StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019

StarLadder Major 2019
2019
The StarLadder Major 2019 logo
Tournament information
SportCounter-Strike: Global Offensive
LocationBerlin, Germany
DatesAugust 23–September 8, 2019
AdministratorValve
StarLadder
ImbaTV
Tournament
format(s)
Two 16 team swiss-system group stages
8 team single-elimination playoff
VenueVerti Music Hall
Mercedes-Benz Arena
Teams24
PurseUS$1,000,000
Final positions
ChampionsAstralis (4th title)
1st runners-upAVANGAR
2nd runners-upRenegades
NRG Esports
MVPNicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz

The StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019, also known as StarLadder Major 2019 or Berlin 2019, was the fifteenth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Major Championship. It was held in Berlin, Germany from August 23 to September 8, 2019.[1][2] Fourteen teams qualified for this Major based on their placement at the previous Major, Katowice 2019, while another ten teams qualified from their respective regional qualifiers.[3] It featured a US$1,000,000 prize pool, the eighth consecutive Major with this prize pool. It was also the first time the Ukrainian-based organization StarLadder. along with its long-term Chinese partner ImbaTV, hosted a Major.[4]

Astralis won the final against underdogs AVANGAR to become the only team in CS:GO history to win four Majors, and the only team to win three Majors consecutively. Astralis's Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz was the MVP, joining coldzera as the only players to have two Major MVPs.

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  2. ^ Popat, Malav (February 18, 2019). "Official: 15th CSGO Major to be organised by StarLadder in Berlin". Talk Esport. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  3. ^ Tadeu, Luis "MIRAA". "Official: StarLadder to host next Major in Berlin". HLTV.org. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  4. ^ "StarLadder to host the next CS:GO Major". StarLadder. February 18, 2019. Retrieved February 18, 2019.