The Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII – World Championship or IEM Katowice 2019 was the world championship for the thirteenth season of the Intel Extreme Masters. It was held at the

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from February 13–March 3, 2019. The event featured tournaments for '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', ''

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'', ''

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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 * OG * Team Aster * Team Secret

Qualifiers

* compLexity Gaming (North America) * For The Dream (China) * Gambit Esports (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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