What to expect from Complexity v. Imperial

Complexity's run at IEM Rio did not start as well as they expected, falling to Liquid on Inferno. The international squad finished the first half up 8-4 after their T-side and never relinquished control of the map. Now Complexity must face some local favorites on Imperial, with no room to breathe down in the lower bracket.

Also read: Liquid send friendly foes to lower bracket

Complexity's big guns need to get loud

It was a dismal showing from Jonathan "EliGE" Jablonowski on Inferno, only posting six kills during the entire map. Complexity showed at Pro League that they're capable of winning without EliGE having to put on heroic performances, but EliGE at the bottom of the scoreboard usually means a Complexity loss. Håkon "hallzerk" Fjærli also failed to produce much impact on the AWP.

Best-of-three means some more room for error
Imperial aren't Vertigo banners
Complexity's stars rarely have consecutive bad performances

Imperial on the rise?

Imperial recovered from their mid-year lull in recent months, but they realistically stood no chance against the world's number one team in Natus Vincere, and were unsurprisingly vanquished on Nuke, 13-2. Imperial originally weren't supposed to be at this event, but they replaced a Rare Atom squad that was beset by visa issues. Like Complexity, they impressed at Pro League with wins against BIG and MOUZ before falling to M80 and Spirit.

Young with plenty of room for improvement
Prolific trio in decenty, try, and felps
Nothing to lose as a replacement team

Previous Matchups

Complexity and Imperial have not played each other since June 2023, in a match that featured almost entirely different rosters.

Likely Vetoes

Imperial ban Ancient
Complexity ban Mirage
Imperial picks Dust2
Complexity picks Vertigo
Imperial ban Anubis
Complexity ban Inferno
Decider will be Nuke

IEM Rio 2024

Bo3

Imperial

1 - 2

Complexity

All maps

Imperial	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.1
Santino 'try' Rigal	52 - 48	+4	70.7	72.9%	1.11
Kaiky 'noway' Santos	50 - 46	+4	72.9	70.0%	0.99
Lucas 'decenty' Bacelar	45 - 50	-5	79.8	68.6%	0.98
João 'felps' Vasconcellos	37 - 53	-16	66.8	62.9%	0.79
Vinicius 'VINI' Figueiredo	34 - 53	-19	58.7	55.7%	0.73

Complexity	K - D	+/-	ADR	KAST	Rating 2.1
Håkon 'hallzerk' Fjærli	60 - 41	+19	86.9	74.3%	1.36
Jonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski	61 - 50	+11	89.6	74.3%	1.27
Michael 'Grim' Wince	53 - 40	+13	93.0	74.3%	1.27
Ricky 'floppy' Kemery	44 - 43	+1	65.7	74.3%	0.99
Johnny 'JT' Theodosiou	31 - 44	-13	54.9	74.3%	0.85