The Intel Extreme Masters Season XVII – Rio Major 2022, also known as IEM Rio Major 2022 or Rio 2022, is the upcoming eighteenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship. Teams will have to go through their respective regional qualifiers which start in August. Divided into 7 regions and with a total of 22 open & closed qualifiers, only the very best will make it through and get one step closer to Rio.