{"id":24046,"date":"2022-09-26T22:11:53","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T02:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=24046"},"modified":"2022-09-26T22:11:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T02:11:53","slug":"2022-iem-rio-major-prize-pool-set-at-1-25m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/2022-iem-rio-major-prize-pool-set-at-1-25m\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 IEM Rio Major prize pool set at $1.25m"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Electronic Sports League (ESL) has confirmed that the prize pool for the 2022 Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major<\/a> will be increased from USD $1 million to a total of $1.25 million. This places it in second place, next to PGL Stockholm’s, for the largest among all the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Majors.<\/p>\n

The CS:GO esports<\/a> community has given a resounding thumbs up to the news. This tournament, which is the 18th CS:GO championship, will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from October 31 to November 14, but all of the teams will be selected in early October following the conclusion of the Regional Major Ranking (RMR) competitions in Europe, the Americas, and Asia. In total, 16 spots will go to teams from Europe, while teams from the United States will compete for six spots, and two teams from Asia will round out the list.<\/p>\n

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The additional $250K is being reallocated from the #IEM<\/a> Road to Rio prize pool ($240K plus an additional $10K). <\/p>\n

Previously, the minimum placement (17th-24th) had no prizing allocated – that's been raised to $10,000 each, and the remainder is distributed across 2nd-16th place.<\/p>\n

— Intel\u00ae Extreme Masters (@IEM) September 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n