The first day of the open qualifiers for IEM Rio 2024 in CS2 has concluded. Notably, teams like Ninjas in Pyjamas, ENCE, and Cloud9 did not make it to the top 16 of the qualifiers.
NiP, with Artem "r1nkle" Moroz on the roster, was eliminated in Ro64 by LEON, who were then defeated by FAVBET Team in the next round. Lucas "gla1ve" Rossander's team lost to the Bulgarian squad 500 in the same round. Kirill "Boombl4" Mikhaylov's team reached Ro32 but was knocked out by Betera.
The first open qualifiers for IEM Rio 2024 for Europe were online from August 14 to 15. Teams are competing for two spots in the closed qualifiers, scheduled for August 26-28. The main event is set to occur from October 7 to 13.