ESL One: Cologne 2017

League Information

Series:

ESL One

Intel Grand Slam

Organizer:

ESL

Sponsor(s):

Intel
Acer Predator
Betway esports
Logitech G
paysafecard
ZOWIE
NEEDforSEAT

Game:

Global Offensive

Type:

Offline

Location:

Cologne

Venue:

Lanxess-Arena

Format:

Swiss System
Single Elimination Bo3

Prize Pool:

$250,000 USD

Start Date:

2017-07-04

End Date:

2017-07-09

Teams:

16

Liquipedia Tier:

S-Tier

Links

Maps

Cache • Cobblestone • Inferno • Mirage • Nuke • Overpass • Train

About[edit]

This event is part of the Intel Grand Slam Season 1.

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Host:
- Redeye (Paul Chaloner)

Desk Host:
- Machine (Alex Richardson)

Reporter:
- stunna (Tres Saranthus)

Analysts:
- YNk (Janko Paunović)
- SPUNJ (Chad Burchill)
- friberg (Adam Friberg)

Commentators:
- Anders (Anders Blume)
- Semmler (Auguste Massonnat)
- HenryG (Henry Greer)
- Sadokist (Matthew Trivett)
- moses (Jason O'Toole)
- Pansy (Lauren Scott)

Remote Commentators:
- JustHarry (Harry Russell)
- Hugo Byron (Hugo Byron)
- Jacky (Jack Peters)
- Chrispian (Christian Hart)

Observers:
- sapphiRe (Heather Garozzo)
- Prius (David Kuntz)
- Patricia (Patricia von Halle)

Format[edit]

Group Stage: July 4th - July 6th, 2017
- 16 Team Swiss System Format
  - All matches are Bo1
  - Top 8 teams proceed to Playoffs
- Click here for a detailed explanation of the Swiss System format

First Round (Seeded)
- Seeding Pool 1:
- Seeding Pool 2:
- Seeding Pool 3:
- Seeding Pool 4:
- Teams from Seeding Pool 1 are drawn versus teams from Seeding Pool 4
- Teams from Seeding Pool 2 are drawn versus teams from Seeding Pool 3
Second Round
- Division into 2 groups:
  - Winners of the first round ("High")
  - Losers of the first round ("Low")
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
Third Round
- Division into 3 groups:
  - Teams with a score of 2:0 ("High")
  - Teams with a score of 1:1 ("Mid")
  - Teams with a score of 0:2 ("Low")
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Winners of the high group advance to the next stage
- Losers of the low group are eliminated
Fourth Round
- Division into 2 groups:
  - Teams with a score of 2:1 ("High")
  - Teams with a score of 1:2 ("Low")
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Winners of the high group advance to the next stage
- Losers of the low group are eliminated
Fifth Round
- Each team is drawn an opponent they have not played yet from their group
- Winners advance to the next stage
- Losers are eliminated

Playoffs: July 7th - July 9th, 2017
- Single-Elimination bracket
  - All matches (excl. Grand Final) are Bo3
  - Grand Final is Bo5

Prize Pool[edit]

$250,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:

¹ SK Gaming receive a prize deduction for violating the tournament's rules. The deducted money is redistributed among the remaining participants. ^[1]

Participants[edit]

Cloud9

1	n0thing
2	shroud
3	Skadoodle
4	Stewie2k
5	autimatic
C	valens


Invited

FaZe Clan

1	rain
2	kioShiMa
3	allu
4	karrigan
5	NiKo
C	RobbaN


Invited

Fnatic

1	olofmeister
2	dennis
3	KRiMZ
4	JW
5	flusha
C	Jumpy


Invited

G2 Esports

1	shox
2	bodyy
3	NBK
4	kennyS
5	apEX
C	SmithZz


Invited

Immortals

1	HEN1
2	LUCAS1
3	boltz
4	steel
5	kNg
C	zakk


Invited

mousesports

1	chrisJ
2	denis
3	oskar
4	loWel
5	ropz
C	lmbt


Invited

Natus Vincere

1	seized
2	GuardiaN
3	Edward
4	flamie
5	s1mple
C	Andi


Invited

Ninjas in Pyjamas

1	f0rest
2	GeT_RiGhT
3	Xizt
4	draken
5	REZ
C	THREAT


Invited

North

1	MSL
2	k0nfig
3	cajunb
4	Magisk
5	aizy
C	ruggah


Invited

OpTic Gaming

1	NAF
2	RUSH
3	mixwell
4	tarik
5	hazed
C	Adrig6


Invited

SK Gaming

1	FalleN
2	fer
3	coldzera
4	TACO
5	felps


Invited

Virtus.pro

1	TaZ
2	NEO
3	pashaBiceps
4	Snax
5	byali
C	kuben


Invited

Team Liquid

1	nitr0
2	EliGE
3	jdm64
4	stanislaw
5	Twistzz
C	zews


North American Qualifier

Heroic

1	MODDII
2	Snappi
3	niko
4	JUGi
5	es3tag
C	FeTiSh


European Qualifier

Space Soldiers

1	XANTARES
2	ngiN
3	paz
4	MAJ3R
5	Calyx
C	hardstyle


European Qualifier

TYLOO

1	Mo
2	DD
3	somebody
4	HZ
5	BnTeT
C	peacemaker


Chinese Qualifier

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Overview[edit]

#	Team	Matches	Rounds	RD	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5
1.	Team Liquid	3 - 0	51 - 27	+24	Inferno	Train	Cobblestone
1.	Ninjas in Pyjamas	3 - 0	48 - 28	+20	Cache	Cache	Cache
3.	Natus Vincere	3 - 1	73 - 61	+12	Inferno	Train	Train	Mirage
3.	G2 Esports	3 - 1	54 - 43	+11	Cache	Cache	Cobblestone	Inferno
3.	OpTic Gaming	3 - 1	53 - 44	+9	Cobblestone	Mirage	Cobblestone	Train
6.	SK Gaming	3 - 2	73 - 57	+16	Cache	Mirage	Cache	Inferno	Mirage
6.	Cloud9	3 - 2	98 - 90	+8	Cache	Train	Cobblestone	Train	Inferno
6.	FaZe Clan	3 - 2	70 - 65	+5	Inferno	Nuke	Overpass	Train	Inferno
9.	Fnatic	2 - 3	61 - 57	+4	Train	Mirage	Overpass	Mirage	Mirage
9.	North	2 - 3	58 - 68	-10	Cobblestone	Inferno	Cache	Inferno	Inferno
9.	mousesports	2 - 3	66 - 77	-11	Train	Nuke	Cache	Mirage	Inferno
12.	Heroic	1 - 3	50 - 57	-7	Inferno	Mirage	Cobblestone	Inferno
12.	Immortals	1 - 3	49 - 63	-14	Cobblestone	Train	Cobblestone	Train
12.	Space Soldiers	1 - 3	37 - 62	-25	Cache	Mirage	Train	Mirage
15.	Virtus.pro	0 - 3	30 - 48	-18	Cobblestone	Mirage	Cobblestone
15.	TYLOO	0 - 3	24 - 48	-24	Cache	Inferno	Cobblestone