IEM Katowice 2019 Regional Minors and Minor play-in have ultimately concluded with all ups and downs. Regional Minors included top eight teams from each region – America, Europe, CIS & Asia-Oceania. While the Minor play-in comprised of #3 teams from each Minor which competed in a double-elimination scenario for two slots at the IEM Katowice – Challengers Stage.
RESULTS:-
America Minor:
- NRG Esports
- Furia Esports
Asia-Oceania Minor:
- Renegades
- Grayhound Gaming
CIS Minor:
- AVANGAR
- Team Spirit
Europe Minor:
- ENCE eSports
- Team Vitality
Minor play-in:
- Winstrike Team
- ViCi Gaming
These ten teams will fight against 9th-14th placed teams at FACEIT Major: London 2018; the returning challengers:
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- Fnatic
- G2 Esports
- Vega Squadron
- Cloud9
- TyLoo
IEM Katowice 2019 – Challengers Stage will begin on February 13 and it’ll span over the period of next four days.
Out of the sixteen teams in IEM Katowice 2019 – Challengers Stage, top eight teams will proceed to Legends Stage where they will battle against 1st-8th placed teams at FACEIT Major: London 2018; the current legends:
- Astralis
- Natus Vincere
- Team Liquid
- MIBR
- BIG
- compLexity Gaming
- HellRaisers
- FaZe Clan
Eight teams from Legends Stage will advance to Champions Stage.
All the matches will be streamed live on Twitch and it’ll follow the revamped ‘Swiss format’.
