The offline qualifier for ESL One Cologne 2016 begins tomorrow with 16 teams from around the world fighting for eight Challenger slots and the chance to compete with the Legends from Columbus for the US$1,000,000 prize pool. We’ve gathered everything you need to know about the qualifier in one place.
Key information
• When? 9th to 12th of June, 2016
• Where? ESL studios in Katowice, Poland
• Tickets: available for purchase here • Website: official qualifier page • English stream: Twitch, Azubu and Hitbox
• More streams: Polish, German, French, Portuguese, Brazilian, Russian, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Latvian and Arabic
Schedule
Thursday, 9th of June
• 12:30 CEST: Pre-Show
• 13:00 CEST: Beginning of first match ◦ Round one is played out, a total of eight matches played one after another
• 22:00 CEST: estimated end of day
Friday, 10th of June
• 12:30 CEST: Pre-Show
• 13:00 CEST: Beginning of first match ◦ Round two is played out, a total of eight matches played one after another
• 22:00 CEST: estimated end of day
Saturday, 11th of June
• 12:30 CEST: Pre-Show
• 13:00 CEST: Beginning of first match ◦ Round three is played out, a total of eight matches played one after another
• 22:00 CEST: estimated end of day
Sunday, 12th of June
• 12:30 CEST: Pre-Show
• 13:00 CEST: Beginning of first match ◦ Round four is played out, a total of six matches played one after another, followed immediately by round five with three matches
• 23:15 CEST: estimated end of day
Teams
The following teams will face off in the qualifier:
• EnVyUs
• FaZe Clan
• G2 Esports
• Mousesports
• Splyce
• Gambit Gaming
• FlipSid3 Tactics
• Cloud9
• FLuffy Gangsters (CIS Minor winner)
• Team Empire (CIS Minor runner-up)
• TyLoo (Asia Minor winner)
• Renegades (Asia Minor runner-up)
• Team Dignitas (EU Minor winner)
• HellRaisers (EU Minor runner-up)
• OpTic Gaming (America Minor winner)
• Tempo Storm (Americas Minor runner-up)
Broadcast team
These eight talented people will bring you all the action live from Katowice!
• 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