{"id":38916,"date":"2024-10-08T19:48:51","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T23:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=38916"},"modified":"2024-10-08T19:50:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T23:50:58","slug":"iem-rio-2024-vitality-heroic-secure-playoff-berths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/iem-rio-2024-vitality-heroic-secure-playoff-berths\/","title":{"rendered":"IEM Rio 2024: Vitality &#038; HEROIC secure playoff berths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Vitality secured a spot in the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/iem-fall\/\" title=\"IEM Rio betting guide\">IEM Rio<\/a> playoffs with a 2-0 victory over The MongolZ, winning on Inferno (19-17) and Nuke (13-8).<\/p>\n<p>Led by Dan &#8220;\u2060apEX\u2060&#8221; Madesclaire, the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"Counter-Strike betting guide\">Counter-Strike<\/a> squad advanced to the upper bracket final, where they&#8217;ll face HEROIC for a spot in the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A clean second map sees <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamVitalityCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TeamVitalityCS<\/a> take down <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1mongolz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@1mongolz<\/a> 2-0 in order to reach the group B upper bracket final at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> Rio 2024<\/p>\n<p>19-17 Inferno<br \/>13-8 Nuke <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YH3XyKQ2Jn\">pic.twitter.com\/YH3XyKQ2Jn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Intel\u00ae Extreme Masters (@IEM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEM\/status\/1843686900907065767?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, The MongolZ will try to bounce back against Eternal Fire in the lower bracket.<\/p>\n<p>Vitality has struggled since their IEM Cologne win, failing to reach the finals of <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/esl-pro-league\/\" title=\"ESL Pro League betting guide\">ESL Pro League Season 20<\/a> and BLAST Premier Fall Final.<\/p>\n<p>However, in Rio, they appear to be rediscovering their form.<\/p>\n<p>The MongolZ put up a fight on Inferno, coming back from a 7-10 deficit to force overtime, but Vitality\u2019s superior teamwork and strategy helped them prevail.<\/p>\n<p>Nuke was a more straightforward affair, with Vitality\u2019s dominant counter-terrorist side sealing the win.<\/p>\n<p>Mathieu &#8220;\u2060ZywOo\u2060&#8221; Herbaut delivered a standout performance across both maps, ensuring his team\u2019s progression.<\/p>\n<p>In the lower bracket of Group B, Virtus.pro eventually overpowered 9z Team in a three-map series to eliminate the South American squad and continue their run of poor performances.<\/p>\n<p>9z claimed the opening map, Ancient (13-6), before VP bounced back on Inferno (13-11) to level the series heading into Mirage.<\/p>\n<p>However, the competition ended there, as VP dominated the third map and strolled to a massive 13-2 victory, setting up a clash with Astralis in the lower bracket semi-final.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eternalfiregg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@eternalfiregg<\/a> defeat <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/G2CSGO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@G2CSGO<\/a> in order to eliminate them from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> Rio 2024 in 13-16th place<\/p>\n<p>13-4 Anubis<br \/>13-6 Mirage <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IsHZD7kcgA\">pic.twitter.com\/IsHZD7kcgA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Intel\u00ae Extreme Masters (@IEM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEM\/status\/1843718202913898783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In another notable result, Eternal Fire upset G2 Esports with a 2-0 victory, winning Anubis (13-4) and Mirage (13-6) to eliminate G2 from the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>G2, <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/g2-esports-crowned-blast-premier-fall-final-champion\/\" title=\"BLAST Premier Fall Final review\">fresh off their BLAST Fall Final win<\/a>, appeared unprepared and disjointed, with key player Nikola &#8220;\u2060NiKo\u2060&#8221; Kova\u010d posting his worst Big Event rating ever.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast, Eternal Fire displayed excellent coordination, led by Ali &#8220;\u2060Wicadia\u2060&#8221; Haydar Yal\u00e7\u0131n, Ismailcan &#8220;\u2060XANTARES\u2060&#8221; D\u00f6rtkarde\u015f, and \u00d6zg\u00fcr &#8220;\u2060woxic\u2060&#8221; Eker.<\/p>\n<p>HEROIC also earned a playoff spot with a dominant 2-0 win over Astralis, setting up a clash with Vitality in the upper bracket final.<\/p>\n<p>After a back-and-forth start on Mirage, HEROIC found their rhythm and overpowered Astralis in both maps.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heroicgg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@heroicgg<\/a> close it out the series 2-0 against <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AstralisCS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AstralisCS<\/a> to advance straight to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IEM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IEM<\/a> Playoffs \ud83d\udcaa<\/p>\n<p>13-9 Mirage<br \/>13-7 Ancient <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JUHN5UhTDn\">pic.twitter.com\/JUHN5UhTDn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Intel\u00ae Extreme Masters (@IEM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IEM\/status\/1843731385154187657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>FaZe Clan kept their playoff hopes alive by eliminating Team Liquid with a 2-0 win, taking Inferno (13-6) and Dust2 (13-7).<\/p>\n<p>Liquid, struggling to find form with their new lineup, were no match for FaZe\u2019s strong individual performances, especially from Helvijs &#8220;\u2060broky\u2060&#8221; Saukants and Finn &#8220;\u2060karrigan\u2060&#8221; Andersen.<\/p>\n<p>FaZe will now face MOUZ for a playoff spot after MOUZ narrowly defeated Complexity 2-0 in a pair of overtime thrillers.<\/p>\n<p>MOUZ, despite their victory, will need to tighten up after nearly squandering multiple map points against Complexity.<\/p>\n<p>Their elimination match against FaZe promises to be a thrilling encounter, as both teams aim for a spot in the playoffs.<\/p>\n<h2>Wednesday&#8217;s IEM Rio fixtures<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"pageList\">\n<li>Astralis ($1.61) vs Virtus.pro ($2.20) @ 11am BRT<\/li>\n<li>The MongolZ ($2.62) vs Eternal Fire ($1.44) @ 11am BRT<\/li>\n<li>Team Vitality ($1.20) vs HEROIC ($4.33) @ 1:30pm BRT<\/li>\n<li>FURIA ($4.50) vs Natus Vincere ($1.16) @ 1:30pm BRT<\/li>\n<li>FaZe Clan ($1.65) vs MOUZ ($2.15) @ 4pm BRT<\/li>\n<li>Winner of Astralis\/Virtus.pro vs Winner of The MongolZ\/Eternal Fire @ 4pm BRT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/news\/\" class=\"contentLinkBtn\">More esports news<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Vitality and HEROIC claimed victory in their respective upper bracket semi-finals in Group B at IEM Rio 2024 to secure a spot in the playoffs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":32211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1306,152,1532,3111,1919,127,103,235,3319,3141,1815,128,215,3678,322],"class_list":["post-38916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-9z-team","tag-astralis","tag-complexity","tag-counter-strike-2","tag-eternal-fire","tag-faze-clan","tag-g2-esports","tag-heroic","tag-iem-fall","tag-iem-rio","tag-mouz","tag-team-liquid","tag-team-vitality","tag-the-mongolz","tag-virtus-pro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38916"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38916"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38916\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38924,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38916\/revisions\/38924"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}