Vitality are last participants of IEM Rio 2023 playoffs; Cloud9 advance to semi-finals

The last matches of the IEM Rio 2023 group stage have ended, with Vitality securing the last spot in the playoffs. In turn, the Vladislav "nafany" Gorshkov-led roster became the Group B winner and advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament.

In the lower bracket final, Vitality bested OG with a scoreline of 2:1 – 14:16 on Mirage, 16:5 on Inferno and 16:10 on Overpass. In another match, Cloud9 defeated FURIA with a scoreline of 2:1 – 19:17 on Inferno, 10:16 on Vertigo and 16:12 on Ancient.

Thus, the Russian team will kick off the playoffs from the semi-finals, where they will face the winner of the BIG – Vitality matchup. The Brazilians advanced to the quarter-finals to face Heroic.

The final Group B bracket looks as follows:

The full schedule and live broadcast of IEM Rio 2023 can be found on the tournament page via this link.