IHC defend Major slot at Asia RMR; Rare Atom eliminated

8-10-2022 09:37

Grayhound and JiJieHao International will play for the second Asian slot in Rio on Sunday.

IHC have secured the first of two IEM Rio Major Challengers Stage spots on offer in the IEM Road to Rio Asia RMR after beating JiJieHao International in the first round and Grayhound 2-0 in the upper final.

The Mongolian squad will make their second Challengers Stage appearance in a row after having won the Asian RMR ahead of PGL Major Antwerp.

IHC won the Asia RMR for the second consecutive time

Chinese side Rare Atom have bowed out of the competition in last place following a 1-2 loss to JiJieHao International in the lower bracket final. Their exit from the tournament leaves China with no representatives at the Major for the second consecutive time, after TYLOO were unable to qualify for the Antwerp event earlier this year.

One more spot in Rio is left to be determined with Grayhound and JiJieHao International set to face in an all-or-nothing match taking place on Sunday at 05:00 .

The IEM Rio Major team list looks as follows after IHC clinched the latest spot:

Legends Stage

Challengers Stage

FURIA

00NATION

IHC

TBD*
Liquid
Evil Geniuses
Spirit
Cloud9
Sprout

* Liquid will play Evil Geniuses for a Legends spot on Sunday

** The team with the highest Buchholz score between Spirit, Cloud9, and Sprout will automatically clinch a Legends spot, and the other two will play for another in a 4th-place decider on Sunday

Gooood IHC. give the euros and NA teams hell. Deserved

2022-10-08 09:38

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They had such a good run last time as well, it was about time they popped off again. i think they mentally devastated enemy team by throat singing aggressively every time they won a round. Mongolia will rise again.

2022-10-08 11:01

I wanna see that lol

2022-10-08 16:06

rip

Rare Atom unlucky :(

2022-10-08 09:39

amazing

Rare Atom the type to almost move to the upper bracket but proceed to lose to israeli bots

2022-10-08 09:40

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It's a half Israeli team with 2 experienced players in facecrack and Davcost... Surprised to see those 2 there but if it works it works I guess

2022-10-08 09:54

Why are you surprised? The Middle east teams always have 2 EU/CIS players, wouldn't be able to accomplish anything without them...

2022-10-08 11:22

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Yeah thats a good point. Dunno, didn't really think those two would go a few steps down the ladder I guess.

2022-10-08 13:01

RA stickers :(

Sk0r 40bomb

2022-10-08 09:48

good job IHC i wont pick you as 0-3

IHC once again proving they are dominant in the region gratz, hope to see deep run in major

2022-10-08 11:23

IHC deserved for hard work RA got what they deserved too just like tyloo

2022-10-08 09:49

JamYoung noooooooo

Sad for jamyoung, Asian RMRs are so random

2022-10-08 09:55

wdym? ihc(lan team) qualified and rare onliners choked on lan

2022-10-08 11:21

it’s just having bot igl worse than hooxi. JamYoung can’t carry hard enough. Now I know how being a 2019 vitality fan is

2022-10-08 16:05

What a respectable team IHC is...

2022-10-08 09:58

Hahahahahaha Jamyoung in the mud

2022-10-08 10:11

IHC PLEASE do not include the text on your logo this time. your last stickers were TERRIBLE for that reason

2022-10-08 10:13

you know what's up

2022-10-08 10:21

need more overtime

2022-10-08 10:16

I'm sorry Rare Atom but that's what you deserve for ping abusing in last rmr qualifiers

2022-10-08 10:22

Deserved and expected, hope they won't invade half of Brazil

2022-10-08 11:14

Go go IHC we need more spots so NKT can join you in the major 😎👍

2022-10-08 11:16

I find my 0-3

2022-10-08 11:20

Joking Congratz IHC

Come on IHC 💪💪

2022-10-08 11:28

disappointed by Rare Atom , completely dropped the ball in this RMR. Expected alot more from them

2022-10-08 11:40

hltv.org/matches/2357061/ihc-vs-rare-ato.. hltv.org/matches/2357093/rare-atom-vs-ih.. idk how they are played like this.

2022-10-08 11:58

exactly what i am referencing too , they have looked so well in the last few tournaments they played that they even defeated IHC numerous times! still shat the bed when it mattered the most.

2022-10-08 14:49