The MongolZ will play Virtus.pro for a playoff spot later on Wednesday.

Eternal Fire was eliminated after two consecutive finals.

Astralis and Eternal Fire had to leave IEM Rio after losing to Virtus.pro and The MongolZ respectively.

Astralis, who defeated Eternal Fire in the first round, are now eliminated after two 0-2 losses to HEROIC and Virtus.pro. A worrying sign for the Danish team is the form of Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz, with the sniper averaging just 0.84 points since Casper "⁠cadiaN⁠" Møller took over as leader. religion.

Their new IGL (In-Game Leader) also struggled to make an impact and only averaged 0.75 points in Brazil as he struggled in his new role as a rifleman and defender.

"It's bad, but we're not there yet," a disappointed cadiaN said in his post-match interview.

Eternal Fire will also be very sad to be eliminated early after previously reaching two consecutive finals at BetBoom Dacha and ESL Pro League S20. The Turkish team peaked at number 6 in the rankings but were unable to replicate their recent success, suffering defeat after losing to Astralis and The MongolZ on either side of their victory over G2.

The match between Virtus.pro and Astralis started on the Ancient map, where the Russian team took a 7-2 lead despite losing in the second round. Astralis worked hard near the end of the first half and were only two rounds clear at halftime.

Virtus.pro were the first team to reach map point at 12-8 after making the most of cadiaN's difficulties in zone A, but they needed two more plays to close out the map after missing takes five map points.

Next up was the Mirage map, where Virtus.pro took a 12-8 lead after a fast start on the defensive side. The match became tense in the final minutes, but Denis "⁠electroNic⁠" Sharipov helped them overcome with a 1v2 situation, bringing Astralis back to 9-12.

Meanwhile, in channel A, The MongolZ and Eternal Fire played a series of three maps with many overwhelming situations. The Mongolian team opened with a 13-2 win on the Anubis map before Eternal Fire pulled back on Mirage, winning 13-8 after a strong defensive half.

The final decision was made on the Inferno map, with The MongolZ winning eight rounds of T before putting together a perfect defensive half to win the map 13-4, sending Eternal Fire out of the tournament in Rio.