Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 – Tournament Format & Guide

01 Oct 2024

Tit Krajnik 01 Oct 2024

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Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 kicks off on Monday, October 7, 2024
$250,000 prize pool
16 Counter-Strike teams

Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 (credit: via pro.eslgaming.com)

Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 is the fifth IEM Counter-Strike esports tournament of the year, succeeding IEM Cologne 2024, which finished in August. The event will welcome 16 teams, who will vie for the lion’s share of the $250,000 prize pool and a direct invite to IEM Katowice 2025.

When Is Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024?
Where is Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024?
Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 Format
Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 Teams
Group A
Group B
What Is the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 Prize Pool?
Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 Betting Odds
Where To Bet on Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024?

As a S-Tier tournament, IEM Rio 2024 is a competition no esports fan or punter should miss. It’ll offer one week of esports action and plenty of betting opportunities to explore on the best Counter-Strike bookmakers.

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When Is Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024?

Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 will kick off on Monday, October 7, with the first series of the group stage. The tournament will run for one week and culminate with the grand final on Sunday, October 13.

Where is Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024?

The tournament will take place at Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 will be the first IEM tournament to take place in Brazil since IEM Rio 2024, which took place in April 2023.

Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 Format

Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 will use a familiar format from previous IEM Counter-Strike tournaments, dividing the tournament into two stages – the group stage and playoffs.

Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 will begin by dividing 16 teams into two eight-team double-elimination groups. All opening matches will be best-of-one (BO1), while all following series will be played as best-of-three (BO3).

The top three teams from each group will advance to the playoffs. Group stage winners will receive a direct bye to the semifinals, while the group stage runners-up and third-placed teams will proceed to the quarterfinals as high and low seeds, respectively.

Playoffs will be single-elimination, with all series played as best-of-three (BO3), including the grand finals.

Group Stage

16 Counter-Strike teams
Two double-elimination groups
Opening series are best-of-one (BO1)
All other games are best-of-three (BO3)
Group winners advance to semifinals
Runners-up and 3rd-placed teams proceed to quarterfinals as high and low seeds

Playoffs

Six Counter-Strike teams
Single-elimination
All games are best-of-three (BO3)

Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 Teams

The Brazilian Counter-Strike tournament will welcome 16 Counter-Strike teams, including four ESL Partner teams, FURIA Esports as local hero invites, four teams that secured their spot through ESL World Ranking and the rest who had to fight through regional qualifiers.

Rare Atom, who earned their spot at Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 by winning the Chinese qualifiers, withdrew from the tournament on Monday, September 30, and were replaced by Imperial Esports.

The 16 Counter-Strike teams were already divided into two groups.

Group A

Natus Vincere
Imperial Esports
Complexity
Team Liquid
FaZe Clan
FURIA Esports
paiN Gaming
MOUZ

Group B

Team Vitality
9z Team
The MongolZ
Virtus.pro
Eternal Fire
Astralis
HEROIC
G2 Esports

What Is the Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 Prize Pool?

Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 will offer a $250,000 prize pool, the same as IEM Chengdu and IEM Dallas. The prize pool will divided between all 16 participating teams, with the champions taking home $100,000 winners’ share and a ticket for IEM Katowice 2025

Champions - $100,000 + IEM Katowice 2024 invite
Runners-up - $42,000
3rd-4th-place - $20,000
5th-6th-place - $10,000
7th-8th-place - $6,000
9th-12th-place - $5,000
13th-16th-place - $4,000

Intel Extreme Masters Rio 2024 Betting Odds

The Brazilian Counter-Strike esports tournament will welcome two strong candidates to win the trophy in Natus Vincere (3.25) and Team Vitality (3.50), who are priced as the leading favourites with crypto betting sites.

Team	Odds
Natus Vincere	3.25
Team Vitality	3.50
G2 Esports	7.00
MOUZ	8.00
FaZe Clan	9.00
Eternal Fire	12.00
Team Liquid	13.00
Virtus.pro	19.00
Astralis	19.00
The MongolZ	21.00
Complexity	26.00
FURIA	41.00
HEROIC	41.00
paiN Gaming	51.00
Imperial Esports	67.00
9z Team	76.00

G2 Esports (7.00), MOUZ (8.00), and FaZe Clan (9.00) are dangerous outsiders and round out the list of all squads priced at single digits. Despite their remarkable run at the ESL Pro League Season 20, Eternal Fire (12.00) are not expected to do well, nor are Team Liquid (13.00), as both squads have a lot more to prove at the top level.

Virtus.pro (19.00), Astralis (19.00), The MongolZ (21.00), and Complexity (26.00) have all made their presence known in bigger events over the last few months, yet none are expected to go all the way in Brazil.

FURIA (41.00), HEROIC (41.00), paiN Gaming (51.00), Imperial Esports (67.00), and 9z Team (76.00) are complete outsiders on the outright betting markets and the main candidates to exit the tournament early.

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