Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII - Katowice Major 2019: New Challengers Stage

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]

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

First Round:
- Match-ups are drawn based on the "Player-Selected Seeding"
- All matches are Bo1

Second Round:
- Division into 2 groups:
  - Winners of the first round ("High")
  - Losers of the first round ("Low")
- Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played based on their "ELO Rating" from their group
- All matches are Bo1

Third Round:
- Division into 3 groups:
  - Teams with a score of 2:0 ("High")
  - Teams with a score of 1:1 ("Mid")
  - Teams with a score of 0:2 ("Low")
- Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played based on their "ELO Rating" from their group
- "High" matches are Bo3; Winners advance to the next stage
- "Mid" matches are Bo1
- "Low" matches are Bo3; Losers are eliminated

Fourth Round:
- Division into 2 groups:
  - Teams with a score of 2:1 ("High")
  - Teams with a score of 1:2 ("Low")
- Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played based on their "ELO Rating" from their group
- "High" matches are Bo3; Winners advance to the next stage
- "Low" matches are Bo3; Losers are eliminated

Fifth Round:
- Teams are drawn an opponent which they have not yet played based on their "ELO Rating"
- All matches are Bo3
- Winners advance to the next stage
- Losers are eliminated

#	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.	Team Spirit	0 - 3	47 - 64	-17	Nuke	Mirage	0:2
15.	Grayhound Gaming	0 - 3	48 - 67	-19	Mirage	Nuke	0:2