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First round matches for Cologne chosen

Cloud9 will face NiP while Liquid will take on BIG.

The first round matches for the group stage of ESL One Cologne 2018 have been revealed by the organizaers. Using the format from the other 16 team ESL events this year, three teams will advance from each double elimination bracket group.

In Group A, Cloud9 are the only North American representatives and will face off against NiP in their first match. In Group B, Renegades will play MIBR while Liquid will take on BIG in their initial games.

Here is a full list of the games:

  Group A  
Sweden Ninjas in Pyjamas vs United States Cloud9
Denmark Astralis vs ENCE
mousesports vs Gambit
G2 vs Natus Vincere
  Group B  
Australia Renegades vs Brazil MIBR
FaZe vs B.O.O.T-dream[S]cape
Sweden Fnatic vs Denmark North
BIG vs Liquid

The first two games will begin at 6:00 AM EDT on July 3rd, with the group stage taking up the first three days of the event. The final three days will contain the playoffs.

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#1(With 0 replies)
June 26, 2018 05:25PM
006_tv
Dust2 Birthday cake!
I'm pretty excited to see how Mixwell will do on C9. Hope they don't choke!
#2(With 0 replies)
June 26, 2018 06:07PM
Joe
Dust2 Birthday cake!
YTB
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