{"id":24420,"date":"2022-10-10T21:47:03","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T01:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=24420"},"modified":"2022-10-10T21:47:33","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T01:47:33","slug":"imperial-knock-out-complexity-to-seal-iem-rio-major-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/imperial-knock-out-complexity-to-seal-iem-rio-major-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"Imperial knock out Complexity to seal IEM Rio Major spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2028Complexity Gaming are officially out of the running for the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/iem-rio-major\/\" title=\"CS:GO IEM Rio Major betting\">2022 IEM Rio Major<\/a> after losing to Imperial in the sixth-place decider match on Sunday. Both teams faced off in the last Counter-Strike: Global Offensive game of the Americas RMR, and Imperial emerged the winner and earned the last spot in the IEM Rio Major.\u2028<\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The 24th and final team to qualify for the 2022 Rio Major: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imperialesports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@imperialesports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Major begins on October 31st, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CS:GO (@CSGO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CSGO\/status\/1579244792663674880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u2028Going into the game, the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/sites\/\" title=\"Best betting sites\">top esports betting sites<\/a> could hardly split the pair, with some bookies giving Complexity slight favoritism at -116.28.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>Imperial dealt the first blow, winning a close game on Inferno (16-13). However, the Brazilians lost on Nuke (11-16), but solidified their win on Overpass (22-20) in extra time. Due to the win, Imperial will move on to the Challengers Stage of the Major, which starts in the team\u2019s home country on October 30.\u2028 <\/p>\n<p>\u2028Inferno saw Imperial take the lead at the start of the map after securing the pistol round on the offense and reaching 5-1. Complexity then came alive and won two rounds, but the South American side did not give them any room for more wins. In the last round of the first half of the map, Fernando &#8220;\u2060fer\u2060&#8221; Alvarenga and Vinicius &#8220;\u2060VINI\u2060&#8221; Figueiredo were able to convert a 2v5 situation and end the half at 11-4.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>The sides were switched in the second half of the map, and Complexity won six consecutive rounds and almost passed Imperial in the lead. The Brazilians adapted to their opponents&#8217; playstyle, however, and the two teams started trading rounds. \u2028Imperial were finally able to win 16-12 on the map after their in-game leader, Gabriel &#8220;\u2060FalleN\u2060&#8221; Toledo, won several rounds while making use of the Big Green. <\/p>\n<p>The squads moved on to Nuke, Complexity\u2019s map pick.\u2028 \u2028Nuke started with Complexity on the Terrorist side and a speedy climb to a 3-0 lead. As a result of the close nature of the rounds, Imperial were able to use one round win to break the NA team\u2019s economy. They continued in the lead throughout the first half and had the upper hand in the economy.\u2028 <\/p>\n<p>\u2028The second half of Nuke started with both teams trading rounds until they tied at 11-11. Complexity won five consecutive rounds on the back of Ricky &#8220;\u2060floppy\u2060&#8221; Kemery, who executed an impressive 1vs3 clutch and ended the map with a 16-11 score. <\/p>\n<p>Tied at 1-1, the match extended to a third and final map on Overpass.\u2028 It was a full-out brawl between the two teams and lasted an astonishing 42 rounds before finally coming to an end with Imperial\u2019s 22-20 win.\u2028<\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THE MOMENT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imperialesports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@imperialesports<\/a> MADE IT TO THE MAJOR ON HOME SOIL.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pDoDNmndJ5\">pic.twitter.com\/pDoDNmndJ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; IEM RIO MAJOR IN 20 DAYS \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\udfc6 (@ESLCS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESLCS\/status\/1579240814689107968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u2028Imperial\u2019s rifler, Marcelo &#8220;\u2060chelo\u2060&#8221; Cespedes, started Overpass with an amazing 15 kills in the first seven rounds. His team moved up 5-1 and remained in the lead for the entire half of the map due to the efforts of FalleN and chelo. The players converted a 2v4 situation, which helped solidify Imperial\u2019s position and ended Overpass\u2019 first half with a three-round lead.\u2028 <\/p>\n<p>\u2028Complexity started the second half with a pistol-round win and converted it to a lead. Imperial were able to earn a win of their own after FalleN secured an ace on the A site.\u2028 \u2028The franchises engaged in a lengthy back and forth which saw Complexity\u2019s Justin &#8220;\u2060FaNg\u2060&#8221; Coakley win two clutches. FalleN and chelo were also keeping their team in line on the CT side.\u2028 <\/p>\n<p>\u2028The final map featured several impressive performances from the two <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting sites\">CS:GO<\/a> teams. Chelo earned the highest rating with a 1.26 score as well as a 79-62 K\/D. FalleN was not far ahead, attaining a 1.23 rating and a 71-52 K\/D.\u2028<\/p>\n<div class=\" embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;He brought us to the major.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chelok1ng?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@chelok1ng<\/a> with 40 kills on Overpass to get <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imperialesports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@imperialesports<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> Rio major. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K7ASzXlp5f\">pic.twitter.com\/K7ASzXlp5f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Intel\u00ae Extreme Masters (@IEM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEM\/status\/1579243919639912448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>\u2028Imperial\u2019s FaNg was also incredible on the map and performed several round-winning clutches. He finished the match with a 1.08 rating and a 70-68 K\/D.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n<p>Imperial finished the IEM Road to Rio Americas RMR Swiss round with a 3-2 record after beating TeamOne, Nouns, and Isurus. 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