Machine returns on IEM Rio Major talent lineup

26-10-2022 21:09

An all-out selection of 24 high-profile names will be bringing the action to life at the IEM Rio Major.

The talent list for the upcoming Major in Brazil has been unveiled, with 24 broadcast members set to guide viewers through the first Valve-sanctioned event in CS:GO outside of Europe and North America.

The $1,250,000 tournament will get started with the Challengers Stage on Monday, October 31 and run for two weeks, where it will conclude with a best-of-three grand final on Sunday, November 13.

Machine is set to return to casting duties after previously being absent from ESL Pro League Season 16

Presenting the Brazilian Major will be a quartet of desk hosts: Tres "⁠stunna⁠" Saranthus, Freya "⁠Freya⁠" Spiers, Pala "⁠Pala⁠" Gilroy Sen, and Jasmine "Veracity" Kanuga.

The tournament will also feature an eight-man team running the casting side of things, headlined by the commentating duo of Alex "⁠Machine⁠" Richardson and Chad "⁠SPUNJ⁠" Burchill, who will be reuniting on the microphones after the Briton was absent from ESL Pro League Season 16.

Why is there no clear favorite for the Rio Major?

Rounding out the list of commentators are the Canadian trio of Mohan "⁠launders⁠" Govindasamy, Conner "⁠Scrawny⁠" Girvan, and Matthew "⁠Sadokist⁠" Trivett, as well as Hugo "⁠Hugo⁠" Byron, Harry "⁠JustHarry⁠" Russell, and Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole.

IEM has recruited a handful of household names to explain the analytical side of things, including Janko "⁠YNk⁠" Paunović, Mathieu "⁠Maniac⁠" Quiquerez, and Alex "⁠Mauisnake⁠" Ellenberg, the latter two also working at the PGL Antwerp Major back in May.

The aforementioned trio are notably joined by Luis "⁠peacemaker⁠" Tadeu, who will be present at the Major in his home country after all despite being relieved of coaching duties by Imperial back in August.

James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks will be conducting interviews at the upcoming Major, with the Briton also being joined on the sidelines by Anastasija "⁠Heccu⁠" Tolmačeva and Eefje "⁠sjokz⁠" Depoortere. The Latvian will be travelling to Rio de Janeiro after also being an interviewer at the IEM Road to Rio Americas RMR in Stockholm, Sweden.

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The full talent list for the IEM Rio Major is as follows:

Desk hosts

Tres "⁠stunna⁠" Saranthus
Freya "⁠Freya⁠" Spiers
Pala "⁠Pala⁠" Gilroy Sen
Jasmine "Veracity" Kanuga

Casters

Alex "⁠Machine⁠" Richardson
Chad "⁠SPUNJ⁠" Burchill
Mohan "⁠launders⁠" Govindasamy
Conner "⁠Scrawny⁠" Girvan
Hugo "⁠Hugo⁠" Byron
Harry "⁠JustHarry⁠" Russell
Jason "⁠moses⁠" O'Toole
Matthew "⁠Sadokist⁠" Trivett

Analysts

Mathieu "⁠Maniac⁠" Quiquerez
Janko "⁠YNk⁠" Paunović
Alex "⁠Mauisnake⁠" Ellenberg
Sudhen "⁠Bleh⁠" Wahengbam
Aleksandar "⁠kassad⁠" Trifunović
Danny "⁠mahone⁠" Hsieh
Allan "⁠Allan⁠" Hender
Luis "⁠peacemaker⁠" Tadeu

In-depth analyst

Anders "⁠Anders⁠" Blume

Sidelines

Eefje "⁠sjokz⁠" Depoortere
Anastasija "⁠Heccu⁠" Tolmačeva
James "⁠BanKs⁠" Banks

goat caster

2022-10-26 21:10

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damn rio major was looking good

2022-10-26 21:15

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Big red machine?

2022-10-26 22:20

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that's gotta be Kane!

2022-10-26 23:43

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NO TORIN NO MAJOR

2022-10-27 13:10

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So happy he's not here, could barely understand what he says.

2022-10-27 17:34

true 😘

2022-10-27 23:19

oh fallen stop blowin my mind

No pimp, #blessed

2022-10-26 21:17

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+1 Thank god

2022-10-26 21:31

+1 lmao

2022-10-26 21:40

2022-10-26 21:55

+1 missing thorin tho

2022-10-26 22:21

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thank god

2022-10-26 22:23

but imagine thorin in Brasil axaxax

2022-10-26 22:24

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he wouldn't leave the country alive haha

2022-10-26 23:39

haha...

2022-10-27 08:02

Come to brazil, stay in brazil!!!

2022-10-27 09:47

usually, I like cocky personalities but better stay away from Brazil. these dudes takes it way too personally

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2022-10-27 00:27

lmao he will be salty reading this (and saying hes better than hltv users after reading this comment)

2022-10-26 23:48

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2022-10-27 09:25

Prayge

2022-10-27 09:55

Goat annoying caster i agree

2022-10-26 22:07

noooo

2022-10-26 23:40

+1 definitely the GOAT

2022-10-27 03:42

No Henry G WTF??? Machine's place is at the host desk not caster....

2022-10-27 13:17

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new to CS? Blast overload?

2022-10-27 16:39

LOVE machine!!

L.O.V.E All I need's my love machine L.O.V.E All I need's my love machine tonight

2022-10-27 07:21

Pog

YES

LIQUID WILL WIN

ez for g2 you mean

ez for astralis bro

2022-10-27 00:55

2022-10-27 19:41

Definitely FaZe taking it!! #FaZeUP

2022-10-26 22:37

Take your meds

2022-10-27 11:24

LETS GO

Was fine without him tbh

0/8

2022-10-26 21:18

Idk I thought it was nice to have henryg back

2022-10-26 21:23

2022-10-26 21:30

Nope

2022-10-26 22:27

hugo twice sick

He must be very talented!

2022-10-26 21:14

Harry cucked

lord byron taking over

HUGE W

Machine and SPUNJ goat casting duo

2022-10-27 23:14

Yes! Go SpunJ Machine Grand Final pls :D

2022-10-26 21:11

-Babe its time for your third navi vs faze grand finals casted by machine and spunj -Yes honey

2022-10-26 22:04

NaVi vs Faze isn't going to be the Grand Final.

2022-10-27 11:02

Anders "the Architect" Blume

they did him dirty

2022-10-26 23:50

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2022-10-27 02:12

I love that title lol

2022-11-01 05:34

good to see all three of Harry, Hugo and Stunna in the mix here. They deserve to feature in all the top tier events after carrying the online era on their backs and are imo the best at their respective jobs . Missed them in the prior tournaments related to Majors

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+1 Loved their chit chat, they got great chemistry.

2022-10-26 22:22

+1 the clip where Hugo holds his breath in a G2 eco round and waits for Amanek to die is golden.

clip?

2022-10-27 00:59

reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/tb..

2022-10-27 21:34

Thanks :)

2022-10-28 23:58

np!

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2022-10-27 03:47

EZiest +1 of the day.

2022-10-27 10:01

2022-10-27 16:40

NOICE

Hugo even two times there, I hope he gets payed good enough for that amount of work

Hugo cloned or what

2022-10-26 21:12

Hugo will be casting with himself. Nice

hugo twice LOL

2022-10-26 21:13

Machine only rolls out if you put the big big bucks on the table

We <3 Machine

2022-10-26 22:36

Hugo "Hugo" Hugo

nice

Hugo and Harry are there i'm happy

Hugo and Hugo, my favourite duo

2022-10-26 21:16

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2022-10-27 10:03

finally

nive

Love Heccu and happy that we got Sjokz back again. Am really looking forward to this one, really sounds like a great team altogether

Heccu is actually very underrated imo

2022-10-26 21:47

Yeah she nice grill

2022-10-26 23:52

Yea, I always like her interviews, they are always something different. I hope she will be there in Paris Major too

2022-10-27 17:02

Thank god spunj and machine together again

hugo+hugo my favorite combination

sjokz <3

2022-10-26 22:59

Glad to see Machine back, he is a good fella.

2022-10-26 21:19

why are there 2 hugos byrrons?

Thank god no Pimp as an analyst

after reading "24 high-profile names" I instantly scrolled down for the list of proof and they are right, pimp is not there!

2022-10-26 21:20

At least we get to have hugo.

Fuck.. noooooooo, switch to HenryG isteasd of him

+999

2022-10-27 13:25

legendary duo hugo and hugo

2022-10-26 21:21

HenryG and budget HenryG ? POG

Where is Frankie?:(

2022-10-26 21:22

Glad she's gone, overrated af

2022-10-26 21:36

Overrated? I think she's just beter than heccu speaking with her russian accent

2022-11-03 11:32

Probably virtue signaling on Twitter if I had to guess.

2022-10-26 22:28

No Pimp lets go

2022-10-26 21:24

Love the duo hugo byron and hugo byron

2022-10-26 21:25

good news

Double Hugo Pog Stacked lineup, expected for major.

W casting ngl

Anders as in-depth analyst what the hell dude

2022-10-26 21:26

omg sjokz is here<3

cool machine nice guy

Why is Anders an in-depth analyst?

Because he’s known for in-depth analysis after all

2022-10-26 21:37

ofc mens!!)))

2022-10-26 22:58

Sadokist!!! No HenryG though(

Lets gooooo!!! I love machine one of the best Hosts and commentators we have. Love his personality aswell.

2022-10-26 21:32

No pimp= W list

2022-10-26 21:33

Anders in-depth analyst lmao Taking the piss

Very nice. :D Welcome back one of my favourite casters. ^^

2022-10-26 21:35

-Allan +DEVILWALK

Kinda sad to see Anders not be a caster though, he is the GOAT. And also remove peacemaker from that analist desk, that man has destroyed more teams than Emilia Hult has destroyed players

I wonder if Anders wanted to try something else, given that he’s one of the most loved casters and has talked ab loving skybox a lot, maybe he chose this? I tend to think peacemaker won’t contribute much compared to the better analysts lmao

2022-10-26 21:39

Yeah could be that, very true. I mean if anyone then Anders is a perfect fit, i just would love for him to cast what might be one of the most legendary Majors hopefully

I was thinking wtf peacebreaker doing there but then i remembered it's "RIO" major, gotta shove in a brasilian in there. Why him tho? No idea.

2022-10-26 21:44

Ahh yea true, i didnt even think about that, makes sense then

2022-10-26 22:19

should be zews

No Frankie = W Talent

Actually very good talent lineup, first time in a while I didn’t instantly notice someone missing. HenryG comes to mind, which he was in there somewhere, but overall this is very good and almost everyone good is in!

OJ Borg :(

2022-10-27 02:14

Damn u kinda right, feelsbad for not thinking of him right away

2022-10-27 08:34

24 names, and 0 of them are thorin. Good major confirmed.

2022-10-26 21:38

Now he’s gonna block u on twitter for saying that :c

machine & spunj my favourite casting duo. Overall pretty sick casting lineup, i only dislike 1 out of all of them.

2022-10-26 21:42

Who??

2022-10-26 22:08

launders

2022-10-26 22:18

Scrawny carries him in their duo casting

2022-10-26 22:33

Good lineup but sad to see Anders not casting:(

Okay

2022-10-26 21:48

Get rid of mauisnake

2022-10-26 21:52

imo mauisnake is the best analyst.

2022-10-27 11:39

Let's go Harry and Hugo

2022-10-26 21:53

UK casters are very original, I'm actually impressed Hugo, nickname: Hugo Allan, nickname: Allan Freya, nickname: Freya Harry, nickname: justHarry

2022-10-26 21:54

harry taking things to the next level

2022-10-26 22:30

Bardolph HenryG Jamesbanks

2022-10-27 12:15

Why the fuck would you waste sjokz as sideline reporter and Anders as an Analyst?

2022-10-26 21:57

only missing thorin

I don't think ESL want to cause a nation-wide riot in Brazil

2022-10-26 22:02

in fairness I think he would've rejected the invite out of safety reasons

2022-10-26 22:05

major SAVED

2022-10-26 21:58

hell nah i am out no HenryG????????????? i prefer to watch tiktok ESL you lost loyal viwer here

2022-10-26 21:59

Anders isn't commentating?

2022-10-26 22:00

where thorin

2022-10-26 22:01

I are no see Thorins :(

I dont think he is welcomed in brasil lol

twitter.com/svPaass/status/9326436103020..

2022-10-28 03:38

gonna be the best major ever

almost goated lineup, just needed HenryG there

2022-10-26 22:15

Anders lol

will the english casting be in arena or studio?

In studio/On Stream. In-arena casting is being done in Portuguese [according to ESL]

Thank God for GOTV because these casters are wack.

2022-10-26 22:26

Ah yes, the best casting duo for the tournament. Hugo and Hugo

Glad to see all sjokz heccu and freya together, they're great. Just as goat caster analyst host players whatever duo SPUNJ AND MACHINE

2022-10-26 22:38

Heccu constantly making content for hltv yt channel and still no pic LUL /// best talent' lineup imo

2022-10-26 22:42

It's a shame the Ginger ain't coming.

2022-10-26 22:49

2022-10-26 22:54

Love this list but I will miss Anders.

No sjokz? Worst major ever....oh she is there but just sideline :(

Anders as "In-depth analyst" Interesting.

2022-10-26 23:12

Big W

2022-10-26 23:18

This is just a typical talents group that ESL would hire for their other tournaments anyway. Zero surprises. I wish Bardolph would have been here given he is truly a S-class caster but ESL tends not to get him for some reason. At least, their casters are fine. On analysts, with the exception of Maniac, the rest are borderline average analysts that I usually mute and pause the stream until the next map/match happens.

2022-10-26 23:21

No Thorin, No R.Lewis = good event (even tho its in Brazil)

2022-10-26 23:23

You forgot semmler too bro, fake hater

according to our beloved twitter semmler hates women, julius caesar approves

2022-10-27 04:06

Put him at the desk ffs, he is totally wasted as a caster

2022-10-26 23:25

2022-10-26 23:26

no HenryG and OJ borg........ BIG L

2022-10-26 23:28

hugo and harry are the second pair of casters now?

2022-10-26 23:29

Awesome lineup!

2022-10-26 23:30

Best 4 casting duos in cs right now - good work. Anders didnt makes the casting cut which I understand so probably wanted to keep him in the team so created this role for him - even though he's not really known for "in-depth" analysis

2022-10-26 23:31

Machine AND Sadokist Now we are cooking with fire MAJORS IN 5 DAYS BOIS

2022-10-26 23:33

Thank god no richard ''bald'' lewis and thorin

2022-10-26 23:41

the real return of the king.

Our man is back. Super glad. Not sure what Machine had going on earlier this year, hopefully he's OK but either way we're blessed to have him back

2022-10-26 23:56

Every peon commenting thank god no RLewis and Thorin would be bamboozled to know they would’ve never came to Brazil anyway lol

2022-10-27 00:07

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RLewis ve got more brazilian death threats than thorin has tweets

2022-10-27 04:01

DeAtH tHrEaTs 💀

2022-10-27 04:14

and u wonder where his hate towards brazilian fans came from

2022-10-27 04:18

DeAtH tHrEaTs 🕵🏻‍♂️

2022-10-27 05:05

BrAiNdEaD

2022-10-27 06:53

I WiLL kiLL yOu 💀 BeWaRe

2022-10-27 17:50

pls no, me poor

2022-10-27 18:03

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo :(

2022-10-27 00:18

LETS FUCKING GO!!!!!

2022-10-27 00:22

great lineup.

2022-10-27 00:26

Omg fallen stop blowing my mind

2022-10-27 00:43

Sjokz <3

2022-10-27 01:19

HOW CAN YOU HAVE A MAJOR WITHOUT ANDERS CASTING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Disgraceful, is there something political behind this? Heard some shit happened at the last one.

2022-10-27 02:10

Why isn't Anders casting? Unbelievable

2022-10-27 03:05

We need another Fallen stop blowing my mind

2022-10-27 03:06

Imperial won't win a single map, don't worry

2022-10-27 04:16

I WILL COME BACK HERE TO REFUTE YOU.

2022-10-27 14:25

Average delusional danish

2022-10-28 04:07

Thanks god no Frankie 🙌🏽

No HenryG, no W

2022-10-27 04:36

Bro Henry when??? No Anders? No Skojz???

2022-10-27 05:09

wtf is a "in-depth analyst" lmao anders should be put in as a caster

2022-10-27 06:54

i love this guys.

2022-10-27 07:14

didnt know he left

2022-10-27 07:32

Major not fun without thorin and rlewis banter on the desk

2022-10-27 07:49

You got the Snake but not the Banter.

2022-10-27 11:19

This list of very talented talent make my peepee go big

2022-10-27 08:30

HenryG and Sadokist duo would be insane

2022-10-27 09:07

nice to see

2022-10-27 09:08

Where's Thorin?

2022-10-27 09:34

Yeah, where is Thorin, where is HenryG, where is Semmler, where is Anders(as Caster), where is RichardLewis

2022-10-27 15:10

THE GOAT HAS RETURNED

2022-10-27 09:56

wheres gaules

2022-10-27 10:06

machine <3

2022-10-27 10:15

Literally best caster ever

2022-10-27 10:35

Hyped that Harry and Hugo are on there. Also happy to see Launders and Scrawny.

2022-10-27 10:53

sadokist W

2022-10-27 11:06

6657upup

2022-10-27 11:23

Mauisnake back at a Major. Hardest working man in esports!

2022-10-27 11:27

2022-10-27 12:16

Machine & SPUNJ <3

2022-10-27 14:15

ANDERS

2022-10-27 14:57

I miss DDK but no thorin, nice 👍

2022-10-27 16:45

DDK and black DDK duo Sadge

2022-10-27 20:33

GOAT please ESL, have Machine & SPUNJ cast the finals 🙏

2022-10-27 17:04

Welcome back legend!

2022-10-27 17:14

best caster ever

2022-10-27 20:09

if you don't like Launders, then you're a walking L

Sjokz 😋

2022-10-27 21:13

I see no mention of thorin anywhere… I might watch this then 🤞👍

2022-10-28 13:48

LETS FUCKING GOOOO

2022-10-28 14:05

24 names, only one brazilian, that is a joke.

2022-10-28 14:12

Where is Bardolph and ddk? How do you hire annoying and overreacting guys like JustHarry, Scrawny and Hugo but leave best duo out of the major

2022-10-31 19:34

Machine returns on IEM Rio Major talent lineup

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