ESL One Cologne 2019

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ESL One Cologne 2019

2019
Tournament information
Sport	Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Location	Cologne, Germany
Dates	July 2, 2019–July 7, 2019
Administrator(s)	Electronic Sports League (ESL)
Tournament format(s)	Double elimination (see below)
Venue	Lanxess Arena
Teams	16 teams
Purse	US$300,000
Final positions
Champions	N/A
1st runners-up	N/A
2nd runners-up	N/A
Tournament statistics
Attendance	N/A
MVP	N/A

ESL One Cologne 2019 is a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament run by ESL. In July 2019, sixteen teams from around the globe will compete in an offline (LAN) tournament that will feature a group stage and playoffs with a US$300,000 prize pool. It will be the third consecutive year since Cologne 2016 in which Valve decided to pass up on the historic tournament series as a Major host in favour of the StarLadder Major: Berlin 2019.

This tournament is the fifth tournament of the second season of the Intel Grand Slam, which a list of international premier tournaments run by ESL and DreamHack. Each team gets ten tournaments that it participates in to have a chance at winning four of them. The first team to win four titles earns an extra $1,000,000. Team Liquid (Intel Extreme Masters Season XIV - Sydney, DreamHack Masters Dallas 2019, and ESL Pro League Season 9 finals) leads the way with three wins. Astralis (Intel Extreme Masters XIII - Katowice Major 2019) is second with one win. ESL Pro League Season 9 - Finals (Montpellier) precedes the Cologne 2019 event.

Format

ESL invited eleven teams to compete in the tournament. Two teams from Europe, one team from North America, one team from Asia, and the winner of the GG.BET Majestic tournament competed for the last five spots.

• Group Stage: July 2–4, 2019
  • Two double-elimination format (GSL) Groups:
    • Each group has eight teams
    • The group stage is seeded based on the ESL CS:GO World Rankings
  • The initial matches are Bo1
  • All following matches are Bo3
  • The top three teams from each group advance to the Playoffs:
    • Group stage winners advance to the Semifinals
    • Group stage runners-up advance to the Quarterfinals as the High Seeds
    • Group stage 3rd place teams advance to the Quarterfinals as the Low Seeds

• Playoffs: July 5–7, 2019
  • Single-elimination bracket
  • The Quarterfinals and Semifinals are Bo3
  • The Grand Final is Bo5

Map Pool

The event will use Valve's Active Duty map pool.

Maps

• Dust II
• Inferno
• Mirage
• Nuke
• Overpass
• Train
• Vertigo

Broadcast Talent

Desk host

• N/A

Stage host

• N/A

Interviewer

• N/A

Analysts

• N/A
• N/A
• N/A

Commentators

• N/A
• N/A
• N/A
• N/A

Observers

• N/A
• N/A

Qualifiers

European qualifier

Two teams from the European qualifier moved on to the main event in Germany.

EU Cologne 2019 Qualifier

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3					Round 4					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
		Team Vitality	2
		ALTERNATE aTTax	0
							Team Vitality	2
							Avangar	0
		Optic Gaming	1
		Avangar	2
												Team Vitality	2
												Heroic	1
		Hellraisers	1
		Heroic	2
							Heroic	2
							North	1
		Chaos EC	0
		North	2																			Team Vitality	Q
																						Heroic	Q
	Loser's Bracket
		ALTERNATE aTTax	0
		Optic Gaming	2				North	2
							Optic Gaming	0
												North	0
		Hellraisers	2									Avangar	2				Heroic	2
		Chaos EC	1				Avangar	2									Avangar	0
							Hellraisers	0

North American qualifier

One team from the North American qualifier was given a ticket to Cologne.

NA Cologne 2019 Qualifier

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3					Round 4					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
		Ghost Gaming	2
		ATK	1
							Ghost Gaming	2
							Team Envy	0
		INTZ eSports	1
		Team Envy	2
												Ghost Gaming	2
												Lazarus Esports	1
		Lazarus Esports	2
		FURIA Esports	1
							Lazarus Esports	2
							Complexity	1
		Bad News Bears	0
		Complexity	2																			Ghost Gaming	2
																						FURIA Esports	3
	Loser's Bracket
		ATK	2
		INTZ eSports	0				Complexity	2
							ATK	1
												Complexity	0
		FURIA Esports	2									FURIA Esports	2				Lazarus Esports	0
		Bad News Bears	1				Team Envy	0									FURIA Esports	2
							FURIA Esports	2

Asian qualifier

One team from the Asian qualifier was given a ticket to Cologne.

Asia Cologne 2019 Qualifier

	Round 1					Round 2					Round 3					Round 4					Finals
	Winner's Bracket
		ViCi Gaming	2
		Big Time Regal	0
							ViCi Gaming	1
							B.O.O.T-dream[S]cape	2
		ALPHA Red	0
		B.O.O.T-dream[S]cape	2
												B.O.O.T-dream[S]cape	0
												MVP PK	2
		MVP PK	2
		Recca Esports	0
							MVP PK	2
							TYLOO	1
		EHOME	0
		TYLOO	2																			MVP PK	3
																						TYLOO	1
	Loser's Bracket
		Big Time Regal	0
		ALPHA Red	2				TYLOO	2
							Alpha Red	0
												TYLOO	2
		Recca Esports	0									EHOME	0				B.O.O.T-dream[S]cape	0
		EHOME	2				ViCi gaming	0									TYLOO	2
							EHOME	0

GG.BET Majestic

GG.BET Majestic would determine the final team in Cologne 2019.

GG.BET Cologne 2019 Invitational Qualifier

	Semifinals					Grand Final
		Sprout	??
		Team 2	??
							Semi 1	??
							Semi 2	??
		Team 3	??
		Team 4	??

Participating teams

Eleven teams were invited and five teams qualified through their respective qualifiers. Teams were seeded based on ESL's ranking system.

Direct Invitees

• Astralis
• BIG
• Renegades
• FaZe Clan
• Fnatic
• NRG Esports
• mibr
• mousesports
• Natus Vincere
• Ninjas in Pyjamas
• ENCE

Qualifier winners

• Heroic (Europe)
• Team Vitality (Europe)
• FURIA Esports (North America)
• MVP PK (Asia)
•  ??? (GG.BET Invitational)

Final standings

The final standings are shown below. Each team's in-game leader is shown first.

Place	Prize Money	Team	Roster	Coach
1st	US$125,000	??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??
2nd	US$50,000	??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??
3rd – 4th	US$22,000	??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??
		??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??
5th–6th	US$11,000	??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??
		??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??
7th–8th	US$7,500	??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??
		??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??
9th–12th	US$6,000	??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??
		??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??
		??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??
		??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??
13th–16th	US$5,000	??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??
		??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??
		??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??
		??	??,  ??,  ??,  ??,  ??	??

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