BIG confirmed at ESL One Cologne

5/5/2018 - 15:48

The organizers have revealed the German squad BIG as the seventh invited team to ESL One Cologne.

Fatih "⁠gob b⁠" Dayik's side are the seventh team confirmed to compete at the $300,000 tournament, as they'll join Cloud9, fnatic, FaZe, SK, G2, and Astralis in Cologne.

BIG have recently replaced Kevin "⁠keev⁠" Bartholomäus with Owen "⁠smooya⁠" Butterfield, who played his first tournament under the German banner at the Qi Invitational and finished 7th-8th, albeit without gob b.

BIG will be in action at ESL One Cologne

Five more invites are left to be revealed by ESL, while the remaining four spots will go to the finalists of the European qualifier and the winners of the North American and Asian qualifiers.

The participants' list at ESL One Cologne, which will take place on July 3-8, currently looks as follows:

Cloud9	SK
fnatic	FaZe
G2	Astralis
BIG

GOING BIG IN COLOGNE 🏟️
Can the @BIGCLANgg give the German fans something to cheer for at #ESLOne Cologne 2018?! 🇩🇪🏆

🖥️ https://t.co/WF83jEcHi5 pic.twitter.com/K4olSXr9Wv
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) May 5, 2018

Nice

2018-05-05 15:51

28 replies

gl smooya

2018-05-05 15:49

25 replies

T50 player

12 replies

2018-05-05 15:52

5 replies

Instantly bought dat ticket

2018-05-05 16:44

4 replies

Rudi wird ausgebuddelt

3 replies

Grüße gehen raus an Rudi aus Buddeln

2018-05-05 18:08

2 replies

haoqndiwbrkajdiefqidb all languages not in english will be deleted

2018-05-07 00:09

1 reply

Kdkslsl ok

2018-05-07 07:02

lmao what a username

2018-05-05 16:02

shame that he typoed valiance as valience typical na education

2018-05-05 16:37

2018-05-05 16:03

2018-05-05 16:11

I agree. Top 50 player for sure.

2018-05-05 16:22

yeah and thats not bad anywhere tbh

2018-05-05 19:05

BIG BUT NOT MOUZ? ESL DRUNK?

10 replies

They are obviously getting one of the 5 remaining invites don't you think ??? MOUZ Navi NIP are pretty 100 % invited...

Liquid

2018-05-06 03:43

German team

2018-05-05 15:53

Cologne is in Germany. Ofc, they will be invited. Wasted spot tbh.

2018-05-05 16:12

Dont jugde to quickly The may be underdogs but have upset potential

2018-05-06 00:42

I'd say mouz, NiP, Liquid, Na'Vi and maybe Gambit??? are being invited

2018-05-05 16:36

BUG BUT NOT NAVI DAVI?

2018-05-05 18:03

It's in cologne. Esl have learnt to give the home crowd someone to cheer for from sydney c:

2018-05-06 04:38

Germany has more mouz fans than big fans, just so you know

2018-05-06 10:00

So? They both will get an invite

2018-05-06 10:33

overrated tier 3 player

2018-05-05 18:45

whyy?

Big not relevant in 2018

2018-05-06 08:24

GL Smooya he'll carry BIG to final

lol

why

cuz Germans want to see them?

9 replies

youtube.com/watch?v=RvH6zkzpB8o

7 replies

could u put subtitles, I can't understand a word

2018-05-05 15:55

6 replies

subtitles with recap at 1:42

2018-05-05 15:58

youtube.com/watch?v=-sfRVyDHT30 cry

2018-05-05 16:08

german triggered xd

2018-05-05 16:14

he is from switzerland you low iq

2018-05-05 16:15

he is talking to you, you low iq

2018-05-05 19:01

2018-05-05 16:21

germans wont see them bcs they will get banged out in the group stage tho

2018-05-05 16:23

XDDDDDDDD WHAT

Cologne is in Germany so..

rigged

2018-05-05 17:51

My thoughts exactly, but location plays its role. Plus lets see how this UK guy will do against top teams.

2018-05-05 20:44

wasted spot anyway gl smooya

2018-05-05 15:50

+1 wasted spot, BIG will probably go out last

probably SK will go out first but then BIG is for sure.

Rly? Big Future legends...remember me after next Major my friend ;-)

2018-05-05 16:26

the biggest LOL this month

2018-05-05 19:02

Just quote my Post in a few months ;-)

2018-05-05 19:03

gonna rub it under your nose

2018-05-05 19:04

Looking forward

2018-05-05 19:07

all wasted beside top 4 teams

2018-05-06 18:49

BUG

yeaa

ez bug clan

Wasted_Spot³

usa is a wasted spot in this world

2018-05-06 11:44

every nation is a wasted spot on earth, we need international communism now

2018-05-06 11:46

Lul

oi oi

WTF?Waste of spot

“They are unstoppable” Sure

#19

wtf

Lets go smoo

DEUTSCHLAND!

WTF?!!!!

BIG SMOO

+1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111

2018-05-05 17:02

Lol wasted spot

Who else would you have invited? It's a tournament in Germany obviously they need a german team

mouz kappa

2018-05-05 16:06

VP talking?

2018-05-05 16:09

BUG???? INVITED???

is like Blast Pro Istanbul SS invite they just invite local teams to get more viewers in the arena

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At least SS deserve it, bug dont

2018-05-05 17:53

Haha never getting old hmm.? Space Soldiers is always wasted Spot. They had their changes, they messed it up. Either Way, BIG is the same rn. But as a German I would always prefer to see BIG than Space Soldiers

2018-05-05 18:58

1 team is now making it into lan in pro league the other team relegation right away and struggling to get back on top.the other team is on the final in wesg the other is long gone

2018-05-05 19:47

“struggling“ = playing for first place n1 wesg in group with fnatic, sk, russia, ago, wololos and only losing to ago nt what teams ss beat at wesg?

2018-05-05 21:15

Yep,AGO the team that gonna be relegated from pro league this season? Russia that got destroyed by SS in semifinal and mix of t3 player of wololos? sounds like a great achievement from a team full of bot like BIG.

2018-05-06 14:45

no bug no win, fake major legends at their moment

2018-05-05 20:06

Mimimimi :D

2018-05-05 23:15

Feel like a 5 years old

2018-05-05 23:43

I don't know how you feel. If you feel like a 5yrs old, than it's your thing Bro

2018-05-06 00:56

"#230 draken | Germany TheOriginalBreezer Mimimimi :D"

2018-05-06 05:12

You don't get it right? But Nevermind, it's no fun at all if someone don't know what to answer and just repeat his trashtalk.

2018-05-06 11:07

who?

Just invite Vp for fans

Look at VP’s current result.Umm......

2018-05-05 15:59

vp for fans ? but they wont pass groups like last year so its usseles

no its not lol ... the tickets are bought far before the event starts tho

Look at BIG results.This invite is clearly for fans and the same logic is inviting VP cuz we know that fans would deliver hard

2018-05-12 15:39

Lets go boys!

no bug no win

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL even more undeserved than VP getting invites

Man cologne is in germany, ofc they'll invite a german team.

where is natus vincere, just curious.

BIG BEFORE LIQUID???

wasted spot anyway

2018-05-05 15:54

They'll probably still invite them. Also mouz and VP I'd guess.

2018-05-05 16:00

joke

wasted spot

lmao big invite XDDDD

LMAO invite VP and AGO xDDD

2018-05-05 17:50

vp #13 rank Ago #21 rank Bug clan #29 rank

2018-05-05 19:52

and?

big can beat every team on a good day except top 5 in ranking and liquid

2018-05-05 21:20

betterh them than some noob german players

2018-05-06 14:19

Especially if you compare the statistics of German and Poland players xDDDDD

2018-05-06 17:25

deserved spot

Bad invite

2018-05-05 15:56

POGCHAMP

wasted

this is big news

2018-05-05 15:57

easy4smooya

is this a joke

name checks out

2018-05-05 16:10

Don’t invite esea.pro ffs

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Btw last invite spot please be mouz/TyLoo.They did great on IEM Sydeney

There's an Asian qualifier with 1 spot in Cologne, Tyloo probably won't get invited but id imagine they'd win that.

2018-05-06 01:12

Then the last spot must be mousesport. They are deutsch team right?

2018-05-06 02:11

Wasted spot

2018-05-05 16:01

undeserved

Na'Vi?

WTF Where is NiP ffs

Deserved

Xddd

rofl

yes my friend

Why big?

2018-05-05 16:04

Because of ticket sales

2018-05-05 16:07

it makes sense

next year Katowice VP, AGO, Kinguin then

Yes 1 of them will be invited 100%

german team to german event?

LOOOL invite then every team from top40, wtf is that o_O

OMEGA LUL

2018-05-05 16:13

XDDD

E X P E C T E D

2018-05-05 16:17

last spot NiP or navi

Invite Furia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2018-05-05 16:31

I don’t think we can even cheer for them if they don’t make it through to the group stage and beides they’re really toxic I don’t like them

2018-05-05 16:41

JUST WHYYY

wasted tourney

2018-05-05 16:42

G2 ? SK ? WHERE THE FUCK IS NAVI

WTF, wasted spot.

remember when cologne was one of the most hyped events in cs? now they invite fucking big

2018-05-05 16:46

twitter.com/YNk/status/99276354472568422.. perfectly said lol fucking wasted spot

Agreed, particularly not a fan of inviting teams to one of the biggest tournaments of the year where the probability of them making out of groups is less than a single percent.

2018-05-05 16:48

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+1 i mean they lost to eclipse and dont remember who the other guys were, couldve invited way better teams edit* the only decent player on there is smooya & tabsen but hes inconsistent af right now

2018-05-05 16:49

yeah, after 5hrs sleep and no warmup (or less sleep) u can totally expect them to win at 9am in a bo1 with a standin and without an igl “cant remember the other team“ - which place tyloo got in sydney?

2018-05-05 21:32

thats what they did with vp for many events? why didnt he cry about them? ynk is such a moron

2018-05-05 17:27

german event one german team who was in major semi not long ago + one god (smoooyGOD) and no one complain about grayhound, order etc at IEM Sydney

2018-05-05 19:54

well i would cry if they would invite big again and again even tho they are faling all the time but its their first invite and its their home event so whats wrong with inviting a home team? i would rather see a german qualifier but there is nothing wrong with having a german team in a german event

2018-05-05 19:58

big gonna be good and Ynk will get rekt

2018-05-05 20:00

lol hltv thinks all teams are shit anyway.. or except astralis in their current form sk shit, faze shit with xizt, sweden cs dead, nip fnatic NA CS lul , north lul, mousports chokesports etc So u think every team is shit so why not just invite 0 teams? also big arent that bad and cologne needs german team

2018-05-05 19:53

Qualifiers to the event exist, and inviting German teams to an event doesn't matter if they don't make it out of groups (and most likely don't even make it to a decider match). If the number of invites were reduced in lieu of more/harder qualifier matches, so be it. ... Doesn't take away from the fact that this invite (at least in a competitive sense) is complete fucking nonsense. Edit: Cologne is a completely different entity to Sydney, so don't even think the nationalism is consistent, or needs to be consistent.

2018-05-05 22:31

Nice! Maybe Ill make it this time!

2018-05-05 16:50

last spot VP

2018-05-05 16:57

All the salty brazilians are still crying because big destroyed sk on the major so nt rofl

2018-05-05 17:00

Fucking rigged shitty tournament These bunch of bots will not fucking get outta the group and they will not play in front of the crowd Just mark my words 0-2 and goodbye

2018-05-05 17:05

how much

2018-05-05 17:09

WHAT HOW MUCH? WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT:

2018-05-05 20:52

just like 9 (or even 10 if they make playoffs) other teams as well...

2018-05-05 21:35

Wasted spot imo

2018-05-05 17:08

ez smoogod

Inviting for one of the biggest tournaments based on homecrowd which They'll never see with current form. Some of the better teams will potentially miss out because of #29 in rankings. One of the worst ways to waste spots. TabseN and nex better be back in form to justify this try of reviving German scene.

2018-05-05 17:13

#29 not real rank tho -points for... >new lineup > not desperately playing online tourneys like bets.net or some shit all the time, therefore less events (,wins) and less points same as f3 back then: always at major -> top 20; never in ranking -> “worse than top 30“

2018-05-05 21:28

I don't remember F3-lvl of success teams being invited to such a tournament very often. And they never truly got together since Krakow, that's a really sad-looking team(It was real bad looking at those Legends jerseys at the last major) with the only bright spot being this surprise-invite. I would be glad even at this point if It's suddenly not all for nothing again.

2018-05-05 23:12

they looked really promising in the esl bh qualifier, even with a stand in additionally im pretty sure f3 level teams would be invited aswell if the tourney is in their home country and theyre the best national team nonetheless a invite in 2017 would be more justified than the one now

2018-05-06 11:04

Go big or go home! Let's go revival of BIG

2018-05-05 17:18

Just because BIG is German team...okay that's ESL's decision.

2018-05-05 17:29

nice good team with nice history love germany

2018-05-05 17:31

kkkkkkkkkkk

2018-05-05 17:37

i bet mouz has more german fans than big... pls invite mouz god damn

2018-05-05 21:29

Tournament in Gaymany ??? They suck so much in cs go...worst players i ve ever seen...oh sorry there is SPROUT 😁

2018-05-05 17:43

next is VP

2018-05-05 17:44

That was pretty much obvious ESL invited australian teams to Sydney too, + they did not play the qualifier I‘m excited

Wasted spot.

Xorosho, chto ne dnavi priglosili

2018-05-05 19:40

BIG | Russia NiGaTiVe

2018-05-05 21:54

D'Na'vI Russia K3ron - fanboi

2018-05-05 21:56

Alright, m8. I get it. Have a good night.

2018-05-05 21:57

NiP ?

Wasted spot Btw they havent invited NaVi yet LUL

2018-05-05 17:54

Nice, now invite Space Soldiers!

2018-05-05 18:01

2018-05-05 18:04

Nice joke now tell them that the real invited ones are rng ty

cologneeeeeee

2018-05-05 18:11

WAIT, WHAT????

2018-05-05 18:14

VP, pls esl

2018-05-05 18:16

LUL THE ONLY GOOD PLAYER IN THIS TEAM IS TABSEN!

2018-05-05 18:30

nex is playing really well lately

2018-05-05 19:15

well, i just noticed that tabsen plays good in fpl didn't see nex too much

2018-05-05 19:25

fpl XD

2018-05-05 20:22

maybe he is just onliner

2018-05-05 20:57

fpl haas nothing to do with competetive cs

2018-05-05 20:58

SPACE SOLDERS > BIG CLAN Everyone agree with me. Just invite SS !

2018-05-05 18:31

Especially after the results on DreamHack Marselle

2018-05-05 19:45

hui

2018-05-07 07:07

2018-05-07 14:12

For every dumb fuck: Australian Tournament=Renegades, Grayhound German Tournament=BIG

2018-05-05 18:57

You are right - i don't undestand those people who said BIG T-50 They can play little bit better in their house. ESL should put one more German team - or make some elimination only for German and give for winner spot. I think in every tournament in the world organised by ESL should be minimum 2 home team.

2018-05-05 19:37

Grayhound qualified

2018-05-05 23:31

in an oceanian qualifier .... come on ... thats the same as there would be a D-A-CH Qualifier for Cologne ...

2018-05-06 03:52

btw ... then we had in cologne ... BIG ( Invite ) and maybe Attax or ESG or Sprout or maybe Berzerk ... if that would be the fact, I would agree with flaming to stop making Cologne a 2nd class Tournament ... btw take a Look at Dreamhack summer or valencia .... Dreamhack was a real good event with top Teams .. but what is it now ?

2018-05-06 04:26

imgur.com/gallery/yNlQWRM

invite vp so we can watch germany destroy poland again xa

2018-05-05 19:22

SK, BIG, G2, C9 t2 company))))

2018-05-05 19:39

Imagine having event that is considered epitome of greatness in CS and u invite BIG. Way to devalue your event xddd...

2018-05-05 19:48

ESL is German. BIG is German What else do you need ?

2018-05-05 19:59

+ they are gonna be good smooya is fcking awsum

yes , +

2018-05-05 20:04

yeah, problem is big never was invited by esl before and 4 aus teams at sydney nt

2018-05-05 21:38

nice, they will do well!

2018-05-05 20:18

Will navi join them?

2018-05-05 20:20

ESL just went full retard.

2018-05-05 20:23

No reason to invite them

2018-05-05 20:26

2018-05-05 20:27

lmfao

2018-05-05 20:28

Wasted spot,..BIG would have never made it through qualifiers there

2018-05-05 20:29

2018-05-05 20:31

lul wasted spot

2018-05-05 20:32

lol wasted spot

2018-05-05 20:37

ESL Maisterschaft again ?

2018-05-05 20:43

WASTED SPOT BIG WHO???

2018-05-05 20:55

Pretty sad that this is the best German team. Not even all German anymore

2018-05-05 20:59

not really csgo was just never for germans never had sucess here only some 1.6

2018-05-05 21:05

big if confirmed

2018-05-05 21:07

Guys relax one out of 16 teams and you lose your shit.

2018-05-05 21:21

Imagine having most iconic event that is considered epitome of greatness in CS and u invite BIG. xdddd

2018-05-05 21:40

meh no matter what people will complain about something anyway so no point trying to please everyone

2018-05-05 21:41

German team to a German event... What else is new?

2018-05-05 22:00

BiG haha k.

2018-05-05 22:25

lul

2018-05-05 22:46

BIG - low budget of low budget of low budget mouz

2018-05-05 23:02

the fuck?

2018-05-05 23:14

2018-05-06 00:20

most wasted spot ı ever seen dude

2018-05-06 00:28

I don't agree with it but at least I get to see Smoo at a top tier LAN. Not expecting much but its interesting regardless.

2018-05-06 01:15

Invite NRG pls

2018-05-06 02:05

2018-05-06 05:08

Guess it's fine to invite them, since it's in Cologne. But I'd rather see a german qualifier

2018-05-06 09:30

hltv.org/matches/2322012/big-vs-alternat.. thats the problem with a ger qualifier as attax is the 2nd best ger team together with sprout

2018-05-06 11:16

Yeah but big was inconsistent as hell. Didn't see their last games but looks like they have some consistency now

2018-05-06 11:53

Still better than any other team in Germany. German CS sucks because of greedy players who don't know what dedication and hard work means. 99% are mummy's boys.

2018-05-06 14:08

Sad. So Many teams deserves this a lot more

2018-05-06 09:41

like?

2018-05-07 07:03

Almost every team in top 25. Decent teams. Championship winning teams. Like NIP, Mouz, c9, liquid, Navi, North, Heoric, Fragsters, NRG, Tyloo, renegades, Spacesoldiers! Even VP has a better chance of having impact than BIG.

2018-05-07 08:46

fan checks out

2018-05-07 20:53