Intel Extreme Masters Season XIII – World Championship


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 Spodek in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland from February 13–March 3, 2019. The event featured tournaments for ', Dota 2, StarCraft II, and '. In addition, the Counter-Strike tournament was the game's fourteenth.

''Counter-Strike: Global Offensive''

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 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
PosTeamWLRFRARD
1 Assassins203218+14
2 Dignitas Female215931+28
3 paiN Girls126086-26
4 Orgless Female024662-16

Group B
PosTeamWLRFRARD
1 Beşiktaş Esports203221+11
2 Counter Logic Gaming Red215742+15
3 Crowns Female125869-11
4 Carnage Esports Female023348-29

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

Group A

Group B

Playoffs

Upper bracket

Lower bracket

Top 3

''StarCraft II''

Participants

Group stage

Playoffs

''Fortnite: Battle Royale''

Duos