StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019
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. 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. 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.
| 2019 | |
The StarLadder Major 2019 logo | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Dates | August 23–September 8, 2019 |
| Administrator | Valve StarLadder ImbaTV |
Tournament format(s) | Two 16 team swiss-system group stages
8 team single-elimination playoff |
| Venue | Verti Music Hall Mercedes-Benz Arena |
| Teams | 24 |
| Purse | US$1,000,000 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Astralis (4th title) |
| 1st runners-up | AVANGAR |
| 2nd runners-up | Renegades NRG Esports |
| MVP | Nicolai "dev1ce" Reedtz |
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.