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Europe Minor Championship - Katowice 2019
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Europe Minor Championship - Katowice 2019
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game:
Type:
Offline
Venue:
ESL Arena
Prize Pool:
$50,000 USD
Start Date:
2019-01-16
End Date:
2019-01-20
Teams:
8
Liquipedia Tier:
Tier:
Links
Maps
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
Format[edit]
- Group Stage:
- Two double-elimination format (GSL) Groups
- Each group has four teams
- Opening matches are Bo1
- All following matches are Bo3
- Top two teams from each group advance to the Playoffs
- Two double-elimination format (GSL) Groups
- Playoffs:
- Double-Elimination bracket
- All matches are Bo3
- No Grand Final is played
Prize Pool[edit]
$50,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
Participants[edit]
- 1 December 23rd - Space Soldiers lose XANTARES to BIG. [1]
- 2 December 27th - Team Vitality bench Happy. [2]
- 3 December 28th - Team Vitality sign ALEX. [3]
- 4 December 31st - Space Soldiers add yam for the Minor. [4]
- 5 December 31st - OpTic Gaming replace niko with refrezh. [5]
- 6 January 13th - ESL announce the final confirmed rosters for the Major & Minor Championships; emi will coach Valiance. [6]
Results[edit]
Group Stage[edit]
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Group A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. | Team Vitality | 2-0 | 62-43 | +19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. | Valiance | 2-1 | 83-80 | +3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. | mousesports | 1-2 | 66-73 | -7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. | OpTic Gaming | 0-2 | 33-48 | -15 |
Group A Matches
Opening Matches
14
16
14
16
January 16, 2019 - 16:20 CET
16
8
16
8
January 16, 2019 - 15:45 CET
Winners Match
1
2
1
2
January 16, 2019 - 18:05 CET
Elimination Match
2
0
2
0
January 17, 2019 - 16:05 CET
Decider Match
2
0
2
0
January 17, 2019 - 18:40 CET
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Group B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. | ENCE | 2-0 | 48-21 | +27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2. | North | 2-1 | 82-72 | +10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3. | Windigo Gaming | 1-2 | 69-82 | -13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. | Space Soldiers | 0-2 | 24-48 | -24 |
Group B Matches
Opening Matches
6
16
6
16
January 16, 2019 - 17:45 CET
6
16
6
16
January 16, 2019 - 17:00 CET
Winners Match
0
2
0
2
January 16, 2019 - 18:55 CET
Elimination Match
2
0
2
0
January 17, 2019 - 16:05 CET
Decider Match
1
2
1
2
January 17, 2019 - 18:35 CET
Playoffs[edit]
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
0
2
0
2
January 18, 2019 - 16:30 CET
2
1
2
1
January 18, 2019 - 19:05 CET
0
2
0
2
January 19, 2019 - 19:55 CET
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
2
1
2
1
January 19, 2019 - 15:55 CET
1
2
1
2
January 20, 2019 - 17:00 CET
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Previews[edit]
- 2019-01-14 | CIS & Europe Minors viewer's guide by eZlo of HLTV
Interviews[edit]
- nexa: "We antistratted the sh*t out of everyone" by Striker of HLTV 2019-01-16 |
- Twista: "I have been focusing on our mentality when we are winning" by Striker of HLTV 2019-01-16 |
- NBK-: "We couldn't see a world where we could make it work long-term with Happy" by Striker of HLTV 2019-01-17 |
- ottoNd: "We can do a lot of stuff individually on those maps and win the rounds by doing that" by Striker of HLTV 2019-01-17 |
- valde: "It has shaken our confidence that we've lost to so many of these upset teams" by Striker of HLTV 2019-01-17 |
- Aerial: "It means pretty much everything (to make it to the Major)" by Striker of HLTV 2019-01-19 |
- ALEX: "We'll be able to have things that I like to do instead of copying (Happy's roles)" by Striker of HLTV 2019-01-20 |
Videos and Photos[edit]
Photos[edit]
- 2019-01-16 | Europe Minor - IEM Katowice 2019 - Day 1 by HLTV
- 2019-01-17 | Europe Minor - IEM Katowice 2019 - Day 2 by HLTV
- 2019-01-18 | Europe Minor - IEM Katowice 2019 - Day 3 by HLTV
- 2019-01-19 | Europe Minor - IEM Katowice 2019 - Day 4 by HLTV
- 2019-01-20 | Europe Minor - IEM Katowice 2019 - Day 5 by HLTV
Highlights[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "CS:GO Update – Welcome İsmailcan “XANTARES” Dörtkardeş". BIG. 2018-12-23.
- ↑ "In order to keep improving our results, the decision has been taken to make changes within the team.". Team Vitality. 2018-12-27.
- ↑ "Following the announcement of our roster changes, we're glad to welcome ALEX as a new member of our CSGO squad". Team Vitality. 2018-12-28.
- ↑ Canpolat "hardstyle" Yildiran (2018-12-31). "yam will join us for the Minor".
- ↑ "Please welcome Ismail "@RefrezhCS" Ali to our #OpTicCSGO squad on a 2 year contract". OpTic Gaming. 2018-12-31.
- ↑ ESL (2019-01-13). "All CS:GO Minor & Major teams have submitted and confirmed their rosters for the IEM Katowice 2019 competition".