IEM Rio 2024NAVI beat Liquid to secure IEM Rio playoff spot
Imperial were eliminated by Complexity on the B stream.
Natus Vincere became the second team to lock in an IEM Rio playoff berth after besting Liquid in a three-map series (Inferno 4-13, Dust2 13-5, Ancient 13-11).
"Today was a really long day for us," began Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen in a post-match interview. "We got a little bit too frustrated after the end of the Ancient T side. I told Valera [b1t] to pack his things, so we will brawl outside [laughs]. We let the emotions come into play, but we still closed it out when we had our backs against the wall."
Aleksib's squad hasn't ended their group-stage campaign yet, however, as they are set to face FURIA for a semi-final spot, while Liquid will meet FaZe in an elimination clash on Tuesday.
| Date | Matches | |
|---|---|---|
| IEM Rio 2024 | ||
| 08/10/2024 |
21:00
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Match |
| 09/10/2024 |
18:55
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Match |
Natus Vincere vs. Liquid began on Inferno, where Russel "Twistzz" Van Dulken's troops were dominant from start to finish. Their aggressive T side netted them a 9-3 lead, and they didn't give Natus Vincere any room to breathe in the second half to take a 13-4 win and inflict Natus Vincere's fifth loss on the map in their last six matches.
Natus Vincere then fought back on Dust2 thanks to fantastic performances by Justinas "jL" Lekavicius and Mihai "iM" Ivan, who both put up around 100 ADR and helped their team answer back with a statement 13-5 victory as well as force a third map.
Liquid came into the Ancient decider with a 100% record but got off to a terrible 1-8 start before putting together a small recovery to 4-8. Natus Vincere then won the second-half pistol to go 11-5 up, but had issues closing out the game.
Liquid tied up the scores at 11-11, only for Natus Vincere to win the final two rounds of regulation, secure a 13-11 win, and book a playoff spot.
 Natus Vincere |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 - 43 | +1.78% | 99.9 | 71.2% | 1.33 | |
| 45 - 34 | -1.26% | 84.1 | 74.6% | 1.22 | |
| 44 - 35 | +1.02% | 79.8 | 79.7% | 1.22 | |
| 30 - 33 | -1.77% | 60.3 | 69.5% | 0.93 | |
| 28 - 36 | +0.31% | 54.0 | 74.6% | 0.87 |
 Liquid |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 - 39 | +1.67% | 76.1 | 74.6% | 1.08 | |
| 38 - 39 | +1.11% | 76.2 | 66.1% | 1.03 | |
| 34 - 37 | +0.62% | 67.9 | 67.8% | 0.94 | |
| 38 - 44 | -1.97% | 70.3 | 59.3% | 0.91 | |
| 28 - 42 | -1.57% | 53.9 | 54.2% | 0.78 |
Over on the B stream, Complexity eliminated Imperial from the tournament. The series began on Dust2 where Håkon "hallzerk" Fjærli and Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski combined to give Complexity a 12-7 lead, only for Imperial to force overtime. In added time, however, Complexity stabilized and put together a flawless 4-0 streak to win the map.
The Johnny "JT" Theodosiou-led team then needed to fight from behind on Vertigo and got the scoreline down to 11-12 before losing a deciding 2v4 that meant the Anubis decider was needed.
On the final map, Michael "Grim" Wince was the man to join EliGE in his fragging exploits to give Complexity a dominant 13-5 win and a spot in the lower bracket semi, where they are set to face MOUZ.
| Date | Matches | |
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| IEM Rio 2024 | ||
| 08/10/2024 |
21:30
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Match |
 Imperial |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 - 48 | +0.87% | 70.7 | 72.9% | 1.13 | |
| 50 - 46 | +0.05% | 72.9 | 70.0% | 1.04 | |
| 45 - 50 | +0.64% | 79.8 | 68.6% | 1.01 | |
| 37 - 53 | -2.83% | 66.8 | 62.9% | 0.83 | |
| 34 - 53 | -3.49% | 58.7 | 55.7% | 0.75 |
  Complexity |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 - 41 | +2.33% | 86.9 | 74.3% | 1.36 | |
| 53 - 40 | +3.23% | 93.0 | 74.3% | 1.28 | |
| 61 - 50 | +3.00% | 89.6 | 74.3% | 1.27 | |
| 44 - 43 | -1.06% | 65.7 | 74.3% | 1.00 | |
| 31 - 44 | -2.72% | 54.9 | 74.3% | 0.85 |
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