ESL One Cologne groups, first match-ups revealed

26-6-2018 21:04

The groups and first match-ups for ESL One Cologne have been announced.

The $300,000 tournament taking place in Cologne, Germany will kick off on July 3rd with 16 teams separated into two groups. The action will last until July 8th.

The group stage will have a double-elimination format with best-of-one opening matches. All the other games during the group stage will be best-of-threes.

Astralis will take on ENCE in their first group match

The top three sides from both groups will advance to the playoffs. The first team in the group will qualify for the semi-finals while the second and third placed squads book their tickets to the quarter-finals.

Group A features Astralis, MOUZ, and Natus Vincere while FaZe, MIBR, and Liquid headline Group B. The full group draw can be found below:

Group A

Group B

The initial match-ups in the group stage will be as follows:

Astralis vs. ENCE
Ninjas in Pyjamas vs. Cloud9
MOUZ vs. Gambit
G2 vs. Natus Vincere

FaZe vs. BOOT-d[S]
Renegades vs. MIBR
fnatic vs. North
BIG vs. Liquid

Astralis > Ence NIP > C9 Mouz > Gambot G2 < Navi Faze > Bot RNG > Mibr fnatic > North BIG > Liquid

2018-06-26 21:05

85 replies

expected

30 replies

ENCE vs noobstralis? ez

26 replies

Will have klinex ready for u bro

2018-06-26 21:23

14 replies

ez4ence

2018-06-26 21:32

13 replies

:-* ma boy

2018-06-26 22:25

9 replies

will join in with the klinex so suomi will have a good night after that match

2018-06-27 00:07

8 replies

Thx bro, u welcome to join, with all those crying ence noobs fans crying after getting maximum 4 rounds hahahaha

2018-06-27 00:19

7 replies

At least those 4 rounds won t be boring as fuck.

2018-06-27 00:57

6 replies

Mad faze fan hahaha, just because karriganoob can't make tacs. Cu bro

2018-06-27 01:35

4 replies

Haha karrigan pretending to be as smart as gob. Yes he played with him and learned from his, bit that doesnt mean hes now as good an igl as gob.

2018-06-27 08:16

3 replies

How tf did ence end up in cologne?

2018-06-27 08:29

2 replies

magic

2018-06-27 17:48

1 reply

I guess

2018-06-27 19:42

lel

2018-06-27 10:03

They will rekt ENSHIT.

2018-06-28 02:05

and who are you again haHaaaaa

2018-06-28 12:47

klinex are rdy bitches ;)

2018-07-03 14:39

Sometimes you glorify ENCE more than Turks glorify Ss.

2018-06-26 21:36

I thought Germans do that

XD make my day

2018-06-27 01:24

ez 4 ENCE,as always

2018-06-26 21:50

I have got paper towels ready for you :))))

2018-06-26 22:05

Don't give them away! You'll need em for when you see mouz 16:0 Astralis :)

2018-06-26 22:52

5 replies

Lol ))) hahah

2018-06-26 23:00

U are tired to ma girl, go to bed.

2018-06-27 00:20

How? I haven't even played 1 BO1

2018-06-29 10:02

Astralis isn't Na'Vi ma friend

2018-06-29 09:54

They do have that 0-16 in common though

2018-06-29 10:01

MEXICO FWC WINNER 2018!

2018-06-26 21:06

IM ROOTING FOR MEXICO <33

2018-06-26 21:08

Ez for navi

2018-06-27 08:28

ez 4gambot

ENCE > Astralis

0/8

2018-06-26 21:07

C9>NiP MiBr>RNG Liquid>BIG oh wait you baiting

11 replies

C9>NiP? Nt burger

2018-06-26 21:35

10 replies

We'll see

LUL burgerinoo

2018-06-26 21:43

Nip is fucking shit aswel

2018-06-26 21:51

NiP lost to TyLoo Optic and AGO recently Stop your delusions

2018-06-26 21:52

Optic lul

2018-06-26 22:16

It's major season nip will do well here and not qualify for the minor

2018-06-26 23:03

wya nibba

2018-07-04 09:02

2018-06-26 21:49

nt Sweden NiP dead team

Yeah, that reply really didnt age well

2018-07-04 10:15

BIG >> Liquid ez

big > liquid? nrg > ex sk?

2018-06-26 21:09

" ex sk "

2018-06-26 23:53

glad to see some ANALytics from newfag kinda, looks funny. but mibr is invividually skilled than trashers like nrg, and liquid is more powerfull too

2018-06-26 23:58

Rng*

2018-06-27 00:05

newfag , the one who don't know mibr ... hahaha

2018-06-27 04:15

Id 901613 Signed up 2017-07-04

2018-06-27 08:01

playing cs since 2006 , but nt " ex sk "

2018-06-27 04:16

2018-06-27 08:02

rng > mibr hahahahahahaa

wait and see

2018-06-26 21:16

2018-06-26 21:37

2018-06-27 12:30

Australians ez

2018-06-27 01:45

Rigger for astralis fk esl

2018-06-26 21:12

It is common sense that the best team plays the worst so that the worst gets eliminated first.

2018-06-26 21:19

And as i see it, its seeded like: 1. Astralis Mousesports FaZe Liquid 2. C9 NaVi Fnatic MIBR 3. NiP G2 North Renegades 4. Ence BIG B.O.O.T.S Gambit

2018-06-26 21:25

eslgaming.com/worldranking/csgo#/ its based on esl rankings. 1-4-5-8-... in group A 2-3-6-7-... in group B

2018-06-26 22:01

Oh.. Didn't even know that esl had a ranking

2018-06-26 22:03

👏 Nice

2018-06-26 23:49

Thanks for clearing it out mate

2018-06-27 16:20

C9 is 3

2018-06-26 22:36

It were just my guess on seedings before i saw esl's ranking

2018-06-27 16:35

y i didnt know about rankings mb

2018-06-27 16:21

name checks out

2018-06-26 21:14

Name checks out

Everything right except liquid > BIG

Could be close. Last 2 matches were really close and cologne might give BIG more motivation

2018-06-26 23:50

NIP better than C9 :D

Big>liquid?

2018-06-26 21:38

Who are renegades??

2018-06-26 21:47

hltv.org/matches/2304228/renegades-vs-sk.. ?

xDD

2018-06-27 00:08

Australian team. Just like Grayhound which I think u heard about.

2018-06-27 01:06

C9 > NiP Mixwell is supposed to stand in for them.

Astralis>Ence Nip>C9 Mouz>Gambit G2<NaVi Faze>Boot-Ds Renegades<Mibr Fnatic>North Big<Liquid

2018-06-26 21:57

Rip boot

2018-06-27 02:16

Astralis > Ence NIP < C9 Mouz < Lanbit G2 < Navi Faze > Bot RNG > Mibr Fnatic > North BIG < Liquid

2018-06-27 04:19

2018-06-26 21:04

ezg2

Rip ence

F for respect

Ez4ence

2018-06-26 21:11

Lol they couldnt have had an easier team? RUNENCE!!!

2018-06-26 21:20

Group A lol

Ikr it’s so much harder than group B, how do they decide groups?

2018-06-27 09:08

eslgaming.com/worldranking/csgo#/ from this

2018-06-27 11:19

again?

EZ4ENCE

EZ MIBR

Ez for Astralis

#GONINJAS but seems like 2ez4 Astralis one more time..

+10000000000

2018-06-27 20:31

2 Groups? Dafuq. Also BIG against Liquid again first matchup LUL GL HF

Against smh, its becoming Faze v c9

Mibr

big vs liquid lol its never ending

I feel your pain :/

Rip g2 ..they have to prove themselves from the first match

rip Astralis

2018-06-26 21:24

+10000

2018-06-26 21:27

Their rise to the top ended by the hottest team in the scene

EZ FOR JOELZ

So cool to see mibr

Ez ENCE 0-16

rigged for astralis

2018-06-26 21:13

7 daysss

ez mibr

EZ ENCE EZ NORTH EZ MIBR

mibr not MIBR, thank you

ME BEE AR

based on logo its nibr or mbr

M EYE BEE ARE

2018-06-26 22:19

Oh yeaaa!!!

dont stream on fucking facebook

They will, ESL signed with Facebook until 2019. We're talking about real money here.

2018-06-26 21:55

You right. They only stream IEM event on twitch.

2018-06-26 23:28

BIG v Liquid again MonkaS

Group A tougher than B

group a looks harder until u realiza that gambit, g2, nip and c9 are all joke teams xd

Group A and Group B what a fuckin joke

Mibr all the way!!! <3

mibr is already dead. Rip in peach

WTF? BIG vs Liquid... Again Boston,Belo Horizonte and Cologne, xD

Yep, they will do it this time!

2018-06-26 21:10

I agree! The games were close in Brazil. And then another BO1

Is Mixwell to c9 confirmed?

For this and the next tournament

I suppose I didn't want NiP to win anyway

Can we have mibr instead of MIBR? wtf

Astralis > ENCE NiP < Cloud9 mousesports > Gambit G2 < Natus Vincere FaZe > B.O.O.T-d[S] Renegades < MIBR fnatic > North BIG < Liquid

can faze get atleast a tier3 opponent for once in their opener? they always play BY FAR the worst team in the beginning

EZ4ENCE GOD ALLU

Astralis vs. ENCE - Astralis NiP vs. Cloud9 - Cloud9 mousesports vs. Gambit - mousesports G2 vs. Natus Vincere - G2 FaZe vs. B.O.O.T-d[S] - FaZe Renegades vs. MIBR - MIBR fnatic vs. North - fnatic BIG vs. Liquid - Liquid most accurate

Wtf g2-navi winner g2? r u fak u?

2018-06-27 08:03

EZ for made in brand

Made In Bradpitt omegalul

Finally it's not faze vs c9

Faze always luck.

Esl Rankings not luck. nt

2018-06-26 22:21

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2018-06-26 21:15

stfu

Buy some apples and I'll shut up

Y’all niggas have golden delicious?

2018-06-26 22:22

Yes we do!

2018-06-26 22:30

Group A: 1st Astralis 2nd NaVi 3rd Mouz Group B: 1st FaZe 2nd Liquid 3rd MIBR

2018-06-26 21:17

Astralis > Ence NiP < C9 Mouz > Gambit G2 < Navi FaZe > boot Renegades < mine Fnatic > North Big < liquid

Unlucky Astralis :/

2018-06-26 21:21

ofc they put the 2 best teams agains eachother EZ4ence

ofcourse freakcunt

So ez4ence

2018-06-27 00:30

faze eziest groupstage as usual

ez for NaVi

Astralis <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Ence NIP >>>>> C9 Mouz >>>>> Gambit G2 <=> Navi Faze < BOOTS DreamScape RNG <<< Mibr fnatic < North BIG <<<<<<<<< Liquid

Lol stfu

2018-06-27 04:04

Low quality baits

2018-06-27 05:53

sry, fnatic <<<<<<<<< North

2018-06-27 06:05

Ez for mibr

uneven groups like usual

2018-06-26 21:26

Na'Vi>Ukraine,no CIS

2018-06-26 21:31

Ez for boi godAllu

EZ 4 ASTRALIS

2018-06-26 21:34

eZaF

G2 ez

R I P N I P

2018-06-26 21:41

the groups are fairly balanced,i like it

2018-06-26 21:48

Would swag be allowed to play for C9 this tourny?

Astralis NiP mousesports Natus Vincere FaZe MIBR fnatic BIG

Astralis > FaZe NaVi > Liquid mousesports > MIBR G2 > fnatic Cloud9 > North NiP > Renegades Gambit > BIG ENCE > B.O.O.T sick draw

2018-06-26 21:53

its based on esl rankings and fnatic >>> g2

fnatic new team, have to figure out a system with both JW and draken = classic new fnatic roster disaster this tournament G2 should be much more ready and kennyS is in-form, shox is fully fit too

2018-06-26 22:28

same with g2.they are new team. but fnatic core > g2 core . if you are talking about form,then you have krimz,draken and flusha who are 3 of of the top rated swedish players this year. no one except kennyS in g2 are nowhere near them. and kennyS is just near flusha.

krimz > kennyS > draken rest have been in meh form (flusha was great in Kato but otherwise not really) fnatic haven't had any time to work out a way to put this mix of a team (two dedicated awpers?) together yet, g2 have

2018-06-26 22:32

just look at rating of kennyS on big events this year. same as flusha, but flusha has 1 evp and 1 mvp. flush's only bad tournaments were sydney and ecs. he was a top 7 player in first 3 months of 2018. also jw is a hybrid player.just like in previous roster, jw will take rifles more than awp. here he don't even have to do that. draken does that for him. if if fnatic goes for double awp setup,they have scary duo.

2018-06-26 22:35

ehhh, still don't agree. I reckon both will finish 5th or 6th (better achievement for G2 given the groups) cya in 2 weeks ;)

2018-06-26 23:24

g2 won't go out in groups for sure. astralis,navi,mouz are the favourites and a c9,gambit,g2 and nip have less chance than them. fnatic or mibr might make it out of group B.

2018-06-26 23:26

ence > astralis no doubts

2018-06-26 21:54

RIP Poland, we miss Polish team there [*]

Astralis > ENCE Ninjas In Pyjamas < Cloud9 mousesports > Gambit G2 eSports < Natus Vincere FaZe Clan > B.O.O.T-d[S] Renegades < MIBR fnatic > The North BIG < Team Liquid

2018-06-26 21:58

Wouldnt be a proper tournament without shit cancer groups

rigged group, so ez for faze, top-1 top-3 top-4 teams in 1 group nice facebook

2018-06-26 21:59

Group b easier than group A

EZ 4 ENCE KAPPA 16-0 ASTRALIS

2018-06-26 22:02

G2 0-16 NAVI

2018-06-26 22:10

Only 5 matches in play-offs at Lanxess Arena. That's a bit disappointing.

YOU DONT CAPITAL ON mibr HLTV PLEASE

BO1 FeelsShitMan

This is not fair at all, the first match ffs... Astralis are a good team, they don't deserve for such rekt in the first matchup.

2018-06-26 22:24

MIBR EZ

2018-06-26 22:27

Group A is fkn stacked.. what the hell lol

Astralis ,C9,mouz,Navi,FaZe Clan,mibr,Fnatic and Liquid will go through

2018-06-26 22:39

Astralis 16-6 ENCE Cloud9 16-12 NIP mouz 16-10 Gambit Na'vi 16-4 G2 FaZe 16-3 BOOT MIBR 16-14 Renegades fnatic 16-11 North Liquid 16-5 BIG

2018-06-26 23:04

idiot?

2018-06-27 07:28

BIG fan... comment checks out

2018-06-27 18:44

16 5 BIG?SURE?

BIG 16 - 0 Liquid Better, fangirl?

2018-06-27 18:50

good luck)

2018-06-27 18:54

NaVi - G2 will be closer, probably

2018-06-27 09:31

BIG will get more than 5 rounds

2018-06-27 12:12

gogogo mibr <3

2018-06-26 23:13

Keep calm.

2018-06-26 23:30

G2 VS ENCE GRAND FINAL INCOMING

2018-06-26 23:31

Ence vs B.O.O.T*

2018-06-27 00:59

Cloud9 need to announce their 5th I'm worried cuz afaik it will be jdm 😞

2018-06-26 23:59

Maxwell

2018-06-27 01:00

Group A looks dope cant wait

2018-06-27 00:14

shittiest groups ever made, group b is a joke

2018-06-27 00:18

MiBR PogChamp

Wtf of course faze gets the easiest group ever made

2018-06-27 01:04

+101

2018-06-27 06:02

group B lulmao. rigged

2018-06-27 02:24

This camp will be good, has good teams. ESL One Cologne ever is amazing. How VP no will play, i hope MIBR Wins.

2018-06-27 03:01

NEVER BEEN SO #EZ4ENCE

2018-06-27 05:20

LMAO FaZe vs BOTS

2018-06-27 06:04

Ez NiP

2018-06-27 08:45

EZ4ENCE and EZ4maBRboizzz

2018-06-27 09:12

wtf is that shit these groups arent balanced at all

2018-06-27 10:09

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2018-06-27 10:35