ESL One Cologne 2018

Date	Prize pool	Teams	Location
Jul 3rd - Jul 8th 2018	$300,000	16	Cologne, Germany

Prize distribution

Natus Vincere

1st

$125,000

BIG

2nd

$50,000

Astralis

3-4th

$22,000

FaZe

3-4th

$22,000

fnatic

5-6th

$11,000

5-6th

$11,000

ENCE

7-8th

$7,500

MIBR

7-8th

$7,500

Renegades

9-12th

$6,000

MOUZ

9-12th

$6,000

Cloud9

9-12th

$6,000

North

9-12th

$6,000

Ninjas in Pyjamas

13-16th

$5,000

Gambit

13-16th

$5,000

Liquid

13-16th

$5,000

BOOT-d[S]

13-16th

$5,000

MVP - Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev

Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev

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Day 6

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tabseN quick double to secure the round (Overpass)

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s1mple quad kill to save the round (Overpass)

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tabseN steals the round with a stunning 3k (Overpass)

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tiziaN uses gob b's smoke to pull off the defuse (Overpass)

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electronic quad kill on the retake (Overpass)

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tiziaN clutches out the round over s1mple (Overpass)

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Edward triple kill to earn map point (Overpass)

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s1mple 3k to close out the map (Overpass)

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electronic taps down two to cripple the mid rush (Dust2)

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nex double entry frag (Dust2)

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nex opens up the site with a quick double (Dust2)

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nex 3k to close out the half (Dust2)

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tabseN ACE in the second pistol round (Dust2)

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gob b quad kill on the defense (Dust2)

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nex stunning ACE (Dust2)

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tabseN snipes down three to secure the map (Dust2)

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tabseN snipes down three on the defense (Train)

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flamie takes down four to secure the map (Train)

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Zeus triple kill hold (Inferno)

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s1mple quad kill to close out the half (Inferno)

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tabseN snipes down three (Inferno)

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Day 5

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Zeus 1v2 clutch (Inferno)

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s1mple 1v2 clutch (Nuke)

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electronic triple kill hold (Overpass)

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zeus 3k to earn map point (Inferno)

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cromen ACE clutch (Train)

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s1mple 3k on the offense (Overpass)

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electronic taps down three in the first pistol round (Inferno)

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s1mple 1v2 clutch (Inferno)

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tiziaN 1v2 clutch to take the series (Inferno)

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Zeus takes down three to secure the round (Overpass)

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NiKo shuts down BIG with an ACE (Train)

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s1mple answers a 3k from dupreeh with a quad kill but falls to device (Nuke)

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smooya shuts down FaZe with a quad kill (Dust2)

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gob b 1v2 clutch (Inferno)

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tiziaN quad kill on the retake (Dust2)

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electronic takes down three to deny the retake (Inferno)

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smooya quad kill on the offense (Train)

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dupreeh double entry frag (Inferno)

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GuardiaN triple kill to steal the round on a weak buy (Dust2)

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smooya snipes down three on the defense (Dust2)

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NiKo snipes down four to cripple the offense (Dust2)

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tabseN 3k on the retake (Inferno)

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dupreeh quad kill to deny the retake (Nuke)

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nex triple kill on the offense (Dust2)

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tabseN cuts off the rotation with a triple kill (Train)

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Magisk takes down three on the retake (Overpass)

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tabseN snipes down three to close out the half (Inferno)

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NiKo 3k on the defense (Dust2)

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device 3k to earn map point (Nuke)

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gob b triple kill hold (Dust2)

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FaZe steals the round on a scout+deaco force (Train)

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gla1ve double entry frag (Nuke)

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NiKo 3k on the defense (Train)

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rain triple kill hold (Train)

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GuardiaN snipes down three on the defense (Train)

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tabseN takes down three on the offense

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Day 4

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s1mple ridiculous 3k to secure the second pistol round (Train)

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electronic secures the map with a 3k (Overpass)

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gob b quad kill clutch (Cache)

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s1mple snipes down three to deny the defuse (Overpass)

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flamie deags down two to steal the round (Overpass)

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Zeus 1v2 clutch (Train)

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tiziaN quad kill in the first pistol round (Dust2)

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shox 1v2 clutch (Cache)

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flamie 3k on the offense (Train)

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bodyy quad kill hold (Cache)

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flusha 1v2 clutch (Overpass)

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kennyS takes down three to secure the second pistol round (Cache)

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Xizt taps down three in the first pistol round (Overpass)

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gob b quad kill hold (Dust2)

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gob b 3k to deny the retake (Dust2)

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flamie 3k to deny the retake (Overpass)

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nex triple kill hold to earn map point (Cache)

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draken quad kill to enable the retake (Train)

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bodyy breaks the 13 around streak with a 3k (Dust2)

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tabseN 3k to secure the round (Cache)

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gob b triple kill hold (Dust2)

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Ex6TenZ ties up the score up with a 3k (Cache)

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nex triple kill hold (Dust2)

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nex quick double on the retake (Cache)

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flusha triple kill hold (Train)

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KRIMZ takes down three to break the 5 round streak (Train)

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Day 3

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Allu ACE clutch (Dust2)

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MSL ACE clutch (Overpass)

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boltz 3k to earn map point (Overpass)

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aizy 1v2 clutch (Mirage)

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mertz and aizy make up for the two man deficit with a double kill each (Inferno)

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s1mple 1v2 clutch to close out the half (Mirage)

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electronic 3k to clutch out the round (Nuke)

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GuardiaN ACE in the first pistol round (Inferno)

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electronic quad kill on the offense (Dust2)

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coldzera 3k on the offense (Overpass)

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cromen 1v2 clutch (Overpass)

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cromen flanks into a 3K (Overpass)

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Aleksib quad kill to secure the map (Dust2)

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rain shuts down FNATIC with a quad kill (Inferno)

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electronic outlasts ENCE (Dust2)

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GuardiaN taps down three to earn map poitn (Inferno)

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cromen triple kill hold (Overpass)

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FalleN taps down four in the second pistol round (Overpass)

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coldzera breaks the 6 round streak with a 3k (Mirage)

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boltz 1v2 clutch (Mirage)

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s1mple 3k on the offense (Nuke)

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Zeus triple kill hold (Dust2)

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FalleN 3k to secure the map (Inferno)

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GuardiaN snipes down three on the defense (Overpass)

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NiKo 3k to earn map point (Overpass)

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cromen double entry frag (Mirage)

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Stewie2k 3k to secure the map (Overpass)

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flamie anti-eco 4k (Dust2)

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electronic triple kill hold (Mirage)

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Stewie2k triple kill hold (Inferno)

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draken secures the map with a 3k (Mirage)

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mertz snipes down three to secure the round (Mirage)

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rain triple kill to clutch out the round (Mirage)

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xseveN denies the retake with a 3k (Mirage)

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rain 3k on the defense (Inferno)

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boltz 3k on the offense (Mirage)

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flusha quad kill hold (Mirage)

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rain triple kill hold (Inferno)

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fer 3k to close out the half (Inferno)

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fer takes down three to secure the pistol round (Overpass)

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valde secures the map with a triple kill (Mirage)

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mertz snipes down three to earn map point (Mirage)

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JW earns map point with a double kill (Mirage)

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aizy triple kill hold (Overpass)

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aizy triple kill hold (Inferno)

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Day 2

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s1mple snipes down three on the retake (Inferno)

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Kjaerbye quad kill clutch (Inferno)

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JW quad kill on the offense (Train)

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aizy deags down three (Train)

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JW triple entry frag (Cache)

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suNny quad kill to break the 7 round streak (Inferno)

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draken 1v2 clutch (Train)

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JW denies the retake with a triple kill (Cache)

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NiKo snipes down three on the defense (Dust2)

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JW triple kill hold (Cache)

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karrigan 3k on the defense (Dust2)

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tiziaN 1v3 clutch (Cache)

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karrigan triple entry frag (Mirage)

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NiKo snipes down three on the offense to secure the round (Mirage)

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boltz double entry frag (Dust2)

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rain 3k on the offense (Mirage)

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KRIMZ 1v2 clutch (Cache)

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Xizt takes down three to cz75a to steal the round (Train)

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nitr0 1v2 clutch (Train)

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mertz snipes down three on the defense (Train)

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valde double entry frag to secure the map (Train)

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valde double kill to secure the map point on OT (Train)

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NAF 3k on the offense (Train)

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Twistzz 3k to secure the round (Train)

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valde 3k on the offense to wrap up the map (Inferno)

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Twistzz 3k on the retake (Inferno)

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aizy breaks the defense with a 3k (Inferno)

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NAF triple kill hold (Inferno)

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Day 1

5316 views

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SmithZz triple kill to secure the round

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Snax triple kill on the retake (Dust2)

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USTILO quick double on the retake

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s1mple snipes down four on the retake (Train)

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electronic denies the retake with an ACE

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s1mple ACE to secure the series (Train)

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flamie taps down four in the first pistol round (Overpass)

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smooya takes down three to steal the round

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gob b breaks the defense with a quick double

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shox takes down three on the offense to wrap up the map

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coldzera 1v2 clutch

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EliGE wins the force buy with a triple kill

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EliGE takes down three to break the defense

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fer quad kill on the defense

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Stewie2k double entry frag

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kennyS snipes down three on the defense

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Nifty 1v3 clutch

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NiKo snipes down three on the retake

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AZR 1v3 clutch

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sergej 3k on the defense (Train)

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Tommy ACE to close out the half

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NiKo 1v2 clutch

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Skadoodle taps down three to secure the round

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s1mple snipes down three on the defense (Overpass)

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Skadoodle 1v2 clutch

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sergej taps down three in the second pistol round (Train)

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sergej 3k to earn map point (Train)

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GuardiaN snipes down four on the defense

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Aleksib triple kill hold (Train)

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ENCE steals the round on a weak buy (Train)

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s1mple 3k on the offense (Train)

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HObbit 1v3 clutch (Dust2)

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Zeus snipes down three on the offense

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Edward 1v2 clutch (Train)

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ropz quad kill hold (Dust2)

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Rush 3k to secure the round

463 views

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suNny triple kill in the first pistol round (Dust2)

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flamie quad kill on the offense (Overpass)

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tarik 3k to close out the half

398 views

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electronic double entry frag

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splashske 3k on the offense

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GeT_RiGhT shut down the offense with a quick double

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electronic triple entry frag (Overpass)

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suNny triple kill hold (Dust2)

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chrisJ snipes down three on the defense (Dust2)

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dennis double opening frag (Train)

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AZR triple kill hold

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Edward triple kill to break the defense (Train)

232 views

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electronic 3k on the retake

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mir double entry frag (Dust2)

Galleries

News

The homecoming: BIG's wild run in Cologne

Video: s1mple - MVP of ESL One Cologne 2018

fer: "I don't think we replicate in matches what we do in practice"

tabseN: "We changed our practice style, made simpler tactics"

ESL One Cologne: the EVPs

Video: nex vs. Natus Vincere

s1mple: "I'm proud and happy about the work that we did as a team"

s1mple wins ESL One Cologne MVP award

Na`Vi defeat BIG to win ESL One Cologne

ESL about streaming platforms: "We are definitely evaluating what to do for 2019"

EliGE: "We got a little bit stale on our good maps"

BIG stun FaZe, advance to ESL One Cologne grand final

Na`Vi take down Astralis to move on to Cologne final

Video: tabseN vs. MIBR

dennis: "I wanted to play in the arena, but the main goal is the Major"

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Formats

Playoffs	Two double-elimination brackets (BO3, BO1 in openings), top-3 of each proceed to the final single-elimination (BO3) bracket. The winners advance to the semi-finals while the 2nd and 3rd places to play quarter-finals.

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Event data

Start date	Jul 3rd 2018
End date	Jul 8th 2018
Teams	16
Total prize pool	$300,000
Location	Cologne, Germany
Event type	Unranked

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