Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII - Katowice Major 2019
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Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Katowice Major 2019
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game:
Type:
Offline
Location:
Katowice Venue:
ESL Arena
(The New Challengers Stage)
Int. Congress Centre
(The New Legends Stage)
Spodek
(The New Champions Stage)
(The New Challengers Stage)
Int. Congress Centre
(The New Legends Stage)
Spodek
(The New Champions Stage)
Teams:
24
Prize Pool:
$1,000,000 USD
Start Date:
2019-02-13
End Date:
2019-03-03
Liquipedia Tier:
Tier:Links
Maps
Chronology
The Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII - Katowice Major 2019 is the 14th Valve-sponsored Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship and the first Major of 2019. The tournament features a $1,000,000 USD prize pool and 24 teams as with previous Majors. It is also notably being held by ESL, whose last Major was in 2016. This event marks the start of the new Intel Grand Slam Season.
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Desk Host:
- TBA
- Stage Host:
- TBA
- Interviewer:
- TBA
- Analyst:
- TBA
- Commentator:
- TBA
- Observer:
- TBA
Format[edit]
- The New Challengers Stage: February 13th - 17th, 2019
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- System details to be announced
- Top 8 Teams proceed to The New Legends Stage
- Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- The New Legends Stage: February 20th - 24th, 2019
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- System details to be announced
- Top 8 Teams proceed to The New Champions Stage
- Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- The New Champions Stage: February 28th - March 3rd, 2019
- Single-Elimination bracket
- All matches are Bo3
Prize Pool[edit]
$1,000,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
| Place | $ USD | Seed | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
 1st
|
$500,000 | Legend Status |  TBD
|
 2nd
|
$150,000 | Legend Status | TBD
|
 3rd-4th
|
$70,000 | Legend Status | TBD
|
| TBD
| |||
| 5th-8th | $35,000 | Legend Status | TBD
|
| TBD
| |||
| TBD
| |||
| TBD
| |||
| 9th-11th | $8,750 | New Challenger Status | TBD
|
| TBD
| |||
| TBD
| |||
| 12th-14th | $8,750 | New Challenger Status | TBD
|
| TBD
| |||
| TBD
| |||
| 15th-16th | $8,750 | - | TBD
|
| TBD
| |||
| 17th-19th | - | - | TBD
|
| TBD
| |||
| TBD
| |||
| 20th-22nd | - | - | TBD
|
| TBD
| |||
| TBD
| |||
| 23rd-24th | - | - | TBD
|
| TBD
|
Note: No prize money is awarded to teams eliminated in the New Challengers Stage.
Note: 15-16th place teams are no longer invited to the next Major Championship. [1]
Participants[edit]
The Current Legends[edit]
| 1 |  rain |
|---|---|
| 2 |  NiKo |
| 3 |  GuardiaN |
| 4 |  olofmeister |
| 5 |  AdreN |
| C |  YNk |
 | |
| FACEIT Major: London 2018 | |
For notes on the "Current Legends" Click here.
- 1 November 8th - HellRaisers replace
bondik with Hobbit. [2] - 2 December 16th - FaZe Clan bench
karrigan. [3] - 3 December 20th - compLexity Gaming bench
yay and release Rambo. [4] - 4 December 21st - Team Liquid transfer
TACO and zews to MIBR in exchange for Stewie2K. [5] - 5 December 22nd - HellRaisers promote ami to coach as Johnta leaves. [6]
- 6 December 22nd - Team Liquid sign adreN as their new coach. [7]
- 7 December 22nd - compLexity Gaming bench
ANDROID. [8] - 8 December 23rd - BIG sign
XANTARES and bench 
nex. [9] - 9 December 29th - compLexity Gaming sign
Rickeh and n0thing to complete the major lineup. [10] - 10 January 5th - FaZe Clan lose RobbaN who steps down as coach. [11]
- 11 January 6th - FaZe Clan sign AdreN to complete their Major lineup and add YNk as the team's new coach. [12]
- 12 January 12th - MIBR replace tarik with felps. [13]
- 13 January 13th - ESL announce the final confirmed rosters for the Major & Minor Championships; nex will act as coach for BIG; Warden will coach compLexity Gaming. [14]
The Returning Challengers[edit]
- Note: The 15-16th place teams from the previous Major are no longer automatically invited. [1]
For notes on the "Returning Challengers" Click here.
- 1 September 21st - Fnatic bench flusha. [15]
- 2 September 25th - Cloud9 sign flusha. [16]
- 3 October 2nd - Fnatic bench draken and acquire twist from Red Reserve. [17]
- 4 October 16th - Cloud9 bench Skadoodle. [18]
- 5 October 17th - Fnatic acquire Brollan from Red Reserve. [19]
- 6 November 17th - Cloud9 acquire
kioShiMa. [20] - 7 November 26th - G2 Esports replace SmithZz and
Ex6TenZ with Lucky and JaCkz, and sign maLeK as coach. [21] - 8 January 1st - TYLOO release
captainMo and DD. Summer and Attacker are acquired on a three-month loan from Flash Gaming. [22] - 9 January 11th - TYLOO add Johnta as coach. [23]
- 10 January 13th - ESL announce the final confirmed rosters for the Major & Minor Championships; Zellsis was registered as coach for Cloud9. [14]
The Minor Challengers[edit]
| 1 |  TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
 | |
| Europe Minor #1 | |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
| |
| Americas Minor #1 | |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
| |
| CIS Minor #1 | |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
| |
| Asia Minor #1 | |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
| |
| Europe Minor #2 | |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
| |
| Americas Minor #2 | |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
| |
| CIS Minor #2 | |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
| |
| Asia Minor #2 | |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
| |
| Minors' 3rd Place Play-In | |
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
| |
| Minors' 3rd Place Play-In | |
- Note: The slots opened up by the removal of two returning teams from the previous Major will be filled by a qualifier played by the 3rd place teams from the Minors. [1]
Results[edit]
New Challengers Stage[edit]
New Legends Stage[edit]
New Champions Stage[edit]
Quarterfinals
TBD
TBD
February 28, 2018
TBD
TBD
February 28, 2018
TBD
TBD
March 1, 2018
TBD
TBD
March 1, 2018
Semifinals
TBD
TBD
March 2, 2018
TBD
TBD
March 2, 2018
Grand Final
TBD
TBD
March 3, 2018
Showmatch[edit]
Participants[edit]
| 1 |  TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
|
| 1 | TBD |
|---|---|
| 2 | TBD |
| 3 | TBD |
| 4 | TBD |
| 5 | TBD |
|
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Previews[edit]
- 2018-10-23 | IEM Katowice 2019: What is a Major? by ESL
Interviews[edit]
New Challengers Stage[edit]
New Legends Stage[edit]
New Champions Stage[edit]
Videos and Photos[edit]
Galleries[edit]
Highlights[edit]
Player Spotlights[edit]
VODs[edit]
New Challengers Stage[edit]
New Legends Stage[edit]
Champions Stage[edit]
Interviews[edit]
New Challengers Stage[edit]
New Legends Stage[edit]
Champions Stage[edit]
Other Coverage[edit]
Country Representation[edit]
| # | Country/Region | #P | ΔPrev. Major | Players |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden
|
13 | +1 | olofmeister, f0rest, GeT_RiGhT, REZ, dennis, Lekr0, KRIMZ, JW, Xizt, twist, Brollan, Golden, flusha |
| 2 | United States
|
8 | -5 | tarik, nitr0, EliGE, Stewie2K, n0thing, ShahZaM, autimatic, RUSH |
| 3 | France
|
6 | +2 | shox, bodyy, kennyS, Lucky, JaCkz, kioShiMa |
| 3 | Ukraine
|
6 | -3 | Edward, s1mple, Zeus, jR, crush, ANGE1 |
| 5 | Denmark
|
5 | -12 | device, dupreeh, Xyp9x, gla1ve, Magisk |
| 5 |  Russia
|
5 | -9 | flamie, electronic, chopper, hutji, tonyblack |
| 7 | Brazil
|
4 | 0 | FalleN, fer, coldzera, TACO |
| 8 | Canada
|
3 | -1 | Twistzz, NAF, stanislaw |
| 8 | China
|
3 | 0 | Summer, Attacker, somebody |
| 8 | Germany
|
3 | -1 | gob b, tabseN, tiziaN |
| 11 |  Indonesia
|
2 | 0 | BnTeT, xccurate |
| 11 | Turkey
|
2 | -4 | XANTARES, woxic |
| 11 |  United Kingdom
|
2 | 0 | smooya, dephh |
| 11 | Kazakhstan
|
2 | -1 | Hobbit, AdreN |
| 15 | Australia
|
1 | 0 | Rickeh |
| 15 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
1 | 0 | NiKo |
| 15 |  Hungary
|
1 | 0 | DeadFox |
| 15 |  Jordan
|
1 | 0 | ISSAA |
| 15 | Norway
|
1 | -1 | rain |
| 15 | Slovakia
|
1 | -1 | GuardiaN |
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Winning is Everything". Valve. 2018-08-28.
- ↑ "Hobbit Joins HellRaisers. Bondik is a Free Agent now". HellRaisers. 2018-11-08.
- ↑ FaZe Clan (2018-12-16). "CS:GO update: Today Karrigan is benched with immediate effect, more news to follow.".
- ↑ Andrew "aMies" Miesner (2018-12-20). "Changes to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming.
- ↑ "Liquid Update: Zews & TACO traded for Stewie2K". Team Liquid. 2018-12-21.
- ↑ "HellRaisers.CS:GO Coaching Staff Changes". HellRaisers. 2018-12-22.
- ↑ "Welcome Back Coach adreN!". Team Liquid. 2018-12-22.
- ↑ Andrew "aMies" Miesner (2018-12-22). "Additional Changes to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming.
- ↑ "CS:GO Update – Welcome İsmailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş". BIG. 2018-12-23.
- ↑ Andrew "aMies" Miesner (2018-12-28). "Additions to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming.
- ↑ "Today, RobbaN announces he is stepping down as Head Coach.". FaZe Clan. 2019-01-05.
- ↑ "OFFICIAL: @AdreNcs will stand-in as FaZe CS:GO's 5th player through the Major, & @YNk has signed on to coach the team". FaZe Clan. 2019-01-06.
- ↑ "Today we announce the missing piece to get back to the top!". MIBR. 2019-01-12.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 ESL (2019-01-13). "All CS:GO Minor & Major teams have submitted and confirmed their rosters for the IEM Katowice 2019 competition".
- ↑ "Post-FACEIT Major Roster Update". Fnatic. 2018-09-21.
- ↑ John Nomis (2018-09-25). "Cloud9 CS:GO Sign flusha, Release STYKO". Cloud9.
- ↑ "twist Returns". Fnatic. 2018-10-02.
- ↑ John Nomis (2018-10-16). "Skadoodle Stepping Back From Competitive CS:GO". Cloud9.
- ↑ "Brollan becomes our fifth". Fnatic. 2018-10-17.
- ↑ John Nomis (2018-11-17). "Cloud9 CS:GO Welcomes kioShiMa". Cloud9.
- ↑ "#reshuffle – CS:GO Roster and Structure Update". G2 Esports. 12-11-26.
- ↑ Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2019-01-01). "AttackeR, Summer return to TYLOO". HLTV.org.
- ↑ "And the search is over. Today we are proud to announce the addition of the Ukrainian Counter-Strike veteran @JohntaCSGO to our CSGO roster, who will join us as the head coach in the upcoming IEM Katowice major and beyond.". TYLOO. 2019-01-11.
