On August 1st and 2nd, the ESL studios in Burbank, California, will host the ESL One Cologne NA qualifiers. Eight teams will battle it out for the two available slots at ESL One Cologne - the biggest CS:GO event in the world and the next Valve major.
The teams will be split into two groups of four. The group stages will be played in a double-elimination best-of-one format, while the playoffs will be best-of-three matches. The top two teams will get to advance to ESL One Cologne.
The groups have now been drawn and are as follows:
Group A | Group B |
Cloud9 | CLG |
Team Liquid | Luminosity Gaming |
Tempo Storm | Nihilum |
Noble Esports | Elevate |
Although the qualifiers will not be open to public, feel free to join us online over at http://www.twitch.tv/esl_csgo on August 1st and 2nd!
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