IEM Rio 2024Eternal Fire and Astralis out of IEM Rio
The MongolZ will fight Virtus.pro for a playoff spot later on Wednesday.
Astralis and Eternal Fire have been sent home from IEM Rio after respective losses to Virtus.pro and The MongolZ.
Astralis, who beat Eternal Fire in the opening round, are now eliminated after two 0-2 defeats against HEROIC and Virtus.pro. A worrying sign for the Danish squad remains Nicolai "device" Reedtz's form, as the AWPer averaged a 0.84 rating since Casper "cadiaN" Møller took over leadership.
Their new IGL has struggled for impact, too, and averaged a 0.75 rating in Brazil as he wrestles with his new rifle-anchor roles.
"It sucks, but we're just not there yet," said a disappointed cadiaN in the post-match interview.
Eternal Fire will also be saddened by their early exit after previously making back-to-back finals at BetBoom Dacha and ESL Pro League S20. The Turkish squad reached their peak of No. 6 in the ranking but couldn't replicate their recent success, suffering elimination after losses to Astralis and The MongolZ on either side of a win against G2.
The two winners, Virtus.pro and The MongolZ, are now set to fight for a playoff spot at 21:00 .
| Date | Matches | |
|---|---|---|
| IEM Rio 2024 | ||
| 09/10/2024 |
21:00
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Match |
Virtus.pro vs. Astralis began on Ancient, where the Russian squad ran away to a 7-2 lead despite losing against the second-round forcebuy. Astralis rallied near the end of the half, however, and went into the interval just two rounds behind.
Virtus.pro were then the first to reach map point at 12-8 after making the most out of cadiaN's struggles on the A site, but needed double overtime to close out the map after squandering five map points.
Mirage was up next, where Virtus.pro ran away to a 12-8 lead after a quick start to their CT side. The game got close in the dying moments in classic VP fashion, but Denis "electroNic" Sharipov got them over the line with a 1v2 clutch to send Astralis home in 9-12th place.
 Virtus.pro |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 - 34 | +1.27% | 77.2 | 80.7% | 1.26 | |
| 43 - 36 | +2.85% | 88.8 | 70.2% | 1.25 | |
| 42 - 30 | +0.76% | 73.6 | 78.9% | 1.20 | |
| 43 - 38 | +0.39% | 82.1 | 73.7% | 1.14 | |
| 38 - 42 | -2.01% | 70.8 | 59.6% | 0.97 |
 Astralis |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 - 41 | +1.05% | 76.7 | 70.2% | 1.07 | |
| 40 - 46 | +2.09% | 81.5 | 68.4% | 1.04 | |
| 41 - 40 | +2.07% | 78.1 | 70.2% | 1.02 | |
| 36 - 38 | -2.49% | 68.1 | 70.2% | 0.95 | |
| 17 - 43 | -6.23% | 50.4 | 61.4% | 0.59 |
Meanwhile on the A stream, The MongolZ and Eternal Fire played a three-map series filled with one-sided maps. The Mongolians opened proceedings with a 13-2 clinic on Anubis before Eternal Fire bounced back on Mirage, winning 13-8 after a dominant CT side.
The Inferno decider was once again one-way traffic, with The MongolZ racking up eight T rounds before putting together a flawless CT side to win the map 13-4 and send Eternal Fire home from Rio.
 The MongolZ |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 - 29 | +6.97% | 102.4 | 81.1% | 1.60 | |
| 45 - 34 | +2.22% | 101.8 | 79.2% | 1.49 | |
| 37 - 31 | +2.05% | 70.3 | 77.4% | 1.19 | |
| 34 - 28 | +0.69% | 72.6 | 83.0% | 1.18 | |
| 29 - 27 | -2.11% | 61.8 | 69.8% | 0.98 |
 Eternal Fire |
K - D | Swing | ADR | KAST | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 - 41 | -2.68% | 73.2 | 56.6% | 0.88 | |
| 28 - 39 | +0.61% | 71.1 | 54.7% | 0.85 | |
| 30 - 40 | -0.08% | 66.0 | 67.9% | 0.84 | |
| 30 - 43 | -3.48% | 62.7 | 54.7% | 0.74 | |
| 26 - 41 | -4.20% | 52.4 | 56.6% | 0.64 |
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