iem is like the masters, rmr's are like champs?
cs isn't IEM only, this year tier 1 cs has two TOs, Blast and ESL/IEM
right now we have pro league, after that it's blast fall finals in Copenhagen followed by blast global finals in singapore and then IEM Rio.
RMR are regional major rankings, it's the last regional stage before the major. It decides which teams go to the major and the ranking of the team decides who goes to which stage
understandable, I got the same way here, I didn't wanna watch BB Dacha. Just FYI, in case you are new, the top teams are NaVi, G2, FaZe, Spirit, MOUZ, Vitality, these 6 are usually in the league of their own, however teams like pain, mongolz, liquid, col, 9z, saw, ef, astralis are sometimes capable of putting up a fight
there were plenty of S-tier events this year
IEM Katowice - Spirit won thanks to donk putting up a historical mvp
PGL Copenhagen Major (Champs) - NaVi upset everyone to pull of a historic win in the most stacked playoff bracket ever
IEM Chengdu - FaZe get their revenge and win a final after 4 failed attempts in a row
EPL - Mouz win the event comfortably
IEM Dallas - G2 with a sub win the event in Dallas, launching monesy even higher in the top 1 debate
Blast Premier Spring Final - navi silence the haters only to lose to spirit 3-1 in the finals
PLAYER BREAK
Esports world cup - navi go thru faze, mouz and g2 to claim the event in Riyadh
IEM Cologne - vitality get their first W of the year after beating navi in a nail biter final