{"id":29841,"date":"2023-04-23T21:36:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T01:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=29841"},"modified":"2023-04-23T21:36:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-24T01:36:06","slug":"team-vitality-defeat-heroic-in-iem-rio-2023-grand-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/team-vitality-defeat-heroic-in-iem-rio-2023-grand-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Vitality defeat Heroic in IEM Rio 2023 grand final"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, Team Vitality completed a memorable comeback at <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/iem-spring\/\" title=\"IEM Spring betting guide\">IEM Spring 2023<\/a> (IEM Rio) by defeating Heroic 2-0 in the $250,000 grand final.<\/p>\n<p>After losing to OG in their first-round match at the <a href=\"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/counter-strike\/\" title=\"CS:GO betting\">Counter-Strike: Global Offensive<\/a> tournament, Vitality went on to win five straight matches to reach the final, 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