Ninjas in Pyjamas defeated Astralis in their opening match at IEM Rio Major 2022: European RMR A. The match ended on the Nuke map with a score of 16-12.
At the time of writing this news, all Group A matches have been completed. Victory on the first game day was won by FaZe Clan, Team Spirit, Ninjas in Pyjamas, G2 Esports, Cloud9, Bad News Eagles, Sprout and Fnatic.
IEM Road to Rio 2022 Europe RMR Group A takes place October 4-9 in Malta. Teams ranked 1-4 will receive a direct invite to the IEM Rio Major 2022, while teams ranked 5-8 will be invited to the Challengers Stage.
