We are happy to announce that the last team to complete the lineup of 16 at ESL One Cologne will be determined through the Chinese qualifier. The qualifier will be run in cooperation with 5eplay and will take place between May 23 and June 9.
The Chinese qualifier will consist of two stages: open and closed. Eight teams from the open qualifier will advance to the closed stage where they will meet eight teams who received direct invitations. The team to reach the top in the closed qualifier will complete the team lineup of ESL One Cologne 2017.
The teams invited to the closed qualifier are as follows:
- TyLoo
- Vici Gaming
- Eclipse
- UYA
- New4
- EMP
- B.O.O.T
- Flash Gaming
Qualifier schedule
Open qualifier matches are best of one. All times are GMT+8.
Open qualifier
Tuesday, May 23rd
- 19:00 - Round 1 Match 1 - 8
- 20:15 - Round 1 Match 9 - 16
- 21:30 - Round 1 Match 17 - 24
Wednesday, May 24th
- 19:00 - Round 1 Match 25 - 32
- 20:15 - Round 2 Match 1 - 8
- 21:30 - Round 2 Match 9 - 16
Thursday, May 25th
19:00 - Round 3 Match 1 - 8
Closed qualifier
Closed qualifier matches are best of three. All times are GMT+8.
Wednesday, June 7th
- 14:00 - Round 1 Match 1 & 2
- 16:30 - Round 1 Match 3 & 4
- 19:00 - Round 1 Match 5 & 6
Thursday, June 8th
- 14:00 - Round 1 Match 7 & 8
- 16:30 - Quarterfinal 1 & 2
- 19:00 - Quarterfinal 3 & 4
Friday, June 9th
- 14:00 - Semifinal 1
- 16:30 - Semifinal 2
- 19:00 - Grand Final
The qualifier matches will be available to watch thanks to our streaming partner, HuoMao.
Good luck!
We wish the best of luck to all participating teams and look forward to welcome the winner to ESL One Cologne! Tickets to ESL One Cologne 2017 are available - be sure to join us as we once again make CS:GO history with unforgettable matches, world-class plays and outstanding crowd and atmosphere!
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