The group draw has been made for the European offline qualifier for ESL One Cologne, which will take place in the same German city. On July 25-26, ESL's esports arena, located in Cologne, will stage the European offline qualifier for ESL One Cologne. Sixteen teams from all over Europe will battle it out for four spots at the $250,000 major, scheduled for August 20-23. The 16 contestants have been split into two groups of eight teams, who will face one another in a best-of-one double-elimination bracket stage. The top two sides from each group will be rewarded with spots at ESL One Cologne. Below you can find the group draw in full: The match-ups for the first round of the group stage are the following:
Titan will attend the qualifier, but the roster is unknown Group A Group B dignitas
Null element HellRaisers OverGaming
Epiphany Bolt
Team Property
LGB eSports
PiTER
Team eBettle
Flipsid3 Tactics
ENCORE
KILLERFISH
ex-ROCK
Team Kinguin
Gamers2
PENTA Sports
Titan
dignitas
vs. OverGaming
Team Property
vs. PiTER
Flipsid3 Tactics
vs. KILLERFISH
Team Kinguin
vs. PENTA Sports
Null element HellRaisers vs. LGB eSports
Epiphany Bolt
vs. Team eBettle
ENCORE
vs. ex-ROCK
Gamers2
vs. Titan