ESL One Cologne 2016 Main QualifierESL Major qualifier format & schedule
ESL have revealed the new format that will be used at the upcoming ESL One Cologne 2016 Main Qualifier.
The Major qualifier set to take place at the ESL Studios in Katowice, Poland will use a Swiss-system, which is a widely used format in chess tournaments, ESL have revealed.
In this format, all 16 teams will be in the same group as each team will play a maximum of five matches in a non-elimination format. Three losses will result in elimination. After the pre-determined first round matchups, teams with the same win totals that have not played each other will get matched in the subsequent four rounds.
Graphic explaning the whole format
When all five rounds are complete, top eight teams will qualify for ESL One Cologne. The tie-breaker rules are below:
- – Win-Loss ratio
- – Buchholz score system (the sum of wins of the team’s opponents)
- – Head-to-head match result
- – Initial seeding of the tournament
The pre-determined first round matchups use the following seeding system:
- Seeding Pool 1: Rank 9-12th of the last Major (MLG Columbus 2016)
- Seeding Pool 2: Rank 13-16th of the last Major (MLG Columbus 2016)
- Seeding Pool 3: Winners of Regional Minor Championships for Cologne 2016
- Seeding Pool 4: Runner-ups of Regional Minor Championships for Cologne 2016
The first round matches will be:
 G2 |
vs.  TYLOO |
 FaZe |
vs.  Dignitas |
 Gambit |
vs.  OpTic |
 mousesports |
vs. Binary Dragons |
| Envy |
vs.  Tempo Storm |
 Cloud9 |
vs.  Empire |
 FlipSid3 |
vs.  Renegades |
| Splyce |
vs. HellRaisers |
ESL also revealed the schedule for the qualifier:
| Thursday, June 9 | |
| 12:30 | - Pre-show |
| 13:00 | - First round starts, eight matches one after another |
| 22:00 | - Estimated end of day |
| Friday, June 10 | |
| 12:30 | - Pre-show |
| 13:00 | - Second round starts, eight matches one after another |
| 22:00 | - Estimated end of day |
| Saturday, June 11 | |
| 12:30 | - Pre-show |
| 13:00 | - Third round starts, eight matches one after another |
| 22:00 | - Estimated end of day |
| Sunday, June 12 | |
| 12:30 | - Pre-show |
| 13:00 | - Six fourth round matches followed by three fifth round matches |
| 23:15 | - Estimated end of day |
If you can catch the action live from the ESL Studios in Katowice, grab yourself a ticket on the Eventbrite page.
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Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastný
Martin 'STYKO' Styk
Ruben 'RUBINO' Villarroel
Roman 'roman' Redihin
Ricardo 'fox' Pacheco
Dauren 'AdreN' Kystaubayev
Adil 'ScreaM' Benrlitom
Oscar 'mixwell' Cañellas
Chris 'chrisJ' de Jong
Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač
gg
ez medkit tournament format system
Instead trying this Format and seeding in a Fun Tournament like ESL Barcelona
No lets test it in the Major Main Qualifier
Ts > nV
True favela worst no problem with supporting your Teams
But Brazilians are just annoying
yo, just saying to you that if you want a peaceful place go to fucking reddit.
HLTV is the cancer of internet, don't know why you still here
Because you hav Perfect Coverage of what is happening
Yes indeed, can confirm.
Sounds like a Good Format
but still you could run a Test Tournament before like ESL Barcelona
and then maybe the Seeding wouldn't be Fucked up
I do not remember a ESL Tournament with this Format
To test it in CSGO as a Host they could've make a testrun to figure out Time needed and everything
Ik its a Old Systeme
Faze vs Dignitas
EnVyUs vs Tempo Storm
Seems fair when one of the match-ups is splyce vs hellraisers... :/
That's what I thought 😊
Agree
I cant find info about Seeding in Match 2
But I think even if you think right the Odds aren't the best to meet G2 / FaZe /TS
Its random.
Sorry i get it now. And yeah its pretty fucked
not valve's fault, esl fault this happened
I think Valve decides everything, when it comes to the major and its qualifications. ESL might have a say and input, but the final decision is in the hands of Valve. If it's truly ESL, who did this, then the blame is on them. No worries :-)
Bottom line: What a shame to make a fault like this at such an important event.
i agree with what you said, but by watching past events i think the format is choosen by the organizer.
ay seems legit
1st
lold
ez
FaZe - Dignitas
5x Better
He actually can, cuz Astralis were already qualified when Minor season started. It's just Kjaerbye who isn't allowed to play because he played with Dignitas at the minor.
inb4 visa issues, g2-selfless
faktual
Visa issues with Germany? I aren't think that
cool
wait wat
Wow this looks solid
It's like LG and Na'vi some time ago.
G2 - FaZe
Major Final
Fox will carry
Jkeam will Camp and b8
Rain will Clutch 5 1v5s on 3 Maps
Aizy will entry every Round
Kio will trade aizy very efficient
50/50 Chance
wat
Not with DEVIL...
Swiss-System! But still #34
Yea, dignitas is weaker now because of the roster changes but I'm sure they'll ezez the noobsid3 players.
F3 and HR have a curse. F3 always qualifying on a major and going home from group stage. HR don't qualifying
Yah Maikelele was the Problem ahead
Ezy FaZe Cologne Major winner
No Kappa
I think even if he will he wont be the Keyplayer anymore
G2 vs. TyLoo
FaZe vs. dignitas
Gambit vs. OpTic
mousesports vs. Binary Dragons
EnVyUs vs. Tempo Storm
Cloud9 vs. Empire
FlipSid3 vs. Renegades
Splyce vs. HellRaisers
They have cajunb.
I think he outruled Qualified with another Team?
Cajun can play with Dig, Ast just can't play with Kjaerbye
Thanks
Lol when empire is going to get nordan shat on
nV are practice so much. I think they comeback.
#G2WIN
WTF my brain is done
Huge Bo5 after every Map you Switch Opponents
You win 3 Maps you Qualify
You loose 3 you're Out
Easy for Nordish Superstars: Rain, Jkaem and Aizy
With Support of South Awp "Fox" and French Firepower "Kio"
They play more than 1 match. All they have to do is come top 8. If they can't do that, they don't deserve to get to the major.
need 3 losses not to qualify. They'll qualify
Tyloo will lose to Cloud9. THANK ME LATER
That's only the first game. You have to lose 3 matches to be out. That means they have several chances. Considering the pool, Tyloo has to be favored to be in the top 8, and that's all that's needed to get in the Major.
go RNG
Wait, are matches going to be Bo3s, or Bo1s? I guess Bo3s take way too much time.
Also, 5 CIS teams in the qualifier.
Also also, ez for Waylander.
Well, I can be wrong, but let's count together:
Gambit
Binary Dragons
Empire
Flipside
Hellraisers
Alright, alright, 4.5 CIS teams in the qualifier, just was trying to point out that CIS scene is AWAKENS.
Passive aggressive but wrong at the same time lol
Nah,they've got visas now,from Poland ;)
not really a fan of formats with tiebreakers
ez binary dragon blyat
So the people that are first seed get fucked by having to play #9 when the #8 seed gets to play #16??? Great logic as usual ESL. Punishing teams who were in the last major...
-Splyce -F3 +Tyloo +Tempo
Rip envyus again
1st
ez for tyloo
yayyy another major less than a month after another this is so fucking exciting !!!!!!!!! !u gotta be kiddin me
so what?? the eleague with 1,2 mil is not a major?:)
expected logic from wide medkit
so hard for tyloo...
matches are all bo1?
ez 4 nV
FOR FUCKS SAKE TYLOO, YOU BETTER NOT HAVE VISA ISSUES THIS TIME.
Huge Bo5 after every Map you switch Opponent You win 3 you Qualify
You loose 3 ur out
I don't understand why are there Tie Breaker Rules?
"When all five rounds are complete, top eight teams will qualify for ESL One Cologne. The tie-breaker rules are below:
– Win-Loss ratio
– Buchholz score system (the sum of wins of the team’s opponents)
– Head-to-head match result
– Initial seeding of the tournament"
Why do they need tie-breaker rules if they have exactly 8 teams at 3-2 or better, while all other teams are at 2-3 or worse?
That what I try to figure out as well
Thanks m8 didn't think about that
thank you for explaining, I was having trouble understanding
cause there's a probability of 10 teams to be 3-2, so, u can still win 3 games and do not qualify
dude, please. ofc it is. even 12 teams can have 3 wins, think about it
just imagin that the bottom 6 teams go 0-6, u can have at least 10 teams with 3 winsm but imagin that the bottom 4 teams go 0-5, u can have 12 teams 3-2 / 4-1 / 5-0
The opening matchups are fucked wtf
Why are teams punished for winning minors, 1 seed should play 4 seed, this is basic failure in seeding the matchups by the all mighty industry leader :/
I sent this : hltv.org/?pageid=135&userid=568400&blogi..
to ESL last year but I didn't think they were actually going to make it :o
Really glad to see this :D
ty
Thank mr topeiko
Yeah, I don't get why they changed the seed matchups, they make teams want to throw the final of the minor so that they play a worse opponent honestly.
great format
much better than old 4 groups of 4 gsl format
Mindfuck format
rip envy LUL
NiP , Fnatic , Astralis and LG wondering dafuck is a major qualifier
They were better than G2 up until ex6tenz was kicked
I dont see envy qualifying to this major, really.
So, tyloo has to play against g2 while renegays has to play against flipsid3?
So 2nd place got easier opponent than 1st? NICE FUCKIN LOGIC. I'M DONE. FUCKIN RIGGED
+ Tempo Storm
+ EnVyUs
+ Mousesports
+ OpTiC
+ FaZe
+ Cloud9
+ Flipsid3
+ Renegades
Go Tempo Storm
-Renegades +G2
too hard to understand lol
that's gonna be tough for envy
got lost in that format
YES! LET'S GO TEMPO!
this format seems stupid to me ... seriously.. isnt there a chance you get the 5 best opponents possible and someone else who is like 6th worst gets the worst 5 and get qualified because of lucky schedule? sorry man im a normal worker not a fucking einstein to understand this damn retard system
I think loosers get loosers but not sure
i just studied it for like 10 minutes and it makes sense... :D all good... sounds pretty dope if you ask me :)
yes cuz every good system in this world is made in switzerland :) we have best education system, best working system, best bank system everything important we've got the best system thats why we are the best country in the world :) thank me later
quinta a domingo..
LET's go BRAZIL!
we can do it, we immortals, we smart, we loyal, we friendly, we are from BRAZIL!
great news
where's navi, fnatic and lg?
Ambulance system ! Let's try it guys ! Swiss=Quality
BO1? This increases occasionality.
TyLoo bad luck, met G2 in opening match :<
Initial Seeding
Teams are placed into four seeding pools based on how they qualified for the Offline Qualifier. The first round matches were drawn to match Pool 1 vs Pool 3 and Pool 2 vs Pool 4.
Seeding Pool 1: Rank 9th-12th of the last Major (Columbus 2016)
Seeding Pool 2: Rank 13th-16th of the last Major (Columbus 2016)
Seeding Pool 3: Winners of Regional Minor Championships for Cologne 2016
Seeding Pool 4: Runner-ups of Regional Minor Championships for Cologne 2016
Why 1 V.S. 3, 2 V.S. 4? Should 1 V.S. 4, 2 V.S. 3 MORE reasonable???
I actually think that overall this matching makes it more reasonable to assume BOTH seed 1 and 2 will get through to the winners side. Ie. 1 should still be able to beat 3, 2 will probably have a much easier time beating 4 than 3. Of course this depends on actual teams that are better/worse than their seeding, but overall I think it is to try to give ALL teams from the previous major the best start possible!
This is gonna be fantastic CS, this qualifier is absolutely stacked.
3-0: G2
3-0: Mouz
3-1: FaZe
3-1: OpTic
3-1: Immortals
3-2: C9 or dignitas
3-2: TyLoo or NV
3-2: Renegades or HR
Really looking forward to, I cannot tell who is gonna get in at all, really. :D
Anyone else NOT buying stickers this major? I'm tired of funding and supporting all cheaters so I'm out untill they all have VAC
wtf is this format
What in the fuck is this shit.
Just do a round robin Bo2 with two extra large 8 team groups. Teams veto one map, pick their map, pick sides on opponent's map. Three points for a 2-0, one point each for a 1-1. Top 6 teams move on into Bo3 brackets. First bracket byes for top seeds from the groups.
That's all you have to do.
nice rule
