ESL One Cologne 2017

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ESL One Cologne 2017
2017
Tournament information
Sport Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Location Cologne, Germany
DatesJuly 7, 2017–July 9, 2017
Administrator Electronic Sports League (ESL)
Tournament
format(s)
16 team swiss group stage
Eight team single-elimination playoff
Venue Lanxess Arena
Teams16 teams
PurseUS$250,000
Final positions
Champions SK Gaming
1st runners-up Cloud9
2nd runners-up FaZe Clan
Natus Vincere
MVP Gabriel "FalleN" Toledo

ESL One Cologne 2017 was a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament run by ESL. In July 2017, sixteen teams from around the globe competed in an offline (LAN) tournament that featured a group stage and playoffs with a US$250,000 prize pool. [1] It was the last premier event before the PGL 2017 Krakow Major Championship. In addition, this Cologne event was the first ever Cologne tournament to not host a major as Valve decided to pass over the historic tournament series in favor of the PGL Major.

Contents

This tournament was also the first tournament of the Intel Grand Slam, which a list of tournaments run by ESL and DreamHack. The first team to win four titles earns an extra $1,000,000.

Format

ESL invited twelve teams to compete in the tournament. Two teams from Europe, one team from North America, and one team from China competed for the last four spots in three different qualifiers. The group stage was a sixteen team Swiss tournament. The playoffs was an eight team, single elimination best of three bracket, but the grand finals was a best of five. [2]

Map Pool

The event will use Valve's Active Duty map pool. [3]

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

Broadcast Talent

Host

Desk Host

Reporter

Analysts

Commentators

Observers

Qualifiers

Two teams from Europe, one team from North America, and one team from China will qualify for the tournament. [4] [5] [6]

European Qualifier

8 invited teams, the winner of ESL Meisterschaft, and the qualifiers from the two open qualifiers participated in the closed qualifier. [7] [8]

Teams

First roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsQualified
Heroic2
BIG2BIG0
Heroic2
FlipSid3 Tactics 0
Team Dignitas0
Tricked Esport0
Team Dignitas 2Team Dignitas2
Heroic
k290
Space Soldiers
GODSENT 2
Team Kinguin1Tundra Esports0
GODSENT0
Tundra Esports2
Space Soldiers2
Team EnVyUs 0
Space Soldiers 2Space Soldiers2
Outlaws0

North American Qualifier

4 invited teams and 2 teams from the open qualifiers played in the North American qualifier. One team moves on to ESL One Cologne 2017. [9] [10]

Teams

Round of 6Round of 4Qualified
Counter Logic Gaming 2
Renegades 2Renegades0
compLexity Gaming 0Counter Logic Gaming0
Team Liquid2
Team Liquid 2
Misfits 2Misfits1
Splyce 0

Chinese Qualifier

One team from the China qualifier will advance to the tournament. They will play in a 16 team, single elimination bracket. [11]

Teams

  • B.O.O.T.cn (Invited)
  • Eastern Mysterious Power (Invited)
  • Eclipse (Invited)
  • Flash Gaming (Invited)
  • NEW4 (Invited)
  • TyLoo (Invited)
  • UYA (Invited)
  • ViCi Gaming (Invited)
  • Acme Exclamation (Open Qualifier)
  • Five eSports Club (Open Qualifier)
  • Green.Gaming (Open Qualifier)
  • LCD Gaming (Open Qualifier)
  • Lynx (Open Qualifier)
  • Recall THE END (Open Qualifier)
  • Sports.Power Clan (Open Qualifier)
  • To.be.or.not.to.be (Open Qualifier)
Round of 16 Round of 8 Round of 4 Qualifier
            
TyLoo2
Sports.Power Clan 0
TyLoo2
NEW4 0
NEW42
Lynx 0
TyLoo2
Flash Gaming 0
Flash Gaming2
Invictus Gaming 0
Flash Gaming2
B.O.O.T.cn 0
B.O.O.T.cn2
Five eSports Club 0
TyLoo2
ViCi Gaming 0
Eastern Mysterious Power 1
LGD Gaming2
LGD Gaming 0
ViCi Gaming2
ViCi Gaming2
Recall THE END 0
Vici Gaming2
UYA 1
UYA2
To.be.or.not.to.be 1
UYA2
Eclipse 0
Eclipse2
Acme Exclamation 0

Teams Competing

Group stage

In the first round, teams from pool 1 will be matched up against teams in pool 4. Teams in pool 2 will play teams in pool 3. Each team's pool was determined by the tournament organizers.

In the second round, the winners in the first round will face each other in the "high" matches, in which teams with a 1–0 record will play against each other; the losers will face each other in the "low" matches, in which teams with a 0–1 record will play each other.

In the third round, the winners of the high matches (teams with 2-0 records) from round two will face each other. The winners of these two matches will qualify for the major. The losers of the high round and the winners of the low round (teams with 1-1 records) will face each other in the "mid" matches. The losers from the previous low matches (teams with 0-2 records) will face each other in round three's low matches. The losers of these low matches are eliminated. Twelve teams remain in the Qualifier.

In the fourth round, the losers of the high matches and the winners of the mid matches (teams with 2-1 records) will face each other in round four's high matches. The winners of those high matches qualify for the major. The losers of the mid matches and the winners of the low matches (teams with 1-2 records) will face each other in the low matches of round four. The losers of these matches are eliminated from the Qualifier. Six teams remain.

In the last round, the remaining teams will face off (teams with 2-2 records). The winners of these matches will qualify for the major and the losing teams will be eliminated.

PlaceTeamRecordRDRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4Round 5
1–2 Team Liquid 3–0+24Natus Vincere
16-7
Inferno		Immortals
19-15
Train		OpTic Gaming
16-5
Cobblestone		PlayoffsPlayoffs
Ninjas in Pyjamas 3-0+20Cloud9
16-12
Cache		G2 Esports
16-6
Cache		mousesports
16-10
Cache		PlayoffsPlayoffs
3–5 Natus Vincere 3-1+12Team Liquid
7-16
Inferno		Cloud9
34-32
Train		Space Soldiers
16-9
Train		mousesports
16-4
Mirage		Playoffs
G2 Esports 3-1+11TyLoo
16-9
Cache		Ninjas in Pyjamas
6-16
Cache		Immortals
16-7
Cobblestone		SK Gaming
16-11
Inferno		Playoffs
OpTic Gaming 3-1+9North
16-9
Cobblestone		Space Soldiers
16-9
Mirage		Team Liquid
5-16
Cobblestone		FaZe Clan
16-10
Train		Playoffs
6–8 SK Gaming 3-2+16Space Soldiers
14-16
Cache		Virtus.pro
16-9
Mirage		North
16-10
Cache		G2 Esports
16-11
Inferno		Fnatic
16-6
Mirage
Cloud9 3-2+8Ninjas in Pyjamas
12-16
Cache		Natus Vincere
32-34
Train		TyLoo
16-9
Cobblestone		Immortals
16-11
Train		mousesports
22-20
Inferno
FaZe Clan 3-2+5Heroic
16-14
Inferno		mousesports
12-16
Nuke		Fnatic
16-12
Overpass		OpTic Gaming
10-16
Train		North
16-7
Inferno
9–11 Fnatic 2-3+4mousesports
11-16
Train		Heroic
16-6
Mirage		FaZe Clan
12-16
Overpass		Space Soldiers
16-3
Mirage		SK Gaming
6-16
Mirage
North 2-3-10OpTic Gaming
9-16
Cobblestone		TyLoo
16-6
Inferno		SK Gaming
10-16
Cache		Heroic
14-16
Inferno		FaZe Clan
7-16
Inferno
mousesports 2-3-11Fnatic
16-11
Train		FaZe Clan
16-12
Nuke		Ninjas in Pyjamas
10-16
Cache		Natus Vincere
4-16
Mirage		Cloud9
20-22
Inferno
12–14Heroic1-3-7FaZe Clan
14-16
Inferno		Fnatic
6-16
Mirage		Virtus.pro
9-16
Cobblestone		North
14-16
Inferno		Eliminated
Immortals 1-3-14Virtus.pro
16-12
Cobblestone		Team Liquid
15-19
Train		G2 Esports
7-16
Cobblestone		Cloud9
11-16
Train		Eliminated
Space Soldiers 1-3-25SK Gaming
16-14
Cache		OpTic Gaming
9-16
Mirage		Natus Vincere
9-16
Train		Fnatic
3-16
Mirage		Eliminated
15–16 Virtus.pro 0-3-18Immortals
12-16
Cobblestone		SK Gaming
9-16
Mirage		Heroic
9-16
Cobblestone		EliminatedEliminated
TyLoo0–3-24G2 Esports
9-16
Cache		North
6-16
Inferno		Cloud9
9-16
Cobblestone		EliminatedEliminated

Playoffs

Playoffs Bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Natus Vincere 2
G2 Esports 0
Natus Vincere 0
Cloud92
Ninjas in Pyjamas 1
Cloud9 2
Cloud9 0
SK Gaming3
Team Liquid 0
FaZe Clan 2
FaZe Clan 0
SK Gaming2
OpTic Gaming 0
SK Gaming 2

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinals
TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
Natus Vincere19Overpass17G2 Esports
Natus Vincere16Nuke13G2 Esports
Natus Vincere–Cobblestone–G2 Esports
Ninjas in Pyjamas10Train16Cloud9
Ninjas in Pyjamas16Cache11Cloud9
Ninjas in Pyjamas6Cobblestone16Cloud9
FaZe Clan16Overpass9Team Liquid
FaZe Clan16Train5Team Liquid
FaZe Clan–Inferno–Team Liquid
OpTic Gaming16Mirage10SK Gaming
OpTic Gaming9Cache16SK Gaming
OpTic Gaming7Cobblestone16SK Gaming

Semifinals

Semifinals
TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
Natus Vincere13Mirage16Cloud9
Natus Vincere14Overpass16Cloud9
Natus Vincere–Train–Cloud9
FaZe Clan4Overpass16SK Gaming
FaZe Clan16Cache19SK Gaming
FaZe Clan–Inferno–SK Gaming

Finals

Finals
TeamScoreMapScoreTeam
Cloud99Cobblestone16SK Gaming
Cloud912Train16SK Gaming
Cloud914Inferno16SK Gaming
Cloud9–Mirage–SK Gaming
Cloud9–Cache–SK Gaming

Final standings

Each team's placing, team roster, coach, and prize distribution are shown below. Each team's in-game leader is shown first.

PlacePrize MoneyTeamRosterCoach
1stUS$100,000 SK Gaming FalleN, coldzera, felps, fer, TACO
2ndUS$50,000 Cloud9 Stewie2K, autimatic, n0thing, Skadoodle, shroud valens
3rd–4thUS$22,000 FaZe Clan karrigan, allu, kioShiMa, NiKo, rainRobbaN
Natus Vincere seized, Edward, flamie, GuardiaN, s1mpleAndi
5–8th$10,000 G2 Esports shox, apEX, bodyy, kennyS, NBK- SmithZz
Ninjas in Pyjamas Xizt, draken, f0rest, GeT RiGhT, REZTHREAT
OpTic Gaming tarik, hazed, RUSH, NAF, mixwellAdrig6
Team Liquid stanislaw, jdm64, ELiGE, nitr0, Twistzzzews
9–11th$6,000 Fnatic dennis, flusha, JW, KRiMZ, olofmeister Jumpy
mousesports chrisJ, denis, loWel, oskar, ropz lmbt
North MSL, aizy, cajunb, k0nfig, Magiskruggah
12–14th$3,000HeroicSnappi, es3tag, JUGi, niko, MODDIIFeTiSh
Immortals boltz, HEN1, kNgV-, LUCAS1, steelzakk
Space SoldiersMAJ3R, Calyx, ngiN, paz, XANTAREShardstyle
15–16th$1,500TyLooMo, DD, HZ, somebody, BnTeTpeacemaker
Virtus.pro Snax, byali, NEO, pashaBiceps, TaZ kuben

References

  1. ↑ "ESL One Cologne 2017". ESL. Archived from the original on July 8, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Há sete anos, SK vencia Cloud9 e conquistava a ESL One Cologne 2017 | DRAFT5 - Notícias e Coberturas CS". DRAFT5 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  3. ↑ "ESL One Cologne 2017". HLTV.org. March 31, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  4. ↑ Louchnikov, Aleksei (May 18, 2017). "ESL One: Cologne 2017 - Chinese qualifier announcement". GosuGamers. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ Hitt, Kevin (April 19, 2017). "Updated Details for ESL One Cologne European Closed Qualifier Released". Dexerto. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ "ESL One Cologne 2017 - North America Closed Qualifier". Fragbite. May 20, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "ESL One Cologne 2017 European Closed Qualifier". ESL. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ "ESL One Cologne 2017 -European Closed Qualifier". HLTV.org. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  9. ↑ "ESL One Cologne 2017 North America Closed Qualifier". ESL. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
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  11. ↑ "ESL One Cologne 2017 - China qualifier". HLTV.org. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
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