The German teams started the CS:GO major in Rio de Janeiro with victories. Among other things, BIG made up for a big gap against Furia. The Brazilian teams, on the other hand, remained winless at the home tournament.

"It's always hard to play against such an audience, especially in this environment. The Brazilian fans are just amazing," BIG's captain Johannes "tabseN" Wodarz said in an interview after the game. "Playing against Furia is very difficult, so I'm happy that we somehow turned it around.»

Against Furia, Brazil's strongest team on paper, BIG was already far behind, until the team saved itself in extra time with seven rounds in a row and played out the momentum for a 19:16 victory. The loudly cheering home crowd has so far not been an advantage for the host country: all teams with Brazilian participation went winless in the first round.

From a German point of view, on the other hand, it remains a perfect first round of play. Mouz had surprisingly little to burn against outsiders and won with a score of 16:6. Gamerlegion confidently prevailed against the South American team 9z, supported by the audience, with a score of 16:6.