It was announced yesterday that WePlay! Clutch Island will be the second RMR event for the CIS region, on the Road to Rio.
The event will take place from June 16th – June 28th and features a prize pool of $50,000 as well as 2000 RMR points for first place. The prize pool distribution is as follows:
- 1st place: $15,000 + 2000 RMR points;
- 2nd place: $10,000 + 1875 points;
- 3rd place: $6,000 + 1750 points;
- 4th place: $5,000 + 1625 points;
- 5th place: $4,500 + 1500 points;
- 6th place: $3,500 + 1375 points;
- 7th place: $3,000 + 1250 points;
- 8th place: $3,000 + 1125 points;
- 9th place: 1000 points;
- 10th place: 875 points.
Find out everything you need to know about the RMR points system for the Rio Major.
The teams that are currently placed 1st – 5th in the RMR standings will be invited directly to the event; the rest of the teams will need to play through a qualifier. These five teams are as follows:
- Hard Legion – 1,640 points
- Spirit – 1,600 points
- Virtus.pro – 1,520 points
- Winstrike – 1,500 points
- Natus Vincere – 1,430 points
There will be an open qualifier stage available for all teams to enter, with three spots available. These teams will then join the teams currently placed 6th-10th in the RMR standings to make up the closed qualifier stage. Teams will battle it out in the closed qualifier for three spots, joining the five already invited teams. These stages will take place before the main event, starting on June 8th.
These eight teams will then progress through a GSL group stage, leading into a double-elimination bracket. All matches during the main event will be BO3s.
These RMR events become increasingly more important for teams looking to secure their spot at the Rio Major, as the events closer to the Rio Major are weighted more heavily.
For teams like Natus Vincere and Virtus.pro, anything less than a legend spot should be a disappointing result, considering the competition. This means that they need to make winning the WePlay! Clutch Island a priority, in order to secure their spots.
