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ESL One: Cologne 2019
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ESL One: Cologne 2019
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor(s):
Game:
Type:
Offline
Location:
CologneVenue:
Prize Pool:
$300,000 USD
Start Date:
2019-07-02
End Date:
2019-07-07
Teams:
16
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ESL One: Cologne 2019 is the sixth 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 second season of the Intel Grand Slam.
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
Format[edit]
- Group Stage: July 2nd - 4th, 2019
- 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 5th - 7th, 2019
- 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
Participants[edit]
- 1 May 29th - Natus Vincere replace
Edward with 
Boombl4. [14]
- 1 July 1st - Heroic part ways with their coach,
peacemaker. [20]
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
16
14
16
14
July 2, 2019 - 12:00 CEST
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·
16
14
16
14
July 2, 2019 - 12:00 CEST
··2
1
2
1
July 2, 2019 - 17:00 CEST
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16
14
16
14
July 2, 2019 - 13:10 CEST
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7
16
7
16
July 2, 2019 - 13:10 CEST
··0
2
0
2
July 2, 2019 - 21:30 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 4, 2019 - 14:55 CEST
··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
0
2
0
2
July 2, 2019 - 16:40 CEST
··0
2
0
2
July 3, 2019 - 15:30 CEST
··0
2
0
2
July 2, 2019 - 18:45 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 3, 2019 - 18:15 CEST
··1
2
1
2
July 4, 2019 - 14:45 CEST
··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
16
4
16
4
July 2, 2019 - 14:20 CEST
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11
16
11
16
July 2, 2019 - 14:20 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 3, 2019 - 15:30 CEST
··10
16
10
16
July 2, 2019 - 15:45 CEST
··
16
10
16
10
July 2, 2019 - 15:30 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 3, 2019 - 17:30 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 4, 2019 - 18:00 CEST
··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
2
1
2
1
July 3, 2019 - 12:00 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 4, 2019 - 12:00 CEST
··2
1
2
1
July 3, 2019 - 12:00 CEST
··0
2
0
2
July 4, 2019 - 12:00 CEST
··0
2
0
2
July 4, 2019 - 18:50 CEST
··Playoffs[edit]
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals
Quarters
QF
Semifinals
Semifinals
Semis
SF
Grand Final
Grand Final
Final
GF
0
2
0
2
July 5, 2019 - 18:45 CEST
··2
0
2
0
July 6, 2019 - 19:55 CEST
··0
2
0
2
July 5, 2019 - 15:00 CEST
··1
2
1
2
July 6, 2019 - 15:00 CEST
··3
1
3
1
July 7, 2019 - 16:00 CEST
··
Additional Content[edit]
Streams[edit]
Previews[edit]
- 2018-11-27 | ESL One Cologne 2019 - Celebrating 5 years in the Cathedral of Counter-Strike by ESL
- 2019-06-29 | ESL One Cologne viewer's guide by VoltiX of HLTV
- 2019-06-30 | ESL One Cologne Group A preview by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-01 | ESL One Cologne Group B preview by Striker of HLTV
- 2019-07-01 | The storylines of ESL One Cologne by Luci Kelemen of Rivalry.com
Conclusions[edit]
- 2019-07-07 | ZywOo claims ESL One Cologne MVP award by Striker of HLTV
- 2019-07-10 | Winners and Losers of ESL One Cologne by Striker of HLTV
- 2019-08-01 | The EVPs of July's big events by HLTV
Interviews[edit]
- 2019-06-30 | jks: "I don't think there's any reason why we couldn't get back to where we were" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-01 | Plopski: "I would be really happy if we could make it to the playoffs and play in front of a huge crowd" by LucasAM of HLTV
- 2019-07-02 | Boombl4: "Maybe in the future I will become a leader; for now I need more experience and more time" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-02 | Xyp9x: "Our individual level hasn't been what it was the whole year we were winning; we are focusing on that" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-02 | NaToSaphiX: "We were all willing to give our lives for each other and it's truly beautiful when you play CS like that" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-03 | nitr0: "The Intel Grand Slam is a big thing, but we are not trying to add any extra pressure" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-03 | NBK- "We had a bit of trouble regarding leadership before ECS; we managed to put everything aside and win" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-04 | woxic: "I don't care what their name is; in the game I give no respect to anyone" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-04 | ALEX: "We were doing so many mistakes, losing anti-ecos; we need to sort that out" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-04 | s1mple: "I think that ZywOo is closer to my level than any other pro" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-05 | tabseN: "gob b is not feeling so comfortable leading because we completely changed our style" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-06 | FalleN: "LUCAS1 is a bit more outspoken; the team realized we needed someone like him" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-06 | Xizt: "Right now we don't have any [roster change] plans, but we need to start delivering results" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-06 | Interview with adreN by PLAYzone
- 2019-07-07 | YNk: "Sometimes we're playing in a way that's not best-suited for the players we have" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-07 | Interview with TACO by PLAYzone
- 2019-07-08 | EliGE: "After all of the hardships we went through, to finally start having the success we've had makes it all feel worthwhile" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-08 | Ethan: "With all of the changes, I don't think I've focused on myself enough" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-09 | Interview with Brollan by PLAYzone
- 2019-07-10 | karrigan: "I don't want to put pressure on frozen, that we have to rely on him being the second star; right now I call him The Joker" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-10 | allu: "The preparation before Cologne was really, really good, I was confident that we were going to show a lot of good stuff" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-12 | arT: "We've had people trying to buy our players since the first month of the team" by Professeur of HLTV
- 2019-07-14 | Interview with Plopski by PLAYzone
Videos and Photos[edit]
Galleries[edit]
- 2019-07-02 | ESL One Cologne 2019 - Day 1 by HLTV
- 2019-07-03 | ESL One Cologne 2019 - Day 2 by HLTV
- 2019-07-04 | ESL One Cologne 2019 - Day 3 by HLTV
- 2019-07-05 | ESL One Cologne 2019 - Day 4 by HLTV
- 2019-07-06 | ESL One Cologne 2019 - Day 5 by HLTV
- 2019-07-07 | ESL One Cologne 2019 - Day 6 by HLTV
Highlights[edit]
- 2019-07-05 | ZywOo vs. fnatic by Nickos of HLTV
- 2019-07-07 | device vs. Vitality by proutounz of HLTV
- 2019-07-07 | Twistzz vs. Vitality by filq of HLTV
- 2019-07-20 | ZywOo - HLTV MVP by betway of ESL One Cologne 2019 by filq of HLTV
2019-07-23 | ESL One Cologne 2019 highlights by Nickos of HLTV
References[edit]
- ↑ "World's best team Astralis confirmed for ESL One Cologne 2019". ESL. 2019-02-08.
- ↑ "BIG will captivate German fans once again at ESL One Cologne 2019". ESL. 2019-01-30.
- ↑ "Goodbye Smooya". BIG. 2019-02-01.
- ↑ "CS:GO Update – Welcome Denis “denis” Howell". BIG. 2019-05-15.
- ↑ "They conquered the crowd at the #IEM Katowice Major with a shock Grand Final appearance. Now @ENCE have their eye on the Cathedral of #CSGO. Will #ESLOne Cologne be #EZ4ENCE?". ESL. 2019-04-29.
- ↑ "A new contender rises up to the challenge of #ESLOne Cologne. @FaZeClan are coming to the Cathedral of #CSGO this summer!". ESL. 2019-04-04.
- ↑ "#FaZeCSGO: Today we welcome Filip “Neo” Kubski". FaZe Clan. 2019-05-13.
- ↑ "All former champions at the Cathedral of #CSGO will return this year. Give it up for @FNATIC! Can they repeat their 2015 success at #ESLOne Cologne 2019?". ESL. 2019-04-26.
- ↑ "The Brazilian dynasty that already tamed the Cathedral of #CSGO twice is coming back for more! Can @mibr pull off the three-peat at #ESLOne Cologne?". ESL. 2019-04-24.
- ↑ MIBR (2019-06-25). "Welcome to the MIBR family @LUCAS1!".
- ↑ Luminosity (2019-06-25). "CSGO ROSTER UPDATE: felps will join our starting roster (on loan) and LUCAS1 will join MIBR(on loan)".
- ↑ "New roster, new trophy? @mousesports are coming to #ESLOne Cologne!". ESL. 2019-05-02.
- ↑ "Natus Vincere will defend their crown at ESL One Cologne 2019". ESL. 2019-01-23.
- ↑ RusseD (2019-05-29). "Changes in NAVI.CSGO roster". Natus Vincere.
- ↑ "The first-ever #ESLOne Cologne champions are coming to the Cathedral of #CSGO to make some #NIPMAGIC happen. Give it up for @NiPGaming!". ESL. 2019-04-18.
- ↑ Lukas "Kameeleon" Berć (2019-06-19). "NiP welcomes new blood to the CS:GO roster". Ninjas in Pyjamas.
- ↑ "NA fans to @tarik and co. at #ESLOne Cologne: ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Take my @NRGgg ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ". ESL. 2019-05-06.
- ↑ "NRG CS:GO Roster Update". NRG Esports. 2019-06-11.
- ↑ "Yeah the boys! @Renegades are coming to #ESLOne Cologne 2019 looking to build on their strong start to the season.". ESL. 2019-04-30.
- ↑ "Coach Luis “peacemaker” Tadeu decided to resign from the Head Coaching spot in Heroic.". Heroic. 2019-07-01.