The Chongqing Major was the second Major of the 2018/19 season for StarLadder and ImbaTV's first overall Major.[1] The event will see 16 teams from across the globe competing for $1,000,000 USD and valuable DPC points for The International 2019. In collaboration with ImbaTV and Chongqing Cable Networks, the main event will be hosted in Chongqing, China, from 19 to 27 January 2019.

Format [ edit ]

Qualifier 15 teams qualify through regional qualifiers: three teams each from Europe, China, and North America and two teams each from CIS, Southeast Asia, and South America. [2] One team qualifies as the champion of The Bucharest Minor.

Group Stage [3] 19 to 20 January 2019. Four groups of four teams each. Bo3 double-elimination (GSL) bracket. Top two teams from each group advance to the Upper Bracket of Main Event. Bottom two teams from each group advance to the Lower Bracket of Main Event.

Playoffs [3] The playoffs will be held from January 21 to 27. Only the final three days will be in front of a live crowd. Double-elimination bracket. All games except Grand Finals and Lower Bracket Round 1 are Bo3 . Lower Bracket Round 1 are Bo1 . Grand Finals is Bo5 .



Broadcast Talent [ edit ]

The talent for the English and Russian broadcasts was announced on January 10th.[4][5] The talent for the Chinese broadcast was announced on January 12th.[6]

Prize Pool [ edit ]

The prize pool for the finals is $1,000,000 USD and 15,000 Pro Circuit Points.

Participating Teams [ edit ]

Group Stage [ edit ]

Main Event [ edit ]

Upper Bracket R1 (Bo3) PSG.LGD 2 Vici Gaming 0 Virtus.pro 2 Evil Geniuses 0 Fnatic 1 EHOME 2 Team Liquid 0 Team Secret 2 Upper Bracket R2 (Bo3) PSG.LGD 0 Virtus.pro 2 EHOME 0 Team Secret 2 Upper Bracket Final (Bo3) Virtus.pro 2 Team Secret 1 Lower Bracket R1 (Bo1) Alliance 0 Chaos EC 1 The Pango 0 Thunder Predator 1 Forward Gaming 0 J.Storm 1 TNC Predator 1 Team Aster 0 Lower Bracket R2 (Bo3) Vici Gaming 2 Chaos EC 1 Evil Geniuses 2 Thunder Predator 0 Fnatic 2 J.Storm 0 Team Liquid 2 TNC Predator 0 Lower Bracket R3 (Bo3) Vici Gaming 1 Evil Geniuses 2 Fnatic 2 Team Liquid 0 Lower Bracket R4 (Bo3) EHOME 0 Evil Geniuses 2 PSG.LGD 2 Fnatic 0 Lower Bracket R5 (Bo3) Evil Geniuses 2 PSG.LGD 0 Lower Bracket Final (Bo3) Team Secret 2 Evil Geniuses 0 Grand Final (Bo5) Virtus.pro 1 Team Secret 3

Showmatch [ edit ]

A game between TI6 champions Wings Gaming and TI7 champions Team Liquid will take place before the grand final of the tournament, with rmN standing in for Miracle-.[18]

Participants [ edit ]

Results [ edit ]

Showmatch Team Liquid 0 Wings Gaming 1

Additional Content [ edit ]

Streams [ edit ]

Interviews [ edit ]

Highlights [ edit ]

Miscellaneous [ edit ]