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 The ESL One Cologne 2016 logo | |
| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| Location | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Dates | July 5, 2016–July 10, 2016 |
| Administrator | Valve ESL |
Tournament format(s) | 16 team double-elimination group stage Eight team single-elimination playoff |
| Venue | Lanxess Arena |
| Teams | 16 teams |
| Purse | $1,000,000 USD |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | SK Gaming (1st title) |
| 1st runners-up | Team Liquid |
| 2nd runners-up | Fnatic Virtus.pro |
| MVP | Marcelo "coldzera" David |
ESL One Cologne 2016, also known as ESL Cologne Major 2016 or Cologne 2016, was an Electronic Sports League Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. It was the ninth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship[1] and was held at the Lanxess Arena In Cologne, Germany from July 8–10. It featured 16 teams from throughout the world competing. Cologne 2016 had the second consecutive major with a prize pool of $1,000,000.[2]
The playoffs featured eight teams. Astralis, Fnatic, Gambit Gaming, Natus Vincere, SK Gaming, Team Liquid, and Virtus.pro were returning Legends and FlipSid3 Tactics was the only new Legend. Ninjas in Pyjamas failed to retain its Legends status after eight straight majors of being Legends. The grand finals had SK Gaming, which was the defending champion from the previous major at MLG Major Championship: Columbus, against Team Liquid, which was the first ever North America team to reach the grand finals at a major. SK Gaming defeated FlipSid3 Tactics and Virtus.pro and Team Liquid upset Natus Vincere and Fnatic to reach the finals. In the end, SK Gaming defended its title 2–0 over the underdog Team Liquid and continued to be the only non-European team to win a title until the PGL 2017 Kraków Major Championship, in which Gambit Esports from Kazakhstan won the title. SK Gaming also joined Fnatic to be the only teams to have multiple major titles.
Format
The top eight teams from the MLG Columbus Major ("Legends") were automatically invited to ESL One Cologne 2016. The remaining eight spots were filled by teams that advanced from the ESL One Cologne 2016 Main Qualifier. These 16 teams were then split into four groups, seeded based on results from Columbus 2016 and the Cologne 2016 Main Qualifier. The groups were decided by a random number generator. First the bottom four teams of the qualifier – G2 Esports, Team EnVyUs, Team Dignitas, and FlipSid3 Tactics – were randomly assigned to groups as the fourth seeds. The top four teams of the qualifier – Gambit Gaming, OpTic Gaming, mousesports, and FaZe Clan – were then randomly selected to be the third seeds. The teams that placed fifth through eighth at Columbus 2016 – Fnatic, Virtus.pro, Counter Logic Gaming, and Ninjas in Pyjamas – were randomly assigned the second seeds in the group. Finally, the top four teams from Columbus 2016 – SK Gaming (formerly Luminosity Gaming), Natus Vincere, Astralis, and Team Liquid – were randomly given the top seeds in the four respective groups.[3]
The way that ESL seeded the groups drew some criticism. While Groups A and B combined had three of HLTV's top-10 teams,[4][5] Group D alone had SK Gaming (#1), G2 Esports (#2), Fnatic (#4), and FaZe (#16).[6] CS:GO analysts called for a more effective seeding method.[7][8]
All group matches were best-of-ones with the exception of the final decider match, deciding the last playoff spot. The highest seed would play the lowest seed in each group and the second and third seeds would play against each other. The winner of those two matches would play each other to determine which team moved on to the playoff stage, while the losers of the first round of matches also played. The loser of the lower match was then eliminated from the tournament. With one team advanced and one eliminated, the two remaining teams would play a best-of-three elimination match for the second playoff spot. This format is known as the GSL format, named for the Global StarCraft II League.[9]
The playoffs bracket consisted of eight teams, two from each group. All of these matches were best-of-three, single elimination. Teams advanced in the bracket until a winner was decided.
Map Pool
There were seven maps to choose from. Between Columbus 2016 and Cologne 2016, Inferno was taken out of the active map pool and Nuke was reintroduced after the CSGO development team revamped the map.[10] Before each best-of-one match in the group stage, teams alternated banning maps until five maps had been banned. One of the two remaining maps was randomly selected, and the team that that did not get a third ban then selected which side it wanted to start on. In all best-of-three series, each team first banned a map, leaving a five-map pool. Each team then chose a map, with the opposing team selecting which side they wanted to start on for their opponent's map choice. The two map picks were the first two maps in the best-of-three. If the series were to require a third map, the map was randomly selected from the three remaining maps.
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Main Qualifier
Regional Qualifiers
The final four bracket from each qualifier are shown below; two from each move on to the main qualifying event. All games are offline.
Asia Minor
The winner and runner-up of Intel Extreme Masters Season X Taipei were invited to the qualifier. In addition, two teams from the Korean qualifier, two teams from the Chinese qualifier, one team from the Southeast Asia qualifier, and one team from the Oceania qualifier will be in the minor.
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| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | Team Immunity | 0 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Renegades | 2 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Renegades | 2 | |||||||||||
| B1 | TyLoo | 0 | |||||||||||
| B1 | TyLoo | 2 | |||||||||||
| A2 | VG.CyberZen | 1 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Renegades | 1 | |||||||||||
| B1 | TyLoo | 2 | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| B1 | TyLoo | 2 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Team Immunity | 0 | A2 | VG.CyberZen | 0 | ||||||||
| A2 | VG.CyberZen | 2 | |||||||||||
Europe Minor
The Europe Minor was held by DreamHack in Tours, France. Two qualifiers were held and four teams from each qualifier moved on to the minor.
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| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | Team Dignitas | 2 | |||||||||||
| B2 | ENCE eSports | 0 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Team Dignitas | 2 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Team Orbit | 1 | |||||||||||
| B1 | HellRaisers | 0 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Team Orbit | 2 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Team Dignitas | 2 | |||||||||||
| B1 | HellRaisers | 1 | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Team Orbit | 1 | |||||||||||
| B2 | ENCE eSports | 0 | B1 | HellRaisers | 2 | ||||||||
| B1 | HellRaisers | 2 | |||||||||||
CIS Minor
In the CIS Minor, four teams were invited and four more teams from the closed qualifier arrived to the minor in Moscow.
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| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | FLuffy Gangster | 2 | |||||||||||
| B2 | ANOX | 1 | |||||||||||
| A1 | FLuffy Gangster | 1 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Team Empire | 2 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Worst Players | 1 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Team Empire | 2 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Team Empire | 0 | |||||||||||
| A1 | FLuffy Gangster | 2 | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | FLuffy Gangster | 2 | |||||||||||
| B2 | ANOX | 1 | B1 | Worst Players | 0 | ||||||||
| B1 | Worst Players | 2 | |||||||||||
Americas Minor
The Americas Minor had four teams invited, three teams from the North American qualifier, and one team from the South American qualifier.
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| Upper round 1 | Upper final | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | Tempo Storm | 2 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Selfless Gaming | 0 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Tempo Storm | 0 | |||||||||||
| B1 | OpTic Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||
| B1 | OpTic Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Team SoloMid | 1 | |||||||||||
| B1 | OpTic Gaming | 2 | |||||||||||
| A1 | Tempo Storm | 1 | |||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Tempo Storm | 2 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Selfless Gaming | 0 | A2 | Team SoloMid | 0 | ||||||||
| A2 | Team SoloMid | 2 | |||||||||||
Main Qualifier
Like the previous majors, there will be a major qualifier and regional qualifiers. The bottom eight teams from MLG Columbus 2016 received automatic bids to the main qualifier. Two teams each from the Asia, North America, Europe, and CIS Minors will be able to compete in the major qualifier.
Unlike previous qualifiers, this main qualifier will be a sixteen team swiss tournament, where after the Day 1 games, teams will play other teams with the same win–loss record. Every round will consist of one game. In addition, teams will not play the same team twice. Any team with three wins would qualify for the major, and any team with three losses would be eliminated.
First round seeding was determined by the following:
- Teams that placed 9th at the previous major (mousesports, FaZe Clan, Gambit Gaming, G2 Esports) were first seeds
- Teams that placed 13th place at the previous major (FlipSid3 Tactics, Splyce, Team EnVyUs, Cloud9) were second seeds
- Teams that placed first in their regional qualifiers (OpTic Gaming, TyLoo, FLuffy Gangsters, Team Dignitas) were third seeds
- Teams that were runners-up in their regional qualifiers (Immortals, Renegades, Team Empire, HellRaisers) were fourth seeds
In the second round, the winners in the first round will face each other in the "high" matches; the losers will face each other in the "low" matches.
In the third round, the winners of the high matches from round two will face each other. The winners of these two matches will qualify for the major. The losers of the high round and the winners of the low round will face each other in the "mid" matches. The losers from the previous low matches will face each other in round three's low matches. The losers of these low matches are eliminated. Twelve teams remain in the Qualifier.
In the fourth round, the losers of the high matches and the winners of the low matches will face each other in round four's high matches. The winners of the high matches qualify for the major. The losers of the mid matches and the winners of the low matches will face each other in the low matches of round four. The losers of these matches are eliminated from the Qualifier. Six teams remain.
In the last round, the remaining teams will face off. The winners of these matches will qualify for the major and the losing teams will be eliminated.
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Qualifier results
| Place | Team | Record | Differential | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 5 |
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| 1–2 | FaZe Clan | 3–0 | +24 | Team Dignitas 16–8 Mirage |
High match FlipSid3 Tactics 16–5 Cobblestone |
High match Gambit Gaming 16–11 Train |
Qualified | Qualified |
| mousesports | 3–0 | +22 | FLuffy Gangsters 19–17 Dust II |
High match Cloud9 16–12 Mirage |
High match G2 Esports 16–1 Dust II |
Qualified | Qualified | |
| 3–5 | Team EnVyUs | 3–1 | +20 | Immortals 16–6 Dust II |
High match Gambit Gaming 10–16 Cobblestone |
Mid match Splyce 16–4 Cobblestone |
High match Cloud9 16–12 Cobblestone |
Qualified |
| OpTic Gaming | 3–1 | +16 | Gambit Gaming 14–16 Cobblestone |
Low match FLuffy Gangsters 16–9 Train |
Mid match FlipSid3 Tactics 16–7 Train |
High match HellRaisers 16–14 Cache |
Qualified | |
| Gambit Gaming | 3–1 | +9 | OpTic Gaming 16–14 Cobblestone |
High match Team EnVyUs 16–10 Cobblestone |
High match FaZe Clan 11–16 Train |
High match G2 Esports 16–10 Train |
Qualified | |
| 6–8 | Team Dignitas | 3–2 | +6 | FaZe Clan 8–16 Mirage |
Low match Team Empire 16–13 Nuke |
Mid match HellRaisers 10–16 Nuke |
Low match Renegades 16–12 Dust II |
TyLoo 16–3 Cobblestone |
| G2 Esports | 3–2 | +2 | TyLoo 16–9 Cache |
High match HellRaisers 16–8 Dust II |
High match mousesports 1–16 Nuke |
High match Gambit Gaming 10–16 Cache |
Cloud9 16–8 Overpass | |
| FlipSid3 Tactics | 3–2 | −2 | Renegades 16–9 Mirage |
High match FaZe Clan 5–16 Cobblestone |
Mid match OpTic Gaming 7–16 Train |
Low match Immortals 16–12 Train |
HellRaisers 16–9 Overpass | |
| 9–11 | HellRaisers | 2–3 | −9 | Splyce 17–19 Cobblestone |
Low match G2 Esports 11–16 Dust II |
Low match Team Dignitas 16–9 Nuke |
Low match OpTic Gaming 16–8 Cache |
FlipSid3 Tactics 13–16 Overpass |
| Cloud9 | 2–3 | −6 | Team Empire 16–12 Cobblestone |
High match mousesports 12–16 Mirage |
Mid match TyLoo 16–13 Cache |
High match Team EnVyUs 12–16 Cobblestone |
G2 Esports 8–16 Cache | |
| TyLoo | 2–3 | −16 | G2 Esports 9–16 Cache |
Low match Immortals 16–11 Cache |
Mid match Cloud9 13–16 Cache |
Low match Splyce 16–14 Mirage |
Team Dignitas 3–16 Cobblestone | |
| 12–14 | Renegades | 1–3 | −8 | FlipSid3 Tactics 9–16 Mirage |
Low match Splyce 14–16 Cobblestone |
Low match FLuffy Gangsters 11–16 Mirage |
Low match Team Dignitas 12–16 Dust II |
Eliminated |
| Immortals | 1–3 | −10 | Team EnVyUs 6–16 Dust II |
Low match TyLoo 11–16 Cache |
Low match Team Empire 16–7 Cobblestone |
Low match FlipSid3 Tactics 12–16 Train |
Eliminated | |
| Splyce | 1–3 | −19 | HellRaisers 9–16 Cobblestone |
Low match Renegades 16–14 Cobblestone |
Mid match Team EnVyUs 4–16 Cobblestone |
Low match TyLoo 14–16 Mirage |
Eliminated | |
| 15–16 | FLuffy Gangsters | 0–3 | −15 | mousesports 16–19 Dust II |
Low match OpTic Gaming 9–16 Train |
Low match Renegades 11–16 Mirage |
Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Team Empire | 0–3 | −16 | Cloud9 12–16 Cobblestone |
Low match Team Dignitas 13–16 Nuke |
Low match Immortals 7–16 Cobblestone |
Eliminated | Eliminated |
Broadcast talent
Stage Hosts
- Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner
- Alex "Machine" Richardson
- Mitch "Uber" Leslie
Analysts
- Duncan "Thorin" Shields
- Jason "moses" O'Toole
- Janko "YNk" Paunović
Commentators
- Anders Blume
- Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat
- Henry "HenryG" Greer
- Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett
- Daniel "ddk" Kapadia
- James Bardolph
- Lauren "Pansy" Scott
- John "BLU" Mullen
Broadcasts
All streams were broadcast on Twitch in various languages.
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Teams
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- ↑ A few months before the Major, SK Gaming and Luminosity Gaming were in a contract dispute in which the Luminosity owner accused SK Gaming of attempting to poach the roster. SK Gaming claimed the Luminosity players, coach, and manager all signed a contract with SK Gaming before they joined Luminosity Gaming. After weeks of conflict, both sides agreed to the contract. Thus, the roster of Luminosity was acquired by SK Gaming prior to the Major.[11]
Pre-Major ranking
The HLTV.org July 4, 2016, ranking, the final one released before ESL One Cologne 2016, is displayed below.[12]
| World Ranking | ||||
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| Place | Team | Points | Move† | |
| 1 | SK Gaming | 964 |  | |
| 2 | G2 Esports | 734 | | |
| 3 | Fnatic | 627 |  1 | |
| 4 | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 596 | 1 | |
| 5 | Natus Vincere | 596 |  2 | |
| 6 | Team EnVyUs | 340 | 3 | |
| 7 | Virtus.pro | 320 | | |
| 8 | Astralis | 320 | 2 | |
| 11 | Team Liquid | 230 | 1 | |
| 13 | mousesports | 209 | | |
| 14 | Team Dignitas | 190 | 1 | |
| 16 | OpTic Gaming | 188 | 1 | |
| 17 | FaZe Clan | 161 | 1 | |
| 20 | Gambit Gaming | 101 | | |
| 23 | FlipSid3 Tactics | 84 | 2 | |
| 26 | Counter Logic Gaming | 65 | 4 | |
†Change since June 27, 2016, ranking
Group stage
The four groups were announced on ESL's social media accounts on June 12, 2016.[13]
Group A
| Pos | Team | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Pts |
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| 1 | Gambit Gaming | 2 | 0 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 2 |
| 2 | Astralis | 2 | 1 | 70 | 71 | −1 | 2 |
| 3 | Team Dignitas | 1 | 2 | 71 | 65 | +8 | 1 |
| 4 | Counter Logic Gaming | 0 | 2 | 14 | 32 | −18 | 0 |
| Group A Matches | |||
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| Astralis | 1 | 0 | Team Dignitas |
| Counter Logic Gaming | 0 | 1 | Gambit Gaming |
| Astralis | 0 | 1 | Gambit Gaming |
| Counter Logic Gaming | 0 | 1 | Team Dignitas |
| Astralis | 2 | 1 | Team Dignitas |
| Group A Scores | ||||
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| Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
| Astralis | 16 | Overpass | 12 | Team Dignitas |
| Counter Logic Gaming | 13 | Dust II | 16 | Gambit Gaming |
| Astralis | 6 | Dust II | 16 | Gambit Gaming |
| Counter Logic Gaming | 1 | Cobblestone | 16 | Team Dignitas |
| Astralis | 16 | Cobblestone | 19 | Team Dignitas |
| Astralis | 16 | Mirage | 10 | Team Dignitas |
| Astralis | 16 | Cache | 14 | Team Dignitas |
Group B
| Pos | Team | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Natus Vincere | 2 | 0 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 2 |
| 2 | FlipSid3 Tactics | 2 | 1 | 69 | 58 | +11 | 2 |
| 3 | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 1 | 2 | 57 | 66 | −9 | 1 |
| 4 | OpTic Gaming | 0 | 2 | 17 | 32 | −15 | 0 |
| Group B Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Natus Vincere | 1 | 0 | FlipSid3 Tactics |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | 1 | 0 | OpTic Gaming |
| Natus Vincere | 1 | 0 | Ninjas in Pyjamas |
| OpTic Gaming | 0 | 1 | FlipSid3 Tactics |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | 1 | 2 | FlipSid3 Tactics |
| Group B Scores | ||||
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| Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
| Natus Vincere | 16 | Train | 7 | FlipSid3 Tactics |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | 16 | Dust II | 4 | OpTic Gaming |
| Natus Vincere | 16 | Cobblestone | 12 | Ninjas in Pyjamas |
| OpTic Gaming | 13 | Train | 16 | FlipSid3 Tactics |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | 16 | Overpass | 14 | FlipSid3 Tactics |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | 2 | Cache | 16 | FlipSid3 Tactics |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | 11 | Mirage | 16 | FlipSid3 Tactics |
Group C
| Pos | Team | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virtus.pro | 2 | 0 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 2 |
| 2 | Team Liquid | 2 | 1 | 60 | 40 | +20 | 2 |
| 3 | mousesports | 1 | 2 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 1 |
| 4 | Team EnVyUs | 0 | 2 | 19 | 32 | −13 | 0 |
| Group C Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team Liquid | 1 | 0 | Team EnVyUs |
| Virtus.pro | 1 | 0 | mousesports |
| Team Liquid | 0 | 1 | Virtus.pro |
| mousesports | 1 | 0 | Team EnVyUs |
| Team Liquid | 2 | 0 | mousesports |
| Group C Scores | ||||
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| Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
| Team Liquid | 16 | Train | 7 | Team EnVyUs |
| Virtus.pro | 16 | Train | 10 | mousesports |
| Team Liquid | 12 | Cobblestone | 16 | Virtus.pro |
| mousesports | 16 | Train | 12 | Team EnVyUs |
| Team Liquid | 16 | Cobblestone | 11 | mousesports |
| Team Liquid | 16 | Mirage | 6 | mousesports |
| Team Liquid | – | Dust II | – | mousesports |
Group D
| Pos | Team | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SK Gaming | 2 | 0 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 2 |
| 2 | Fnatic | 2 | 1 | 62 | 45 | +17 | 2 |
| 3 | FaZe Clan | 1 | 2 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 1 |
| 4 | G2 Esports | 0 | 2 | 24 | 32 | −8 | 0 |
| Group D Matches | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| SK Gaming | 1 | 0 | G2 Esports |
| Fnatic | 0 | 1 | FaZe Clan |
| SK Gaming | 1 | 0 | FaZe Clan |
| Fnatic | 1 | 0 | G2 Esports |
| FaZe Clan | 0 | 2 | Fnatic |
| Group D Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
| SK Gaming | 16 | Cobblestone | 11 | G2 Esports |
| Fnatic | 14 | Dust II | 16 | FaZe Clan |
| SK Gaming | 16 | Cobblestone | 6 | FaZe Clan |
| Fnatic | 16 | Train | 13 | G2 Esports |
| FaZe Clan | 9 | Cache | 16 | Fnatic |
| FaZe Clan | 7 | Mirage | 16 | Fnatic |
| FaZe Clan | – | Dust II | – | Fnatic |
Also known as the "Group of Death," Group D featured four world class teams in one group, including the top three teams in the world. The matchup of the number 1, number 2, and number 3 teams all in the same group received criticism when a team of a lesser caliber such as Gambit could make it to the playoffs and a top three team would not. CS:GO analyst Duncan "Thorin" Shields called it the hardest group of all time.[14]
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Virtus.pro | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Astralis | 0 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Virtus.pro | 1 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | SK Gaming | 2 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | SK Gaming | 2 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | FlipSid3 Tactics | 0 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | SK Gaming | 2 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Team Liquid | 0 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Natus Vincere | 1 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Team Liquid | 2 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Team Liquid | 2 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Fnatic | 0 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Gambit Gaming | 0 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Fnatic | 2 | ||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
Virtus.pro vs. Astralis
Casters: moses & Pansy
| Virtus.pro vs. Astralis Scores | ||||
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| Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
| Virtus.pro | 19 | Overpass | 17 | Astralis |
| Virtus.pro | 19 | Train | 15 | Astralis |
| Virtus.pro | – | Cache | – | Astralis |
SK Gaming vs FlipSid3 Tactics
Casters: James Bardolph & ddk
| SK Gaming vs. FlipSid3 Tactics Scores | ||||
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| Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
| SK Gaming | 16 | Mirage | 7 | FlipSid3 Tactics |
| SK Gaming | 19 | Nuke | 17 | FlipSid3 Tactics |
| SK Gaming | – | Train | – | FlipSid3 Tactics |
Natus Vincere vs Team Liquid
Casters: Sadokist & HenryG
| Natus Vincere vs. Team Liquid Scores | ||||
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| Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
| Natus Vincere | 16 | Train | 11 | Team Liquid |
| Natus Vincere | 12 | Nuke | 16 | Team Liquid |
| Natus Vincere | 6 | Cobblestone | 16 | Team Liquid |
Gambit Gaming vs Fnatic
Casters: Anders Blume & Semmler
| Gambit Gaming vs. Fnatic Scores | ||||
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| Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
| Gambit Gaming | 5 | Train | 16 | Fnatic |
| Gambit Gaming | 3 | Cache | 16 | Fnatic |
| Gambit Gaming | – | Dust II | – | Fnatic |
Semifinals
Virtus.pro vs SK Gaming
Casters: Sadokist & HenryG
| Virtus.pro vs. SK Gaming Scores | ||||
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| Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
| Virtus.pro | 19 | Cobblestone | 17 | SK Gaming |
| Virtus.pro | 5 | Nuke | 16 | SK Gaming |
| Virtus.pro | 12 | Mirage | 16 | SK Gaming |
Team Liquid vs. Fnatic
Casters: James Bardolph & ddk
| Team Liquid vs. Fnatic Scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
| Team Liquid | 16 | Cobblestone | 13 | Fnatic |
| Team Liquid | 16 | Cache | 13 | Fnatic |
| Team Liquid | – | Train | – | Fnatic |
Finals
Casters: Anders Blume, Semmler, & moses
| SK Gaming vs. Team Liquid Scores | ||||
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| Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
| SK Gaming | 16 | Train | 7 | Team Liquid |
| SK Gaming | 16 | Cobblestone | 6 | Team Liquid |
| SK Gaming | – | Nuke | – | Team Liquid |
Final standings
| Place | Prize Money | Team | Seed | Roster | Coach |
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| 1st | US$500,000 | SK Gaming | ELEAGUE Major 2017 | FalleN, coldzera, fnx, TACO, fer | zews |
| 2nd | US$150,000 | Team Liquid | Hiko, EliGE, jdm64, nitr0, s1mple | peacemaker | |
| 3rd – 4th | US$70,000 | Virtus.pro | TaZ, NEO, pashaBiceps, Snax, byali | kuben | |
| fnatic | flusha, olofmeister, JW, dennis, KRiMZ | vuggo | |||
| 5th – 8th | US$35,000 | Astralis | karrigan, dev1ce, dupreeh, Xyp9x, gla1ve, zonic | zonic | |
| FlipSid3 Tactics | Blad3, markeloff, Shara, WorldEdit, waylander | kane | |||
| Natus Vincere | Zeus, Edward, flamie, seized, GuardiaN | starix | |||
| Gambit Gaming | hooch, Dosia, spaze, mou, AdreN | beAst | |||
| 9th – 12th | US$8,750 | Team Dignitas | ELEAGUE Major 2017 Qualifiers | cajunb, MSL, k0nfig, tenzki, RUBINO | ruggah |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas | GeT RiGhT, f0rest, Xizt, friberg, pyth | THREAT | |||
| mousesports | nex, denis, Spiidi, chrisJ, NiKo | kassad | |||
| FaZe Clan | fox, rain, jkaem, aizy, kioShiMa | RobbaN | |||
| 13th – 16th | US$8,750 | Counter Logic Gaming | reltuC, hazed, tarik, koosta, pita | pita | |
| OpTic Gaming | daps, NAF, stanislaw, RUSH, mixwell | ||||
| Team EnVyUs | NBK-, Happy, kennyS, apEX, DEVIL | Next | |||
| G2 Esports | shox, RPK, bodyy, SmithZz, ScreaM | NiaK |
Post-Major Ranking
The HLTV.org July 11, 2016 rankings of teams in the major is displayed below. The ranking was the first one released after the ESL One Cologne 2016.[15]
| World Ranking | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Team | Points | Move† | |
| 1 | SK Gaming | 1000 | | |
| 2 | Fnatic | 615 | 1 | |
| 3 | G2 Esports | 530 | 1 | |
| 4 | Natus Vincere | 509 | 1 | |
| 5 | Team Liquid | 467 | 6 | |
| 6 | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 422 | 2 | |
| 7 | Virtus.pro | 403 | | |
| 8 | Astralis | 310 | | |
| 9 | Team EnVyUs | 256 | 3 | |
| 11 | Gambit Gaming | 188 | 9 | |
| 12 | FlipSid3 Tactics | 184 | 11 | |
| 15 | mousesports | 179 | 2 | |
| 16 | FaZe Clan | 175 | 1 | |
| 18 | Team Dignitas | 168 | 4 | |
| 19 | OpTic Gaming | 149 | 3 | |
| 24 | Counter Logic Gaming | 64 | 2 | |
†Change since July 4, 2016, ranking
References
- ↑ Mira, Luis (8 April 2016). "Major confirmed at ESL One Cologne". HLTV.org.
- ↑ "ESL One Cologne 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ↑ Švejda, Milan. "ESL One Cologne groups drawn". HLTV.org. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ Malachowski, Michal. "ESL One Cologne Group A preview". HLTV.org. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ Švejda, Milan. "ESL One Cologne Group B preview". HLTV.org. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ Švejda, Milan. "ESL One Cologne Group D preview". HLTV.org. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ "Thorin's Thoughts – Major Seeding Needs to be Rehauled (CS:GO)". youtube.com. Released on Thorin's YouTube channel on 23 June 2016.
- ↑ Kovanen, Tomi (11 July 2016). "Key Takeaways from ESL One Cologne 2016". Dot Esports. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ Švejda, Milan. "Searching for the perfect format". HLTV.org. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ↑ Raven, Josh (April 22, 2016). "Nuke replaces Inferno in CS:GO's Active Duty map pool". Dot eSports.
- ↑ Wolf, Jacob (May 27, 2016). "SK Gaming, Luminosity locked in contract disputes after SK attempted to poach Luminosity players". ESPN. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
- ↑ http://www.hltv.org/ranking/teams/2016/july/4/
- ↑ Švejda, Milan. "ESL One Cologne groups drawn". HLTV.org. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ Shields, Duncan (July 4, 2016). "Thorin's Thoughts – ESL One Cologne Group D (CS:GO)". YouTube. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ↑ "CS:GO World ranking on July 11th, 2016". HLTV.org.