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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
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)
Prize Pool:
$1,000,000 USD
Start Date:
2019-02-13
End Date:
2019-03-03
Teams:
24
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
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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]
Note: The broadcast talent occasionally rotated roles during the first two days of the swiss system stages.
Format[edit]
- The New Challengers Stage: February 13th - 17th, 2019
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- The initial match-ups are seeded using an improved "Player-Selected Seeding", first seen at IEM Season XIII - Chicago [1]
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- All attending teams subjectively rank all the other teams
- The total scores are summed up for each team
- Votes outside of the expected spread range are discarded
- The final rankings are formed
- Click here to show the rankings
- Following rounds are seeded using a "Live ELO Rating" system with the initial seeding as the baseline [1]
- Elimination and Advancement matches are Bo3
- All other matches are Bo1
- Top 8 Teams proceed to The New Legends Stage
- Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated
- The New Legends Stage: February 20th - 24th, 2019
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- The initial match-ups are seeded using an improved "Player-Selected Seeding", first seen at IEM Season XIII - Chicago [1]
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
- All attending teams subjectively rank all the other teams
- The total scores are summed up for each team
- Votes outside of the expected spread range are discarded
- The final rankings are formed
- Click here to show the rankings
- Following rounds are seeded using a "Live ELO Rating" system with the initial seeding as the baseline [1]
- Elimination and Advancement matches are Bo3
- All other matches are Bo1
- Top 8 Teams proceed to The New Champions Stage
- Bottom 8 Teams are eliminated
- The New Champions Stage: February 28th - March 3rd, 2019
- Single-Elimination bracket
- Seeded using Swiss scores & "Final ELO Ratings" of The New Legends Stage
- All matches (incl. the Grand Final) are Bo3
Prize Pool[edit]
$1,000,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
Note: 15-16th place teams are no longer invited to the next Major Championship. [2]
Participants[edit]
The Current Legends[edit]
- 1 December 21st - Team Liquid transfer
TACO and
zews to MIBR in exchange for
Stewie2K. [3]
- 2 December 22nd - Team Liquid sign
adreN as their new coach. [5]
- 1 December 20th - compLexity Gaming bench
yay and release
Rambo. [6]
- 2 December 22nd - compLexity Gaming bench
ANDROID. [7]
- 3 December 29th - compLexity Gaming sign
Rickeh and
n0thing to complete the major lineup. [8]
- 4 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. [9]
- 1 November 8th - HellRaisers replace
bondik with
Hobbit. [12]
- 2 December 22nd - HellRaisers promote
ami to coach as
Johnta leaves. [13]
The Returning Challengers[edit]
- 1 September 25th - Cloud9 sign
flusha. [21]
- 2 October 16th - Cloud9 bench
Skadoodle. [22]
- 3 November 17th - Cloud9 acquire
kioShiMa. [23]
- 4 January 13th - ESL announce the final confirmed rosters for the Major & Minor Championships;
Zellsis was registered as coach for Cloud9. [9]
- 5 February 3rd -
Zellsis confirms that he is playing in the Major in place of
Golden. [24]
- Note: The 15-16th place teams from the previous Major are no longer automatically invited. [2]
The Minor Challengers[edit]
- 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. [2]
Results[edit]
New Challengers Stage[edit]
# | Team | Matches | Rounds | RD | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | NRG Esports | 3 - 0 | 64 - 42 | +22 | Nuke | Overpass | 2:0 | ||
1. | Renegades | 3 - 0 | 64 - 42 | +22 | Train | Mirage | 2:0 | ||
3. | ENCE | 3 - 1 | 92 - 88 | +4 | Nuke | Overpass | 0:2 | 2:1 | |
3. | Team Vitality | 3 - 1 | 84 - 68 | +16 | Inferno | Nuke | Overpass | 2:0 | |
3. | AVANGAR | 3 - 1 | 72 - 66 | +6 | Train | Mirage | Overpass | 2:0 | |
6. | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 3 - 2 | 129 - 109 | +20 | Mirage | Mirage | Train | 2:1 | 2:1 |
6. | Cloud9 | 3 - 2 | 93 - 93 | 0 | Mirage | Overpass | Inferno | 2:1 | 2:0 |
6. | G2 Esports | 3 - 2 | 116 - 100 | +16 | Cache | Overpass | Overpass | 2:1 | 2:1 |
9. | TYLOO | 2 - 3 | 110 - 119 | -9 | Inferno | Overpass | 0:2 | 0:2 | 1:2 |
9. | ViCi Gaming | 2 - 3 | 105 - 117 | -12 | Overpass | Overpass | Inferno | 0:2 | 1:2 |
9. | Winstrike Team | 2 - 3 | 104 - 107 | -3 | Nuke | Train | Train | 1:2 | 0:2 |
12. | Fnatic | 1 - 3 | 81 - 92 | -11 | Overpass | Train | 2:0 | 1:2 | |
12. | Vega Squadron | 1 - 3 | 69 - 95 | -26 | Cache | Mirage | Overpass | 1:2 | |
12. | FURIA Esports | 1 - 3 | 52 - 55 | -3 | Mirage | Mirage | 2:0 | 1:2 | |
15. | ![]() | 0 - 3 | 47 - 64 | -17 | Nuke | Mirage | 0:2 | ||
15. | Grayhound Gaming | 0 - 3 | 48 - 67 | -19 | Mirage | Nuke | 0:2 |
Click here for detailed results of The New Challengers Stage matches
New Legends Stage[edit]
# | Team | Matches | Rounds | RD | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Astralis | 3 - 0 | 81 - 36 | +45 | Nuke | Train | 2:1 | ||
1. | Team Liquid | 3 - 0 | 64 - 48 | +16 | Overpass | Overpass | 2:0 | ||
3. | Natus Vincere | 3 - 1 | 96 - 78 | +18 | Inferno | Mirage | 0:2 | 2:0 | |
3. | MIBR | 3 - 1 | 67 - 57 | +10 | Inferno | Mirage | Inferno | 2:0 | |
3. | Renegades | 3 - 1 | 105 - 109 | -4 | Inferno | Inferno | 1:2 | 2:1 | |
6. | FaZe Clan | 3 - 2 | 115 - 100 | +15 | Train | Inferno | Mirage | 2:1 | 2:0 |
6. | ENCE | 3 - 2 | 129 - 118 | +11 | Inferno | Dust II | 2:1 | 2:0 | 2:0 |
6. | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 3 - 2 | 105 - 97 | +8 | Nuke | Overpass | Overpass | 0:2 | 2:1 |
9. | Team Vitality | 2 - 3 | 117 - 133 | -16 | Mirage | Mirage | Mirage | 1:2 | 1:2 |
9. | Cloud9 | 2 - 3 | 85 - 87 | -2 | Inferno | Train | Mirage | 2:0 | 0:2 |
9. | AVANGAR | 2 - 3 | 80 - 106 | -26 | Overpass | Overpass | Mirage | 0:2 | 0:2 |
12. | HellRaisers | 1 - 3 | 45 - 76 | -31 | Train | Dust II | Overpass | 0:2 | |
12. | G2 Esports | 1 - 3 | 62 - 80 | -18 | Inferno | Mirage | Inferno | 0:2 | |
12. | Complexity Gaming | 1 - 3 | 97 - 107 | -10 | Nuke | Mirage | 2:0 | 1:2 | |
15. | BIG | 0 - 3 | 64 - 69 | -5 | Mirage | Mirage | 1:2 | ||
15. | NRG Esports | 0 - 3 | 62 - 73 | -11 | Nuke | Overpass | 0:2 |
Click here for detailed results of The New Legends Stage matches
New Champions Stage[edit]

pashaBiceps bringing out the trophy
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
2
0
2
0
February 28, 2019 - 16:20 CET
0
2
0
2
February 28, 2019 - 19:40 CET
1
2
1
2
March 2, 2019 - 16:10 CET
2
0
2
0
March 1, 2019 - 16:10 CET
2
0
2
0
March 1, 2019 - 19:35 CET
0
2
0
2
March 2, 2019 - 20:20 CET
0
2
0
2
March 3, 2019 - 19:00 CET
Showmatch[edit]
Standings | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Total | Round 1 Round 1
| Round 2 Round 2
| Round 3 Round 3
| ||||
P | K | P | K | P | K | |||
1. | AGO | 97 | 318 | 50 | 74 | 00 | 175 | 40 |
2. | ![]() | 83 | 73 | 00 | 160 | 30 | 420 | 20 |
3. | Bogan bashers | 75 | 145 | 80 | 80 | 10 | 330 | 30 |
4. | crazy canucks | 73 | 227 | 00 | 236 | 30 | 610 | 10 |
5. | Vox Eminor | 57 | 80 | 00 | 512 | 30 | 245 | 20 |
6. | Dignitas Female | 51 | 412 | 10 | 324 | 20 | 515 | 00 |
7. | residentsleeper | 22 | 59 | 00 | 68 | 20 | 75 | 30 |
8. | tropic thunder | 22 | 66 | 00 | 416 | 00 | 80 | 00 |
Broadcast Talent[edit]
- Interviewer:
Frankie (Frankie Ward)
Format[edit]
- Danger Zone Showmatch:
- 8 Teams (2 players each)
- Bo3 battle-royale format
- Winning team will be immortalized in the Danger Zone map [27]
For more details about the Showmatch, click here
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Previews[edit]
- 2018-10-23 | IEM Katowice 2019: What is a Major? by ESL
- 2019-02-11 | IEM Katowice 2019: New Challengers Stage preview by Luckbox
- 2019-02-11 | IEM Katowice Major New Challengers Stage viewer's guide by eZlo of HLTV
- 2019-02-11 | The genesis of Winstrike by Aleksei_L of HLTV
- 2019-02-12 | IEM Katowice preview: Returning Challengers by Striker of HLTV
- 2019-02-12 | All-the-rage FURIA out to make their mark at IEM Katowice by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2019-02-12 | The growing pains of Grayhound by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-02-12 | IEM Katowice Preview: Minor Challengers by LucasAM of HLTV
- 2019-02-19 | IEM Katowice Major New Legends Stage viewer's guide by martiicsgo of HLTV
- 2019-02-19 | IEM Katowice preview: Current Legends by Striker of HLTV
- 2019-02-25 | What can we expect from FaZe and YNk? by Tim Masters of Luckbox.com
- 2019-02-26 | IEM Katowice Major New Champions stage viewer's guide by Aleksei_L of HLTV
- 2019-02-27 | IEM Katowice quarter-finals preview by Striker of HLTV
- 2019-03-03 | IEM Katowice grand final preview by BenjaCS of HLTV
Conclusions[edit]
- 2019-03-03 | Astralis beat ENCE 2-0 to win IEM Katowice and secure third Major crown by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2019-03-03 | Magisk claims IEM Katowice MVP award by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2019-03-07 | Stuchiu’s top six players at IEM Katowice 2019 by Stuchiu of VPEsports
- 2019-03-08 | Winners and Losers of IEM Katowice Major by Striker of HLTV
- 2019-03-09 | IEM Katowice Major: the EVPs by MIRAA of HLTV
Interviews[edit]
New Challengers Stage[edit]
- apEX: "It feels like we have pressure on ourselves because it's a Major by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-13 |
- hutji: "We sometimes play like sh*t online, but we know we come to LAN and do things differently by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-13 |
- Kvik: "We didn't really practice Train a lot, we didn't think our Train was that good to play here" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-14 |
- JW: "We got caught up in a mindset where we started to focus more on the negative things around us" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-14 |
- kassad: "We worked really, really hard and this is the result of it" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-14 |
- ImAPet: "The biggest problem for the teams upset by (ViCi and Winstrike) is map decision" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-14 |
- fitch: "Winning CIS Minor puts a lot of pressure on us" by Marcin Gabren of Cybersport.pl 2019-02-14 |
- ALEX: "Especially on Nuke, we had no idea ViCi would be this resilient" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-15 |
- qikert: "In the last round, KrizzeN said 'f*ck it, I'm going to kill them' and he did" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-15 |
- KRIMZ: "We've put too much pressure on ourselves before IEM Katowice" by Marcin Gabren of Cybersport.pl 2019-02-15 |
- Aleksib: "AUG is boosting the CT sides at the moment, people feel really confident to take aim duels by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-16 |
- Twista: "CT side is so much easier because of AUGs, it's ridiculous" by Marcin Gabren of Cybersport.pl 2019-02-16 |
- Lekr0: "We disagreed on the Train pick vs. Winstrike, It affected our mentality going into the match" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-16 |
- shox: "We weren't ready to play under the pressure of the Major; we finally managed to switch that off" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-16 |
- autimatic: "If anything, (the 1-16 loss on Mirage) made me really mad" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-17 |
- Lucky: "I don't struggle with pressure that much; playing with veterans like KennyS and shox helps" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-17 |
- shox: "If we want to keep being G2 members, we just have to achieve what we have to" by Marcin Gabren of Cybersport.pl 2019-02-18 |
New Legends Stage[edit]
- ANGE1: "I have not left my mark on the history of CS:GO. I am still on my way. I hope I have enough time" by Professeur of HLTV 2019-02-19 |
- s1mple: "Zeus likes to joke sometimes; everyone understands this is the most important tournament" by Professeur of HLTV 2019-02-20 |
- adreN: "Right now I'm just very focused on the strategic side" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-20 |
- zews: "We had a few options, but felps was the one, who showed the most emotions" by Marcin Gabren of Cybersport.pl 2019-02-20 |
- TACO: "We were all nervous at the beginning of the match against Cloud9" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-20 |
- fitch: "It feels bad when all of the teams rank you next-to-last at the Major" by Professeur of HLTV 2019-02-20 |
- GuardiaN: "I know we are well prepared, but something happened; we aren't playing calm CS" by Professeur of HLTV 2019-02-21 |
- Hobbit: "We came here with big confidence, (but) we haven't shown our game at all" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-21 |
- gla1ve: "If there's one map where it's possible for us to drop a 14-5 lead, it's definitely Mirage T side" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-21 |
GuardiaN si v Katowicích na TOP 4 věří [GuardiaN believes in a TOP 4 placement at Katowice] by Tipsport
2019-02-21 | - stanislaw: "It is going to be up to n0thing to see where he wants to take this" by Professeur of HLTV 2019-02-22 |
- daps: "Some analysts said we lost because of the maps we picked, which I heavily disagree with" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-22 |
- gob b: "Today I woke up, went back to DM and just grinded it out; I know how to come back, I've done it many times" by Professeur of HLTV 2019-02-22 |
- n0thing: "It's like riding a bike. You can't just forget how to play" by Marcin Gabren of Cybersport.pl 2019-02-22 |
- allu: "So far at this tournament we've shown almost nothing of what we can do" by Professeur of HLTV 2019-02-22 |
- kassad: "I couldn't be the guy who is gonna sit there and collect paychecks" by Adam Suski of Cybersport.pl 2019-02-23 |
- dennis: "(In officials) it feels like I'm playing a game I don't know how to play" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-23 |
- f0rest: "My hunger to reach the trophy in Katowice will never die out" by Krzysztof Kuczyński of Cybersport.pl 2019-02-23 |
- GeT_RiGhT: "When I get to the point that I am not carrying anymore, I will give my spot to someone else" by EllanarkJesus of StarLadder 2019-02-23 |
- Magisk: "I don't mind people being so far behind us" by Krzysztof Kuczyński of Cybersport.pl 2019-02-24 |
- Gratisfaction: "Still feels like I'm dreaming" by Professeur of HLTV 2019-02-25 |
- flamie: "AVANGAR's problem was that they were a bit scared to win; all they need is confidence" by Professeur of HLTV 2019-02-25 |
- FalleN: "With every match we play we learn something new" by Striker of HLTV 2019-02-26 |
- Twistzz: "To be fair, I don't consider myself a star player" by Professeur of HLTV 2019-02-26 |
- zonic: "Any changes to the game do not benefit us at the moment" by Professeur of HLTV 2019-02-27 |
- nitr0: "If we beat Astralis here, we might be the best team in the world this year" by EllanarkJesus of StarLadder 2019-02-27 |
- Zeus: "Psychologically, we are ready to take the fight to any team" by EllanarkJesus of StarLadder 2019-02-28 |
New Champions Stage[edit]
- jkaem: "Renegades without a doubt saved my career; I am very glad for the opportunity they gave me" by MIRAA of HLTV 2019-03-01 |
- NiKo: "YNk is staying 100% and AdreN is also staying for some more time" by Striker of HLTV 2019-03-01 |
- coldzera: "Renegades' pick of Dust2 was good for us; we were going to pick it" by Professeur of HLTV 2019-03-01 |
- Magisk: "When we play well as a team and individually we should always win against almost any team" by LucasAM of HLTV 2019-03-01 |
- rain: "Right now our map pool is kind of weird" by Jaime Wert of Esports Kingdom 2019-03-01 |
- GuardiaN: "If we had won Inferno, I’m sure that we would have prevailed on Dust II" by EllanarkJesus of StarLadder 2019-03-02 |
- Gratisfaction: "We thought we’d just throw [Dust2] in as a curve ball" by Jaime Wert of Esports Kingdom 2019-03-02 |
- f0rest: "We showed some promise" by Striker of HLTV 2019-03-03 |
- Xyp9x: "Even though sometime the crowd is against us, it's amazing to play in Spodek" by Adam Suski of Cybersport.pl 2019-03-03 |
- Magisk: "I've been focusing a bit more on my individual level" by Striker of HLTV 2019-03-03 |
- jks: "We are more open to each other than we were on past rosters" by Professeur of HLTV 2019-03-05 |
- Edward on rumors: "Nothing is going to happen" by Professeur of HLTV 2019-03-05 |
- fer: "Now we need to focus more on quality than quantity" by Professeur of HLTV 2019-03-06 |
- Zews - Je to životní styl [Zews - It's a lifestyle] by Chance 2019-06-07 |
Videos and Photos[edit]
Galleries[edit]
- 2019-02-13 | IEM Katowice 2019 Main Qualifier - Day 1 by HLTV
- 2019-02-14 | IEM Katowice 2019 Main Qualifier - Day 2 by HLTV
- 2019-02-15 | IEM Katowice 2019 Main Qualifier - Day 3 by HLTV
- 2019-02-16 | IEM Katowice 2019 Main Qualifier - Day 4 by HLTV
- 2019-02-17 | IEM Katowice 2019 Main Qualifier - Day 5 by HLTV
- 2019-02-18 | Best photos from IEM Katowice New Challengers Stage by HLTV
- 2019-02-20 | IEM Katowice 2019 - Day 1 by HLTV
- 2019-02-21 | IEM Katowice 2019 - Day 2 by HLTV
- 2019-02-22 | IEM Katowice 2019 - Day 3 by HLTV
- 2019-02-23 | IEM Katowice 2019 - Day 4 by HLTV
- 2019-02-24 | IEM Katowice 2019 - Day 5 by HLTV
- 2019-02-25 | Best photos from IEM Katowice New Legends stage by HLTV
- 2019-02-28 | IEM Katowice 2019 - Day 6 by HLTV
- 2019-03-01 | IEM Katowice 2019 - Day 7 by HLTV
- 2019-03-02 | IEM Katowice 2019 - Day 8 by HLTV
- 2019-03-03 | IEM Katowice 2019 - Day 9 by HLTV
- 2019-03-04 | Best photos from IEM Katowice New Champions stage by HLTV
- 2019-03-17 | IEM Katowice Major 2019 by Esports Kingdom
Highlights[edit]
- Summer vs. Vitality by filq of HLTV 2019-02-13 |
- Zellsis vs. Grayhound by ERROR of HLTV 2019-02-13 |
- f0rest vs. ViCi by filq of HLTV 2019-02-17 |
- flamie vs. FaZe by filq of HLTV 2019-02-28 |
- NAF vs. ENCE by filq of HLTV 2019-03-01 |
- Magisk - HLTV MVP by betway of IEM Katowice 2019 by MAKKU of HLTV 2019-03-14 |
- IEM Katowice 2019 highlights by filq of HLTV 2019-04-16 |
VODs[edit]
New Challengers Stage[edit]
- From Minor to Major: Grayhound Gaming by ESL 2019-02-09 |
- From Minor to Major: ViCi Gaming by ESL 2019-02-09 |
- From Minor to Major: NRG Esports by ESL 2019-02-09 |
- From Minor to Major: ENCE eSports by ESL 2019-02-09 |
- From Minor to Major: Winstrike Team by ESL 2019-02-10 |
- From Minor to Major: Renegades by ESL 2019-02-11 |
- From Minor to Major: AVANGAR by ESL 2019-02-11 |
- From Minor to Major: FURIA Esports by ESL 2019-02-11 |
- From Minor to Major: Team Vitality by ESL 2019-02-12 |
- From Minor to Major: Team Spirit by ESL 2019-02-12 |
- The New Challengers Stage by ESL 2019-02-13 |
- Introducing Tyloo by ESL 2019-02-13 |
- Introducing Fnatic by ESL 2019-02-13 |
- Introducing Cloud9 by ESL 2019-02-14 |
- Introducing NIP by ESL 2019-02-14 |
- Introducing G2 by ESL 2019-02-14 |
New Legends Stage[edit]
- Introducing Astralis by ESL 2019-02-18 |
- Introducing BIG by ESL 2019-02-18 |
- Introducing HellRaisers by ESL 2019-02-18 |
- Introducing MIBR by ESL 2019-02-18 |
- Introducing FaZe by ESL 2019-02-19 |
- Introducing NaVi by ESL 2019-02-19 |
- Introducing compLexity Gaming by ESL 2019-02-19 |
- Introducing Team Liquid by ESL 2019-02-19 |
- Team Comms Highlights - Legends Day 1 by ESL 2019-02-21 |
- Team Comms Day 2 - Legends Stage by ESL 2019-02-22 |
- Speedsession - If you were not a CS Pro by ESL 2019-02-22 |
- Speedsession - CS Squad that would make the best Football Team by ESL 2019-02-22 |
- Speedsession - Best Moment of your Career by ESL 2019-02-22 |
- Speedsession - Most inspirational Player by ESL 2019-02-22 |
- Speedsession - Strongest CS Scene by ESL 2019-02-22 |
- Speedsession - Upcoming Team to fear by ESL 2019-02-23 |
- Speedsession - Favourite Way of traveling by ESL 2019-02-23 |
- Speedsession - Why is IEM Katowice special by ESL 2019-02-23 |
- Speedsession - What to change about the AUG by ESL 2019-02-23 |
- NAISEEE! Team Comms by ESL 2019-02-26 |
- Guess the Pro Player's voice by ESL 2019-02-27 |
- Speed Session: s1mple reacts to reddit posts by ESL 2019-02-27 |
- Clutch Analysis with Xyp9x by ESL 2019-02-27 |
- Clutch Analysis with NiKo by ESL 2019-02-27 |
- Ask the Pros: What do you think about the AUG? by ESL 2019-02-27 |
- How well do MIBR know each other? by ESL 2019-02-27 |
- ESL Spotlight: Hellraisers - AUG-meta, preparations and expectations by ESL 2019-02-21 |
- ESL Spotlight: FaZe - Refreshing the team, communications, YNK by ESL 2019-02-21 |
- ESL Spotlight: MIBR - Smoke bug and valve’s reaction by ESL 2019-02-21 |
- ESL Spotlight: Astralis - Smoke bug and the future of the game by ESL 2019-02-21 |
- ESL Spotlight: MIBR - Reunion, past and future by ESL 2019-02-21 |
- ESL Spotlight: BIG - Language barrier, Nex’ Comeback and xantares by ESL 2019-02-21 |
- ESL Spotlight: Team Liquid - Pressure and the AUG-Meta by ESL 2019-02-22 |
- ESL Spotlight: compLexity - Being the underdog, state of NA Counterstrike by ESL 2019-02-22 |
New Champions Stage[edit]
- Opening Ceremony of the IEM Katowice 2019 Major by ESL 2019-02-28 |
- MIBR aka Miners in Brazil by ESL 2019-03-01 |
- Grand Finals Opening Ceremony by ESL 2019-03-03 |
Country Representation[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Changes to the IEM Katowice 2019 CS:GO Major explained". ESL. 2019-01-21.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Winning is Everything". Valve. 2018-08-28.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Liquid Update: Zews & TACO traded for Stewie2K". Team Liquid. 2018-12-21.
- ↑ "Today we announce the missing piece to get back to the top!". MIBR. 2019-01-12.
- ↑ "Welcome Back Coach adreN!". Team Liquid. 2018-12-22.
- ↑ Andrew "aMies" Miesner (2018-12-20). "Changes to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming.
- ↑ Andrew "aMies" Miesner (2018-12-22). "Additional Changes to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming.
- ↑ Andrew "aMies" Miesner (2018-12-28). "Additions to coL.cs". compLexity Gaming.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "All CS:GO Minor & Major teams have submitted and confirmed their rosters for the IEM Katowice 2019 competition". ESL. 2019-01-13.
- ↑ "CS:GO Update – Welcome İsmailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş". BIG. 2018-12-23.
- ↑ "Goodbye Smooya". BIG. 2019-02-01.
- ↑ "Hobbit Joins HellRaisers. Bondik is a Free Agent now". HellRaisers. 2018-11-08.
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