Vitality vs Grayhound at CS:GO IEM Rio Major 2022 Challengers Stage - Predictions, head-to-head, livestream details, and more
CS:GO's ongoing IEM Rio Major 2022 opened up to a jam-packed auditorium on its first day, with Day 2 witnessing a similar turnout. After two days of exciting matchups, twelve teams will continue their attempts to qualify through to the Legends Stage.
In the Challengers Stage so far, Bad News Eagles and MOUZ have secured their slots for the next stage after maintaining a 3-0 record, whereas Imperial and 00NATION were eliminated after three consecutive defeats.
On Day 3 of the IEM Rio Major 2022, Europe's Team Vitality will take on Grayhound Gaming's Australian roster in a best-of-three elimination match. The winner of the match will qualify for the advancement matchup of the Challengers Stage whereas the loser will be directly eliminated.
Both Vitality and Grayhound were strong contenders for a Legends Stage spot ahead of the tournament. However, as things stand, only one out of the two teams will get to progress further into the IEM Rio Major 2022.
Grayhound Gaming is one of two teams from the Asia-Pacific region to qualify for the Majors, and is the only Australian team at the event. Their performances so far in the tournament have earned them a victory against Cloud9. However, they are yet to prove their strengths against a top European roster in a best-of-three series at the tournament.
Team Vitality entered the tournament as one of Europe's most promising contenders for the Major title. Despite finding themselves in the elimination spot, Vitality certainly has the ability to pull through and advance to further stages of the ongoing CS:GO Major.
With an experienced core in the form of apEX, Magisk, and dupreeh, as well as a mechanically talented AWPer like ZywOo, Vitality has the potential to pull themselves back up and
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