FalleN, fer, TACO and others — participants of at IEM Rio 2024 showmatch unveiled

IEM Rio 2024 organizers have announced the full list of participants for the showmatch, which will play out during the final playday of the tournament. The matchup will feature the old and young generations of Brazilian Counter-Strike players.

Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo, Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga, Epitacio "⁠TACO⁠" de Melo and other veterans of the Brazilian pro scene will compete on the side of Team Legacy. They will face Team Prodigy, which includes Rodrigo "⁠biguzera⁠" Bittencourt, Lucas "⁠Lucaozy⁠" Neves, Felipe "⁠skullz⁠" Medeiros and others.

The showmatch is scheduled to kick off at 17:00 CEST and will be held in a BO1 format. Two hours later, at 18:00 CEST, the final matchup of IEM Rio 2024 between NAVI and MOUZ will begin.

Note that the prize pool of the event is $250,000. The winner will receive $100,000, as well as an invite to IEM Katowice 2025. The current tournament bracket can be found via the link.

 Team Legacy are:

 Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo
 Fernando "⁠fer⁠" Alvarenga
 Epitacio "⁠TACO⁠" de Melo
 Ricardo "⁠boltz⁠" Prass
 Marcelo "⁠chelo⁠" Cespedes

 Team Prodigy are:

 Rodrigo "⁠biguzera⁠" Bittencourt
 Lucas "⁠Lucaozy⁠" Neves
 Felipe "⁠skullz⁠" Medeiros
 Felipe "⁠insani⁠" Yuji
 João "⁠snow⁠" Vinicius

Origin: x.com