ESL One Cologne 2016
| ESL One Cologne 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Disciplines | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| winner |
 SK Gaming
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| organizer | Electronic Sports League |
| venue |
 Lanxess Arena , Cologne
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| Participating clans | 16 |
| Beginning | 5th july 2016 |
| final | July 10, 2016 |
| Prize pool | $ 1,000,000 |
| Games | 27 |
| Sponsors | Valve Corporation |
| Homepage | official website |
| ← MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016 | |
The ESL One Cologne 2016 was a major tournament in the e-sports - discipline Counter-Strike: Global Offensive , which from 5 to 10 July 2016 in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne took place. The prize money of the tournament was a million dollars . SK Gaming won the tournament . It was the team's second win in a major tournament in a row, as they had previously won the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016 under their old Luminosity Gaming team.
qualification
The eight challenger teams of ESL One Cologne 2016 were determined via an offline qualifier. The field of participants in the qualifying tournament consisted of the eight teams eliminated in the group phase at the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016 and eight other teams who won a ticket for the offline qualifier through the four minor tournaments .
Minor tournaments
In the run-up to the offline qualifier, four minor tournaments were held:
| Surname | CIS Minor Championship 2016 - Cologne | Asian Minor Championship 2016 - Cologne | DreamHack Tours 2016 | Americas Minor Championship 2016 - Cologne |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| organizer | Star Ladder | Professional Gamers League , KeSPA | DreamHack | Major League Gaming |
| time and place | April 28 - May 1, 2016 in Moscow | May 5-8, 2016 in Seoul | May 14-16, 2016 in Tours | May 19-22, 2016 in Columbus |
| Winner (prize money) |
 FLuffy Gangsters ($ 30,000)
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 TyLoo ($ 30,000)
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 Team Dignitas ($ 30,000)
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 OpTic Gaming ($ 30,000)
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| Finalist (prize money) |
 Team Empire ($ 15,000)
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 Renegades ($ 15,000)
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 HellRaisers ($ 15,000)
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Tempo Storm ($ 15,000)
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| 3rd place (prize money) |
Worst Players ($ 5,000)
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VG.CyberZen ($ 5,000)
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 Team Orbit ($ 5,000)
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Team SoloMid ($ 5,000)
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| 4th place (prize money) |
Anox ($ 0)
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Team Immunity ($ 0)
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 ENCE eSports ($ 0)
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 Selfless Gaming ($ 0)
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| Other participants |
Arcade eSports Binary Dragons Gold Digital Wave Vesuvius
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 m0nster.kr MVP Project Risky Gaming The MongolZ
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 Epsilon eSports GODSENT Lounge Gaming SK Gaming
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NRG eSports Team caliber WinOut.net Winterfox
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The finalists of each event qualified for the offline qualifier. The prize money of each tournament was 50,000 US dollars .
Offline qualifier
The offline qualifier took place from June 9th to 12th in the ESL studios in Katowice . For the first time, the qualification was held according to the Swiss system . It took a team three wins to qualify for the main tournament. After three defeats, one team was eliminated. Each game was played in the best of one mode. The map played was determined through vetoes of the teams (veto order: ABBAAB; A = team A, B = team B).
Participants in the offline qualifier
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Cloud 9 (participant in the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016)
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FaZe Clan (Participant in the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016)
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Flipsid3 Tactics (Participant in the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016) -
G2 Esports (Participant in the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016) -
Gambit Gaming (Participant in the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016)
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mousesports (participant in the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016)
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Splyce (Participant in the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016)
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Team EnVyUs (participant in the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016)
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FLuffy Gangsters (Winner of the CIS Minor Championship 2016 - Cologne)
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TyLoo (winner of the Asian Minor Championship 2016 - Cologne)
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Team Dignitas (Winner at DreamHack Tours 2016)
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OpTic Gaming (winner of the Americas Minor Championship 2016 - Cologne)
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Team Empire (finalist at the CIS Minor Championship 2016 - Cologne)
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Renegades (finalist at the Asian Minor Championship 2016 - Cologne)
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HellRaisers (finalist at DreamHack Tours 2016)
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Immortals (finalist at the Americas Minor Championship 2016 - Cologne) 1
Round 1
In the first round, places nine to twelve of the previous major were allocated to the winners of the minor and places 13 to 16 of the MLG Columbus 2016 to the finalists of the minor.
| Participant of the MLG Columbus 2016 | Result | Participants in the minor tournament |
|---|---|---|
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G2 esports
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16: 9 |
TyLoo
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FaZe Clan
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16: 8 |
Team Dignitas
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Gambit Gaming
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16:14 |
OpTic Gaming
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mousesports
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19:16 |
FLuffy gangsters
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Team EnVyUs
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16: 6 |
Immortals
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Cloud 9
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16:12 |
Team Empire
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Flipsid3 Tactics
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16: 9 |
Renegades
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Splyce
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9:16 |
HellRaisers
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round 2
In the second round, winners play against winners (Pot A) and losers against losers (Pot B) in the first round.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pot A | ||
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Cloud 9
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12:16 |
mousesports
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Team EnVyUs
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10:16 |
Gambit Gaming
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| Flipsid3 Tactics
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5:16 |
FaZe Clan
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HellRaisers
|
8:16 |
G2 esports
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| Pot B | ||
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Team Dignitas
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16:13 |
Team Empire
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| Renegades
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14:16 |
Splyce
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| FLuffy gangsters
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9:16 |
OpTic Gaming
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| Immortals
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11:16 |
TyLoo
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Round 3
In round 3, the so far undefeated teams play for the first two slots for the main tournament (Pot A). The teams without a win so far play against their own elimination (Pot C). All others play for the second victory (Pot B).
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pot A | ||
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G2 esports
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1:16 |
mousesports
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Gambit Gaming
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11:16 |
FaZe Clan
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| Pot B | ||
| Flipsid3 Tactics
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7:16 |
OpTic Gaming
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Team EnVyUs
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16: 4 |
Splyce
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HellRaisers
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16:10 |
Team Dignitas
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Cloud 9
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16:13 |
TyLoo
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| Pot C | ||
| FLuffy gangsters
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11:16 |
Renegades
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Immortals
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16: 7 |
Team Empire
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Round 4
On the one hand, the teams who have won two matches so far are playing for three places in the main tournament (Pot A). On the other hand, three teams will be eliminated from the group of teams with two defeats (Pot B).
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pot A | ||
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HellRaisers
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14:16 |
OpTic Gaming
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Team EnVyUs
|
16:12 |
Cloud 9
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Gambit Gaming
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16:10 |
G2 esports
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| Pot B | ||
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TyLoo
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16:14 |
Splyce
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Team Dignitas
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16:12 |
Renegades
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Flipsid3 Tactics
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16:12 |
Immortals
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Round 5
In round 5 the remaining three slots to be allocated for the main tournament are determined.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
| TyLoo
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3:16 |
Team Dignitas
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HellRaisers
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9:16 |
Flipsid3 Tactics
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Cloud 9
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8:16 |
G2 esports
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Attendees
The eight quarter-finalists of the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016 and eight other teams that were able to qualify via the offline qualifier were eligible to participate .
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SK Gaming 1 (MLG Major Championship winner: Columbus 2016)
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Natus Vincere (finalist on the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016)
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Astralis (semi-finalist at the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016)
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Team Liquid (semi-finalist at the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016)
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Counter Logic Gaming (quarter-finalist at the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016)
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fnatic (quarter-finalist at the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016)
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Ninjas in Pajamas (MLG Major Championship quarter-finalist: Columbus 2016)
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Virtus.pro (quarter-finalist at the MLG Major Championship: Columbus 2016)
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FaZe Clan (offline qualifier)
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mousesports (offline qualifier)
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Gambit Gaming (Offline Qualifier)
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OpTic Gaming (Offline Qualifier)
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Team EnVyUs (offline qualifier)
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Team Dignitas (offline qualifier)
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Flipsid3 Tactics (offline qualifier)
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G2 Esports (offline qualifier)
Team lineups
draw
The groups of the tournament were drawn on June 12, 2016 after the end of the offline qualifier.
| Seeding list | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Astralis
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Natus Vincere
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Team Liquid
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SK Gaming
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| 2 |
Counter Logic Gaming
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Ninjas in pajamas
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Virtus.pro
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fnatic
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| 3 |
Gambit Gaming
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OpTic Gaming
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mousesports
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FaZe Clan
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| 4th |
Team Dignitas
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Flipsid3 Tactics
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Team EnVyUs
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G2 esports
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Maps
During the tournament, the teams had seven maps to choose from that could be played. In the best-of-one mode, both teams alternately crossed off a map until two cards remain. The map that was ultimately played was selected at random from these two maps. In the best-of-three mode, both teams initially deleted one map each. Then each side chose a map, both of which were played in the first two matches. One possible decision map was chosen at random from among the three remaining maps.
The following maps were available:
- de_dust2 (map overview)
- de_nuke (map overview)
- de_mirage (map overview)
- de_cache (map overview)
- de_cobblestone (map overview)
- de_overpass (map overview)
- de_train (map overview)
Group stage
Group A
Astralis won the Danish duel against Team Dignitas 16:12 on de_overpass and had to play in the group final against Gambit Gaming , who previously sent Counter Logic Gaming into the lower bracket. Astralis lost 6:16 against the team made up of Russians and Kazakhs on de_dust2.
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
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Astralis | 16 | ||||||
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Team Dignitas | 12 | ||||||
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Astralis | 6th | ||||||
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Gambit Gaming | 16 | ||||||
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Gambit Gaming | 16 | ||||||
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Counter Logic Gaming | 13 | ||||||
Astralis had to play in the rematch against Dignitas with her coach and former mTw player Danny "zonic" Sørensen . He represented Peter "dupreeh" Rothmann for the rest of the tournament, who had to be hospitalized. After losing the first card, the team was able to win the latter two maps and thus moved into the playoffs.
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||||
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Astralis 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | ||||||
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Team Dignitas | 16 |
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Team Dignitas | 19th | 10 | 14th | |||
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Counter Logic Gaming | 1 | ||||||||
Group B
In group B favorite Natus Vincere prevailed as group winner after victories against Flipsid3 Tactics on de_train and against the ninjas in pajamas on de_cobblestone.
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
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Natus Vincere | 16 | ||||||
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Flipsid3 Tactics | 7th | ||||||
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Natus Vincere | 16 | ||||||
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Ninjas in pajamas | 12 | ||||||
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OpTic Gaming | 4th | ||||||
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Ninjas in pajamas | 16 | ||||||
In the lower bracket, the ninjas in pajamas failed because of Flipsid3 Tactics. The Ukrainians beat NiP on the second map in a one-sided game with 16: 2 on de_cache and also won on the third map de_mirage with 16:11. The Swedish lineup is eliminated for the first time with a major in the preliminary round.
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||||
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Ninjas in pajamas | 16 | 2 | 11 | ||||||
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Flipsid3 Tactics | 16 |
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Flipsid3 Tactics | 14th | 16 | 16 | |||
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OpTic Gaming | 13 | ||||||||
Group C
The winner of group C was the Polish lineup from Virtus.pro , which defeated the higher-placed US team Liquid in the upper bracket final with 16:12 on de_cobblestone. Before that, the team around Jarosław "pasha" Jarząbkowski beat the German representative mousesports .
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
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Team Liquid | 16 | ||||||
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Team EnVyUs | 7th | ||||||
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Team Liquid | 12 | ||||||
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Virtus.pro | 16 | ||||||
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mousesports | 10 | ||||||
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Virtus.pro | 16 | ||||||
In the lower bracket, mousesports initially beat Team EnVyUs on de_train in a loser match. However, the mice failed at Team Liquid with 0: 2.
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||||
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Team Liquid | 16 | 16 | |||||||
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Team EnVyUs | 12 |
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mousesports | 11 | 6th | ||||
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mousesports | 16 | ||||||||
Group D
The SK Gaming lineup , which entered the tournament as the defending champion, was able to send both G2 Esports and FaZe Clan to the lower bracket.
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
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SK Gaming | 16 | ||||||
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G2 esports | 11 | ||||||
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SK Gaming | 16 | ||||||
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FaZe Clan | 6th | ||||||
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FaZe Clan | 16 | ||||||
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fnatic | 14th | ||||||
The Swedish lineup of fnatic finally secured a 16:13 win on de_train after a close game against G2 Esports. In the decisive game against FaZe, fnatic played well and won after two cards.
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||||
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FaZe Clan | 9 | 7th | |||||||
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G2 esports | 13 |
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fnatic | 16 | 16 | ||||
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fnatic | 16 | ||||||||
Final round
In the first two quarter-finals of the final round, the group winners Virtus.pro were able to prevail against the Astralis team, which was still weakened due to injuries, and SK Gaming against the Ukrainians from Flipsid3 Tactics after two maps. The two latter quarter-finals were won by the runners-up Team Liquid and fnatic . The three teams of Eastern European origin were all eliminated in the quarter-finals. In the first semi-final, VP was able to wrest the first map de_cobblestone from his Brazilian opponents with 19:17 in overtime. After a 16: 5 success on de_nuke, SK Gaming also won the third map de_mirage and made it into the final with a 16:12 win. The US team Liquid decided the second semi-final with two 16:13 wins on de_cobblestone and de_cache. This was the first time in the history of the majors that two American teams met in the final. The first map played was de_train. After a balanced first half, SK won all rounds in the second half and won the first card 16: 7 in the end. On the second map de_cobblestone, Liquid earned only one round in the second half after a 5-10 deficit at half time. With a 16: 6 success, the SK Gaming lineup defended their title from MLG Columbus 2016 . The outstanding player in the final was Marcelo “coldzera” David with a K / D rate of 1.59 on de_train and 1.57 on de_cobblestone.
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||||||||
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Virtus.pro | 19th | 19th | ||||||||||||||||
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Astralis 1 | 17th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||
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Virtus.pro | 19th | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
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SK Gaming | 17th | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
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SK Gaming | 16 | 19th | ||||||||||||||||
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Flipsid3 Tactics | 7th | 17th | ||||||||||||||||
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SK Gaming | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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Team Liquid | 7th | 6th | ||||||||||||||||
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Natus Vincere | 16 | 12 | 6th | |||||||||||||||
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Team Liquid | 11 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Team Liquid | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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fnatic | 13 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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Gambit Gaming | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
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fnatic | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
Prize money distribution
| space | clan | Prize money (in US dollars ) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
SK Gaming
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$ 500,000 |
| 2. |
Team Liquid
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$ 150,000 |
| 3rd - 4th |
fnatic Virtus.pro
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$ 70,000 |
| 5th - 8th |
Astralis Flipsid3 Tactics Gambit Gaming Natus Vincere
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$ 35,000 |
| 9-16 |
Counter Logic Gaming FaZe Clan G2 Esports mousesports Ninjas in Pajamas OpTic Gaming Team Dignitas Team EnVyUs
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$ 8,750 |
facts and figures
- The Swedish team Ninjas in Pajamas was eliminated from the group stage for the first time in the history of the CS: GO majors.
- On July 2nd, three days before the start of the tournament, the ESL announced that the tickets were sold out. A total of more than 14,000 spectators were expected.
- A move by Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev , in which he killed two opponents without zooming with the AWP, was immortalized after the tournament on the map de_cache by a graffiti.
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Marcelo "coldzera" David achieved a K / D rate of 1.36 over the entire tournament and thus surpassed all other players.
- The most played map of the tournament was de_cobblestone. It has been played 11 times. De_nuke and de_overpass, however, were only used three times.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ESL One Cologne 2016 confirmed as next US $ 1 million Valve Major! ESL One Cologne returns to the LANXESS Arena and will once again be a Valve Major. (No longer available online.) Electronic Sports League, April 8, 2016, archived from the original on April 8, 2016 ; accessed on April 8, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ StarLadder reveal CIS minor details. hltv.og, April 8, 2016, accessed on April 22, 2016 (English).
- ^ PGL takes Asia Minor to Seoul. hltv.og, April 8, 2016, accessed on April 22, 2016 (English).
- ^ DH Tours to host European Minor. hltv.og, December 10, 2015, accessed on April 8, 2016 (English).
- ↑ MLG to host Americas Minor. hltv.og, April 21, 2016, accessed on April 22, 2016 (English).
- ^ ESL One Cologne groups drawn. hltv.org, June 13, 2016, accessed June 13, 2016 .
- ^ Dupreeh to miss rest of the major. BenjaCS, hltv.org, July 6, 2016, accessed July 8, 2016 .
- ↑ Player statistics for the first map of the final: de_tain on hltv.org
- ↑ Player statistics for the first map of the final: de_cobblestone on hltv.org
- ↑ ESL One - Ninjas in pajamas failed in group phase for the first time - News on PlayNation.de. Retrieved July 12, 2016 .
- ↑ ESL One Cologne is sold out! - The games magazine Games-Mag. July 2, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016 .
- ↑ MiPu: s1mple is perpetuated on cache. Scene: Double-NoScope at ESL One Cologne 2016. 99damage.de, July 13, 2016, accessed on July 17, 2016 .
- ↑ a b Statistics on ESL One Cologne 2016 on hltv.org, accessed on July 17, 2016
