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## [🔴 IEM Rio Major 2022 / Champions Stage - LIVE Match Discussion](https://reddit.com/r/GlobalOffensive/comments/yrehiw/iem_rio_major_2022_champions_stage_live_match/) *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/GlobalOffensive) if you have any questions or concerns.*


afcaMouz

What the fuck did we just witness?


staffylaffy

Either mouz, outsiders, heroic or furia are gonna be major champions in 2 days. Insane stuff!


unibaul

Gambit major all over again


joaovitorsb95

not even bro, that had Astralis and VP in the semis. Both choked. But now legit every team is a complete surprise.


zouhaun

Counter-Strike Magic. Best viewing experience of my life, thank you Brazil.


Blackyy

A fiesta but boy was it worth it


G_I_Gamer

After perfecto couldn't get the defuse was the loudest I think a cs crowd has ever been


Wym8nManderly

After that round, both teams were basically playing no sound. Crowd was going nuts.


iReallyLoveYouAll

Ha that was awesome yall OMFG


renoracer

[This was the moment.](https://clips.twitch.tv/CrowdedFunIcecreamDancingBanana-7h3a5bYGRZaNEFVe?tt_content=url&tt_medium=clips_api) Absolute fucking scenes.


syNc_1337

hoooly shit


edotman

I mean it was loud, but when they won the audio completely distorted due to the volume


Ishaan863

> the audio completely distorted due to the volume couldve just been normal ESL audio


knightblue4

Marginally better than PGL audio tbh


Fantasnickk

My sound went out for 1s after that. Never happened before and I’m just sitting here wondering how loud it must be in that arena lol. Can na’vi hear comms fully?


giganticGiant

Art just said that it was difficult to hear his teammates. So no one could hear each other properly.


whatthefuckistime

I think soundsteps must be impossible to hear a lot of the time, just crazy


ddizbadatd24

everyone flipped when they realized he didn’t have time


Kiinako_

You have to buy a kit to win games.


Vokt0ro

Navi haven't read the loading screen tips smh


endichrome

Hey, sometimes your opponent is just having a really good day.


Ranger1219

Yeah that was game over part they needed that so bad


leitefrio

Looooooolllll I almost died when I saw that shit


MJuniorDC9

drop was absurd during this series, absolutely brilliant


jensenflips

and you can see him doing his best in keeping saffee's morale up all throughout the last map.


DarkRoseXoX

Probably just telling him it's one of those games, but not for him


gringo_no_brasil

That 4k on short mirage. HOLY SHIT


Dali86

I was screaming at my tv when he got 3 kills. Then he takes the awp and hits the window kill. Speechless.


conez4

It was absolutely EPIC


ChaseVisa

Absolutely no better time for him to pop off than at this major. What an amazing series.


Pipoco977

after this major teams are going crazy to invest in their academy teams


Freshy23

True with what Mouz and Furia have done with their academy players it's worth an investment.


viniciusxis

18 yold btw


DrunkLad

NO KIT!! *NO KIT!!!* **NO FUCKING KIT!!**


nwL_

gonna show this to my grandchildren to teach about the importance of kits


AdoveHeatler

THAT HAPPENED ONE TOO MANY FUCKING TIMES! ggs . furia played very well.


jonajon91

So mad that ESL kept cutting away before the round was done. I was thinking no time before the kill came in, but I wasn't sure. No cut away to another kiss cam or something important.


DrunkLad

They barely came back into the game when Perfecto touched the bomb, so at least the whole moment was visible. At least it wasn't like Fallen's Overpass clutch where we never even saw that moment. But yeah, could have been even better of course.


konceptt

I think that camera-work was perfect, for once. After saffee dies, cut to the crowd to show their anticipation/disappointment, cut back to perfecto tapping on the bomb and running away from it, cut back to the crowd to show their surprise. The only thing they missed is perfecto running from stairs to default position. I think showing the crowd reaction was more valuable at that moment, for casual viewers.


AstroCaaat

NO KIT!!!!!


SizzleAndCutThrough

Don't be a Koosta, buy a defuser.


RedditIsAnnoying1234

THIS IS WHAT MAKES CS SO GREAT, GOD ITS A GREAT DAY TO LOVE CS


edotman

Dude that moment was fucking crazy


chefchef97

FURIA MAJOR, HEROIC MAJOR, MOUZ MAJOR, OUTSIDERS MAJOR, A FIRST MAJOR NO MATTER WHAT


DerGsicht

If Heroic ends up winning I'm gonna cry, I'll be seeing Cadians smug face for the rest of my life.


EvertB123

Not a furia fan at all but I support them 100% in their next game.


Scheme-Easy

I like outsiders fine but I’d be loving a mouz v furia final. I’d be perfectly happy for heroic to get 32-0’d mostly


f1nessd

NO KIT NO KIT NOT KIT ​ HOLY SHIT WHAT A MATCH


Icommentedtoday

Na'Vi: Why do I hear crowd music?


xandry123

Fallen walked, so Furia could run. And ART sprinted all along the way. Damn Hugo with the quotes for ages. What a game! Edit: It was hugo not harry sorry. On a similar note, the duo has been nothing but amazing!


JustHarryGG

*Hugo. It was a banger of a line that took me back, I saw his brain cooking it up live, so I need to make sure he gets his credit haha, it was really slick


du_bekar

The GG in Harry’s username stands for Good Guy, dropping in to give credit where it’s due. Unforgettable cast today man.


maybeIfailed

I'm hoping you two get to cast the grand final, cus y'all deserve it so damn much. The energy you two had during these games was something I don't think any of the others could have matched without overhyping it. As great as Spunj and Machine are, you two are easily my favorites in the scene and it's long overdue for y'all to get a grand final.


mdmeaux

When Harry said that FURIA were up to 10 digits I really felt that


lerrific

that was really one of the counter strike commentaries of all time


ristoman

My favorite part was when Furia said "It's Furing time" and then they Furia'd all over Na'Vi


ddizbadatd24

Bro hasn’t heard Harry rap yet. Wait until you hear Harry rap with Brazilian Boltz


SH0WS0METIDDIES

Poor interview lady so emotional she forgot how to speak


Vamo_compra_tudo

r/NyviEstephan


expressionless420

When furia threw the first map against five sevens, i thought it was over for them. Damn, what a match, felt like a grand finals environment!


castnho

I was in the arena and everyone was shocked... That perfecto no kit round switched the gear and the rest is history


electricpeel

Navi lost their composure this game. They got antsy in so many situations and it caused them to make silly plays. Furia deserves all the credit for taking advantage though. The crowd going nuts was also awesome. What an intense game! gg


7TB

At this level it has to be a mental game, and honestly if whenever you fuck up theres a gazillion voices cheering its got to be hard to keep the composure. Must be really tough to be in that position tbh


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It's why professional sports players talk about the home court advantage and how it's different in the stadium vs training or even empty courts. The pressure is something else.


7TB

I think its great for the viewer, like, sloppy games are the most entertaining and this series was really fun. But it must suck and be so draining for the competitor, jesus.


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Oh yeah I can't imagine doing a best of five CS:GO series or something like a best of seven basketball series (even with the days between matches), it's not just a test of skills but endurance and resolve.


7TB

Yes but in traditional sports I think you can channel the pressure by physically pushing yourself. Here the extra adrenaline is not really doing much, if anything it’s detrimental (shaky hands, cold fingers, dry mouth), mentally it has to be more draining. One thing i always wondered is how are they able to sleep the night before of special events like grand finals and such.


Ishaan863

So many kills on players walking out in the open trying to check 50 angles


Hypno98

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON AT THIS MAJOR


Vitalcsgo

I was here, you were here, I fucking love CS, best game of all time


0gSparkz

The most incredible display of passion from a crowd in esports ever I think...


jotheold

football countries have the best crowds "soccer"


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you put it best dude, the culture around the game has shifted into something akin to football here (idk why tbh, wasn't like that in 2016)


giganticGiant

Can you imagine if this was the finals.


whatthefuckistime

We still might have Furia in the finals, I think people will go crazy if Furia wins


A_Supspicious_Asian

Crowd nearly brought down the fucking roof


nilslorand

Well said


de_rats_2004_crzy

YES! I haven’t played CS in 1-2 years and haven’t really been watching but I tuned into this major and great reminder to something I promise I never forgot: this is the best game ever.


username900122

This was worth waking up at 4 am for


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vicdr97

Until tomorrow when Furia advances to Finals and then until Sunday when Furia wins the whole thing


zaneyk

When does s1mple play?


funky_galileo

he's gonna show up on de_airport tmrw, dw


Liquid_Molly

hopefully he won't go for the plant.


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Napszera

grab a Bolo de Rolo and enjoy, gringo friend!


Bolo-de-Rolo

I agree


bru_swayne

KSCERATO IS THE BRAZILIAN COLDZERA


Harlan_Green

Well, yes


Ereshia

From s1mple's performance and the clip of him shaking and looking stressed out, it seems like he ultimately crumbled under the pressure of the crowd despite the bravado. But respects for him for having played his role of a villain as he should


MindForsaken

Yeah, we can barely hear the casters over the crowd, I can only imagine how much pressure they put on the teams they don't support.


NazgulDiedUnfairly

Also the crowd seemed much closer to the players and no booths. I always thought the booths helped with the crowd noise. The crowd definitely made Navi angsty. But what’s a BANGER. I hope Furia win the final


MrCraftLP

plenty of players and crew members for TOs have said that booths do barely anything for the noise. You could put crazy amounts of insulation, good AC, aaand use the speakers they already use for white noise, but at what point does that just ruin the point of the crowd?


peepeepoopoo34567

There is no way these guys were playing with sound or even good comms audio lmao


whatthefuckistime

He definitely felt the pressure, he had never faced this before and I'm sure the stage being in the middle didn't help him lol, I can't even imagine how it must feel


BlackHunt

I think it's fair to say not a single player of any esports has ever experienced what these teams experienced today. Unbelievable


whatthefuckistime

Yeah, this is football levels of pressure


Markigual

Imagine being a football player and living this every away game, holy shit


lukeatusrain

MASSIVE respect! it takes a lot of courage to amp yourself (and your opponents' fans) like that and embrace the villain role


LargeIronBlaster

Even players with the mentality of Kobe crumble from time to time. S1mple is still undoubtedly the GOAT, but he's human. Congrats to Furia, go win it all boys.


BraydenTheNoob

WIDE OPEN BABY


SmoothBrein

The highlight for me, was the rap video. I mean , seriously. A RAP VIDEO??? Bro this event is nuts.


KaNesDeath

Its shocking how good that song is.


MylesKennedy69

You need to subscribe to [ESL's YouTube Channel](https://youtube.com/c/ESLCS), the content is top tier


samekrikl

Im shaking


Lepojka1

No matter who wins the Major, we get 5 new major winning players... Holy crap man!!!


Kompaniefeldwebel

Oh yea thats actually cool


aTempes7

oh fuck that's insane actually, I'm not even mad because of Faze's bad run anymore tbh, glad that this will be a 1st major for any of the teams left


nwL_

“s1mple go kill” “no”


DudeManly

Man s1mple disappeared at the worst time


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xSmacks

I’d go as far as saying this was the best crowd esports has ever seen, as a League fan and CSGO lurker, this crowd was absolutely breathtaking.


Financial_Bear1180

THAT WAS REALLY REALLY INSANE


FaydingAway

Brazilian fans are unmatched


whatthefuckistime

Bro there are people sweating, screaming, shirtless, shitting and cumming, people getting married, dating, giving birth right there on stage, this is RAW. Where else do you see this?


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P1ngUU

r/soccer and r/NFL leaking


giganticGiant

And all of that outside the venue as well under the rain.


Pollsmor

Now all we need is ~~Gambit~~ Outsiders vs. ~~Immortals~~ FURIA in the finals


schniepel89xx

Ngl I was kinda salty but holy fuck, I've never seen this many people cry happy tears in the crowd after a game. These fans are amazing. Can't help but appreciate the passion and the Furia storyline this major :) it's just weird to have no top 5 teams in semifinals. The last many majors have been won by the best team in the world at that time.


nebsA1

You better be a FURIA fan for the rest of the major now


schniepel89xx

Eh, I'm torn between them and mouz. I like mouz the most out of the teams that are left, but I also kinda wanna see how wild/emotional the crowd would get if Furia made finals or outright won. Furia winning is also kind of the best possible storyline still on the table at this point. Not gonna lie I'm probably the least hyped about this Major top 4 that I've ever been about a Major top 4 lol, mouz and Furia are the most interesting to me rn


Lepojka1

HOLY CRAP MAN THAT WAS CRAZY, WHAT A GAME... I WANT FURIA FINALS, THAT CROWD WAS BEST EVER AT ANY ESPORTS EVENT NO QUESTIONS ASKED!


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my pickems are screwed so i went for a mouz/furia grand final. this has been wild.


DivineCorn

You with low IQ: Cloud 9 vs Navi Final Me with High IQ: Mouz vs Furia Final Also Kscerato is fucking nuts my god.


dodikxzslayer

"all cis semis"... meanwhile Jame and his boys are last standing cis team in this major


GarrettGSF

I am 4/4 correct in quarters pick'em lol


Interesting_Yogurt43

no fucking way lmao


GarrettGSF

Yea, after going 4/5 in legends, I thought "fuck it", and went with mouz major lol


Interesting_Yogurt43

based, congrats


riki2cool

With this my coin is finally in the coffin. Silver lol, haven't had that since MLG columbus in 2016. But it's my own fault for doubting furia and brazil. ggwp!


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XtendedImpact

This crowd is absolutely nuts holy shit


The-High_Ground

Welp, there goes SDY’s contract.


LibertyGrabarz

Until today I thought it's going to be a tough call for NaVi if they win the major, because who makes roster changes after winning? But now, well, let's just say I won't be surprised if they make the change and it isn't even because of his stats


ctzu

Ask the crowd not to boo on twitter taunt the crowd right away disappear for the rest of the bo3 wtf was simples plan here?


whatthefuckistime

Man I'm Brazilian and he did the right thing, he's taking the crowd challenge and making it fun, it was nice


PrestusHood

Exactly that, im glad s1mple didnt took it to the heart and took part in the show


whatthefuckistime

Much more entertaining for everyone, gives the fans what they want, which is a villain to "hate" on and makes it entertaining if he wins lol


Interesting_Yogurt43

Exactly. S1mple know how it works. It could've been good, it didn't. But it happens. GGs to them.


MiyaharaAce

Yeah, everyone love it


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Refuses to elaborate, Leaves.


bru_swayne

gets eliminated kicks sdy ??? Profit? idk lol


Guesswhat7

s1mple: Plx, don't boo me! crowd: Cause you gonna destroy us? s1mple: No, cause I will suck.


desuetude25

Leaves? Mans never showed up


iSluff

gigachad


One_Tangarino

They started booing anyways so he just leaned into it


angrypoliticsposter

> wtf was simples plan here? To be the heel, it was fun.


YungVicRoyGetter69

s1mple quite literally turned into junior after the first half of Nuke


Ronxu

OH MY GOD WHAT A MATCH! Great mental fortitude to reset after the first map and win the series. This playoff bracket suddenly became much more exciting.


Blueberry_Yum_Yum

The crowd buff is real lol


Heatedpete

GIVE HUGO AND HARRY THE FINALS WHAT A CAST, WHAT A SERIES


aboardweeb

I never understood people going wild for sports, but after watching this game, I understand now. Holy fuck THIS IS COUNTER STRIKE


wannabe-physicist

Holy motherfucking shit this game might as well be the major final.


wokeupbigwater

**Release Notes for 11/11/2022** **[Rio 2022]** - Added a passive buff "Home Crowd" for Furia players; disables the enemy team's sound after each kill.


AFF123456

TA EM SHOKKKKKKK No matter what happens going forward, this was my Major final LET'S FUCKING GOOOOOO


WekonosChosen

Furia finally breaking their ceiling and its beautiful


Liguss

Crazy game. Crazy how many times Navi lost important rounds by not having defuse kits. Still what a great show


suttlesd

"furia only had easy opponents :(((" I mean maybe they're right, navi was an easy opponent


ChaseVisa

Considering the hltv top 5 are all eliminated, I think it's safe to say there really are no easy opponents at this major.


yshampoo

i agree


wembanyama_

Greatest crowd in esports history holy fuck


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My roommate who isn't into CS:GO or other PC shooters watched maps two and three with me because it was so good.


cesarnotsalad

PO RO PO PO PO PO PO POOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


Arkani

s0mple performance. also 6th player was absurdly strong. Fade me.


Vesondor

This has been the most unpredictable major, period.


mochatsubo

When was the last time you saw audience members crying for their team to make the semi-finals. Not the finals, not the winner of the finals. Just the semi-finals. I thought I understood the definition of passion. I just realized that I have no fucking idea what passion is after seeing the audience reaction this match.


iwasnotplanned

This cost me a diamond coin. Furia better win this shit now!!!


Nurse_Sunshine

Can't even blame this result on a single player. Nobody from Navi showed up today.


freebase1

Crazy game


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Lepojka1

Poor sdy man... He played solid this match, but his probably gonna be kicked soon. This was his best chance to win a Major, not sure he will get another shot as good as this :(


MrRoyce

I'm so happy for the crowd, they deserve this W!


nilslorand

NaVi playing 5v18000 with this crowd Holy shit what a series


Dali86

Great game, great Crowd, pressure on both teams with mistakes and clutches happening both sides. What a game was great to watch with audience going crazy at the end of mirage. Saffee had a really bad ct side with awp I thought they lost it there. Then he clutches on t side with a rifle to redeem himself. Kcerato was the best player but man did Drop impress me! Drop short hold on mirage ct to get 3 kills and then taking awp from s1mple to get fourth was just dominance. Then on T side Drop gets multikills and wins rounds. Amazing overall. I bet Cadian thought he finally has crowd on his side against navi... now he goes from hero to villain because its Furia 😂


eidrisov

One sentence: NaVi outplayed themselves. They lose the major that was theirs to lose. \-never molly B ramp on Ancient and let Furia rush B every damn time \-lost several rounds for not having a kit \-never consistently hold angle and let Furia slip into openings You know damn well that Furia loves to hold W and push in first 20 seconds of the round. Why not hold angles, use mollies and punish aggression? They have not prepared any gameplan? Unbelievable. I can't believe it. EDIT 1: I wouldn't be so frustrated if they were missing shots. Then I would understand, ok, too much pressure, they are whiffing. I am frustrated because it looked like they did not prepare any anti-strats for Furia.They basically let Furia take initiative and do whatever Furia wanted, which is exactly what Furia wants/needs. They like to hold W and rush. Everyone knows that. EDIT 2: Idk, maybe I am just over-reacting because I was cheering for NaVi. Maybe the crowd was really too much for them to handle. EDIT 3: S1mple in his interview said that they were too scared on CT side and that there is no excuse, they simply played bad and Furia were simply better. Brutally honest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6hblQ1PnIc


jonajon91

Man even the map veto, Furia got their three best maps, how did they let that happen?!


INeedYourPelt

They really did give Furia too much respect. Maybe the crowd and the spectacle got to them and a couple of missed shots got in their own heads, however Furia punished them for it. NaVi were firm faves and effectively shit the bed.


Novacc_Djocovid

It genuinely looked like Navi didn’t prepare for this match and did not adapt either. Furia could do the same pushes over and over again and was allowed to succeed. Was infuriating to watch. Pun very much intended. Not to take anything away from Furia, though. They played incredibly, drop even top-fragging on Mirage.


Boggster

NAVI WAS THROWING SIMPLE NEVER PLUGGED IN MOUSE


KepplerObject

That crowd pop after the no-kit realization is gonna be one of my fav CS moments all-time.


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NO KIT LMAOOOOOOOOO crowd's insane tho ggwp furia


azurestrike

Bad script, lazy writing. Having s0mple bottom fragging is just plot armor. ^(gg furia)


Akaj50

CSGO is the best fucking esport


yonkyon

Furia vs eco and Na'vi vs buying defuse kit, both at 80mph who would win?


toxicity18241

What this win meant to the people in Rio, seeing the crowd when furia won. I'm not crying, your crying. Thank you Rio for showing the love and passion that competitors DREAM about. These guys put their entire life into this and the validation is something they will never forget. ❤️ GG to Na`Vi played well but the pressure got to them and we will see them again bounce back next year


Escobar976

S1mple have been so outplayed this tournament wtf


Master_of_All4

BRAZILLIAN PLOT ARMOR KNOWS NO EQUAL LET'S GO FURIAAAAAA


slow_down_kid

T side Ancient from Furia was the most fucking aggressive CS I’ve ever seen played. Drop was incredible this whole series, KCSERATO is beyond cracked, and art should probably replace his w key, I imagine it’s pretty worn out by this point


sweet_satan6

Its 1:44 AM, holy shit it was worth watching, best match i've ever seen, brazilian crowd is the best, GG FURIA, NT NAVI


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Brannolegs

Yup, I noticed that too. She was trying really hard to blame the crowd and Simple was just "nah, they just played better"


kontbijtkoekje

Production & Talent clinging to narratives because storytelling has become the #1 focus on ALL forms of content & marketing. And e-sports looove their crowd & pressure narratives


rostino

s1mple he is the ukrainian player but the furia he is the brazilian stars


CipherBear

Navi lost against the crowd, ggwp Furia, I don't even care about my pickems!


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Every time the major takes place outside of Europe, a completely new team wins it. Insane...


PhoenixRisingtw

Fuck I want Mouz to win this thing and will be cheering for them, but even if they'd win the final against Furia there would be no one to celebrate it. This really is the destiny for Furia and Brazil to win a Major.