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ESL One: Cologne 2018

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[e][h]ESL One: Cologne 2018
League Information
Organizer:
Type:
Offline
Location:
Germany Cologne
Prize Pool:
$300,000 USD
Start Date:
2018-07-03
End Date:
2018-07-08
Teams:
16
Liquipedia Tier:
Links
Maps
Cache • Dust II • Inferno • Mirage • Nuke • Overpass • Train


ESL One: Cologne 2018 is the fifth time ESL's headline event returns to Germany, once again in the Lanxess-Arena, with 16 teams competing for a share of the $300,000 USD prize pool as well as the opportunity of another tournament win towards the first season of the Intel Grand Slam.

About[edit]

Broadcast Talent[edit]

Main Broadcast[edit]
  • Stage Host:
    • United Kingdom OJ Borg (Oliver James Borg D'Anastasi)
  • Desk Host:
  • Reporter:
  • Analysts:
    • United Kingdom Thorin (Duncan Shields)
    • Serbia YNk (Janko Paunović)
    • Australia SPUNJ (Chad Burchill)
Secondary Broadcast[edit]

Format[edit]

  • Group Stage: July 3rd - 5th, 2018
    • Two double-elimination format groups
    • 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 6th - 8th, 2018
    • Single-elimination bracket
    • The Quarterfinals and Semifinals are Bo3
    • The Grand Final is Bo5

Prize Pool[edit]

$300,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:

Participants[edit]

BIG [2]
1Germany gob b
2Germany tabseN
3Germany nex
4Germany tiziaN
5United Kingdom smooya
CGermany LEGIJA
Cloud92, 3, 4, 7, 16 [3]
1United States Skadoodle
2United States autimatic
3United States RUSH
4United States tarik
5Slovakia STYKO
CUnited States valens
FaZe Clan5, 6, 10, 15 [4]
1Norway rain
2Denmark karrigan
3Bosnia and Herzegovina NiKo
4Slovakia GuardiaN
5Norway cromen
CSweden RobbaN
Fnatic5, 11 [5]
1Sweden KRIMZ
2Sweden JW
3Sweden flusha
4Sweden Xizt
5Sweden draken
CSweden Jumpy
MIBR1, 3, 12 [3]
1Brazil FalleN
2Brazil fer
3Brazil coldzera
4Brazil boltz
5United States Stewie2K
CBrazil dead
mousesports14 [8]
1Netherlands chrisJ
2Czechia oskar
3Estonia ropz
4Finland suNny
5Poland Snax
CUkraine lmbt

For "News and Roster Changes" Click here.

1 March 22nd - Brazil TACO steps down from SK Gaming. [11]
2 March 30th - United States Skadoodle announced his inactivity and stepped down from Cloud9. [12] He later announced on April 11th that he was returning to the active roster. [13]
3 March 30th - United States Stewie2K leaves Cloud9 and joins SK Gaming. [14]
4 April 2nd - Cloud9 sign Canada FNS. [15]
5 May 25th - Fnatic sign Sweden Xizt from FaZe Clan to replace Sweden Lekr0. [16]
6 May 25th - Sweden olofmeister returns to activity in FaZe Clan. [17]
7 May 26th - Cloud9 bench Canada FNS. [18]
8 June 4th - G2 Esports bring back France shox and France SmithZz, replacing France apEX and France NBK-. Belgium Ex6TenZ joins as a stand-in. [19]
9 June 5th - Ninjas in Pyjamas replace Sweden draken with Sweden Lekr0. [20]
10 June 5th - Sweden olofmeister announces that he has decided that he was not yet ready to return from inactivity and decides to continue his absence from FaZe Clan's active roster. [21]
11 June 17th - Fnatic replace Sweden Golden with Sweden draken. [22]
12 June 23rd - MIBR sign the former roster of SK Gaming. [23]
13 June 23rd - United States Ryu announces that he will be joining Renegades as a coach on trial. [24]
14 June 27th - mousesports replace Slovakia STYKO with Poland Snax. [25]
15 June 28th - Norway cromen will stand-in for FaZe Clan. [26]
16 June 30th - Cloud9 announce that Slovakia STYKO will be their fifth player for this event. [27]

Results[edit]

Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
UB Quarterfinals
UBQF
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
AstralisAstralisAstralis
16
ENCEENCEENCE
5
AstralisAstralisAstralis
16
5
ENCEENCEENCE
July 3, 2018 - 12:00 CEST
1613
3
Nuke
52
3
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324335/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69881
Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in PyjamasNiP
3
Cloud9Cloud9C9
16
Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in PyjamasNiP
3
16
Cloud9Cloud9C9
July 3, 2018 - 12:00 CEST
33
0
Inferno
1612
4
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324336/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69880
AstralisAstralisAstralis
2
Cloud9Cloud9C9
0
AstralisAstralisAstralis
2
0
Cloud9Cloud9C9
July 3, 2018 - 16:40 CEST
1613
3
Mirage
122
10
1614
2
Overpass
11
0
Inferno
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324385/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69894https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69899
mousesportsmousesportsmouz
16
Gambit EsportsGambit EsportsGambit
8
mousesportsmousesportsmouz
16
8
Gambit EsportsGambit EsportsGambit
July 3, 2018 - 13:10 CEST
1613
3
Dust II
82
6
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324337/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69882
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
16
Natus VincereNatus VincereNa`Vi
14
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
16
14
Natus VincereNatus VincereNa`Vi
July 3, 2018 - 13:10 CEST
165
11
Inferno
1410
4
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324338/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69883
mousesportsmousesportsmouz
1
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
2
mousesportsmousesportsmouz
1
2
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
July 3, 2018 - 19:45 CEST
146
8
Dust II
169
7
1610
6
Mirage
105
5
98
1
Inferno
167
9
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324387/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69910https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69914https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69915
AstralisAstralisAstralis
2
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
0
AstralisAstralisAstralis
2
0
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
July 5, 2018 - 16:15 CEST
19112
42
Dust II
1641
110
1611
5
Nuke
44
0
Overpass
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324398/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69959https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69967
AstralisAstralisAstralis
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
LB Quarterfinals
LBQF
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
ENCEENCEENCE
2
Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in PyjamasNiP
0
ENCEENCEENCE
2
0
Ninjas in PyjamasNinjas in PyjamasNiP
July 3, 2018 - 16:40 CEST
1611
5
Inferno
64
2
1613
3
Train
22
0
Nuke
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324386/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69890https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69893
mousesportsmousesportsmouz
0
ENCEENCEENCE
2
mousesportsmousesportsmouz
0
2
ENCEENCEENCE
July 4, 2018 - 13:50 CEST
1741
111
Inferno
19112
42
128
4
Mirage
167
9
Dust II
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324392/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69932https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69935
Gambit EsportsGambit EsportsGambit
0
Natus VincereNatus VincereNa`Vi
2
Gambit EsportsGambit EsportsGambit
0
2
Natus VincereNatus VincereNa`Vi
July 3, 2018 - 19:00 CEST
64
2
Overpass
1611
5
55
0
Train
1610
6
Inferno
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324388/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69900https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69907
Cloud9Cloud9C9
0
Natus VincereNatus VincereNa`Vi
2
Cloud9Cloud9C9
0
2
Natus VincereNatus VincereNa`Vi
July 4, 2018 - 16:25 CEST
146
8
Inferno
169
7
125
7
Overpass
1610
6
Train
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324394/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69937https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69942
ENCEENCEENCE
1
Natus VincereNatus VincereNa`Vi
2
ENCEENCEENCE
1
2
Natus VincereNatus VincereNa`Vi
July 5, 2018 - 15:30 CEST
167
9
Dust II
148
6
146
8
Mirage
169
7
76
1
Nuke
169
7
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324397/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69958https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69965https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69977
Natus VincereNatus VincereNa`Vi

Group B[edit]

Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
Upper Bracket Quarterfinals
UB Quarterfinals
UBQF
Upper Bracket Semifinals
Upper Bracket Semifinals
UB Semifinals
UBSF
Upper Bracket Final
Upper Bracket Final
UB Final
UBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
16
B.O.O.T-dream[S]capeB.O.O.T-dream[S]capeBOOT.dS
9
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
16
9
B.O.O.T-dream[S]capeB.O.O.T-dream[S]capeBOOT.dS
July 3, 2018 - 14:45 CEST
168
8
Dust II
97
2
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324339/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69885
RenegadesRenegadesRNG
13
MIBRMIBRMIBR
16
RenegadesRenegadesRNG
13
16
MIBRMIBRMIBR
July 3, 2018 - 14:35 CEST
1310
3
Cache
165
11
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324340/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69884
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
2
MIBRMIBRMIBR
0
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
2
0
MIBRMIBRMIBR
July 4, 2018 - 14:40 CEST
1610
6
Dust II
95
4
169
7
Mirage
126
6
Train
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324391/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69934https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69936
FnaticFnaticFnatic
16
NorthNorthNorth
14
FnaticFnaticFnatic
16
14
NorthNorthNorth
July 3, 2018 - 15:30 CEST
1612
4
Inferno
143
11
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324341/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69888
BIGBIGBIG
16
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
7
BIGBIGBIG
16
7
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
July 3, 2018 - 15:30 CEST
168
8
Dust II
77
0
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324342/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69887
FnaticFnaticFnatic
2
BIGBIGBIG
0
FnaticFnaticFnatic
2
0
BIGBIGBIG
July 4, 2018 - 16:50 CEST
169
7
Cache
106
4
1612
4
Train
43
1
Overpass
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324393/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69938https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69941
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
2
FnaticFnaticFnatic
1
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
2
1
FnaticFnaticFnatic
July 5, 2018 - 19:00 CEST
1614
2
Overpass
41
3
116
5
Mirage
169
7
1614
2
Inferno
11
0
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324400/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69982https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69987https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69988
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
FnaticFnaticFnatic
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
Lower Bracket Quarterfinals
LB Quarterfinals
LBQF
Lower Bracket Semifinal
Lower Bracket Semifinal
LB Semifinal
LBSF
Lower Bracket Final
Lower Bracket Final
LB Final
LBF
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
B.O.O.T-dream[S]capeB.O.O.T-dream[S]capeBOOT.dS
0
RenegadesRenegadesRNG
2
B.O.O.T-dream[S]capeB.O.O.T-dream[S]capeBOOT.dS
0
2
RenegadesRenegadesRNG
July 4, 2018 - 12:00 CEST
86
2
Cache
169
7
77
0
Train
168
8
Inferno
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324389/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69924https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69928
BIGBIGBIG
2
RenegadesRenegadesRNG
1
BIGBIGBIG
2
1
RenegadesRenegadesRNG
July 5, 2018 - 12:00 CEST
139
4
Dust II
166
10
1611
5
Train
124
8
1972
82
Inferno
1781
71
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324395/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69950https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69953https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69956
NorthNorthNorth
2
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
0
NorthNorthNorth
2
0
Team LiquidTeam LiquidLiquid
July 4, 2018 - 12:00 CEST
1972
82
Train
1681
70
1610
6
Inferno
115
6
Nuke
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324390/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69926https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69931
MIBRMIBRMIBR
2
NorthNorthNorth
1
MIBRMIBRMIBR
2
1
NorthNorthNorth
July 5, 2018 - 12:00 CEST
143
11
Mirage
1612
4
1611
5
Overpass
94
5
166
10
Inferno
129
3
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324396/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69949https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69952https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69955
BIGBIGBIG
2
MIBRMIBRMIBR
1
BIGBIGBIG
2
1
MIBRMIBRMIBR
July 5, 2018 - 19:00 CEST
1610
6
Cache
95
4
98
1
Overpass
167
9
22811
723
Inferno
20722
810
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324399/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69981https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69985https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=69989
BIGBIGBIG

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
FnaticFnaticFnatic
0
Natus VincereNatus VincereNa`Vi
2
FnaticFnaticFnatic
0
2
Natus VincereNatus VincereNa`Vi
July 6, 2018 - 15:00 CEST
123
9
Overpass
1612
4
104
6
Train
1611
5
Inferno
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324402/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=70000https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=70001
AstralisAstralisAstralis
1
Natus VincereNatus VincereNa`Vi
2
AstralisAstralisAstralis
1
2
Natus VincereNatus VincereNa`Vi
July 7, 2018 - 15:00 CEST
136
7
Overpass
169
7
1610
6
Nuke
65
1
135
8
Inferno
1610
6
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324404/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=70021https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=70027https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=70035
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
0
BIGBIGBIG
2
G2 EsportsG2 EsportsG2
0
2
BIGBIGBIG
July 6, 2018 - 18:50 CEST
1771
81
Cache
1982
72
11
0
Dust II
1614
2
Inferno
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324403/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=70005https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=70008
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
1
BIGBIGBIG
2
FaZe ClanFaZe ClanFaZe
1
2
BIGBIGBIG
July 7, 2018 - 18:50 CEST
19112
42
Dust II
1741
111
139
4
Train
166
10
63
3
Inferno
1612
4
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324405/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=70051https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=70067https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=70075
Natus VincereNatus VincereNa`Vi
3
BIGBIGBIG
1
Natus VincereNatus VincereNa`Vi
3
1
BIGBIGBIG
July 8, 2018 - 16:00 CEST
168
8
Overpass
107
3
117
4
Dust II
168
8
167
9
Train
108
2
168
8
Inferno
87
1
Nuke
·https://www.hltv.org/matches/2324406/match·https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=70090https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=70095https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=70099https://www.hltv.org/?pageid=188&matchid=70102

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ "They are red, they are white, they are Danish dynamite! - Welcome, Astralis, to ESL One Cologne". ESL. 2018-04-23.
  2. ↑ "Something BIG will go down at ESL One Cologne 2018". ESL. 2018-05-05.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Welcome Cloud9 and SK Gaming to ESL One Cologne 2018!". ESL. 2018-02-17.
  4. ↑ "Get ready to faze up - FaZe Clan are coming to ESL One Cologne". ESL. 2018-04-10.
  5. ↑ "Fnatic are the third invite to ESL One Cologne". ESL. 2018-04-04.
  6. ↑ "Ready your baguettes, G2 Esports are heading to ESL One Cologne 2018!". ESL. 2018-04-18.
  7. ↑ "Let's go Team Liquid - welcome to ESL One Cologne 2018". ESL. 2018-05-08.
  8. ↑ "Welcome, mousesports, to ESL One Cologne 2018". ESL. 2018-05-17.
  9. ↑ "Welcome to ESL One Cologne 2018, Natus Vincere". ESL. 2018-05-10.
  10. ↑ "Is it time for some NiP magic? Welcome to ESL One Cologne 2018, Ninjas in Pyjamas". ESL. 2018-05-15.
  11. ↑ Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2018-03-22). "TACO confirms SK exit". HLTV.
  12. ↑ Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham (2018-03-30). "Currently inactive with csgo, the future is uncertain and that is all guys thank you".
  13. ↑ Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham (2018-04-11). "Oh btw skadaddy is BACK BABY".
  14. ↑ Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2018-03-30). "Stewie2K links up with SK squad". HLTV.
  15. ↑ "We would like to welcome our newest #C9CSGO memeber, @FNS !". Cloud9. 2018-04-02.
  16. ↑ "The Return of Xizt". Fnatic. 2018-05-25.
  17. ↑ "He's baaaaaaaack. @olofmeister #FaZeUp". FaZe Clan. 2018-05-25.
  18. ↑ "Cloud9 announces FNS to inactive CSGO roster". Cloud9. 2018-05-26.
  19. ↑ "G2 announces the CS:GO lineup for ECS Season 5 finals". G2 Esports. 2018-06-04.
  20. ↑ Lukas "Kameeleon" Berć (2018-06-05). "Lekr0 Arrives to Ninjas in Pyjamas!". Ninjas in Pyjamas.
  21. ↑ "A statement from @olofmeister addressing his availability at the upcoming @ecs Season 5 Finals this weekend in London, England.". FaZe Clan. 2018-06-05.
  22. ↑ "CSGO - Welcome Draken; Thank you Golden". Fnatic. 2018-06-17.
  23. ↑ "Immortals acquires iconic Brazilian esports brand MIBR". MIBR. 2018-06-23.
  24. ↑ Steve "Ryu" Rattacasa (2018-06-23). "Coaching CS:GO & Updates".
  25. ↑ "Snax joins mousesports". mousesports. 2018-06-27.
  26. ↑ Milan "Striker" Švejda (2018-06-28). "cromen to standin for FaZe at ESL One Cologne". HLTV.
  27. ↑ "We are happy to announce that @STYKOcsgo, on loan from @mousesports, will be standing in as our fifth for #C9CSGO at #ESLOne Cologne". Cloud9. 2018-06-30.
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