HOW TO WATCH STARLADDER CS:GO MAJOR
25.08.2019One of the biggest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive events of the year, the StarLadder Major Berlin 2019, will kick off its first round of play on August 23 with huge matchups set in the early goings.
The major will gather 24 teams to split the $ 1,000,000 prize pool at the 15th Valve-sponsored CS:GO event.
The first of the three campaigns for the Berlin major is called the new Challengers stage, in which 16 teams will fight to see which squads get the right to play against the returning legends.
How to watch the Berlin Major New Challengers stage?
The StarLadder Berlin Major New Challengers stage will be streamed on all of StarLadder’s official Counter-Strike Twitch channels, which we’ve included below for your convenience. Alternative language broadcasts will also be available.
StarLadder CS main stream
StarLadder CS stream 2
Round 1 format and rules
The New Challengers Stage will follow the Swiss System.
All matches of the few opening rounds will be played as a Best of 1 (BO1) while the latter rounds will be Best of 3 (BO3) to decide which teams either advance or get eliminated.
Round 1 of the New Challengers Stage will feature eight BO1 matches, the results of which determine Round 2’s slate of BO1s that follow immediately after on Day 1.
StarLadder Major Berlin 2019 New Challengers Stage schedule and results
New Challengers Stage results
| Rank | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mousesports | 3-0 |
| 2. | North | 3-0 |
| 3. | G2 Esports | 3-1 |
| 4. | CR4ZY | 2-1 |
| 5. | NRG | 2-1 |
| 6. | AVANGAR | 2-1 |
| 7. | DreamEaters | 2-1 |
| 8. | ForZe | 2-2 |
| 9. | Syman Gaming | 2-2 |
| 10. | Vitality | 1-2 |
| 11. | Complexity | 1-2 |
| 12. | HellRaisers | 1-2 |
| 13. | Grayhound Gaming | 1-2 |
| 14. | FURIA | 1-3 |
| 15. | INTZ Esports | 0-3 |
| 16. | TYLOO | 0-3 |
August 23, Day 1*
| ROUND 1 | MATCH | PT | ET | BST | CEST | AEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BO1 | Team Vitality 8-16 Syman Gaming | 02:00 | 05:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 20:00 |
| BO1 | NRG Esports 17-19 DreamEaters | 02:00 | 05:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 20:00 |
| BO1 | G2 Esports 16-10 TYLOO | 03:15 | 06:15 | 12:15 | 13:15 | 21:15 |
| BO1 | North 16-6 INTZ Esports | 03:15 | 06:15 | 12:15 | 13:15 | 21:15 |
| BO1 | FURIA Esports 16-6 HellRaisers | 04:30 | 07:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 22:30 |
| BO1 | mousesports 16-6 forZe | 04:30 | 07:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 22:30 |
| BO1 | AVANGAR 16-13 Complexity Gaming | 05:45 | 08:45 | 14:45 | 15:45 | 23:25 |
| BO1 | CR4ZY 16-13 Grayhound Gaming | 05:45 | 08:45 | 14:45 | 15:45 | 23:25 |
| ROUND 2 | MATCH | PT | ET | BST | CEST | AEST (next day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BO1 | North 16-14 Syman Gaming | 1-0 Pool | 07:00 | 10:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 01:00 |
| BO1 | NRG Esports 16-7 TYLOO | 0-1 Pool | 07:00 | 10:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 01:00 |
| BO1 | G2 Esports 16-9 DreamEaters | 1-0 Pool | 08:15 | 11:15 | 17:15 | 18:15 | 02:15 |
| BO1 | Team Vitality 16-9 INTZ Esports | 0-1 Pool | 08:15 | 11:15 | 17:15 | 18:15 | 02:15 |
| BO1 | mousesports 19-17 AVANGAR | 1-0 Pool | 09:30 | 12:30 | 18:30 | 19:30 | 03:30 |
| BO1 | Complexity Gaming 5-16 HellRaisers | 0-1 Pool | 09:30 | 12:30 | 18:30 | 19:30 | 03:30 |
| BO1 | FURIA Esports 11-16 CR4ZY | 1-0 Pool | 10:45 | 13:45 | 19:45 | 20:45 | 04:45 |
| BO1 | Grayhound Gaming 9-16 forZe | 0-1 Pool | 10:45 | 13:45 | 19:45 | 20:45 | 04:45 |
*Times may be changed due to delays
August 24, Day 2
| ROUND 3 | MATCH | PT | ET | BST | CEST | AEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BO1 | Team Vitality 14-16 DreamEaters | 1-1 Pool | 03:00 | 06:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 21:00 |
| BO1 | NRG Esports 16-4 Syman Gaming | 1-1 Pool | 03:00 | 06:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 21:00 |
| BO1 | AVANGAR 16-8 HellRaisers | 1-1 Pool | 04:15 | 07:15 | 13:15 | 14:15 | 22:15 |
| BO1 | FURIA Esports 10-16 forZe | 1-1 Pool | 04:15 | 07:15 | 13:15 | 14:15 | 22:15 |
| BO3 | G2 Esports 1-2 mouseports | 2-0 Pool | 05:30 | 08:30 | 14:30 | 15:30 | 23:30 |
| BO3 | Complexity Gaming 2-0 TYLOO | 0-2 Pool | 05:30 | 08:30 | 14:30 | 15:30 | 23:30 |
| BO3 | North 2-1 CR4ZY | 2-0 Pool | 08:45 | 11:45 | 17:45 | 18:45 | 02:45 |
| BO3 | Grayhound 2-1 INTZ Esports | 0-2 Pool | 08:45 | 11:45 | 17:45 | 18:45 | 02:45 |
August 25, Day 3
| ROUND 4 | MATCH | PT | ET | BST | CEST | AEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BO3 | G2 2-0 Forze | 2-1 Pool | 02:00 | 05:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 20:00 |
| BO3 | Furia 0-2 Syman | 1-2 Pool | 02:00 | 05:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 20:00 |
| BO3 | NRG vs Avangar | 2-1 Pool | 05:15 | 08:15 | 14:15 | 15:15 | 23:15 |
| BO3 | Complexity vs Grayhound | 1-2 Pool | 05:15 | 08:15 | 14:15 | 15:15 | 23:15 |
| BO3 | Dreameaters vs CR4ZY | 2-1 Pool | 08:30 | 11:30 | 17:30 | 18:30 | 02:30 |
| BO3 | Vitality vs Hellraisers | 1-2 Pool | 08:30 | 11:30 | 17:30 | 18:30 | 02:30 |
August 26, Day 4
| ROUND 5 | MATCH | PT | ET | BST | CEST | AEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BO3 | Match #1 | 2-2 Pool | 02:00 | 05:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 20:00 |
| BO3 | Match #2 | 2-2 Pool | 05:15 | 08:15 | 14:15 | 15:15 | 23:15 |
| BO3 | Match #3 | 2-2 Pool | 08:30 | 11:30 | 17:30 | 18:30 | 02:30 |
StarLadder Talent list
| NAME | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Tres ‘stunna’ Saranthus | Stage/Desk host |
| Chad ‘SPUNJ’ Burchill | Analyst |
| Sean ‘[email protected]’ Gares | Analyst |
| Jacob ‘Pimp’ Winneche | Analyst |
| Alex ‘Machine’ Richardson | Desk host/caster |
| Matthew ‘Sadokist’ Trivett | Desk host |
| Henry ‘HenryG’ Greer | Caster |
| Anders Blume | Caster |
| Jason ‘moses’ O’Toole | Caster |
| James Bardolph | Caster |
| Daniel ‘ddk’ Kapadia | Caster |
| Hugo Byron | Caster |
| Harry ‘JustHarry’ Russell | Caster |
| Sue ‘Smix’ Lee | Interviewer |
| James ‘BanKs’ Banks | Interviewer/Content Maker |
