Groups out for Cologne NA qualifier

21-7-2015 18:27

The group draw has been made for the North American qualifier for ESL One Cologne, in Burbank.

The ESL studios in Burbank, California, will host on August 1-2 the North American qualifier for ESL One Cologne, the upcoming Valve-sponsored $250,000 major.

Two spots at the German event will be up for grabs in this qualifier, which will kick off with a best-of-one, double-elimination group stage. The top two teams will advance to the playoffs, featuring a best-of-three format.

Cloud9 will try to get a spot at the upcoming major

Below you can find the group draw in full:

Group A	Group B
Cloud9	CLG
Team Liquid	Luminosity
Tempo Storm	Nihilum
Noble Esports	eLevate

Go Cloud9!

2015-07-21 18:28

50 replies

C9>TL in the final.

2015-07-21 18:34

45 replies

I don't even think a final is going to be played

2015-07-21 18:37

27 replies

is there a prize pot or are they only competing for the major spots???

2015-07-21 19:03

21 replies

Something for you too, ponder: ...qualifier for ESL One Cologne, the upcoming Valve-sponsored $250,000 major.

2015-07-21 19:24

14 replies

thanks for not answering the question whatsoever walkntalkn

2015-07-21 19:25

13 replies

are you fakeflagging or something since you can't seem to understand english

2015-07-21 19:32

12 replies

typical muricano

2015-07-21 19:38

5 replies

we need adderall or else this happens m8.

2015-07-21 20:16

3 replies

there are qualifiers where you win money and a spot

2015-07-21 20:19

2 replies

This. It's a LAN. They tend to offer prize money alongside the qualifier so the unqualifying teams still get something for participating.

2015-07-21 23:13

1 reply

I don't think any of the teams earned any prize money at the asian qualifier, whether they qualified or not. I imagine its the same for this qualifier as well.

2015-07-22 04:10

hamburgers

2015-07-21 22:23

He just didnt get his daily dose of lolis yet D:

2015-07-21 19:50

read his question again

2015-07-21 20:52

4 replies

and walkntalkn answered it perfectly, it was a stupid question in the first place

2015-07-21 21:11

3 replies

no you stupid idiot. he's asking if there is a prize in the qualifier. do you think the qualifier is a major with 250k pot?

2015-07-22 08:44

2 replies

and its obvious that there isnt a price in the qualifier. and thats what walkntalkn basically means... jesus.

2015-07-22 17:05

1 reply

esl esea cologne had prize pool in the qualifier.

2015-07-22 23:24

Major spots

2015-07-21 19:24

Apparently nobody answered your question. There is no prize pool. Teams are competeting for the NA slots at ESL ONE COLOGNE and the $250,000 there.

2015-07-21 19:36

Why would there be a prize pot u dumb fuck

2015-07-21 19:39

1 reply

You know the eswc qualifiers had a prize pot, right? Among many other qualifier LANs. What does penis taste like?

2015-07-21 23:14

the prize pool is sticker money

2015-07-21 22:13

They win a spot but the spot itself will get them a looot of money through stickers even if they go out in groups

2015-07-22 00:17

for seedings?

2015-07-21 19:07

3 replies

There's no seedings because there is a randomly-drawn group-stage at the major.

2015-07-21 19:25

2 replies

hltv.org/?pageid=18&threadid=844910

2015-07-21 19:27

1 reply

The teams don't play each other on a regular basis, so you can't have seedings.

2015-07-21 19:28

the asian qualifier didn't have a final so I assume this one won't.

2015-07-22 09:12

C9 can't even face TL in the "final" wtf

2015-07-21 18:41

16 replies

They can lol. C9 first in group and TL second in group and both win semis.

2015-07-21 18:44

15 replies

there isnt a final...

2015-07-21 18:49

They don't have to play the final when both qualify for Cologne...

2015-07-21 18:50

lol

2015-07-21 18:55

esl-one.com/csgo/cologne-2015/qualifier/.. this shows how the brakets work. Looks like top two from each group goes to playoffs and play to sees who qualifies.

2015-07-21 19:01

Unless CLG somehow loses to either of the teams in their bracket, team liquid shouldn't go through. Should be Cloud9 and CLG going to the major unless any of the teams upset them seeing as nihilum, lg, and elevate are decent teams whilst noble esports and tempo storm probably can't do much

2015-07-21 19:07

6 replies

remember, CLG will probably be without FNS

2015-07-21 19:10

5 replies

Shouldn't be that bad Besides from actually doing work and reading fnatics gameplay prior to their match at esl esea, which he should do cause they knew they were going to phase him, then he isn't the best igl. Heard some of their vods... "Take control". Should be pretty easy for a tier 2 team to win bo1 vs the big guys if they know they are going to play them. They have all the time in the world to counter strat them, and the tier 1 teams have too many matches and other stuff to even care about watching their matches, which they would probably not even receive anything from considering the lower tier team should just change everything up and only counter strat the other teams normal strats. That would be for example leaving mid on cache ct side and stack a vs envyus since they go a 12/15 rounds on their t side. Or well, probably not easy since they are so good, but at least fairly easy to get a close match by doing some of the counterstrats on keyrounds. They just need the aim to execute the strats.

2015-07-21 19:18

1 reply

didn't read lol

2015-07-21 19:37

Why is that?

2015-07-21 19:18

2 replies

He's having some issues getting a VISA for the US

2015-07-21 19:23

1 reply

Lets just hope for it to get fixed like with flamie and seized :p

2015-07-21 19:24

seedings? there is difference in 9-12 and 13-16

2015-07-21 19:09

3 replies

Renegades didn't play Immunity. It's going to be 1 US or AU in each group most likely.

2015-07-21 19:12

2 replies

what seed they will get? 9-12 or 13-16?

2015-07-21 19:15

1 reply

Actually, it seems weird that they are not playing a finale for seeding. I think they are going to give the best seeding based of RD Renegades has a RD on 41 and immunity has one on 26

2015-07-21 19:23

Nah. Noble's got this

2015-07-22 04:31

C9, CLG, Liquid and Nihilum will be the group stage winners

2015-07-22 05:33

Cloud9 and CLG. It is my opinion.

2015-07-22 20:14

C9 > All

2015-07-28 03:16

yes

2015-07-21 18:28

noble lmao

2015-07-21 18:28

5 replies

right?

2015-07-21 18:35

4 replies

Could've spiced it up with an actual competitor

2015-07-21 19:06

3 replies

Noble qualified fair and square in the pre-Qualifier

2015-07-21 19:56

2 replies

Beat Method and Affinity in B03, hardly don't deserve it +1

2015-07-21 20:27

never said they didn't :P

2015-07-22 00:35

Cloud already won

2015-07-21 18:28

ez c9

2015-07-21 18:28

C9 > no idea who the 2nd spot will go to though

2015-07-21 18:28

8 replies

Liquid

2015-07-21 18:29

7 replies

can that even happen if they're in the same group?

2015-07-21 18:33

6 replies

2 teams advance from each group and then normal playoffs and top 2 teams qualify

2015-07-21 18:35

5 replies

So I'm gonna guess that it goes like this C9 and Liquid top A CLG and Nihilum top B C9 vs Nihilum, C9 gets first spot CLG vs Liquid, CLG gets second spot

2015-07-21 18:45

4 replies

That'll be the day when CLG is actually good, one upset don't mean shit when you constantly lose to another same team.

2015-07-21 20:13

Liquid will beat clg but other than that seems good.

2015-07-21 21:19

2 replies

I don't agree with you guys. I think CLG is a better LAN team than Liquid. This is assuming they can play with their full roster anyway.

2015-07-21 21:24

1 reply

Clg is better internationally. Against fellow NA teams liquid is amazing, even on lan

2015-07-21 21:25

wow cloud9 can finally win something

2015-07-21 18:28

4 replies

Wow finally Belarus can... oh wait what

2015-07-21 18:32

3 replies

why would u even mention Belarus in this thread?

2015-07-21 18:33

2 replies

cuz he's mad... let him cry

2015-07-21 18:33

Cause hltv retards mention flags when mad or rekt.

2015-07-21 18:49

c9 out

2015-07-21 18:28

Why waste money? C9 has already won

2015-07-21 18:29

1 reply

cuz two teams need to make it out so it's c9 and either TL or see if Tempo Storm upset

2015-07-21 19:02

should be interesting in Group B, especially CLG possibly without FNS.

2015-07-21 18:29

16 replies

FNS getting replaced?

2015-07-21 18:30

8 replies

VISA issues. He's Canadian.

2015-07-21 18:31

1 reply

that doesn't make sense unless he isn't a Canadian citizen. No reason he should be having visa issues to the US lmao

2015-07-21 19:33

visa issues

2015-07-21 18:32

Visa problems. As muslim Somali ha has hard time now with all that ISIS and terrorists.

2015-07-21 18:33

3 replies

You or #16 or #18 or anyone else: where do you get this info? I feel like I'm missing out on so much CS news checking only HLTV but I don't know what other website to visit.

2015-07-21 18:56

2 replies

Twitter

2015-07-21 19:05

just follow players on twitter/facebook

2015-07-21 19:07

With sancz from nihilum

2015-07-21 18:35

CLG without FNS only for CEVO

2015-07-21 18:47

6 replies

That depends if FNS can get a VISA in the next 10 days. doubtful

2015-07-21 18:49

5 replies

americans with visa problems, wtf?

2015-07-21 18:59

3 replies

*Canadian

2015-07-21 19:08

fns is muslim somali, it takes much more time as usa has to verify him much deeper

2015-07-21 19:14

1 reply

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehta He is of Indian origin and Hindu.

2015-07-22 05:36

isnt fns living with all other clg members(with teams from other games too) in this big mansion in california

2015-07-21 19:42

Easy for C9 and CLG

2015-07-21 18:31

liquid and c9 through

2015-07-21 18:30

Cloud9 & CLG probably going to win

2015-07-21 18:31

c9 and elevate

2015-07-21 18:31

C9, Tempo Storm CLG, LG Tempo Storm over CLG, C9 over LG #IBelieveReybae

2015-07-21 18:32

Thank god it's offline, should be C9 and Tempo/Nih

2015-07-21 18:33

HLTV; make it possible to drag over the teams to see their lineup plz

2015-07-21 18:34

3 replies

cool suggestion

2015-07-21 19:17

2015-07-21 23:40

2015-07-22 10:36

ez 4 c9 and liquid if they can both make it through from the same group.

2015-07-21 18:34

3 replies

Why the fk would someone want liquid to attend another international event? So they can get raped?

2015-07-21 18:36

2 replies

Who else would you pick? TS or CLG? lol

2015-07-23 04:47

1 reply

Clg duh they have better results vs europeans. Think of old ibp like liquid and old c9 like clg

2015-07-23 16:55

C9 and Nihilum :)

2015-07-21 18:34

The two best teams (Cloud9/Liquid) are in the same group, so I'm assuming they don't have to play one another during playoffs, unless it's in the finals. I think both are the favourites to place top-two. Tempo Storm is a definite sleeper, especially since there's a lack of content of theirs to study. Forcebuyihilum has the potential to beat every team in their group. I wouldn't be shocked if the loser of CLG/LG goes out in groups. Edit: Only two teams from NA is kind of a joke, given our results in the past month. Kind of sucks the format was setup before the Great American Revolution.

2015-07-21 18:42

9 replies

lol what? Only C9 has impressed, Liquid is still the same shit, LG and Nihilium are meh.

2015-07-21 18:46

So because 1 team has done good in europe, NA should get more than 2 spots? Liquid gets pissed on every tournament. Clg may upset in a bo1, only to ruin a quarter final by getting crushed in a bo3.

2015-07-21 18:51

6 replies

Eh. I was under the assumption more teams qualified. The qualifier for Katowice was much better imo, where they actually hosted a LAN and three NA teams were invited. (I really think three is the magic number) A rising tide lifts all boats. NA is back!

2015-07-21 19:09

4 replies

For NA this has to be better? They're basically guaranteed 2 teams at the major, in katowice, everyone were fighting for the same spots, so in worst case they wouldnt get any spots. I dont think NA has 3 teams that deserves to be at a major

2015-07-21 19:19

3 replies

You're right and I agree. However, if you have four spots to allocate for all non-EU teams. I don't think the Oceania scene is strong enough to warrant two (the Malaysia qualifier was loaded with open-equivalent teams, RNG, and Immunity). If you had a qualifier for non-EU, equivalent to what happened for Katowice, I think that'd be the best format. Edit: And given that proposed format, I think at least three NA teams would qualify.

2015-07-21 19:36

2 replies

since at katowice even the t2 european teams would attend most likely only c9(maybe clg too who knows) would go through too the major renegades has proven they can beat top eu teams and i think oceanian and na scene are pretty much the same you have 1 very good team(rng/c9) and one good team(immunity/clg)

2015-07-21 19:46

that i totally aggree with. i think esl were hoping that some asian team would qualify to get that region in, and decided to put oceania in the same qual. immunity deffinetly doesnt deserve the spot more than clg or liquid. its hard to give the spots out tho, cause i understand that esl wants the asian region involved because of the potential viewers that region will bring.

2015-07-21 20:12

^^^ this

2015-07-21 19:40

I gotta say the "results" NA has had make me want to give us one team spot and give it to Cloud9, not two. Or even just make sure C9 has a fucking spot and give one spot to Liquid/CLG/TS because C9 being upset here would set the growth of the scene back. We have one world class team in C9, and CLG/Liquid low T2 teams, with TS being an unknown.

2015-07-21 22:06

c9 bo1 masters got this ez

2015-07-21 18:38

Ez for Ceh9.

2015-07-21 18:39

RIP c9, out in group..TStorm 1, liquid 2

2015-07-21 18:40

c9 easy

2015-07-21 18:40

C9 And CLG, quite obvious

2015-07-21 18:42

go LeX u beautiful!

2015-07-21 18:42

C9 EASY HUE

2015-07-21 18:43

Group B will be a close call.

2015-07-21 18:43

eu groups drawn when? eu qualifier starts first?

2015-07-21 18:44

pf c9 vs CLG

2015-07-21 18:46

Luminosity take my sticker moneys!

2015-07-21 18:47

Not sure about Liquid getting the second spot, I mean the games will be played on LAN

2015-07-21 18:56

would be funny if cloud9 don't qualify xDDD

2015-07-21 18:59

ez c9 and ez nihilium

2015-07-21 19:03

cloud9 will try* lol they will RAPE

2015-07-21 19:04

lets go hiko :D

2015-07-21 19:05

who cares about murica? delete

2015-07-21 19:09

c9:ez money ez life

2015-07-21 19:13

C9 & Luminosity

2015-07-21 19:15

Idk what everyone is talking about Team Liquid wont even qualify. It will be CLG or Tempo Storm.

2015-07-21 19:15

c9 and noble

2015-07-21 19:18

Gr A: C9, Tempo Storm Gr B: CLG, LG

2015-07-21 19:19

ez for c9 hard for Nihilum

2015-07-21 19:21

no Aviato? wtf Noble esports didn't even make it to ESEA premier playoffs...

2015-07-21 19:27

1 reply

Noble won the pre-qualifier.

2015-07-21 20:00

ez c9

2015-07-21 19:34

I really hope liquid doesn't qualify since it's online and pisses a NA spot away.

2015-07-21 19:36

3 replies

Its on lan, not online.

2015-07-21 20:01

1 reply

Sorry my mistake.

2015-07-21 20:24

+1 They take an NA spot at every important Lan, then end up with a 5-48 map record.

2015-07-21 23:42

C9's fluke is over... I hope Luminosity can qualify

2015-07-21 19:38

1 reply

Hopefully it's luminosity and Cloud9 to qualify. Would live to have a luminosity sticker...

2015-07-21 19:46

Good luck to all the teams!

2015-07-21 19:42

Clg c9

2015-07-21 19:55

Good luck C9

2015-07-21 20:13

C9 CLG

2015-07-21 20:14

you renamed the thing

2015-07-21 20:15

C9 CLG

2015-07-21 20:18

Group A: Noble and Noble Group B: Noble and Noble Ez noble. Inb4 tards reply with hltv salty tears

2015-07-21 20:26

GO NOBLE!!!

2015-07-21 20:35

I'm hoping to see Nihilum go through with Cloud9, unlikely as it may seem..

2015-07-21 20:35

Nicely balanced groups.... rofl. Group A already decided, group B will be chaotic.

2015-07-21 20:38

Want to have Noble sticker it will be awesome :D

2015-07-21 21:30

Luminosity have a good chance with their new team!

2015-07-21 21:34

C9 and Luminosity to Cologne.

2015-07-21 21:51

Tempo Storm > world

2015-07-21 21:59

Tempo Storm pls win #neverlucky

2015-07-21 22:08

ROFL noble? HAHAHHAHAHAHHA

2015-07-21 22:09

2 replies

TEMPO AND NOBLE THROUGH

2015-07-21 22:26

1 reply

ikr

2015-07-21 22:33

C9 and líquid, no doubt about it

2015-07-21 22:11

I love close by and would love to attend, but does anyone know if this is open to the public?

2015-07-21 22:12

1 reply

i have the exact same question.

2015-07-22 07:39

Ez for IBP

2015-07-21 23:44

noble esports LMAo

2015-07-21 23:57

gogo ronnie and tempo storm!

2015-07-22 00:16

gl noble,i need ur logo on my ak

2015-07-22 03:30

2015-07-22 04:10

How is Noble in there but not SKDC??? WTF

2015-07-22 04:26

elevate stickers would look pretty sick not gonna lie

2015-07-22 05:35

Noble stickers incoming EZ

2015-07-22 05:35

Ez Noble and Nihi Kappa

2015-07-22 05:49

R.I.P Liquid

2015-07-22 06:00

I would be rooting for the underdog who has the potential to beat C9 which is CLG

2015-07-22 07:43

RiP Hiko

2015-07-22 08:40

Cloud9 and CLG like last time.

2015-07-22 08:59

ez for c9

2015-07-22 09:13

ez Cloud 9 adderALL IN ! Boys on Pills my friends !!!

2015-07-22 10:09

ez adderall

2015-07-22 10:12

Does anyone know if you can go to the qualifying LAN and spectate?

2015-07-22 11:07

1 reply

it was able at asian qualifiers and will be able at the european ones. that highly suggests yes

2015-07-22 11:35

cloud9 tier1 adderall team

2015-07-22 16:17

they put cloud9 and liquid in the same group ,so that they could advance together...lol impossible to meet in semi

2015-07-22 20:18

cloud9 and tempo to playoffs with clg and nihilium

2015-07-23 05:14

2 replies

probably with CLG and LG.

2015-07-28 03:05

1 reply

I highly doubt LG will win lol, roster is a joke

2015-07-28 03:34

C9 gonna win, because they take adderall :DDDDDDDDDdd jk

2015-07-28 03:10

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