August 20 to August 23, 2015. Cologne, Germany.
- MMC Studio, Cologne (August 20-21)
- Lanxess-Arena, Cologne (August 22-23)
Note: If you see any mistakes in the thread, please PM us. We can’t read every single comment, so it’s easier for us to just check the mailbox.
This is the Second Major of 2015 after Katowice in March. A Major is a Valve sponsored event with a prizepool of at least $250,000. Therefore, Valve is deciding the tournament structure, not ESL.
Quick Info
Map pool
- de_cache
- de_cobblestone
- de_dust2
- de_inferno
- de_mirage
- de_overpass
- de_train
Structure
- Group Stage 1
- Double elimination bracket (GSL Format)
- Best-of-one
- All groups will be played out up to and including the winners match
- Top team from each group advances to Quarter-finals
- Group Stage 2
- Groups redrawn and teams continue their run starting from their position in the previous group stage
- Best-of-one
- Playoffs
- Single elimination bracket
- Best-of-three
Coverage
- ESL One Cologne Official Site
- HLTV ESL One Cologne Hub
- GosuGamers ESL One Cologne Page
- Liquipedia ESL One Cologne Page
Useful Links
Streams
Language | Stream Link |
---|---|
English | ESL |
English | ESL2 |
Russian | Stormstudio |
Russian | Stormstudio 2 |
German | 99Damage |
Portugese | Bida |
Polish | ESL_PL |
- If we find some more channels, this section will be updated
VODs
Hosts
Stage Host
Analyst Desk Host
Esports in cinemas
Reporting
Broadcast Team
- Joe “Joe Miller” Miller
- Leigh “Deman” Smith
- Anders Blume
- Auguste “Semmler” Massonat
- Jason Kaplan
- Lauren “Pansy” Scott
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Robin “Fifflaren” Johansson
- Jason “Moses” O’Toole
- Henry “HenryG” Greer
- Casper “Cadian” Møller
Observers
- Janko “YNk” Paunovic
- Simon “pAn” Schumacher
Qualified Teams
- For more info, see the Beginners guide to the 2015 ESL Cologne teams by /u/Draulon
Legends | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fnatic | jw | flusha | KRiMZ | olofmeister | pronax | |
Ninjas in Pyjamas | allu | Xizt | friberg | GeT_RiGhT | f0rest | |
mousesports | nex | Spiidi | chrisJ | denis | gob b | |
Virtus.pro | TaZ | Neo | Snax | pasha | Byali | |
Luminosity Gaming | fer | coldzera | steel | Boltz | FalleN | |
Natus Vincere | Zeus | Flamie | seized | GuardiaN | Edward | |
Team EnVyUs | NBK | apEX | kennyS | kioShiMa | Happy | |
Team SoloMid | Xyp9x | device | karrigan | dupreeh | cajunb | |
Challengers | ||||||
Team Kinguin | fox | dennis | rain | Maikelele | ScreaM | |
Team eBettle | peet | rallen | Furlan | Hyper | GruBy | |
Flipsid3 | bondik | B1ad3 | DavCost | markeloff | WorldEdit | |
Titan | RpK | shox | Maniac | SmithZz | Ex6TenZ | |
Immunity | James | emagine | Rickeh | USTILO | SnypeR | |
Renegades | AZR | Yam | jks | Havoc | SPUNJ | |
CLG | FNS | jdm64 | tarik | hazed | Cutler | |
Cloud9 | shroud | sgares | n0thing | Skadoodle | Freakazoid |
Group Stage 1
Group A | Group B | ||
---|---|---|---|
Ninjas in Pyjamas | Team EnVyUs | ||
Team SoloMid | Luminosity | ||
Renegades | Kinguin | ||
Counter Logic Gaming | Flipsid3 Tactics | ||
Group C | Group D | ||
Fnatic | Virtus.pro | ||
Natus Vincere | mousesports | ||
Titan | Cloud9 | ||
Team eBettle | Immunity |
Group Stage 2
Group A | Group B |
---|---|
TBD | TBD |
TBD | TBD |
TBD | TBD |
Group C | Group D |
TBD | TBD |
TBD | TBD |
TBD | TBD |
Schedule
Full Liquipedia Bracket
Click on a result to see the associated Post-Match Discussion.
Day 1 – August 20
Team 1 | vs | Team 2 | Match | Result | PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | AEST |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NiP | vs | CLG | A1 | 00-00 | 05:00 | 08:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 22:00 |
Team EnVyUs | vs | Flipsid3 | B1 | 00-00 | 05:00 | 08:00 | 12:00 | 14:00 | 22:00 |
Renegades | vs | Team SoloMid | A2 | 00-00 | 06:25 | 09:25 | 13:25 | 15:25 | 23:25 |
Kinguin | vs | Luminosity | B2 | 00-00 | 06:25 | 09:25 | 13:25 | 15:25 | 23:25 |
Winner A1 | vs | Winner A2 | A3 | 00-00 | 07:50 | 10:50 | 14:50 | 16:50 | 00:50 |
Winner B1 | vs | Winner B2 | B3 | 00-00 | 07:50 | 10:50 | 14:50 | 16:50 | 00:50 |
Fnatic | vs | eBettle | C1 | 00-00 | 09:15 | 12:15 | 16:15 | 18:15 | 02:15 |
Virtus.pro | vs | Immunity | D1 | 00-00 | 09:15 | 12:15 | 16:15 | 18:15 | 02:15 |
Titan | vs | Na’Vi | C2 | 00-00 | 10:40 | 13:40 | 17:40 | 19:40 | 03:40 |
Cloud9 | vs | mousesports | D2 | 00-00 | 10:40 | 13:40 | 17:40 | 19:40 | 03:40 |
Winner C1 | vs | Winner C2 | C3 | 00-00 | 12:05 | 15:05 | 19:05 | 21:05 | 05:05 |
Winner D1 | vs | Winner D2 | D3 | 00-00 | 12:05 | 15:05 | 19:05 | 21:05 | 05:05 |
Day 2 – August 21
Team 1 | vs | Team 2 | Match | Result | PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | AEST |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TBD | vs | TBD | E1 | 00-00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 20:00 |
TBD | vs | TBD | E2 | 00-00 | 04:25 | 07:25 | 11:25 | 13:25 | 21:25 |
TBD | vs | TBD | F1 | 00-00 | 05:50 | 08:50 | 12:50 | 14:50 | 22:50 |
TBD | vs | TBD | F2 | 00-00 | 07:15 | 10:15 | 14:15 | 16:15 | 00:15 |
TBD | vs | TBD | G1 | 00-00 | 08:40 | 11:40 | 15:40 | 17:40 | 01:40 |
TBD | vs | TBD | G2 | 00-00 | 10:05 | 13:05 | 17:05 | 19:05 | 03:05 |
TBD | vs | TBD | H1 | 00-00 | 11:30 | 14:30 | 18:30 | 20:30 | 04:30 |
TBD | vs | TBD | H2 | 00-00 | 12:55 | 15:55 | 19:55 | 21:55 | 05:55 |
Day 3 – August 22
Team 1 | vs | Team 2 | Match | Result | PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | AEST |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TBD | vs | TBD | QF1 | 00-00 | 02:00 | 05:00 | 09:00 | 11:00 | 19:00 |
TBD | vs | TBD | QF2 | 00-00 | 05:05 | 08:05 | 12:05 | 14:05 | 22:05 |
TBD | vs | TBD | QF3 | 00-00 | 08:10 | 11:10 | 15:10 | 17:10 | 01:10 |
TBD | vs | TBD | QF4 | 00-00 | 11:15 | 14:15 | 18:15 | 20:15 | 04:15 |
Day 4 – August 23
Team 1 | vs | Team 2 | Match | Result | PDT | EDT | GMT | CEST | AEST |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TBD | vs | TBD | SF1 | 00-00 | 03:00 | 06:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 20:00 |
TBD | vs | TBD | SF2 | 00-00 | 06:20 | 09:20 | 13:20 | 15:20 | 23:20 |
TBD | vs | TBD | GF | 00-00 | 10:00 | 13:00 | 17:00 | 19:00 | 03:00 |
Prize Pool – $250,000
# | Team | Prize |
---|---|---|
1. | TBD | $100,000 |
2. | TBD | $50,000 |
3-4. | TBD | $22,000 |
3-4. | TBD | $22,000 |
5-8. | TBD | $10,000 |
5-8. | TBD | $10,000 |
5-8. | TBD | $10,000 |
5-8. | TBD | $10,000 |
9-16. | TBD | $2,000 |
9-16. | TBD | $2,000 |
9-16. | TBD | $2,000 |
9-16. | TBD | $2,000 |
9-16. | TBD | $2,000 |
9-16. | TBD | $2,000 |
9-16. | TBD | $2,000 |
9-16. | TBD | $2,000 |
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