ESL One Katowice schedule released

5-3-2015 21:15

ESL has released a detailed schedule for the upcoming major in Katowice.

In just a week's time, 16 teams from all over the world will lock horns in yet another community-funded CS:GO tournament, featuring a whopping prize purse of $250,000.

After ESL revealed on Wednesday the casting crew for ESL One Katowice, featuring Spencer "⁠Hiko⁠" Martin in the analysis' desk, the tournament's detailed schedule has now been made public by the German organisation.

The Spodek Arena will stage the CS:GO grand final

The first day of action will entirely be dedicated to the group stage, which will use a double-elimination system. The quarter-finals and the semi-finals will be played on Friday and Saturday, while the final day will be reserved for the grand final, at the Spodek arena.

Below you can find the tournament schedule in full:

Thursday, March 12
13:00	EnVyUs	vs.	Titan	A1
13:00	LGB	vs.	PENTA Sports	A2
14:10	Winner A1	vs.	Winner A2	A4
14:10	Loser A1	vs.	Loser A2.	A3
14:10	Vox Eminor	vs.	fnatic	B1
14:10	Na`Vi	vs.	FlipSid3 Tactics	B2
15:20	Winner B1	vs.	Winner B2	B4
15:20	Loser A4	vs.	Winner A3
15:20	Loser B1	vs.	Loser B2	B3
16:20	NiP	vs.	Keyd Stars	C1
16:20	CLG	vs.	Null element HellRaisers	C2
16:30	Loser B4	vs.	Winner B3
17:40	Winner C1	vs.	Winner C2	C4
17:40	Loser C1	vs.	Loser C2	C3
18:30	Virtus.pro	vs.	3DMAX	D1
18:30	Cloud9	vs.	Team SoloMid	D2
18:50	Loser C4	vs.	Winner C3
19:40	Loser D1	vs.	Loser D2	D3
20:00	Winner D1	vs.	Winner D2	D4
21:10	Loser D4	vs.	Winner D3
Friday, March 13
13:00	Quarter-final #1
16:00	Quarter-final #2
19:00	Quarter-final #3
Saturday, March 14
13:00	Quarter-final #4
16:00	Semi-final #1
19:00	Semi-final #2
Sunday, March 15
13:00	Grand final

GO VP

2015-03-05 21:15

15 replies

i loled

2015-03-05 21:37

12 replies

Grand final VP vs Fnatic

2015-03-05 21:42

10 replies

grand final of major without nip in it? i arent think that

2015-03-05 22:22

2 replies

i does think dat

2015-03-06 03:38

1 reply

arent think dat

2015-03-10 06:42

yes ! :3

2015-03-05 22:30

it's going to be NiP and fnatic, unless they meet in the semis :P

2015-03-05 23:50

4 replies

What about nV?

2015-03-06 07:44

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they have been playing like ass lately, unless they have some good cobble strats I see them going out in the round of 8 (unless they meet someone like hellraisers or navi)

2015-03-06 08:06

And why do u think? They play shit because they are preparing tactics on Katowice my friend.

2015-03-07 14:39

fnatic looks unstoppable as ever, nV didn't win a single bo3 off of them yet. NiP seem to be training to be at their best form yet, with allu now in the lineup they can be extremely good. Feels like the other two favorites are a good deal behind them...

2015-03-07 02:48

Final 3dmax vs vp 16-0 , 16-1

2015-03-08 10:20

plis siberia v2 user scrub reported

2015-03-05 21:48

very fail ....

2015-03-05 22:03

such english, many wow

2015-03-09 20:36

Sweet!

Ez for NiP

NICE

ezpx

2015-03-05 21:16

That opener though

Sexy

Yes...

2015-03-05 21:17

Well, I'll be able to watch 1 match on day 1, and no matches on day 2. damn eu times volvo plz bring major to murica

2015-03-05 21:18

7 replies

Lol no we don't want 3h delay

2015-03-05 21:21

ClutchCon >>>

2015-03-05 21:24

MLG plz

2015-03-05 21:27

MLG was awesome! ESEA is decent aswell. ClutchCon tho, yikes!

MLG yes but the rest is all more or less shit

2015-03-05 21:32

Even murican teams are moving to EU, lel.

2015-03-05 21:23

Pm shift day 1 - one match, day 2 - one match, weekend all of them...

2015-03-06 01:35

navi flipside will be hell of a match

Lgb goong straight true with 2 wins. First penta then Titan that Will best envy

2015-03-05 21:19

Hell ya easy for NV!

Easy for NIP!

rip keyd

NICE !

go NiP & 3DMAX

2015-03-05 22:04

lessgo

2015-03-05 21:22

Easy for Titan i think

2015-03-05 21:25

2015-03-05 21:26

easy for fnatic fnatic is a winner of ESL One 2015

bad schedule imo if the final is on 1 pm, why not make it a best of 5?

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because there will be other games on main stage

2015-03-05 21:28

it's obviously the optimal schedule they could have

2015-03-05 21:30

3 and 4 matches at same time, meh...

2015-03-05 21:33

that too when i watched cologne i never missed a game, now ill have to choose what team i want to see

2015-03-05 21:35

im afraid i will miss some sick matches...

2015-03-05 21:39

HR Has CIS flag right?

GG, I`m at work. They would have much more viewers if they would`ve set some of the matches for the evening.

2015-03-05 21:29

Grand Final is bo3 or bo5

+1 but theres always some upsets

fuck im on school exactly on 13:00 fuck your moma

Will be interesting to watch these as always :D Going for that golden dorito again!!

day1 group A, B day2 group C, D day3 quarters day4 semis+final should be better

or day 1 group A day 2 rest day 3 group BCD day 4 and 5 rest and then final day 1/4, 1/2 and final

2015-03-06 01:01

o_O

2015-03-06 11:04

My favorite tournament. Will be very interesting to watch all of these matches. GL to every team!

HOw im supposted to watch @Titan games when im on school?!?!?!? holy shit I was waiting for that too long time :(

Leave school for that 1 day. Major Event is only a few times in a year. School 5 times per week.

nice mentality.

2015-03-05 22:42

Missing 1 day of school for something you like is no big deal m8

2015-03-06 02:21

well I was raised to miss school only when needed ahah and even when I had to go to the doctor in the morning or do routine exams I would be sure to attend the post morning classes. I never missed school even when being sick tbh, my parents wouldn't allow it at all.

2015-03-06 02:35

2015-03-11 09:02

Niiice! CAN'T WAIT <3 Just week left :3

2015-03-05 21:36

but it isnt the same as on the pickem challange? am i missing something lol?

yes

2015-03-05 22:15

on pick em you have to choose the 2 teams that will come out of groups, its not who wins the game between 2 teams

oh really, thought it was that lol

2015-03-06 12:25

LET´S FUCKING GOOO

why the fuck bo1, some has been preparing for months for this tournament plays 2 maps and goes home? lol

2015-03-05 21:43

thats how it is.

2015-03-05 21:54

Are you new or something? It's 5th major and it was always bo1 in group stage. I agree that format sucks though.

2015-03-06 04:44

did I say this is the 1st time? it's 5th major and they still stick to bo1 , that's just stupid.

2015-03-06 10:31

EnVyUs/NIP Fnatic Virtus Pro

Fuuuuuuck I'm gonna be at work during all of Thursday and Friday's matches. Was really looking forward to watching a few teams who might not make it past groups play =/

2015-03-05 21:51

VOX EMINOR!!!!!!!! G O B O Y Z RUBBADUBDUB!

2015-03-05 21:55

why Grand final is at 13 :/

2015-03-05 21:56

SC2 and LoL finals on the same stage.

2015-03-06 04:46

gogo navi!

2015-03-05 22:01

1 week left hype

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI

Give me Dream team ) lol

20 matches on Thursday 7 matches for other 3 days

they are just plain retarded, no point in arguing. They could have done it at least like in the previous year... jesus christ

2015-03-05 23:19

Last year's schedule was almost exactly the same.

2015-03-06 04:48

go check again dude, day 1 was 100x better than this. The following days were equal though

2015-03-06 13:47

Yeah sure lets play all the quarter finals in the same day so we can only watch 1 on them !!!

2015-03-06 01:02

NiP vs VP in final once again PLS!

2015-03-05 22:06

A french duel to begin and end the tournament. Nice.

2015-03-05 22:09

Fnatic ezzz

2015-03-05 22:10

navi vs f3 easter el clasico

2015-03-05 22:14

That first match tho :o

2015-03-05 22:18

Let's go Vox Eminor!

2015-03-05 22:27

rip vox

2015-03-05 22:34

nice schedule lel gg

2015-03-05 22:44

vox boyz hype. gogogogo cunts.

2015-03-05 22:54

So Ill have to take Thursday off, bet low in every underdog and enjoy the show?

2015-03-05 23:04

Grand Final Vox Eminor vs Shroud9 ezpz

2015-03-05 23:12

Gonna miss so many games :( I cri evr tim

2015-03-05 23:21

You can win this NiP. Good Luck

2015-03-05 23:38

putting the busiest day on a thursday makes no fucking sense at all. rip missing all those games

2015-03-05 23:39

they cant really do it any other way :( i feel for u americans

is Thursday open for crowd?

2015-03-05 23:41

I think it's open only for premium ticket's buyers. So there will be not to many people I guess.

2015-03-06 04:51

2015-03-06 11:14

K A T O W I C E 2 0 1 5

2015-03-05 23:42

NV > Titan Penta > LGB NV > Penta Titan > LGB Titan > Penta fnatic > Vox Na'Vi > F3 fnatic > Na'Vi F3 > Vox Na'Vi > F3 NiP > Keyd Stars CLG > HR CLG > NiP HR > Keyd Stars HR > NiP VP > 3DMax TSM > C9 TSM > VP C9 > 3DMax VP > C9 ez skinz ez lyfe, rip nip ez pz

2015-03-05 23:46

2015-03-06 00:15

CLG > world Kappa

2015-03-06 16:55

Did i read that correctly that basically the entirety of the tournament will be in the back shed with only the grand final in the stadium?

2015-03-06 00:04

Yeah, they decided to set the satdium only for Lol...

2015-03-06 04:53

Atleast the final isn't being played at fucking 9 AM or some stupid shit.

4AM for amerifats like me :(

2015-03-06 00:32

The only time NIP will be easy is when they are "KILLED BY DEATH " yeah man

2015-03-06 00:18

Unfair for the teams playing the fourth quarter final :\

2015-03-06 00:55

I want see s1mple on Katowice, please give the second chance for this player...

2015-03-06 00:58

I wonder if i do not drop any fucking case again, for 4th time in a row #believeingaben2015

2015-03-06 01:03

I hope they stream the event on some other services other than Twitch as its fkn horrible in Australia. Im on 100mbit fibre and cannot stream higher than medium quality. Even then, it still buffers at times. Noticed one of the games this morning was on Hitbox.tv and was able to stream the game on 1080p Source without buffering once.

2015-03-06 01:09

Shitbox sucks.

2015-03-06 02:42

That may be but its better than Twitch in Australia at the moment for me.

2015-03-06 03:26

Call ISPs in Australia to solve this issue. Is this possible or im just dreaming cuz they dont give a shit about gaming? In my country, the ISP Im using is terrible for twitch, others are not I can watch source anytime anywhere.

2015-03-06 08:10

Agreed it's horrible. I just figured that was normal for game streaming till Azubu masters last year, those streams were perfect. Livestreamer (livestreamer.io) at least makes twitch watchable when you set it a decent buffer size.

2015-03-06 13:24

This sounds like a you problem. I'm on 100mbit NBN and I can stream 1080p Source on all channels on Twitch. The only thing that pisses me off is the 400 ads in a row in between games.

2015-03-11 06:10

The timings are in Poland time right?

2015-03-06 01:22

UTC/GMT +1 :)

2015-03-06 01:40

thanks!!

2015-03-06 05:15

GOGO CLG BEAT THOSE NIP SWEDES

2015-03-06 01:46

most interesting matches: cloud9 vs TSM LGB vs penta CLG vs HR Navi vs F3 Im gonna bet 1 asiimov for each: TSM, LGB, CLG, f3 gl all

2015-03-06 02:10

if you can re-think on your choice then consider this... choose penta not lgb penta is performing very good lately... btw i never bet. so don't ask how much?

2015-03-06 04:21

true, but LGB also perfoming good. 50/50. Thank you for the tip, sir, good day.

2015-03-06 04:54

dat first match

2015-03-06 02:34

2 bo1's and you fly home?? ARE U fukkin kidding me. Bo3's at group stage, plz... we can add more casters you slow minded idiots quantity is not that hard.

2015-03-06 03:05

Still BO1. Just wondering when they will understand that this is shitty system.

2015-03-06 05:14

What time zone are these games listed at?

2015-03-06 07:52

If you set your timezone to Sydney or what ever state you live in, hltv times show your time. For me, i live in Brisbane so hltv tells me the vox game is at 11.10pm.

2015-03-06 08:02

Oh right. So you can set your time in my hltv profile?? Didn't realise. Thank you! I also live in Brisbane so 11:10.

2015-03-06 10:32

map pool? any informations?

2015-03-06 08:05

this schedule does not match the one in-game (pick'em challenge). I guess this one is the right one??

2015-03-06 08:20

GO NiP!!!

2015-03-06 09:21

ez nip

2015-03-06 09:35

I love having a job and not being able to see the majority of the matches. Sarcasm

2015-03-06 09:52

+1 rip major for us

2015-03-07 09:41

Allus In Pyjamas izi pizi

2015-03-06 10:07

Time for fnatic to shine again!

2015-03-06 10:34

final is bo3 or bo5? ty

2015-03-06 10:56

bo3

2015-03-06 12:09

I'd prefer a grand final at the end of the afternoon than at 13...

2015-03-06 13:42

Same, a grand final should be in the evening. They probably have more finals of other games. At Cologne the matches started at 9 in the morning, that's no time for a cs player.

2015-03-06 13:46

What time zone is this in if anyone knows?

2015-03-06 16:18

CET

2015-03-06 19:57

welp gl vox, you guys are gonna need it, rough going against fnatic straight up...

2015-03-07 07:05

Go NiP

2015-03-07 08:18

AUSSIE!

2015-03-07 08:20

can't wait!

2015-03-07 10:14

Spring break!!!

2015-03-07 21:51

Kind of an unfair advantage for the winners of q4 going straight into the semis the same day.

2015-03-08 12:14

worst schedule evaaaaaaaaa

2015-03-08 18:30

good schedule

2015-03-09 06:22

dremteam plss hltv ?

2015-03-10 07:50

Comon!

2015-03-10 21:31

looks like I'm waking up at 5 am this weekend. hope my fever fucks off before then, I can't get up at the ass-crack of dawn if I'm sick. wish me luck boys

2015-03-11 06:17