Astralis won IEM Beijing 2019


IEM Beijing 2019 took place November 7-10 at Beijing University Students' Gymnasium in Beijing, China. The group stage of the championship was in the format of Double Elimination (GSL) BO3, while the main for stage the Single Elimination BO3 + BO5 bracket has been drawn.

 Astralis were in the same group with  100 Thieves,  ENCE и  ViCi, in which they confidently dealt with their rivals and took first place. In addition to the future champion,  Vitality,  FaZe и  100 Thieves advanced to the next round.

In the semi-finals stage Astralis demolished FaZe,  and in the decisive BO5 fight 100 Thieves were beaten dry. The Danish Grand earns the IEM Beijing 2019 championship title and the $125 000 cash prize for the first place.

The MVP title of IEM Beijing 2019, according to HLTV.org, was awarded to Lucas "gla1ve" Rossander.

Distribution of the prize fund:

1.  Astralis – $125 000 + slot for IEM Katowice 2020
2.  100 Thieves – $50 000
3-4.  Vitality – $25 000
3-4.  FaZe – $25 000
5-6.  ENCE – $8 500
5-6.  Evil Geniuses – $8 500
7-8.  ViCi – $4 000
7-8.  TYLOO – $4 000