TheMongolz eliminated from IEM Rio 2023; Cloud9 through to playoffs

IEM Rio 2023 second playday has ended, with Mongolian roster TheMongolz getting relegated from the tournament. In turn, the Vladislav "nafany" Gorshkov-led squad secured the second victory and advanced to the playoffs of the event.

In the last lower bracket semi-final of Group A, the Mongols lost to Heroic with a scoreline of 1:2 – 4:16 on Inferno, 16:13 on Overpass and 6:16 on Mirage. At the same time, Cloud9 won 2:0 against OG – 16:14 on Mirage and 16:14 on Overpass.

Tomorrow, April 20, the Russian roster will fight FURIA for a ticket to the semi-finals of the tournament. OG will face fnatic in the lower bracket quarter-finals of Group B. The game will play out today, April 19, at 17:00 MSK.

Group A current bracket is:

Group B current bracket is:

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