{"id":38936,"date":"2024-10-09T19:22:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T23:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=38936"},"modified":"2024-10-09T19:22:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T23:22:57","slug":"iem-rio-2024-playoff-bracket-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/iem-rio-2024-playoff-bracket-set\/","title":{"rendered":"IEM Rio 2024 playoff bracket set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a surprising turn of events at <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/iem-fall\/\" title=\"IEM Rio betting guide\">IEM Rio 2024<\/a>, both Astralis and Eternal Fire faced early elimination after losses to Virtus.pro and The MongolZ, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Astralis, who had previously defeated Eternal Fire in the opening round, fell victim to two consecutive 0-2 defeats against HEROIC and Virtus.pro.<\/p>\n<p>A glaring concern for the Danish <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a> squad has been the form of Nicolai &#8220;device&#8221; Reedtz, the AWPer, who recorded an average rating of just 0.84 since Casper &#8220;cadiaN&#8221; M\u00f8ller took over as in-game leader.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/virtuspro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@virtuspro<\/a> that deal the knockout blow to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AstralisCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AstralisCS<\/a> as they 2-0 them and they are eliminated from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> Rio.<\/p>\n<p>19-16 Ancient<br \/>13-9 Mirage <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KnamUpG0jG\">pic.twitter.com\/KnamUpG0jG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Intel\u00ae Extreme Masters (@IEM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEM\/status\/1844050518563233909?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Eternal Fire, having previously made back-to-back finals at BetBoom Dacha and <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/esl-pro-league\/\" title=\"ESL Pro League betting guide\">ESL Pro League S20<\/a>, also exited the tournament after defeats to Astralis and The MongolZ.<\/p>\n<p>The match between Virtus.pro and Astralis began on Ancient, where the Russian team initially surged to a 7-2 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Although Astralis closed the gap to just two rounds by halftime, Virtus.pro was able to secure the map in double overtime, overcoming multiple map point opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>The second map, Mirage, saw Virtus.pro quickly establish a 12-8 lead, eventually winning 13-9 after a clutch 1v2 from Denis &#8220;electroNic&#8221; Sharipov sealed Astralis&#8217;s fate.<\/p>\n<p>The MongolZ faced Eternal Fire in a three-map series filled with lopsided results.<\/p>\n<p>The Mongolian team dominated Anubis with a 13-2 victory before Eternal Fire struck back on Mirage with a 13-8 win, bolstered by a strong counter-terrorist side.<\/p>\n<p>However, Inferno saw The MongolZ regain control, winning decisively 13-4 to eliminate Eternal Fire.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">They strike hard and true as we see <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heroicgg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@heroicgg<\/a> beat <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamVitality?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamVitality<\/a> 2-0 to advance straight through to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> Rio 2024 Semi-Finals!<\/p>\n<p>13-11 Mirage<br \/>13-5 Abubis <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KM4m4lhexF\">pic.twitter.com\/KM4m4lhexF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Intel\u00ae Extreme Masters (@IEM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEM\/status\/1844082511636279602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, HEROIC and FURIA Esports advanced to the semi-finals after winning their respective groups&#8217; upper bracket finals.<\/p>\n<p>HEROIC defeated Team Vitality in a two-map series (Mirage 13-11, Anubis 13-5), showing resilience by rallying from a 2-10 deficit on Mirage to clinch the map in regulation.<\/p>\n<p>FURIA, the hometown heroes, took down the world\u2019s No.1 team, Natus Vincere, in convincing fashion with a 2-0 series win (Nuke 13-10, Mirage 13-5), powered by an outstanding performance from Kaike &#8220;KSCERATO&#8221; Cerato, who boasted a 1.56 rating across the series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mousesports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mousesports<\/a> take down <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FaZeEsports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FaZeEsports<\/a> 2-1 on their way to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> Rio 2024 Playoffs \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n<p>13-7 Dust 2<br \/>14-16 Mirage<br \/>13-7 Nuke <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e0b79ImxvC\">pic.twitter.com\/e0b79ImxvC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Intel\u00ae Extreme Masters (@IEM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEM\/status\/1844136118666551304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Just two playoff spots remained up for grabs, and it would be MOUZ and Virtus.pro who secured their places after victories against FaZe Clan and The MongolZ, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>MOUZ&#8217;s win against FaZe marked their first success in Counter-Strike 2 against the team after seven prior attempts.<\/p>\n<p>Despite FaZe&#8217;s comeback to claim Mirage, MOUZ maintained composure and closed out the series on Nuke.<\/p>\n<p>Virtus.pro secured their spot in the playoffs with a dominant 2-0 victory over The MongolZ, claiming the opening map (Ancient) 13-10 before smashing their Mongolian opponents 13-3 on Dust2.<\/p>\n<h2>IEM Rio 2024 quarter-finals<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"pageList\">\n<li>Virtus.pro ($3.30) vs Natus Vincere ($1.30) | October 11 @ 12pm BRT<\/li>\n<li>Team Vitality ($1.48) vs MOUZ ($2.50) | October 11 @ 3:15pm BRT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the conclusion of the group stage at IEM Rio 2024, six teams have qualified for the playoffs, which will begin on Friday, October 11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":33405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[152,3111,1919,127,3118,235,3319,3141,1815,132,215,3678,322],"class_list":["post-38936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-astralis","tag-counter-strike-2","tag-eternal-fire","tag-faze-clan","tag-furia-esports","tag-heroic","tag-iem-fall","tag-iem-rio","tag-mouz","tag-natus-vincere","tag-team-vitality","tag-the-mongolz","tag-virtus-pro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38936"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38936"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38945,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38936\/revisions\/38945"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}