At the 2022 Counter-Strike Championship in Rio, Gravity was in charge of streaming this massive esports event.
After the successful implementation of e-sports events in the area of TV and streaming, Gravity Media has recently done one better in another cooperation with ESL FaceIT Group: with the production services for the Counter-Strike championship within the scope of ‘Intel Extreme Masters (IEM ) in Rio de Janeiro. At the “Counter Strike Global Offensive Major Championship”, Gravity Media organized the worldwide broadcast of this major e-sports event for the gaming community.
In July 2022, ESL and Gravity Media agreed on a partnership valid for the next three years: Gravity will provide production services for ESL’s global e-sports events. The current station for this was the Gravity Media Rio de Janeiro team. It was about capturing all the action from the first CS:GO Major event in South America: the IEM Rio Major 2022.
In this event, 24 teams competed from Monday, October 31 to Sunday, November 13, 2022 in two arenas, the “Riocentro” and the “Jeunesse Arena” for the coveted championship title and a total prize pool of US$1,250,000.
With all the action streamed on Twitch, international viewers could follow Team Outsiders’ journey to victory and the IEM Rio Major for two weeks.
A total of 40 Gravity Media team members from Great Britain and France were on site along with ESL for the event in Rio. Gravity Media used a total of 32 cameras, lenses, two jibs, two steadicams, six EVS systems, intercom solutions and sound systems to capture the 60+ players, the two venues and their competitions. The IEM Fan Fest was also covered in the surroundings and live studio was technically used.
Ed Tischler, Managing Director of Gravity Media EMEA, says: “IEM Rio Major was another fantastic opportunity for us to work with ESL. A joint team of Gravity Media from the UK and France were on hand to organize another successful esports event. Esports continues to grow at an incredible rate, and new and exciting ways to broadcast are constantly evolving. We are looking forward to the next tournament in early 2023.«
