ESL One Katowice qual. viewer's guide

13-2-2015 20:34

With the main ESL One Katowice qualifier coming up tomorrow, we're releasing the viewer's guide for the 16-team event for 8 spots at ESL One Katowice.

After numerous pre-qualifiers and invite announcements, the main ESL One Katowice is down to sixteen teams, who will, starting tomorrow, fight for eight spots at the main tournament in mid March.

Those teams have been drawn into two groups of eight, played in a double elimination best-of-one bracket, which you can find here. Groups are following:

Group A	Group B
Liquid	Cloud9
PiTER	INSHOCK
Titan	mousesports
LGB	KaBuM.TD
Gamers2	3DMAX
CPH Wolves	Vox Eminor
Flipsid3	ESC
CLG	dignitas

The matches will be played according to the schedule below:

Saturday, February 14:
11:00	Titan	vs.	Piter
11:00	Gamers2	vs.	CLG
12:30	Winners Match 1			*
13:45	Elimination Match 1
15:00	LGB eSports	vs.	CPH Wolves
16:30	Team Liquid	vs.	Flipsid3 Tactics
17:45	Winner Match 2			*
17:45	Elimination Match 2
19:15	Decider Match 1			*
20:30	Decider Match 2			*
Sunday, February 15:
11:00	Cloud9	vs.	INSHOCK
11:00	KaBuM.TD	vs.	mousesports
12:30	Winners Match 1			*
13:45	Elimination Match 1
15:00	3DMAX	vs.	Vox Eminor
16:30	dignitas	vs.	ESC Gaming
17:45	Winners Match 2			*
17:45	Elimination Match 2
19:15	Decider Match 1			*
20:30	Decider Match 2			*

* Winners get a spot at ESL One Katowice

The whole qualifier will be streamed by ESL TV, as well as some partner streams, which you will be able to find in our stream section once the show goes live, with four casters present on-site:

Lauren "Pansy" Scott
Leigh "Deman" Smith
Jason Kaplan
Anders Blume

HLTV.org will provide you with full coverage live on-site from the main ESL One Katowice qualifier at the Angelo hotel in Katowice, with a two-man crew, including live tweets, so make sure to follow @HLTVorg.

nice

2015-02-13 20:35

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2015-02-13 22:14

cool

+ - 1

-Pansy +Anyone

11 replies

stfu hillbilly

2015-02-13 21:07

fuk off m8, ye mum. pansy is best UK caster behind JZBK hands down.

2015-02-13 21:19

6 replies

TOSSPOT?

2015-02-13 21:35

3 replies

2015-02-13 21:51

+billion

2015-02-13 23:33

+10

2015-02-14 06:13

Redeye >>>

2015-02-14 01:08

never go full retard

2015-02-14 08:03

-you, prick Uninstall life please

2015-02-13 21:34

2015-02-13 22:08

2015-02-13 23:59

cant wait

yes

rip NA

2015-02-13 20:36

can't wait!

no asian team :(

14 replies

Vox Eminor = Australia Australia = Oceania Oceania = Asia Vox Eminor = Asian team

2015-02-13 21:49

13 replies

Kabum = Brazil Brazil = South America South America = America Kabum = American team

2015-02-14 00:02

2015-02-14 00:10

9 replies

I'm sorry, have you studied geography?

2015-02-14 00:36

8 replies

Wait. So Oceania is considered a continent even though it's part of Asia ?

2015-02-14 01:29

7 replies

Yup Edit: Why was Australia in the Asian cup than?

2015-02-14 01:38

It would be stupid to make cup for 4 teams or so

2015-02-14 01:40

Oceania is not a continent but the name of the shit that isn't a part of a continent.

2015-02-14 02:58

4 replies

But, but... If you take only purely geographic reasons then Europe is a part of the same continent as Asia too.

2015-02-14 10:02

Thats why europe is what is called a subcontinent.

2015-02-14 10:47

2 replies

12 Asian teams in this qualifier hltv confirmed.

2015-02-14 10:54

2015-02-14 20:51

Well no.. The only way Australia is a part of Asia is if you talk about the Asia-Pacific / Australasia.

2015-02-14 02:45

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_(contine..

2015-02-14 17:49

go CLG, bo1 sucks

2015-02-13 20:37

This GSL format shit needs to stop.

No GOTV? No Case Drop?

2015-02-13 20:38

Why wouldn't there be?

2015-02-13 20:59

So the decider matches really just decide the spots people get? Ex. Decider 1 is Winner vs Winner for 1st and 2nd seed in that group, Decider 2 is Elim vs Elim for 3rd and 4th? Its just don't get eliminated to qualify?

2015-02-13 20:39

will there be case drops like before ? because i remember when was played qualification i guess it was 3dmax there were drops

Lol the teams are so unevenly split. 4 of the best teams in the whole quals are in group A lol. (Titan, F3, G2 and LGB)

2015-02-13 20:40

Have a feeling one or two of these teams you mentioned won't qualify because of this.. With the exception of Piter, the other teams in the group have a fair chance at winning since it's bo1's.. Look at 3DMAX, they face VOXE and then possibly ESC? How lucky can you be? They will qualify even though, in my opinion, they have been a weak team for a long time, and i don't think allu can save them..

2015-02-14 01:23

I was thinking the same thing but from a VOX perspective. How good is it that we face 3Dmax then ESC?? Best chance for VOX to qualify and get something out of the long trip over.

2015-02-14 08:47

Haha, yeah, i actually didn't think about that. I'm excited to see VOX play, i hope they do well!

2015-02-14 11:57

Nice

DEMAN HYPE :D

2015-02-13 20:42

why no K1ck on this ???

2015-02-13 20:44

Because they lost vs some random swedish mix in first round of pre-qualifiers.

2015-02-13 20:50

the day after 3 of them were Vac Ban... esl doesnt care about my country

2015-02-14 01:47

Because they're whining trash and don't deserve shit.

2015-02-13 21:02

weeeeh +1

2015-02-13 20:46

ez cph

Group A is overpowered. I'm guessing it's not a coincidence, seeing as both the Brazilian team and the Australian team are in the easier group (comparing the European teams).

where have u been last 2 years where nip and c9 always getting easier groups.

2015-02-13 20:49

Well, lucky or fixed group draws don't really explain how NiP made it to every major final though.

2015-02-13 20:54

ESWC C9 VP LDLC, same in faceit... argument invalid

2015-02-13 21:24

how does the bracket work, i dont get it. does the team who lose 1st match, then wins the elimination match face the team which won the elimination match 2 in the decider 2 for a spot in major?

2015-02-13 20:52

added asterisks to explain where the slots are given out

2015-02-13 21:40

thanks a bunch

2015-02-14 10:33

ESL is stupid, BO1 in the most important qualifier of the year... NICE..

Titan ex-ESC CPH Wolves FlipSid3 Cloud9 KaBuM 3DMAX Dignitas

2015-02-13 20:53

3DMax is 50/50 I would say, as Vox might surprise.

2015-02-13 21:01

yeah that's the only match where i was doubting my self but oh well will see.

2015-02-13 22:12

2015-02-13 20:55

We want KaBuM.TD stickers

2015-02-13 20:56

An offline qualifier with bo1 double elemination? What a disgrace!

2015-02-13 20:57

Go LGB!

2015-02-13 20:58

go Titan and LGB!

2015-02-13 21:00

I need Semmler :c

2015-02-13 21:03

KaBuM vs. Mouz is going to be a gr8 game.

2015-02-13 21:04

Wait isnt this like just 4 groups instead of 2?

2015-02-13 21:08

Shit format imo

2015-02-13 21:09

I am really glad Pansy is finally back. She is the best. <3

2015-02-13 21:13

case will drop ??? because dreamhack winter qualifiers dropped cases )))) i mean overpass, cache souveniuer packaged )))

2015-02-13 21:14

i would bet they will drop

2015-02-14 02:50

pansy is my favorite UK caster besides james jzbk, i'm excited.

2015-02-13 21:17

Annoying overlap with Valentine's :/ Will be interesting to see who sneaks into the main. Who's favourites for top 8? If anyone could post the lineups it would be great.

2015-02-13 21:25

Lineups are in the match pages, feel free to check those

2015-02-13 21:29

nice, can't wait

2015-02-13 21:23

when will be the main part of tournment?

For everyone who's trying to figure the system, winners match 1 & 2 are two (x2) teams who advance from WB, decider match 1 & 2 same from LB.

Jason Kappan

2015-02-13 21:39

Hoped the faceit guys would get a chance. Really enjoy their casting. I do hope however that they will get the chance to do some group stage game and more. Also JZFB should rename himself to JZFBDDK

2015-02-13 21:41

Go Liquid, Cloud9, KaBuM.TD, 3DMAX, Vox Eminor and CLG!

Ez games for kenny.

2015-02-13 22:16

Every match best of 1? RIP skins.

2015-02-13 22:21

Can someone please explain to me how is this group system different to that where you would have 4 groups with those four matchups?

2015-02-13 22:22

Lets just hope the Americans lose. Don't want them involved in this world.

2015-02-13 22:32

Yeah down with kabum !!

2015-02-14 01:35

I hope all the North American teams advance!

2015-02-14 10:46

The good ol'double elimination system! Where every map MATTERS, every round MATTERS. Teams will play their 100%, they can't do mistakes.

2015-02-13 22:38

are these BO1 games? seriously!!!!??

2015-02-13 23:05

Shitty quali system. Every team must play 7 games bo3 in group!!!!!

2015-02-13 23:08

deman!

2015-02-13 23:17

This is how it works: Winner Match - winers of first matches Elimination Match - losers of first matches winer of Winner Match go thought and losers falls to Decider Match 1 loser of Elimination Match go home and winer go to Decider Match 2 Notice that second group(afternoon) goes with switched order winer Decider Match 2 loser Decider Match 1 Decider Match 1 - loser of Winner Matches 1 winer of Elimination Matches 2 Decider Match 2 - loser of Winner Matches 2 winer of Elimination Matches 1 winers of Decider Matches go thought and we have 4 teams from 1 group(8 teams group A).

2015-02-14 00:11

GL Gamers2 and Inshock :)

2015-02-14 00:06

Will definately watch this. Go Vox Eminor! :)

2015-02-14 00:25

Go VoxE!!!!

2015-02-14 01:59

GOGOGO Vox <3

2015-02-14 02:04

Cant wait to see how crazy shit will happen :)

2015-02-14 02:28

is this on lan or online?

2015-02-14 02:33

perfect groups for Americans ... This is the case ?? I do not think so xD Illuminati confirmed.

2015-02-14 02:54

The strangest part about this system is that they call it Group A and Group B, though in reality its like 4 groups. The GSL system is fine for this qualification otherwise.

2015-02-14 03:37