{"id":25502,"date":"2022-11-07T00:01:54","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T05:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=25502"},"modified":"2022-11-07T00:01:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T05:01:54","slug":"cloud9-advance-to-iem-rio-major-playoffs-after-poor-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/cloud9-advance-to-iem-rio-major-playoffs-after-poor-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloud9 advance to IEM Rio Major playoffs after poor start"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite a poor start to their Intel Extreme Masters Rio Major<\/a> campaign, Cloud9 have advanced to the playoff stage of the tournament. The American Counter-Strike: Global Offensive franchise had secured a close victory over Heroic to secure a spot in the Champions Stage.\u2028 <\/p>\n

\u2028C9 put up a magnificent run in the Legends Stage of the tournament, winning all fixtures comfortably. They are only second to FURIA in the standings, who have the same record but better round differential.\u2028 \u2028<\/p>\n

In the Challengers Stage, C9 started out poorly, losing their first two outings to Fnatic and Grayhound Gaming. They were one best-of-three game away from exiting the tournament. <\/p>\n

But on the brink of elimination, C9 found motivation to hold on as they bested Imperial Esports and went on to their next two matches against Evil Geniuses and GamerLegion to clinch the eighth spot in the standings.\u2028<\/p>\n

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FROM 0:2 IN CHALLENGERS TO 3:0 IN LEGENDS WITHOUT LOSING A SINGLE MAP #C9WIN<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ShLx5Cwkvm<\/a><\/p>\n

— Comeback9 (@C9CSGO) November 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n