Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII – World Championship
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The Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII – World Championship or IEM Katowice 2019 was the world championship for the thirteenth season of the
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. It was held at the
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in Katowice,
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,
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from February 13–March 3, 2019. The event featured tournaments for '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', '' Dota 2'', ''
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'', and '' Fortnite: Battle Royale''. In addition, the ''Counter-Strike'' tournament was the game's fourteenth Major Championship.


''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''

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awarded ESL a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship for the first time in nearly two and a half years. This tournament featured twenty-four teams from around the world, fourteen of which were directly invited from their top fourteen placements from the last Major and another ten teams qualifying from their respective regional qualifiers.


Major Playoffs


Intel Challenge

This tournament also featured the Intel Challenge Katowice 2019, an eight team tournament consisted of female teams.


Group stage

''Group A'' ''Group B''


Intel Challenge playoffs


''Dota 2''

Dota 2's tournament was called ESL One Katowice 2019 rather than IEM Katowice 2019 as ESL deemed it to be part of its Dota ESL One series.


Teams


Direct Invitees

*
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* Chaos Esports Club *
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* Forward Gaming *
Ninjas in Pyjamas Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) is a professional esports organisation based in Sweden that is best known for its '' Counter-Strike'' teams. In 2012, the team reformed with a '' Counter Strike: Global Offensive'' lineup upon the release of the game. As ...
* OG * Team Aster *
Team Secret Team Secret is an esports team based in Europe formed in 2014, best known for their ''Dota 2'' team. In March 2016, Team Secret picked up an international female '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'' team. In April 2016, Team Secret expanded into ...


Qualifiers

*
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(North America) * For The Dream (China) *
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(Europe) * Mineski (Southeast Asia)


Group stage


Group A


Group B


Playoffs


Upper bracket


Lower bracket


Top 3


''StarCraft II''


Participants


Group stage


Playoffs


''Fortnite: Battle Royale''


Duos

* hrs - Chap * 7ssk7 - Jamside * Bizzle - Dmo * Boyerxd - Crippa * Domentos - Fwexy * Hoopek - Sk1x * Issa - Kamo * Kinstaar - Hunter * Magin - Juganza * Mirwana - Inclyde * Mitr0 - Khuna * Motor - ErycTriceps * Nate Hill - FunkBomb * RazZzero0o - x8 * Saf - Zayt * Sak0ner - Skram * Skite - Vato * Taiovsky - Nero * Teeqzy - Mushway * Tfue - Cloak * TheVic - Blaxou * Vivid - Poach * ZexRow - Vinny1x


References

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