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 Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, StarCraft II, and Fortnite: Battle Royale. In addition, the Counter-Strike tournament was the game's fourteenth Major Championship.

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valve 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 last Major and another ten teams qualifying from their respective regional qualifiers.

Intel Challenge
This tournament also featured the Intel Challenge Katowice 2019, an eight team tournament consisted of female teams.

Group stage
Group A

Group B

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.

Direct Invitees

 * Alliance
 * Chaos Esports Club
 * Fnatic
 * Forward Gaming
 * Ninjas in Pyjamas
 * OG
 * Team Aster
 * Team Secret

Qualifiers

 * compLexity Gaming (North America)
 * For The Dream (China)
 * Gambit Esports (Europe)
 * Mineski (Southeast Asia)

Duos

 * hrs - Chap
 * 7ssk7 - Jamside
 * Bizzle - Dmo
 * Boyerxd - Crippa
 * Domentos - Fwexy
 * Hoopek - Sk1x
 * Issa - Kamo
 * Kinstaar - Hunter
 * Magin - Juganza
 * Mirwana - Inclyde
 * Mitr0 - Khuna
 * Motor - ErycTriceps
 * Nate Hill - FunkBomb
 * RazZzero0o - x8
 * Saf - Zayt
 * Sak0ner - Skram
 * Skite - Vato
 * Taiovsky - Nero
 * Teeqzy - Mushway
 * Tfue - Cloak
 * TheVic - Blaxou
 * Vivid - Poach
 * ZexRow - Vinny1x