Liquid becomes last participant of IEM Rio 2024

Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken's squad won the North American closed qualifier for the autumn Counter-Strike 2 tournament IEM Rio 2024.

In the final of the competition, Liquid defeated Legacy with a scoreline of 2:0. FLUFFY AIMERS and LAG also participated in the qualifier – they secured third and fourth places, respectively. The final bracket of the event looks as follows:

IEM Rio 2024 will be held from October 7 to 13, 2024 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the participation of 16 rosters. The participants will compete for $250,000 in prize money. The winner will receive a ticket to IEM Katowice 2025. The complete team list looks as follows:

 Astralis
 FaZe
 G2
 MOUZ
 NAVI
 Vitality
 FURIA
 Virtus.pro
 Complexity
 The MongolZ
 9z
 paiN
 Rare Atom
 Eternal Fire
 HEROIC
 Liquid