Evil Geniuses vs Cloud9 at CS:GO IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage - Predictions, head-to-head, livestream details, and more
As we enter the third day of CS:GO's IEM Rio Major 2022, twelve teams from the ongoing Challengers Stage will continue their fight for the remaining six spots in the Legends Stage.
After the first three rounds, Brazil's very own teams, Imperial and 00NATION, were eliminated from the tournament. Meanwhile, European contenders Bad News Eagles and MOUZ finished ahead of their competitors, claiming two out of the eight total Legends Stage spots.
On Day 3 of the IEM Rio Major 2022, North America's Evil Geniuses will cross paths with one of Europe's most promising CS:GO rosters, Cloud9, in a best-of-three elimination matchup. The winner will proceed to their Round 4 advancement match, whereas the losing team will be subject to elimination.
Evil Geniuses and Cloud9 are two promising CS:GO rosters that were expected to perform wonders in the Challengers Stage of the IEM Rio Major 2022. However, the performances of both teams in the tournament so far have failed to meet the expectations of their dedicated fanbase.
Having lost two of their previous matches, Evil Geniuses will enter this elimination matchup as the underdogs. Although EG have put on a strong fight in all three of their matches so far, they are yet to prove their strengths in a best-of-three fixture on the Major's stage.
On the other hand, Cloud9 was already put through an elimination matchup in Round 3, where they managed to defeat Brazil's Imperial Esports in consecutive maps and avoid elimination. Furthermore, both of their losses so far in the tournament have come about in overtime defeats.
Cloud9 also has a strong roster of proficient aimers like HObbit and sh1ro, the latter of which has averaged over 35 kills per map so far in the tournament. While EG is not far away
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