First elimination and advancement matches of Legends Stage defined at IEM Rio Major
The third round of IEM Rio CS:GO Major Legends Stage will be played Sunday, and for the first time in this stage, there’ll be best-of-threes for elimination and advancement matches, on top of the remaining best-of-ones for teams that are in the 1-1 pool.
FURIA, the only home team alive in the event, will play a best-of-three advancement match versus BIG, while Heroic and Cloud9 will fight for the other playoff spot up for grabs. FaZe, the current Major champions and one of the best CS:GO teams in the world, will take on Bad News Eagles to avoid elimination from the IEM Rio Major, while Ninjas in Pyjamas will face Sprout in the other elimination game.