Valve廢除Major邀請隊伍所有參賽隊伍需由Regional Major Rankings決出

Valve已經宣佈參加ESL One Rio Major 2020的24支參賽隊伍均需要由Regional Major Rankings(RMR)取得一定分數晉級至Major賽事。

這個Major隊伍參賽資格的改動是在ESL One Rio Major 2020因武漢肺炎(COVID-19)疫情影響後，ESL與Valve商討後決定改期並取消今年第二屆Major賽事後所作出的。

由於ESL One Rio 2020 Major距離上一屆Major (StarLadder Major Berlin 2019)十四個月後舉行，為了碓保參加該賽事的戰隊都是為世界頂級隊伍，所以Valve決定以Regional Major Rankings(RMR)進出Major參賽隊伍的選拔。

所有隊伍都需要於Major賽事舉行前幾個月參加Regional Major Rankings (RMR)賽事來爭奪晉級Major的分數，將會有兩個RMR賽事一個於春季，另一個就在秋季，並根據Major上參賽隊伍所屬地區進行分配。

根據上一屆StarLadder Major Berlin 2019的表現，Valve將8個Legend、8個 Challenger 及8個Contender給予不同地區，接下來的ESL One Rio Major 2020將跟隨以下分組:

Europe: 3 Legends, 5 Challengers, 2 Contenders
North America: 3 Legends, 2 Challengers, 1 Contender
CIS: 2 Legends, 1 Challenger, 2 Contenders
South America: 1 Contender
Asia: 1 Contender
Oceania: 1 Contender

Today we are outlining how teams will qualify for the November Rio Major. To ensure that the Rio Major features the top teams in the world, we will require that current Legends and Challengers demonstrate that they are still in top form. More here: https://t.co/waoiarL0e1
— CS2 (@CounterStrike) April 2, 2020

至於首個RMR賽事將會由ESL舉辦並名為ESL One: Road to Rio，將會有來自6大賽區總共56支參賽隊伍。其中包括早前已經獲得Major及Minor資格的隊伍，他們將會被邀請到自己所屬的賽區，在之後的RMR賽事中，他們將會使用RMR排名來邀請各支隊伍。

#ESLOne: Road to Rio – 56 of the World's best teams will compete throughout April & May in the first qualifying tournament for the @CSGO Major in November. The Road to Rio starts here.

Full details: https://t.co/RAUARHF9V5 pic.twitter.com/GdiABZwGIC
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) April 2, 2020