Americas RMR heads across the pond
ESL have just announced that the Americas RMR for the IEM Rio Major will be held in Stockholm, Sweden. The event will kick off on Wednesday the 5th of October as the best North and South American teams compete for the six Major spots available.
This may come as a shock to some with rumors circulating that the RMR would be held in the states. The reason behind the RMR being held in Europe is quite simple, for Brazilian teams it can be difficult to get visas into the USA as opposed to Europe. The visa requirement for Sweden is much easier, so having it hosted in the ESL studios of Stockholm just makes everything that much easier.
The teams that will be in attendance are:
FURIA Imperial
Liquid Complexity ex-Gaimin Gladiators
NA Open Qualifer #2 NA Open Qualifer #2
SA Open Qualifier #3
paiN MIBR 00 Nation 9z O Plano NA Open Qualifer #3 NA Open Qualifer #3 SA Open Qualifier #3
For many NA teams going to compete in Stockholm is something they probably never imagined, let alone competing for a spot in the Major and with just four NA spots left at the RMR it will be interesting to see who will make it.
