Renegades beat FaZe in a last round nailbiter on Inferno to move on to the 2-0 pool, while Astralis wrecked Cloud9 16-0 on Train.
The first round went the way of FaZe, on the CT side of Inferno, but Renegades were fast to get back in the match, winning the forcebuy with a fast play on B. Renegades then switched it up, going A and winning against pistols. FaZe then got two to bring it back to a tie as Håvard "rain" Nygaard got a triple to stop Renegades from pushing through short onto A. Teams then traded rounds to go 4-4, but it was FaZe that started to rack up rounds, as Dauren "AdreN" Kystaubayev got a triple on banana assisted by a flash by Nikola "NiKo" Kovač to go up 7-4.
Renegades were finally to get another one after two opening frags and an A hit to make it 5-8. An indecisive round then cost Renegades as they tried to make a B split without time and were slaughtered going back to A. Renegades were able to win the last round bringing it back to within three, 6-9.
Two early kills by Ladislav "GuardiaN" Kovács helped his team take the second pistol round, but they once again lost against the pistol buy. This allowed Renegades to get within one, following it up twice, 9-10. Little by little Renegades started to build up momentum, even going up 12-10 before FaZe could get a round after a 3vs3 B execute. Renegades then ran away with it as Aaron "AZR" Ward led both in-game and on the scoreboard, making it 15-11. FaZe brought it down to the wire, planting on A in the thirtieth round in a 3vs2, but Joakim "jkaem" Myrbostad with a triple and bomb defuse pushed it over the line for Renegades, 16-14.
IEM Katowice 2019Best of 1
FaZe
Matchpage 14 16 20th February 2019 
Renegades 14Inferno 16 | FaZe | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsGuardiaN | 23 - 18 | +5 | 81.7 | 1.26 |
 Nikola 'NiKo' KovačNiKo | 22 - 18 | +4 | 77.5 | 1.14 |
 Håvard 'rain' Nygaardrain | 20 - 20 | 0 | 73.9 | 1.09 |
 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevAdreN | 17 - 16 | +1 | 61.8 | 0.96 |
 Olof 'olofmeister' Kajbjerolofmeister | 10 - 21 | -11 | 45.5 | 0.72 |
| Renegades | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron 'AZR' WardAZR | 27 - 21 | +6 | 86.9 | 1.29 |
| Justin 'jks' Savagejks | 19 - 16 | +3 | 77.7 | 1.15 |
 Sean 'Gratisfaction' KaiwaiGratisfaction | 15 - 18 | -3 | 72.3 | 1.01 |
| Jay 'Liazz' TregillgasLiazz | 16 - 16 | 0 | 53.3 | 1.00 |
| Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostadjkaem | 16 - 21 | -5 | 64.7 | 0.88 |
The match between Astralis and Cloud9 started on Train with a decisive A site defense by the Danes, who took the lead from the gate. Starting out on the CT side, Astralis showed why they are favorites early on, not giving Cloud9 a chance during the first gun round.
A massive round by William "RUSH" Wierzba was about to get Cloud9 on the board, but Emil "Magisk" Reif was able to ninja defuse in the smoke on B to keep his team on a clean slate, 6-0. Astralis then went on an absolute rampage, smashing the American-European side 15-0 round after round as Cloud9 showed a lack of ideas on the offense. The Danes then closed it out after winning the second pistol round, putting the cherry on top in a clean 16-0.
IEM Katowice 2019Best of 1
Astralis
Matchpage 16 0 20th February 2019 
Cloud9 16Train 0 | Astralis | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil 'Magisk' ReifMagisk | 21 - 5 | +16 | 136.7 | 2.17 |
| Nicolai 'device' Reedtzdevice | 19 - 4 | +15 | 113.4 | 1.98 |
| Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethXyp9x | 13 - 2 | +11 | 88.9 | 1.63 |
| Lukas 'gla1ve' Rossandergla1ve | 16 - 5 | +11 | 92.4 | 1.60 |
| Peter 'dupreeh' Rasmussendupreeh | 10 - 10 | 0 | 62.6 | 0.92 |
| Cloud9 | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timothy 'autimatic' Taautimatic | 9 - 16 | -7 | 54.8 | 0.59 |
| William 'RUSH' WierzbaRUSH | 5 - 15 | -10 | 46.9 | 0.45 |
 Fabien 'kioShiMa' FieykioShiMa | 6 - 16 | -10 | 35.1 | 0.41 |
| Jordan 'Zellsis' MontemurroZellsis | 3 - 16 | -13 | 43.2 | 0.28 |
| Robin 'flusha' Rönnquistflusha | 2 - 16 | -14 | 44.4 | 0.17 |
Astralis 
Renegades 
1W - 0L 
Natus Vincere 
Vitality 
Liquid 
Ninjas in Pyjamas 
1W - 1L FaZe 
AVANGAR Cloud9 
MIBR G2 HellRaisers 0W - 2L NRG ENCE BIG Complexity Aaron 'AZR' Ward 
Age: 26 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 732 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.69 Ladislav 'GuardiaN' Kovács 
Age: 27 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.13 Maps played: 1331 KPR: 0.76 DPR: 0.62 Cloud9 #7 Robin 'flusha' RönnquistFabien 'kioShiMa' FieyWilliam 'RUSH' WierzbaTimothy 'autimatic' TaJordan 'Zellsis' Montemurro Håvard 'rain' Nygaard 
Age: 24 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 1027 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.69 Emil 'Magisk' Reif 
Age: 20 Team: Astralis Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 856 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.63 Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad 
Age: 24 Team: Renegades Rating 1.0: 1.04 Maps played: 768 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.69 Astralis #1 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif FaZe #5 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevOlof 'olofmeister' KajbjerLadislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' Nygaard Renegades #8 Justin 'jks' SavageAaron 'AZR' WardJoakim 'jkaem' MyrbostadSean 'Gratisfaction' KaiwaiJay 'Liazz' Tregillgas William 'RUSH' Wierzba 
Age: 24 Team: Cloud9 Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 913 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.67 Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač 
Age: 22 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.17 Maps played: 1001 KPR: 0.81 DPR: 0.67 Dauren 'AdreN' Kystaubayev 
Age: 29 Team: FaZe Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 1256 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.69