The time has finally arrived again in the world of professional Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) for the return of the most prestigious style of tournament that the esports scene for CS:GO has to offer. Beginning Wednesday, February 13th, the IEM Katowice 2019 CS:GO Major will see the best CS:GO teams in the world compete for the lion's share of a $1,000,000 prize pool and the title of IEM Katowice 2019 CS:GO Major champions. For those looking for all of the information they need to know about the highly anticipated tournament, we have the schedule, live stream, and teams that will be at the center of the IEM Katowice 2019 CS:GO Major covered for you in one spot. 

IEM Katowice 2019 CS:GO Major Schedule, Live Stream and Teams

Viewers will be able to catch all of the adrenaline-fueled action from the tournament on the official ESL Twitch channels that can be found below for your viewing convenience. 

All of the action that is expected to be delivered throughout the schedule of the tournament begins on February 13th with the Challenger stage where the field of competing teams for the IEM Katowice 2019 Major will begin to dwindle down. This Challenger Stage will then conclude on Sunday, February 17th. You can find the full schedule for the Challenger Stage of the event below.

Following the completion of the Challenger Stage schedule for the IEM Katowice 2019 Major, the schedule for the Legends Stage will commence where even more teams will see their dreams of a championship slip away, while others will become one step closer to their championship goal. A full schedule for the Legends Stage of the event can be found below. 

Finally, the Champions Stage schedule for the IEM Katowice 2019 CS:GO Major will take place where on Sunday, March 3rd the champion of the tournament will be crowned in what will be another historic moment in the history of CS:GO esports. You can find the full schedule for the Champions Stage of the IEM Katowice 2019 CS:GO Major below. 

With the IEM Katowice 2019 Major filled to the brim with a multitude of teams boasting the best talent that the esports scene for the popular first-person shooter has to offer, viewers can expect to see some extremely entertaining battles take place throughout the schedule of the event. All of the competing teams for the tournament and the stages that they qualified for can be found right below.

Challengers Stage

Legends

Will Astralis continue its 2018 dominance with a Major championship in the early stages of 2019. Will another team be able to dethrone the titans of CS:GO esports and shake up the scene with a victory at IEM Katowice? Plenty of questions will be answered when the smoke settles for the first Major of 2019. 

(cover photo courtesy of Intel Extreme Masters)