New details of ESL One Cologne 2019 revealed

In Group A, the current Kings of the world rating Team Liquid will fight at the first match with MVP PK, while NaVi will play with mousesports. It is remarkable that Boombl4 will debuted as a player of Natus Vincere at the battle with the European team.

NRG Esports will try to win the rematch with FURIA after ECS Season 7 - Finals, while FaZe Clan will be fighting with Renegades.

As for Group B, there LUCAS1 will play the first match for MIBR at the battle with Fnatic, while Plopski will perform under the tag Ninjas in Pyjamas for the first time fighting with Team Vitality.

Astralis and ENCE will meet at one of the matches of Group B while BIG will face with Heroic.

The group stage will be held in the double-elimination bracket. The first meetings will be held in the Bo1 format while the other matches will be taking place in the series up to two wins. All the matches of the group stage will be taking place from 2 till 4 July.

Three participants will make it to the playoff out of each of the groups The winner of the upper brackets will get to the playoff immediately. The teams that will lose the final of the upper brackets or pass to the playoff through the lower bracket will start their way from the quarterfinal.

The final stage will be happening from 5 till 7 July, and the holding place will traditionally be Lanxess-Arena. The grand final will be held in the series up to three wins.

The schedule of the championship looks as the following:

2 July

• 13:00 — Team Liquid vs MVP PK
• 13:00 — Natus Vincere vs mousesports
• 14:10 — FaZe Clan vs Renegades
• 14:10 — FURIA vs NRG Esports
• 15:20 — Astralis vs BIG
• 15:20 — MIBR vs Fnatic
• 16:30 — Team Vitality vs NiP
• 16:30 — ENCE vs Heroic
• 17:40 — Group A. Lower bracket, 1 round
• 17:40 — Group A. Upper bracket, 2 round
• 21:10 — Group A. Lower bracket, 1 round
• 21:10 — Group A. Upper bracket, 2 round

3 July

• 13:00 — Group B. Lower bracket, 1 round
• 13:00 — Group B. Lower bracket, 2 round
• 16:30 — Group A. Lower bracket, semifinal #1
• 16:30 — Group B. Upper bracket, semifinal #1
• 20:00 — Group A. Lower bracket, semifinal #2
• 20:00 — Group B. Upper bracket, semifinal #1

4 July

• 13:00 — Group B. Lower bracket, semifinal #1
• 13:00 — Group B. Lower bracket, semifinal #2
• 16:30 — Group A. Upper bracket, final
• 16:30 — Group A. Lower bracket, final
• 20:00 — Group B. Upper bracket, final
• 20:00 — Group B. Lower bracket, final

5 July

• 16:00 — Quarterfinal #1
• 19:50 — Quarterfinal #2

6 July

• 16:00 — Semifinal #1
• 19:50 — Semifinal #2

7 July

• 17:00 — Grand final