Team Liquid and ENCE received the first invitations to IEM Chicago 2019
Ihor MatusTotally, eight teams will participate in the tournament: four from the European division and from from the American one. ENCE received an invitation, which was related to Europe, and Liquid received an invite for the American region. Two more invites will be given in each region. The seventh and eighth participants will pass to IEM Chicago 2019 through the North American qualification and GG.Bet Invitational - Chicago 2019.
Intel Extreme Masters Chicago 2019 will be carried out on July 18-21. United Center will be a venue for the final stage and the overall prize pool will amount $250,000. Half of grabs will go to the winner's pocket.