ESL One: Cologne 2018
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ESL One: Cologne 2018
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Game:
Type:
Offline
Location:
CologneVenue:
Prize Pool:
$300,000 USD
Start Date:
2018-07-03
End Date:
2018-07-08
Teams:
16
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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]
Secondary Broadcast[edit]
- Commentators:
JustHarry (Harry Russell)- Hugo Byron (Hugo Byron)
Format[edit]
- Group Stage: July 3rd - 5th, 2018
- Two double-elimination format 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
- Two double-elimination format groups
- 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:
1st
2nd
3rd-4th
![B.O.O.T-dream[S]cape](/commons/images/thumb/b/be/BOOT_2017_allmode.png/37px-BOOT_2017_allmode.png){kind=small}
Participants[edit]
For "News and Roster Changes" Click here.
- 1 March 22nd -
TACO steps down from SK Gaming. [11] - 2 March 30th -
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 - Stewie2K leaves Cloud9 and joins SK Gaming. [14]
- 4 April 2nd - Cloud9 sign
FNS. [15] - 5 May 25th - Fnatic sign
Xizt from FaZe Clan to replace Lekr0. [16] - 6 May 25th - olofmeister returns to activity in FaZe Clan. [17]
- 7 May 26th - Cloud9 bench FNS. [18]
- 8 June 4th - G2 Esports bring back
shox and SmithZz, replacing apEX and NBK-. 
Ex6TenZ joins as a stand-in. [19] - 9 June 5th - Ninjas in Pyjamas replace draken with Lekr0. [20]
- 10 June 5th - 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 Golden with draken. [22]
- 12 June 23rd - MIBR sign the former roster of SK Gaming. [23]
- 13 June 23rd - Ryu announces that he will be joining Renegades as a coach on trial. [24]
- 14 June 27th - mousesports replace
STYKO with 
Snax. [25] - 15 June 28th -
cromen will stand-in for FaZe Clan. [26] - 16 June 30th - Cloud9 announce that 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
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
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
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
Playoffs[edit]
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
ESL One CS:GO on ESLGaming.com
ESL One CS:GO on Facebook.com- ESL CS:GO Brazil on Facebook.com
- ESL German
- ESL French
ESL RU- ESL PL
Alicorn LIVE
Previews[edit]
- 2018-07-01 | ESL One Cologne viewer's guide by LucasAM of HLTV
- 2018-07-02 | Five key storylines of ESL One Cologne by Professeur of HLTV
Conclusions[edit]
- 2018-07-08 | s1mple wins ESL One Cologne MVP award by MIRAA of HLTV
- 2018-07-10 | ESL One Cologne: the EVPs by Striker of HLTV
- 2018-07-19 | The homecoming: BIG's wild run in Cologne by Striker of HLTV
Interviews[edit]
HLTV[edit]
2018-07-03 | RUSH: "This is more of a trial than anything for STYKO" by Professeur of HLTV- 2018-07-03 | draken: "I think parting ways was good for both NiP and myself" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2018-07-03 | flamie: "Our main goals are ELEAGUE and the Major because we had a lack of preparation for this event" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2018-07-04 | shox: "I didn't expect that I would need to work so much on myself, especially on the mental part" by Professeur of HLTV
2018-07-04 | Aleksib: "The key to beating mouz was keeping the communication calm" by Professeur of HLTV- 2018-07-05 | zonic: "We want to be 100% prepared for every tournament we attend" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2018-07-06 | NiKo: "We tried to find a permanent fifth but we just didn't have enough time" by Professeur of HLTV
2018-07-06 | chrisJ: "Just reaching the playoffs was not enough for us anymore" by Professeur of HLTV
2018-07-07 | dennis: "I wanted to play in the arena, but the main goal is the Major" by Professeur of HLTV
2018-07-07 | EliGE: "We got a little bit stale on our good maps" by Professeur of HLTV
2018-07-08 | ESL about streaming platforms: "We are definitely evaluating what to do for 2019" by Professeur of HLTV- 2018-07-08 | s1mple: "I'm proud and happy about the work that we did as a team" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2018-07-11 | tabseN: "We changed our practice style, made simpler tactics" by Professeur of HLTV
2018-07-12 | fer: "I don't think we replicate in matches what we do in practice" by Professeur of HLTV
PLAYzone[edit]
- 2018-07-03 |
STYKO: Nabídku od C9 bych nejspíš přijal [STYKO: I would probably accept an offer from C9] by MrKenny of PLAYzone
Cybersport[edit]
- 2018-07-06 | Dennis on NiP's form: "We can't get worse. So it's only gonna be better." by Aleksei.L of Cybersport
- 2018-07-07 | SmithZz: "We should have won Cache (vs. BIG) and I would have loved to have seen the third map." by Aleksei.L of Cybersport
Videos and Photos[edit]
Galleries[edit]
- 2018-07-03 | ESL One Cologne 2018 - Day 1 by HLTV
- 2018-07-04 | ESL One Cologne 2018 - Day 2 by HLTV
- 2018-07-05 | ESL One Cologne 2018 - Day 3 by HLTV
- 2018-07-06 | ESL One Cologne 2018 - Day 4 by HLTV
- 2018-07-07 | ESL One Cologne 2018 - Day 5 by HLTV
- 2018-07-08 | ESL One Cologne 2018 - Day 6 by HLTV
Highlights[edit]
- 2018-07-06 | rain vs. B.O.O.T-D[S] by djuhana of HLTV
- 2018-07-07 | allu vs. Navi by filq of HLTV
- 2018-07-08 | tabseN vs. MIBR by djuhana of HLTV
- 2018-07-10 | nex vs. Natus Vincere by djuhana of HLTV
- 2018-07-17 | s1mple - HLTV MVP by betway of ESL One Cologne 2018 by filq of HLTV
VODs[edit]
- 2018-06-22 | Team Liquid: Their Time Has Come by ESL
- 2018-06-23 | mousesports: The Underdog by ESL
- 2018-06-24 | Cloud9: Seeking Redemption by ESL
- 2018-06-25 | Astralis: Danish Dominance by ESL
- 2018-06-26 | Natus Vincere: Unleash The Beasts by ESL
2018-06-27 | Renegades: From Down Under to On Top by ESL- 2018-06-28 | FaZe Clan: Breaking the Rules by ESL
- 2018-06-29 | BIG: Go Big Or Go Home by ESL
- 2018-06-29 | Fnatic: Back To Where They Belong by ESL
- 2018-06-30 | G2 Esports: Past And Present by ESL
- 2018-06-30 | Ninjas in Pyjamas: Fighting For Relevance by ESL
- 2018-06-30 | Made in Brazil: Waking Up The Giants by ESL
Spotlights[edit]
- 2018-07-04 | ESL Spotlight: s1mple "The most important thing is to not let the emotions take control" by ESL
- 2018-07-04 | ESL Spotlight: karrigan "ESL Cologne will always be the most important event for me" by ESL
- 2018-07-04 | ESL Spotlight: chrisJ "If there would be no pressure to perform it would be boring" by ESL
- 2018-07-04 | ESL Spotlight: tarik "The odds are against us with a stand-in, but we are gonna make you proud" by ESL
- 2018-07-04 | ESL Spotlight: smooya "Omg mom, I'm joining BIG" by ESL
- 2018-07-04 | ESL Spotlight: zews "To win we need to get better on what we doing and fix some mistakes" by ESL
- 2018-07-05 | ESL Spotlight: Xizt "I look pretty good in black and orange" by ESL
Previews[edit]
- 2017-11-29 | CS:GO - We Are One by ESL
References[edit]
- ↑ "They are red, they are white, they are Danish dynamite! - Welcome, Astralis, to ESL One Cologne". ESL. 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "Something BIG will go down at ESL One Cologne 2018". ESL. 2018-05-05.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Welcome Cloud9 and SK Gaming to ESL One Cologne 2018!". ESL. 2018-02-17.
- ↑ "Get ready to faze up - FaZe Clan are coming to ESL One Cologne". ESL. 2018-04-10.
- ↑ "Fnatic are the third invite to ESL One Cologne". ESL. 2018-04-04.
- ↑ "Ready your baguettes, G2 Esports are heading to ESL One Cologne 2018!". ESL. 2018-04-18.
- ↑ "Let's go Team Liquid - welcome to ESL One Cologne 2018". ESL. 2018-05-08.
- ↑ "Welcome, mousesports, to ESL One Cologne 2018". ESL. 2018-05-17.
- ↑ "Welcome to ESL One Cologne 2018, Natus Vincere". ESL. 2018-05-10.
- ↑ "Is it time for some NiP magic? Welcome to ESL One Cologne 2018, Ninjas in Pyjamas". ESL. 2018-05-15.
- ↑ Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2018-03-22). "TACO confirms SK exit". HLTV.
- ↑ Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham (2018-03-30). "Currently inactive with csgo, the future is uncertain and that is all guys thank you".
- ↑ Tyler "Skadoodle" Latham (2018-04-11). "Oh btw skadaddy is BACK BABY".
- ↑ Luis "MIRAA" Mira (2018-03-30). "Stewie2K links up with SK squad". HLTV.
- ↑ "We would like to welcome our newest #C9CSGO memeber, @FNS !". Cloud9. 2018-04-02.
- ↑ "The Return of Xizt". Fnatic. 2018-05-25.
- ↑ "He's baaaaaaaack. @olofmeister #FaZeUp". FaZe Clan. 2018-05-25.
- ↑ "Cloud9 announces FNS to inactive CSGO roster". Cloud9. 2018-05-26.
- ↑ "G2 announces the CS:GO lineup for ECS Season 5 finals". G2 Esports. 2018-06-04.
- ↑ Lukas "Kameeleon" Berć (2018-06-05). "Lekr0 Arrives to Ninjas in Pyjamas!". Ninjas in Pyjamas.
- ↑ "A statement from @olofmeister addressing his availability at the upcoming @ecs Season 5 Finals this weekend in London, England.". FaZe Clan. 2018-06-05.
- ↑ "CSGO - Welcome Draken; Thank you Golden". Fnatic. 2018-06-17.
- ↑ "Immortals acquires iconic Brazilian esports brand MIBR". MIBR. 2018-06-23.
- ↑ Steve "Ryu" Rattacasa (2018-06-23). "Coaching CS:GO & Updates".
- ↑ "Snax joins mousesports". mousesports. 2018-06-27.
- ↑ Milan "Striker" Švejda (2018-06-28). "cromen to standin for FaZe at ESL One Cologne". HLTV.
- ↑ "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.