Movistar Riders bids farewell to IEM Dallas 2022

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The IEM Dallas 2022 has started in style this week with one of the most outstanding tournaments in the competitive Counter Strike circuit. The sponsoring teams have joined those classified through the different regional circuits and have played the first days of the tournament. Throughout these first days we have seen Movistar Riders suffer in the upper draw and, finally, has been eliminated after falling to MOUZ in the upper draw.

The competition started with a first group stage in which the sixteen clubs were divided into two brackets to face each other in a GSL double elimination format, which has left the groups as follows:

Group A:

• FaZe Clan
• ESC again
• Astralis
• Team Vitality
• G2 Esports
• Movistar Riders
• MOUZ
• ENCE

Group B:

• FURIA Sports
• Imperial Esports
• Team Liquid
• Cloud9
• Ninjas in Pyjamas
• BIG
• MIBR
• Complexity

The competition started with several problems due to several clubs that could not attend the face-to-face event, so they were replaced by the next best from the different rankings of their respective regions. In this way, the guys from Movistar Riders and BIG were able to qualify for the event to replace Natus Vincere and Entropiq at IEM Dallas 2022.

The same thing happened with MIBR, who managed to access the event after the announcement that Heroic could not reach the event due to various reasons. problems with covid-19.

G2 Esports swept the riders at its opening

The IEM Dallas 2022 kicked off this Monday with the first round matches of both tournament draws. In the first group we were able to find both Movistar Riders and A G2 Esports, who faces were seen in a direct duel marked by the domain of the samurai. NiKo’s men arrived at Nuke to play a great match in which they began by taking complete control and signing a partial that practically sentenced the match by scoring fourteen rounds.

The change of sides allowed the horsemen show a better version In the second half, however, the guys from G2 Esports did not hesitate to take advantage of their initial advantage to close the match 16:5 and add their first victory in the tournament.

Calm and collected. pic.twitter.com/S0DZ1LsG4j

— G2 Esports (@G2esports) May 30, 2022

Thus, the samurai managed to advance to the second round, but they fell to ENCE and have been forced to continue in the tournament through the bottom bracket.

The boys from Movistar Riders, who had just lost the match against the samurai, had a second chance in the lower bracket of the tournament and had to face MOUZ, who had just lost to ENCE, the executioners of the samurai. This match against the German team was very closest, although it was closed on the fast track in favor of the German team. The match started in Ancient with two very even clubs that shared the first rounds and arrived almost tied at the end of the first half, just before mopoz’s men put the 8:7.

The problems came after the change of sideswhen the Germans showed their potential in a second half in which they only gave up one round and where they managed to sign a spectacular comeback by scoring nine rounds with which to put the 16:9 on the scoreboard

The 4K from @alexitownzz to deny @mousesports 🔥#IEMhttps://t.co/3GUWqg7LOv pic.twitter.com/i9K2Qr5qYv

— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) May 30, 2022

The second map was played in Mirage and began in favor of those from frozen, who gained a slight advantage that allowed them close the first side in your favor. The second half was much more even with two clubs sharing the following rounds, however, the Germans took advantage of their initial advantage to make it 2:0 in the tie and advance to the second round of the lower bracket.

CRIIIIIISP 1v3 @bymascs!#IEM pic.twitter.com/3J2TV24xGG

— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) May 30, 2022

In this way, the guys from Movistar Riders lost the tie and were eliminated from the IEM Dallas after a brief stint in international competition. The riders have reaffirmed their commitment to the Valve title and continue to fight to reach the top and continue making history in Counter Strike.

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