The major LAN tournament IEM Rio 2024 will take place from 7 to 13 October in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sixteen teams will compete for a $250,000 prize pool and a spot at IEM Katowice 2025.
The group stage will follow the GSL format, with two groups of eight teams. The opening matches will be best-of-one (BO1), while the rest will be best-of-three (BO3).
The top three teams from each group will progress to the playoffs, which will be played in a single-elimination BO3 format (BO5 for the final). The group winners will advance directly to the semifinals.
Group A teams:
- NAVI (Aleksib, iM, b1t, jL, w0nderful)
- Imperial (try, felps, VINI, decenty, noway)
- Complexity (EliGE, JT, floppy, hallzerk, Grim)
- Liquid (jks, NAF, Twistzz, YEKINDAR, ultimate)
- FaZe (karrigan, rain, frozen, ropz, broky)
- FURIA (FalleN, chelo, yuurih, KSCERATO, skullz)
- paiN (biguzera, nqz, kauez, snow, lux)
- MOUZ (Brollan, siuhy, torzsi, Jimpphat, xertioN)
Group B teams:
- Vitality (apEX, ZywOo, flameZ, Spinx, mezii)
- 9z (max, dgt, buda, MartinezSa, HUASOPEEK)
- The MongolZ (bLitz, Techno, Senzu, mzinho, 910)
- Virtus.pro (electroNic, FL1T, Jame, n0rb3r7, fame)
- Eternal Fire (MAJ3R, XANTARES, woxic, Calyx, Wicadia)
- Astralis (device, stavn, jabbi, Staehr, cadiaN)
- HEROIC (NertZ, TeSeS, sjuush, degster, kyxsan)
- G2 (NiKo, huNter-, Snax, malbsMd, m0NESY)
Prize distribution:
1st place: $100,000 + a spot at IEM Katowice 2025
2nd place: $42,000
3rd-4th place: $20,000 each
5th-6th place: $10,000 each
7th-8th place: $6,000 each
9th-12th place: $5,000 each
13th-16th place: $4,000 each