Americas RMR Day 3: As it happened

Follow the action in Mexico with live updates within this article.

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guerri will be back at a Major with FURIA
08:17 - Striker

Here's a comment from the man himself about what being back at Majors means for him.

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Here are the final round matchups
07:57 - Striker

Win and go through, lose and miss out. It's do-or-die tomorrow.

Date	Matches
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Americas RMR
09/04/2023	Complexity 21:30 MIBR	Match
09/04/2023	Fluxo 21:30 Paquetá	Match
10/04/2023	Liquid 00:10 Nouns	Match

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FURIA join the Paris Major list
07:32 - Striker

Mirage was a breeze for FURIA and they go through to the BLAST.tv Paris major with a 2-1 win over Liquid. The Brazilians are still to play for a Legends Stage spot tomorrow against the other team that just qualified, paiN.

Nick "⁠nitr0⁠" Cannella and company enter the elimination zone — it's do-or-die tomorrow for them.

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The champagne sprays
06:58 - Striker

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Watch: paiN celebrate qualifying for Paris
06:28 - Striker

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paiN are back at a Major
06:11 - Striker

After missing PGL Major Antwerp and IEM Rio, paiN will return to the Major stage after making short work of Fluxo in the 2-0 match. They will later play the winner of Liquid vs. FURIA in a Legends Stage decider.

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Liquid, paiN kick off qualifying series with map wins
05:15 - Nohte

The first two Americas RMR matches that will qualify teams to the BLAST.tv Paris Major are underway, with Liquid and paiN coming out on top at the onset of their series against FURIA and Fluxo, respectively.

nitr0's men recovered from a 6-9 deficit at halftime on Nuke and ran away with a streak of rounds on their CT side to pull ahead 12-9, and later held a 14-11 lead as well; however, it wasn't until overtime that the North Americans took things over the line, 19-16, with the series now headed to Inferno.

paiN, meanwhile, completely blew Fluxo out of the server 16-1 on Mirage, a grim sign for Adriano "⁠WOOD7⁠" Cerato's men as paiN's pick of Nuke is up next.

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Nouns eliminate Flamengo
04:09 - Nohte

Nouns have just seen off Flamengo after a blowout 16-6 victory on Mirage.

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MIBR emerge victorious over BESTIA
03:49 - Nohte

MIBR have kept their tournament hopes alive after seeing to the elimination of BESTIA in their 1-1 matchup, managing to come out victorious on the Inferno decider thanks to a superpowered 28-17 K-D and 1.82-rated performance from Breno "⁠brnz4n⁠" Poletto.

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Flamengo tie things up
03:06 - Nohte

Flamengo blew past Nouns on Ancient, slaughtering the North American team 16-5 on Ancient after a dominant T side performance.

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Nouns take the lead as BESTIA vs. MIBR heads to decider
02:29 - Nohte

Nouns struggled to close out a 12-3 lead on Inferno as Flamengo found some form on the T side, but managed to tighten up their defenses to close out the map, 16-12, taking the lead in the series.

Meanwhile, BESTIA managed to force a decider map in their game against MIBR after winning their own pick of Overpass 16-13, The two teams will do battle on Inferno to determine who will be eliminated, and who will remain in the running for a spot in the Challengers Stage of the BLAST.tv Paris Major.

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MIBR take opening map versus BESTIA
00:50 - Nohte

Raphael "⁠exit⁠" Lacerda's men have won their pick of Anubis to kick off an elimination series against BESTIA, with play now headed to the Argentine team's pick of Overpass.

Nouns and Flamengo;s elimination match is also set to get underway shortly on Inferno, the pick of the North American team.

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End of the road for EG
00:20 - Professeur

Seemingly unaffected by the poor Inferno showing to start the series, Paquetá battled back in the series with brawly victories on Mirage (16-13) and Overpass (16-11) to send the North Americans packing.

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Paqueta tie up the series on Mirage
23:12 - Professeur

Meanwhile, 30-year-old Gustavo "⁠yel⁠" Knittel propelled his squad to a win on Mirage to tie up the series against Evil Geniuses at 1-1. Overpass will decide which team will head home early.

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FalleN to miss first Major since 2015
23:10 - Professeur

The "Godfather of Brazilian CS"'s streak of 14 Majors attended has been ended after Imperial's defeat. The AWPer made playoffs in his first attempt, at ESL One Katowice, and won back-to-back championships in 2016.

His full Major resume is as follows:

ESL One Katowice 2015 - 5th-8th
ESL One Cologne 2015 - 5th-8th
DreamHack Open Cluj-Napoca 2015 - 5th-8th
MLG Columbus 2016 - 1st
ESL One Cologne 2016 - 1st
ELEAGUE Major Atlanta 2017 - 3rd-4th
PGL Major Kraków 2017 - 5th-8th place
ELEAGUE Major Boston 2018 - 3rd-4th
FACEIT Major London 2018 - 3rd-4th
IEM Katowice Major 2019 - 3rd-4th
StarLadder Berlin Major 2019 - 12th-14th
PGL Major Stockholm 2021 - 12th-14th
PGL Major Antwerp 2022 - 9th-11th
IEM Rio Major 2022 - 23rd-24th

Read more on Dust2.br.

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floppy speaks about the rivalry with Imperial
23:01 - Professeur

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Strong 2-0 for the Americans
22:53 - Professeur

Impressive offensive halves on both Overpass and Nuke amounted to a victory for Complexity over Imperial. The American side got revenge for a heartbreaking defeat at the last RMR, ahead of IEM Rio, when Gabriel "⁠FalleN⁠" Toledo and co. beat them in a thriller series.

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Eco win stabilizes Complexity on Nuke
22:40 - Professeur

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Evil Geniuses comfortable on Inferno
21:34 - Professeur

Jerric "⁠wiz⁠" Jiang posted a 29K-10D scoreline in a strong performance vs. Paquetá, aiding his team to a 16-8 victory. Evil Geniuses won the first pistol and stayed in the lead throughout the game.

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Complexity's T-side wins them Overpass
21:30 - Professeur

Johnny "⁠JT⁠" Theodosiou's men dropped just three rounds on the attack to recover from a shocking 5-10 CT side and win Imperial's pick of Overpass 16-13. Nuke next!

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Pauses, pauses
21:04 - Professeur

No smooth start yet again. The Evil Geniuses - Paquetá game was paused at the score 8-3 for the American team for the extended period, with Complexity - Imperial hitting a halt at 8-12 after with Marcelo "⁠chelo⁠" Cespedes's PC.

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The third day kicks off
20:26 - Professeur

The action doesn't stop these days, as after the conclusion of the upset-filled action in Europe, Counter-Strike goes live in the Americas region. Today, the first two team to qualify for the Major from the region will be found, but the action starts with two elimination games noted below.

Initial games:

Date	Matches
BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023 Americas RMR
08/04/2023	Evil Geniuses Finished 1:2 Paquetá	Match
08/04/2023	Complexity Finished 2:0 Imperial	Match