Heading into the IEM Rio Grand Finals 2022, the community had a great match to look forward to. Accordingly, the electric event which concluded last week crowned another Major champion. Read on as we provide a small recap over the huge event below!
IEM Rio Grand Finals 2022 – Top 3 Viewership Ever
Indeed, the Brazilian crowd didn’t have any favourite to root for, so everyone was game. With $1,000,000 on the line, Outsiders and Heroic included a European showdown, concluding as follows:
- #1 – Outsiders
- #2 – Heroic
- #3-4 – MOUZ, FURIA Esports
Knocking over multiple favourites, such as FaZe Clan and Natus Vincere, IEM Rio was immensely unpredictable. Although having lost earlier in the event to Heroic, they managed to sweep them away in the Grand Final.
Otherwise, the event was a major success. Here’s how the viewership numbers compared to all-time CS:GO events:
- PGL Major Stockholm 2021 – 2,748,434 Peak Viewers
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022 – 2,113,610 Peak Viewers
- IEM Rio Major 2022 – 1,428,993 Peak Viewers
Despite some inferior viewership numbers to previous events, without a doubt, the event had one of the best live crowds ever seen for competitive CS:GO!
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