Today we are very excited to announce that the best two teams of ESL Meisterschaft, the ESL National Championship for Germany, will join us on the 9th of July for the final day of ESL One Cologne 2017. During the pre show, starting at about 14:00 CEST, the two teams will play their regular season match in a Bo1 right in front of the audience at LANXESS Arena.

BIG, who have made a name quite quickly in the international scene, will now get to showcase their skills in Cologne despite falling short in the closed qualifier. Their opponents, ALTERNATE aTTaX, already gave them a tough run for the German championship back in May, which BIG won eventually, albeit only by a small margin as the maps went to 16:14, 16:13 and 16:12 in this nailbiter.

Fatih 'gob b' Dayik, captain of BIG, about going to Cologne after all:
“We're pumped for the match against aTTaX in Cologne! This is more than just our national championship match - we want to show every fan and spectator at ESL One Cologne 2017 that we are the number one in Germany!”

Christian 'crisby' Schmitt, captain of ALTERNATE aTTaX, on facing BIG at LANXESS Arena:
“What a great opportunity! This is the rematch of the most exciting national championship final in a long time and it's happening in front of thousands of fans. A dream for every German player. It'll be awesome!”

We are excited to see the rematch of the remarkable final from last season in front of the crowd of ESL One Cologne 2017, giving the teams a very special venue and the audience a glance at two of the best German CS:GO teams! Make sure to be at LANXESS Arena early to secure your favorite seats and watch those two squads give it their all on the big stage.

Make sure to grab your ticket for ESL One Cologne 2017 in case you missed out so far!