The opening matchups for both events were also announced.
ESL has announced the groups, seeding, and opening matchups for the upcoming IEM Road to Rio Europe and Asia RMRs. The unveiling of the groups comes after the fourth and final Europe open qualifier and Asia's four closed qualifiers concluded on August 28.
In Europe, the 32 teams have been split into two groups of 16, with each offering eight spots for the varioius stages of the upcoming IEM Major Rio. As for Asia, the four teams present will be battling for just two places that will reward IEM Major Rio Challenger Stage berths.
The groups for the Americas RMR will be unveiled when the two remaining North American open qualifiers conclude on September 5.
FaZe have been seeded into RMR A alongside the likes of Ninjas in Pyjamas and G2
The two groups for the Europe RMR were seeded based on the performance at PGL Major Antwerp and the four online qualifiers.
Group A features three of the top five teams in the world, with world No. 2 and reigning champions FaZe being the top seed. Group B, meanwhile, boasts the best team in the world in Natus Vincere, with No. 5 and No. 7 ranked MOUZ and Vitality not far behind.
The two Europe RMR groups will take place in the Mediterranean island-nation of Malta from October 4-9, with a total of eight spots available for IEM Major Rio, and a further eight for the Challengers Stage.
The groups for the IEM Road to Rio Europe RMR are:
Europe RMR A FaZe GamerLegion Spirit 1WIN Ninjas in Pyjamas Astralis G2 ECSTATIC Cloud9 B8 Bad News Eagles Eternal Fire FORZE Sprout fnatic Aurora Europe RMR B Natus Vincere Benched Heroes ENCE HEET HEROIC SAW Vitality FANTASY BIG Sangal Outsiders Monte Falcons K23 MOUZ OG
The following opening matchups for the IEM Road to Rio Europe RMR will get started on October 4 at 11:00 :
Europe RMR A
FaZe vs. GamerLegion Spirit vs. 1WIN Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. Astralis G2 vs. ECSTATIC Cloud9 vs. B8 Bad News Eagles vs. Eternal Fire FORZE vs. Sprout fnatic vs. Aurora
Europe RMR B
Natus Vincere vs. Benched Heroes ENCE vs. HEET HEROIC vs. SAW Vitality vs. FANTASY BIG vs. Sangal Outsiders vs. Monte Falcons vs. K23 MOUZ vs. OG
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The IEM Road to Rio Asia RMR will be held in Melbourne, Australia from October 7-9, and offer two places in the IEM Major Rio Challengers Stage. Like Europe, the teams have been seeded based on their performance in their respective closed qualifiers.
The opening matches for IEM Road to Rio Asia RMR are:
IHC vs. JiJieHao International Grayhound vs. Rare Atom
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