Cloud9 vs Imperial at CS:GO IEM Rio Major 2022 - Predictions, head-to-head, livestream details, and more
After an exhilirating start to CS:GO's ongoing IEM Rio Major 2022, all 16 teams in the tournament's Challengers Stage have proceeded to the second matchday. The first day of the tournament witnessed all the teams competing against each other for the first two rounds of the tournament.
On Day 2 of IEM Rio Major 2022, teams will proceed to Round 3. Teams that lost the first two rounds of the Challengers Stage will attempt to avoid elimination, while the remaining twelve CS:GO teams will fight to be the first ones to claim the eight Legends Stage slots.
The European giants, Cloud9, will face one of Brazil's most popular CS:GO teams, Imperial Esports, in a best-of-three elimination matchup on Day 2. Round 3 of the tournament will witness both sides engaging in fierce combat as they fight for survival.
Cloud9 and Imperial are among the four CS:GO teams at the IEM Rio Major to head into Round 3 with a 0-2 record. Both teams had a disheartening start to the tournament as they lost their first two matches of the Challengers Stage.
In this elimination tie, these two promising contenders will battle it out in their attempts to avoid elimination.
Cloud9 has a talented roster that hasn't made any changes since they arrived at the organization. While C9 was expected to be one of Europe's most promising teams at the tournament, their performances so far in the tournament left them with the short end of the stick.
Cloud9 had promising performances in both their matches so far, falling short of victory by only a small margin on both occasions. Despite being pushed to an elimination matchup, Cloud9 has the innate talent and experience to learn from their mistakes and overcome their problems.
In comparison to Cloud9, Imperial had a worse
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