On 15 May 2019, the ceremonial opening evening took place in the Sušice SIRKUS Cinema, which started the next year of the SYSTHERM Challenge Cup and Crystal Globe competitions.
During the evening, which was moderated by the “most famous plumber in the Czech Republic” Jakub Kohák, not only the drawing of the teams was done but the new challenge cup and the Almanac, which contains the recapitulation of previous years of the competition were presented. The cultural peak of the evening was taken care of by Dan Bárta and the Illustratosphere Band.