9z become first South American CS:GO team to qualify for IEM Rio Major

9z, a CS:GO team featuring Chilean, Uruguayan, Argentinian, and Brazilian players, have booked their spot in the IEM Rio Major Challengers Stage following a 2-0 victory against ATK in the Americas Regional Major Ranking (RMR) 2-1 pool.

The South American mix dominated the North Americans in both maps of the series, especially on ATK’s map pick Inferno. 9z conceded only two rounds to ATK on Inferno thanks to their strong defensive setup, which helped all of their players contribute in the fragging department. There was no way ATK could have recovered from that 13-2 half and 9z quickly took care of the first map, closing it 16-2.

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