The last chance to qualify for the IEM Katowice 2019 CS:GO Major is upon us. The groups have been drawn and this is how the four regional Minors will play out.



As previously explained, the eight participants in each Minor have been split into two groups of four in a double elimination format. Opening matches will be bo1, with the following Decider, Elimination and Winners’ matches decided on a bo3 basis.



The use of a bo3 for the Winners’ Match is a new addition for 2019. The top two teams from each group will progress to the playoffs. These are the opening matches for the IEM Katowice 2019 CS:GO Minor Championships:



CIS (January 16-20)



Group A



Gambit Esports vs. Syman Gaming

Nemiga Gaming vs. Team Spirit



Group B



AVANGAR vs. pro100

RuntimeGG vs. Winstrike Team



Europe (January 16-20)



Group A



mousesports vs. Valiance&CO

Team Vitality vs. OpTic Gaming



Group B



North vs. Windigo Gaming

ex-Space Soldiers vs. ENCE eSports



Americas (22-26 January)



Group A



NRG Esports vs. Imperial e-Sports

Bravado Gaming vs. INTZ



Group B



Team Envy vs. Team oNe E-Sports

FURIA Esports vs. eUnited



Asia (22-26 January)



Group A



Renegades vs. Aequus Club

CyberZen vs. Grayhound Gaming



Group B



ViCi Gaming vs. GOSU

Beyond Esports vs. MVP PK



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