Updating the tournament rules for IEM, ESL One, ESL Pro League series, ESEA and amateur competitions.
Sold out LANXESS arena welcomed over 15,000 fans on each of the event days, making ESL One Cologne 2017 the most attended event since its inception in 2014.
See how the grand final played out in the LANXESS Arena.
See how the semifinals played out.
See how the quarterfinals played out in the LANXESS Arena.
See how the final matches of the swiss group stage unfolded and which teams made it to the LANXESS Arena.
This is how the prize pool of US$250,000 will be distributed among the competitors.
See how the day two matches unfolded.
Check out how the first swiss stage matches played out.
Betway will enhance the ESL One Cologne viewing experience by adding live odds to the broadcast.
Great music, meets and greets, and more - join us for the ESL One Camp party.
Team jerseys, hoodies, t-shirts and more - the ESL Shop will be waiting for you with tons of esports apparel at LANXESS Arena.
During the pre-show on Sunday, the two teams will play out their ESL Germany National Championship match!
See who will be facing who in the first round of the swiss group stage.
Who can back up their boisterous claims?
The hallowed Lanxess Arena opens its doors for the world’s best CS:GO teams for the third time on July the 7th. Check out what we think of each team’s chances in Cologne.
These are the faces and voices who will be bringing you all the action from the world’s biggest CS:GO tournament this coming July.
In the third article of this series, the focus will be on ESL One Cologne 2016. The second major at Lanxess Arena and the second major with $1,000,000 on the line.
In the second article of this series, the focus will be on ESL One Cologne 2015. For the first time the event moves into the Lanxess Arena – Germany’s biggest indoor stadium – and breaks one record after another.
In the first article of this series, we’ll be looking at ESL One Cologne 2014 at Gamescom - the world’s largest games fair - its main storylines and how it helped shape the future Counter-Strike landscape.
Check out the group and main stage format, as well as the day-by-day schedule.
These are the 16 teams who will compete for the 2017 ESL One Cologne championship.
See how the EU and NA closed qualifiers for ESL One Cologne unfolded this past weekend.
The last available ESL One Cologne slot will go to the winner of the Chinese qualifier, organised in cooperation with 5eplay.
Due to an intense schedule, Gambit Esports has declined their qualifier invite and will be replaced by Tricked Esport.
These are the teams who will battle it out in the EU and NA qualifiers for our biggest CS:GO tournament.
OpTic Gaming are the final confirmed team for the event.
Mousesports are our 11th invited team confirmed team for ESL One Cologne 2017.
Immortals are the tenth confirmed team for our upcoming biggest CS:GO tournament.
Cloud9 are the ninth invited team to ESL One Cologne 2017.
With the start of the first qualification tournaments this weekend we would like to further clarify the eligibility of academy teams.
The Danish squad of North is the eighth confirmed team for ESL One Cologne.
Lucky number 7? G2 Esports join the fray at ESL One Cologne 2017.
This is how European teams can secure a slot at the world’s biggest CS:GO tournament.
Ninjas in Pyjamas are our sixth confirmed team for ESL One Cologne 2017.
Find out how to qualify as a team from Europe or North America!
ESL One New York champions, Natus Vincere, are the fifth team confirmed for ESL One Cologne.
FNATIC once again return to Cologne looking to once again claim the ESL One trophy they last lifted in 2015.
The runner ups of IEM World Championship Katowice join SK Gaming and Virtus.pro at ESL One Cologne.
SK Gaming and Virtus.pro are the first two teams confirmed for the event out of 16.
ESL One Cologne will see several improvements among different areas of the event.