (23) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: Legends Stage

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ Maximiliano “max” Gonzalez (23) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Nicolรกs “buda” Kramer (19) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ David “dav1d” Tapia Maldonado (22) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ Franco “dgt” Garcia (21) – Rifler (Entry Fragger
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Lucas “nqz” Soares (17) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: Challenger Stage

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Dan “apEX” Madesclaire (29) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Lotan “Spinx” Giladi (22) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Emil “Magisk” Reif (24) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Peter “dupreeh” Rasmussen (29) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (21) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: Legend Stage

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Nemanja “nexa” Isakoviฤ‡ (25) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Shahar “flameZ” Shushan (19) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Adam “NEOFRAG” Zouhar (21) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Maciej “F1KU” Miklas (19) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Abdulkhalik “degster” Gasanov (21) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: DNQ

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Vladislav “nafany” Gorshkov (21) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Timofey “interz” Yakushin (22) – Rifler (Support)
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Abai “HObbit” Hasenov (28) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Sergey “Ax1Le” Rykhtorov (20) – Rifler)
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Dmitriy “sh1ro” Sokolov (21) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: Legend Stage

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Sanjar “neaLaN” ฤฐshakov (22) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Jadan “HexT” Postma (20) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
Timothy “autimatic” Ta (26) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Vincent “Brehze” Cayonte (24) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ Tsvetelin “CeRq” Dimitrov (22) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: DNQ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Johannes “tabseN” Wodarz (27) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Nils “k1to” Gruhne (23) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Karim “Krimbo” Moussa (22) – Rifler (Lurker)
Josef “faveN” Baumann (22) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Florian “syrsoN” Rische (26) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: Legend Stagex

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Christopher “dexter” Nong (28) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ David “frozen” ฤŒerลˆanskรฝ (20) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Dorian “xertioN” Berman (18) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Jon “JDC” de Castro (22) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ รdรกm “torzsi” Torzsรกs (20) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: DNQ


The Contender teams at the IEM Rio CSGO Major

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Kamil “siuhy” Szkaradek (20) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Nicolas “Keoz” Dgus (21) Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Ivan “iM” Mihai (23) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Isak “isak” Fahlรฉn (21) – Rifler (Support)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Frederik “acoR” Gyldstrand (25) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: DNQ

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Epitรกcio “TACO” de Melo (27) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Bruno “latto” Rebelatto (19) Rifler)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Marcelo “coldzera” David (27) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Eduardo “dumau” Wolkmer (18) – Rifler)
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Santino “try” Rigal (18) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: DNQ

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Andrei “arT” Piovezan (26) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Yuri “yuurih” Boian (22) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Kaike “KSCERATO” Cerato (23) – Rifler)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Andrรฉ “drop” Abreu (18) – Rifler)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Rafael “saffee” Costa (27) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: 5-8th

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง William “mezii” Merriman (23) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Freddy “KRIMZ” Johansson (28) Rifler (Support)
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Dion “FASHR” Derksen (26) – Rifler)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Fredrik “roeJ” Jรธrgensen (28) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Nico “nicoodoz” Tamjidi (22) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result:DNQ

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ Garidmagnai “bLitz” Byambasuren (21) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ Tengis “sk0R” Batjarga (20) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ Bat-Enkh “kabal” Batbayar (27) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ Sodbayar “Techno4K” Munkhbold (17) – Rifler)
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ Tuvshintugs “Annihilation” Nyamdorj (22) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: Conterder Stage

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Joshua “INS” Potter (24) – In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Simon “Sico” Williams (28) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Declan “Vexite” Portelli (18) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Jay “Liazz” Tregillgas (25) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Alistair “aliStair” Johnston (24) – AWPer
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: Contender Stage

๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Gabriel “FalleN” Toledo (31) – AWPer & In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Fernando “fer” Alvarenga (30) – Rifler (Entry Fragger)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Ricardo “boltz” Prass (25) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Vinicius “VINI” Figueiredo (23) – Rifler (Support)
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Marcelo “chelo” Cespedes (24) – Rifler
๐Ÿ† PGL Antwerp result: Legend Stage

๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Dzhami “Jame” Ali (24) – AWPer & In-game leader
๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ Aleksei “Qikert” Golubev (23) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Evgeniy “FL1T” Lebedev (21) – Rifler (Lurker)
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ David “n0rb3r7” Daniyelyan (21) – Rifler
๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡บ Pyotr “fame” Bolyshev (19) – Rifler
๐Ÿ† 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 โ€œKeozโ€ Dgus being an honorary third.