ESL have announced scheduling and formatting for ESL One: Cologne 2017.
With less than a month till the start of the LAN finals, ESL have announced formatting and scheduling for their flagship event, ESL One: Cologne. This year's edition will see sixteen participants duke it out for $250,000 at the Laxness Arena in Cologne, Germany on July 4th-9th. Twelve of the participants received direct invites, whereas four of the teams were admitted via regional qualifiers, namely the European, North American and Chinese.
Below are all sixteen confirmed participants:
Regarding formatting, ESL have decided to use a Swiss, best-of-one system for the group stage. As for play-offs, matches will be best-of-three, single-elimination barring the grand final, which will see a best-of-five series.
Following is a comprehensive schedule for the six days (all times expressed in CEST):
Tuesday, July 4th - Group Stage
12:00 - Start
Eight matches back-to-back
Wednesday, July 5th - Group Stage
12:00 - Start
Eight matches back-to-back
Thursday, July 6th - Group Stage
12:00 Start time for first match
Nine matches back-to-back
Friday, July 7th - Quarter-finals
10:00 - Quarterfinal #1
13:50 - Quarterfinal #2
17:40 - Quarterfinal #3
21:30 - Quarterfinal #4
Saturday, July 8th - Semi-finals
15:25 - 16:00: Pre-Show
16:00 - 19:15: Semi final #1
19:50 - 23:05: Semi final #2
Sunday, July 9th - Grand final
16:00 - Grand Finals
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