2019-01-21
ENCE eSports and Team Vitality to Represent Europe at IEM Major Katowice 2019
ENCE eSports and Team Vitality managed to show the best results at Europe Minor Championship – Katowice 2019, securing their places in the New Challengers stage of the upcoming IEM Katowice Major 2019. North placed third and will participate in Minors’ 3rd Place Play-In, where they will fight for the last spot at the major.
The minor event took place on January 16-20. Eight teams competed in two GSL groups, and then top two teams from each group advanced to the double-elimination playoffs bracket without grand finals. The prize pool of the event was set at $50,000.
Group Stage:
| Group A | Group B | ||||||
| 1. | Team Vitality | 2-0 | 62-43 | 1. | ENCE eSports | 2-0 | 48-21 |
| 2. | Valiance | 2-1 | 83-80 | 2. | North | 2-1 | 82-72 |
| 3. | mousesports | 1-2 | 66-73 | 3. | Windigo Gaming | 1-2 | 69-82 |
| 4. | OpTic Gaming | 0-2 | 44-48 | 4. | Space Soldiers | 0-2 | 24-48 |
Playoffs Bracket:
Tournament Results:
| Place | $ USD | Seed | Team |
| 1st | $30,000 | IEM Katowice Major | ENCE eSports |
| 2nd | $15,000 | IEM Katowice Major | Team Vitality |
| 3rd | $5,000 | Minors' 3rd Place Play-In | North |
| 4th | - | - | Valiance |
| 5th-6th | - | - | mousesports, Windigo Gaming |
| 7th-8th | - | - | OpTic Gaming, Space Soldiers |