Cloud9 join the list of invited teams that will be participating at the LAN finals of ESL One: Cologne 2017.
Cloud9 join the participants list of ESL One: Cologne 2017 after being issues a direct invites to the LAN finals of the event. As with previous iterations, the offline portion of the event will be taking place at the Laxness Arena in Cologne, Germany on July 7th-9th. Sixteen teams will be butting heads for $250,000 in prize money, coupled with the Champions' bragging rights.
Below are all currently known participants of ESL One: Cologne 2017:
 FaZe Clan |  Fnatic |  Natus Vincere |  Virtus.pro |
| Ninjas in Pyjamas |  SK Gaming |  G2 Esports |  North |
 Cloud9 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| TBA qualifier | European qualifier | European qualifier | North American qualifier |
In recent times the North American CS:GO roster has shown a mixed bag of results. The most recent two LAN events were the iBUYPOWER Spring Invitational 2017 and last week's cs_summit. The prior event saw the team secure first place where they bested fellow compatriots OpTic Gaming. At cs_summit the team bombed out in fourth place, falling to the very same OpTic Gaming, that went on to secure third place. As for online matches, the team has shown promising results over their nine week stint in the ESL Pro League Season 5, where they are currently sitting at a strong 16-6 win/loss ratio.
Image courtesy of ESL/Helena Kristiansson
