BIG and Mouz have secured one of the last starting places at the upcoming "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive" major in Rio de Janeiro. In the decision-making games, the German organizations narrowly prevailed over the K23 and Sangal Esports.

"It's a relief that we made it. We only had five days of training with a new player," BIG captain Johannes "tabseN" Wodarz said. "I am proud of the team. It's been a very intense week and qualifying is just tough to play.»

canadian teams narrowly turn away from in Road to Rio

Both teams got off to a good start in the tournament. BIG was already very close to qualifying with two opening victories, Mouz also only gave away a card against Navi. But many chances remained untapped: BIG remained without chances against Ence and Heroic, Mouz narrowly missed the surprise against Team Vitality. It was not until the fifth round that the decision was made, with both teams having to tremble against hard-fighting outsiders until a third card.

Legend status for Sprout, Embarrassment for G2

Meanwhile, a dream came true for Sprout. The team secured its first major participation in almost five years and will skip the first round there after only one defeat in the Road to Rio. For the organization, the best result in a CS:GO major is thus already determined before the actual tournament.

G2 Esports started the journey home early despite recent good form. After defeats against the absolute outsiders 1win and Team GamerLegion, the team is not at the major, which means that in addition to the two-time major winner Astralis, another big name is missing.