The ESL One Cologne 2016 offline qualifier kicks off this Thursday, June 9th, in the ESL studios in Katowice, Poland. A total of 16 teams from around the world will battle it out for the eight Challenger slots at the next major in the Swiss format.

The broadcast team

Bringing you all the CS:GO action live from Katowice will be no other than:

• Host/Interviewer: Mitch 'UberShouts' Leslie
• Desk host: Alex 'Machine' Richardson
• Analyst: Halvor 'vENdetta' Gulestøl
• Commentator: Lauren 'Pansy' Scott
• Commentator: John 'BLU' Mullen
• Commentator: Vincent 'Metuz' Hill
• Commentator: Joona 'natu' Leppänen
• Observer: Alexander 'Rushly' Rush

Don't miss any of the action

All of the qualifier matches will be streamed live on Twitch, Azubu and Hitbox, starting from 12:30 on each of the days. Thursday and Friday will be closed to the public but you are welcome to join us on Saturday and Sunday, June 11th and 12th - get your ticket here!

For more information about the offline qualifier, visit its official page and remember to follow ESL CS on Twitter and Facebook for all important updates.