

The final chance for teams to qualify for the IEM Katowice 2019 Major begins on January 16th when the CIS and EU Minors begin. The top two teams from the European, CIS, Americas, and Asian Minors will qualify for the New Challengers stage of the IEM Katowice Major.

Following the Minors, the four teams that place third in their respective brackets will compete head to head in a last chance play-in match where the two winners will advance to the New Challengers stage. Watch the matches live on ESL’s pair of Twitch channels, here and here.

The full Minors schedule can be found below:

CIS: January 16th – 20th

EU: January 16th – 20th

Americas: January 22nd – 26th

Asia: January 22nd – 26th

Minor Play-in: January 27th

Detailed information on the Minors, including format adjustments and Play-in matches, can be found on IEM’s blog.