ESL One: Cologne 2020
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ESL One: Cologne 2020
League Information
Series:
Organizer:
Sponsor(s):
Game:
Type:
Offline
Location:
CologneVenue:
ESL Studio
Prize Pool:
$1,000,000 USD
Start Date:
2020-08-21
End Date:
2020-08-30
Teams:
24
Liquipedia Tier:
Pro Tour Tier:
Masters Champ.Links
Maps
 | This tournament has been cancelled. The tournament has been divided into online European, North American, Oceanic, and Asian divisions. |
ESL One: Cologne 2020 was to be the seventh time ESL's headline event returned to the Lanxess-Arena; featuring 16 teams competing for a share of the newly increased $1,000,000 USD prize pool as well as the opportunity of another tournament win towards the third season of the Intel Grand Slam. On May 5th, the event was moved to a closed studio environment and postponed to the end of August, with the arena playoffs being cancelled, due to COVID-19 restrictions set by the German government. [1]
About[edit]
Broadcast Talent[edit]
Primary Broadcast[edit]
- Stage Host:
- TBA
- Desk Host:
- TBA
- Analyst:
- TBA
- Commentator:
- TBA
- Interviewer:
- TBA
- Observer:
- TBA
Format[edit]
- Play-In: August 21st - 22nd, 2020
- Double-Elimination bracket
- Opening matches are Bo1
- All following matches are Bo3
- The top eight teams advance to the Group Stage
- Double-Elimination bracket
- Group Stage: August 23rd - 27th, 2020
- Two double-elimination format groups
- Each group has eight teams
- Seeded using EPT Rankings & ESL World Rankings
- All 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: August 28th - 30th, 2020
- Single-Elimination bracket
- The Quarterfinals & Semifinals are Bo3
- The Grand Final is Bo5
Prize Pool[edit]
$1,000,000 USD are spread among the teams as seen below:
1st
2nd
3rd-4th| Tournament Circuit Points | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place |  Pro Tour
|
 BLAST Premier
|
| 1st | 1800 pts | 4000 pts |
| 2nd | 1400 pts | 2000 pts |
| 3rd - 4th | 1100 pts | 1250 pts |
| 5th - 6th | 825 pts | 500 pts |
| 7th - 8th | 575 pts | 250 pts |
| 9th - 12th | 325 pts | - |
| 13th - 16th | 125 pts | - |
| 17th - 20th | 60 pts | - |
| 21st - 24th | - | - |
Participants[edit]
Directly Qualified Teams[edit]
Play-In Teams[edit]
Results[edit]
Play-In[edit]
Upper Bracket Round 1
Upper Bracket Round 1
UB Round 1
UBR1
Upper Bracket Round 2
Upper Bracket Round 2
UB Round 2
UBR2
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
Lower Bracket Round 1
Lower Bracket Round 1
LB Round 1
LBR1
Lower Bracket Round 2
Lower Bracket Round 2
LB Round 2
LBR2
Qualified
Qualified
Qual.
Q
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]
References[edit]
- ↑ "ESL One Cologne and IEM Melbourne 2020/2021 Update". ESL. 2020-05-05.
- ↑ Renegades (2020-07-02). "RENEGADES. Episode II. THE COACH WARS.".