Live Match

Group A • Round 3 • Bo3
LIVE
FURIA
VRS #2
1 : 0
Map 2 Live
Vitality
VRS #1
Dust II 13:8
Inferno 8:5
Nuke
Map Veto
1
Ban
Mirage
2
Ban
Vertigo
3
Pick
Dust II
13:8 ✓
4
Pick
Inferno
8:5 ● Live
5
Ban
Ancient
6
Ban
Anubis
7
Decider
Nuke
TBD
● Round Activity Inferno • Round 14 of 24
Round 14 — In Progress
💣 yuurih planted the bomb on B (4v3)
YEKINDAR AK-47 ropz
ZywOo AWP molodoy
KSCERATO M4A1-S apEX
Round 13
Round Over — T-Side wins • Elimination 8–5
yuurih AK-47 ZywOo
yuurih AK-47 flameZ
FalleN AWP mezii
flameZ Desert Eagle YEKINDAR
Round 12
Round Over — CT-Side wins • Defuse 7–5
flameZ AK-47 molodoy
yuurih M4A4 ZywOo
💣 ropz planted the bomb on A (2v1)
KSCERATO M4A1-S ropz
🛡 KSCERATO defused the bomb on A
Round 11
Round Over — CT-Side wins • Elimination 6–5
YEKINDAR AK-47 flameZ
FalleN AWP ZywOo
yuurih M4A4 ropz
molodoy AK-47 mezii
Round 10
Round Over — CT-Side wins • Defuse 5–5
ZywOo AWP FalleN
💣 ropz planted the bomb on A (3v2)
KSCERATO M4A1-S ropz
yuurih M4A4 apEX
🛡 yuurih defused the bomb on A
Round 9
Round Over — T-Side wins • Elimination 4–5
ZywOo AWP FalleN
flameZ AK-47 YEKINDAR
ZywOo AWP molodoy
ZywOo AWP yuurih
Round 8
Round Over — CT-Side wins • Defuse 4–4
flameZ AK-47 molodoy
ZywOo AWP YEKINDAR
💣 ropz planted the bomb on B (3v2)
yuurih M4A4 ZywOo
yuurih M4A4 ropz
🛡 FalleN defused the bomb on B
Round 7
Round Over — CT-Side wins • Elimination 3–4
FalleN AWP ZywOo
KSCERATO M4A1-S flameZ
YEKINDAR AK-47 ropz
yuurih M4A4 apEX
Round 6
Round Over — T-Side wins • Bomb Exploded 2–4
ZywOo AWP FalleN
flameZ AK-47 YEKINDAR
💣 ZywOo planted the bomb on A (2v1)
ZywOo AWP yuurih
Round 5
Round Over — CT-Side wins • Elimination 2–3
yuurih M4A4 flameZ
FalleN AWP ZywOo
KSCERATO M4A1-S ropz
molodoy AK-47 mezii
Round 4
Round Over — T-Side wins • Bomb Exploded 1–3
ZywOo AWP YEKINDAR
flameZ AK-47 FalleN
💣 ZywOo planted the bomb on B (4v1)
yuurih M4A4 mezii
ZywOo AWP yuurih
Round 3
Round Over — T-Side wins • Elimination 1–2
flameZ AK-47 YEKINDAR
ZywOo AWP FalleN
ropz AK-47 molodoy
ZywOo AWP yuurih
Round 2
Round Over — CT-Side wins • Defuse 1–1
KSCERATO M4A1-S flameZ
yuurih M4A4 ropz
ZywOo AWP molodoy
💣 ZywOo planted the bomb on A (1v1)
FalleN AWP ZywOo
🛡 FalleN defused the bomb on A
Round 1
Round Over — T-Side wins • Bomb Exploded 0–1
ZywOo AWP FalleN
flameZ AK-47 YEKINDAR
yuurih M4A4 mezii
💣 ZywOo planted the bomb on B (3v1)
ZywOo AWP KSCERATO
Equipment
$21,400
Type
FULL BUY
Equipment
$8,200
Type
FORCE BUY
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
T
KDA Efficiency Impact
Player KAD+/- ADRHS%KAST FKAWP
FURIAT8 rounds won
yuurih1849+992.461%84.6%30
KSCERATO15511+485.153%76.9%20
FalleN12310+271.842%69.2%17
YEKINDAR11612−168.536%61.5%40
molodoy9710−162.344%53.8%10
VITALITYCT5 rounds won
ZywOo16311+588.756%76.9%210
flameZ12414−274.250%61.5%30
ropz10512−265.940%53.8%20
apEX8815−758.138%46.2%10
mezii6913−748.633%38.5%00
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Group A • Round 2 • Bo3
✓ Completed
Spirit
VRS #6
2 : 1
Final
MOUZ
VRS #4
Map Veto
1
Ban
Inferno
2
Ban
Nuke
3
Pick
Ancient
13:11 ✓
4
Pick
Train
9:13 ✗
5
Ban
Vertigo
6
Ban
Anubis
7
Decider
Mirage
13:6 ✓
Mirage 13:6
Train 9:13
Ancient 13:11

Tournament Highlights

IEM Rio 2026 · Group Stage
Top Fragger
18.4K
Spirit donk
Duel Win Rate
67%
Vitality ZywOo
Top Entry Fragger
5.2FK
FURIA YEKINDAR
Highest ADR
91.4
Falcons NiKo

Groups & Bracket

Group A
#WLRD
1FURIA20+14
2Spirit21+8
3Vitality11+2
4MOUZ11-1
5Liquid12-5
6G201-4
7Legacy01-6
8B802-8
Group B
#WLRD
1Falcons20+11
2NAVI20+9
33DMAX11+3
4Passion UA110
5HOTU11-2
6Aurora01-4
7Gentle Mates01-7
8RED Canids02-10

Playoffs Bracket

Quarterfinals
TBD (A2 vs B3)
TBD
TBD (B2 vs A3)
TBD
Semifinals
A1 Seed
QF Winner
B1 Seed
QF Winner
Grand Final
SF Winner
SF Winner

Editorial Coverage

Spirit's Ancient Pick
Analysis

Spirit's Ancient Pick Is a Trap — And MOUZ Walked Right Into It

donk's off-angle aggression on A-site forced MOUZ into predictable retake patterns. Sam Carder breaks down the round-by-round economy that made it work.

Group Stage Predictions
Preview

IEM Rio 2026: The Supercomputer's Group Stage Predictions

The model likes FURIA to top Group A with 72% probability. But Group B is chaos — three teams within 4% of each other. Here's every scenario.

FalleN Interview
Interview

FalleN: "This Crowd Makes Me Feel Like It's 2016 Again"

In an exclusive sit-down with rdy.gg, FURIA's veteran IGL reflects on what playing IEM Rio means for Brazilian CS — and why this roster is different.

Vitality CT-Side Inferno
Hot Take

Vitality's CT-Side Inferno Has a Blind Spot — and Teams Are Finding It

Three consecutive events where Vitality's CT-side Inferno win rate has dropped. The data shows a structural vulnerability in their banana control.

Teams

FURIA
VRS #2VRS #5yuurih KSCERATO FalleN YEKINDAR molodoy
WWLWW
"The home crowd advantage is real. FURIA have won 3 of their last 4 LAN events in Brazil."
yuurih🇧🇷
yuurih
Yuri Gomes dos Santos
Rifler
78
Power Rating
ADR82.4 ↑7.4
HS%54.2% ↑6.9%
Opening Kills/Rd0.14 ↑0.01
1vX Clutch Rate38% ↑6%
Flash Assists/Rd0.08 ↓0.04
Transfer History
PlaystyleAggressive Anchor
KSCERATO🇧🇷
KSCERATO
Kaike Cerato
Rifler
76
Power Rating
ADR79.1 ↑4.1
HS%48.7% ↑1.4%
Opening Kills/Rd0.11 ↓0.03
1vX Clutch Rate44% ↑12%
Flash Assists/Rd0.12 ↑0.01
Transfer History
PlaystyleClutch Specialist
FalleN🇧🇷
FalleN
Gabriel Toledo
IGL
67
Power Rating
ADR68.9 ↓6.1
HS%38.1% ↓9.2%
Opening Kills/Rd0.09 ↓0.05
1vX Clutch Rate28% ↓4%
Flash Assists/Rd0.21 ↑0.10
Transfer History
PlaystyleTactical Conductor
YEKINDAR🇱🇻
YEKINDAR
Mareks Gaļinskis
Entry
73
Power Rating
ADR74.2 ↓0.8
HS%51.8% ↑4.5%
Opening Kills/Rd0.18 ↑0.05
1vX Clutch Rate19% ↓13%
Flash Assists/Rd0.06 ↓0.06
Transfer History
PlaystyleFirst Contact Fragger
molodoy🇷🇺
molodoy
Danil Golubev
AWPer
65
Power Rating
ADR71.6 ↓3.4
HS%32.4% ↓14.9%
Opening Kills/Rd0.16 ↑0.03
1vX Clutch Rate31% ↓1%
Flash Assists/Rd0.04 ↓0.08
Transfer History
PlaystyleAggressive AWPer
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Vitality
VRS #1VRS #1ZywOo flameZ ropz apEX mezii
WWWWL
"Back-to-back Major champions. The question: can anyone break their system?"
ZywOo🇫🇷
ZywOo
Mathieu Herbaut
AWPer
96
Power Rating
ADR88.7 ↑13.7
HS%42.1% ↓5.2%
Opening Kills/Rd0.19 ↑0.06
1vX Clutch Rate52% ↑20%
Flash Assists/Rd0.05 ↓0.07
Transfer History
PlaystyleHybrid Superstar
flameZ🇮🇱
flameZ
Shahar Shushan
Entry
87
Power Rating
ADR80.2 ↑5.2
HS%56.8% ↑9.5%
Opening Kills/Rd0.17 ↑0.04
1vX Clutch Rate22% ↓10%
Flash Assists/Rd0.07 ↓0.05
Transfer History
PlaystyleSpace Creator
ropz🇪🇪
ropz
Robin Kool
Lurker
83
Power Rating
ADR76.4 ↑1.4
HS%58.2% ↑10.9%
Opening Kills/Rd0.10 ↓0.04
1vX Clutch Rate41% ↑9%
Flash Assists/Rd0.09 ↓0.03
Transfer History
PlaystyleTiming Predator
apEX🇫🇷
apEX
Dan Madesclaire
IGL
58
Power Rating
ADR62.8 ↓12.2
HS%44.6% ↓2.7%
Opening Kills/Rd0.13 ↓0.01
1vX Clutch Rate18% ↓14%
Flash Assists/Rd0.24 ↑0.13
Transfer History
PlaystyleUtility-First IGL
mezii🇬🇧
mezii
William Merriman
Support
72
Power Rating
ADR66.1 ↓8.9
HS%46.3% ↓1.0%
Opening Kills/Rd0.08 ↓0.06
1vX Clutch Rate24% ↓8%
Flash Assists/Rd0.19 ↑0.08
Transfer History
PlaystyleUtility Backbone
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Spirit
VRS #6VRS #3donk tN1R magixx sh1ro zont1x
WLWWL
"donk continues to redefine what's possible at 18. Spirit's ceiling is tournament-winning — the floor is a Day 3 exit."
Player cards load on expand — placeholder for dev build
Falcons
VRS #2VRS #2NiKo TeSeS m0NESY kyousuke kyxsan
WWLWW
"NiKo's late-career renaissance with Falcons makes them the dark horse for any event they enter."
Player cards load on expand — placeholder for dev build

Shows & Podcasts

Context Cap
Context Cap #47: IEM Rio Day 2 Breakdown
Elliott and Sam break down FURIA's Dust II masterclass, Spirit's Ancient gambit, and why Group B is heading for a three-way tiebreaker.
Ws and Ls
Ws and Ls: IEM Rio Preview Special
Power rankings, bold predictions, and the one team nobody is talking about that could upset the bracket.

Event Information

$1M
Prize Pool
16
Teams
Apr 13–19
Dates 2026
7
Maps
When and where is IEM Rio 2026?
IEM Rio 2026 runs April 13–19, 2026. The group stage opens on April 13, with playoffs at the Farmasi Arena in Rio de Janeiro from April 17–19. Organised by ESL in partnership with the State of Rio de Janeiro and the Rio de Janeiro Esports Federation (FERJEE).
What is the format?
16 teams split into two GSL double-elimination groups of 8. Top 3 from each group advance to a single-elimination playoff bracket. All matches are Best-of-3 except the Grand Final, which is Best-of-5.
Where can I watch?
IEM Rio 2026 is broadcast live on ESL's official Twitch and YouTube channels. The in-arena broadcast is in Portuguese. Follow rdy.gg for real-time results and analysis during every match.
What is the map pool?
The active map pool for IEM Rio 2026 includes: Ancient, Train, Dust II, Inferno, Mirage, Nuke, and Overpass.
What is the ESL Grand Slam?
The ESL Grand Slam is a $1,000,000 bonus awarded to the first team to win 4 IEM titles within 10 consecutive events. IEM Rio 2026 is part of the Grand Slam race. Vitality currently lead with 2 wins.