ESL One Cologne NA Qualifier: Day 1 Recap

Day One of the ESL One Cologne North American Qualifier consisted of the group matches, which will, and has, determined a team’s fate in the offline qualifier. The second and final day presents us with nail biting matches and we will also find out which of the teams competing will acquire the two spots remaining.

Group A

Cloud 9 vs. Noble eSports

Cobblestone:

– First Half: C9 (T) won pistol, took Noble (CT) 13 – 2.

– Overall: 16 – 2 | C9 (CT) advanced to the Group A Winners match.

Tempo Storm vs. Team Liquid Pro

Cache:

– First Half: Liquid (T) won pistol, took Tempo (CT) 10 – 5.

– Overall: 16 – 11 | Liquid (CT) advanced to the Group A Winners match.

Cloud9 vs. Team Liquid Pro

Dust2:

– First Half: Liquid (T) won pistol, C9 (CT) took it 9 – 6.

– Overall: 16 – 10 | C9 (T) advanced to the second Semi-Final match.

Noble eSports vs. Tempo Storm

Cache:

– First Half: Tempo (CT) won pistol, took Noble (T) 10 – 5

– Overall: 16 – 10 | Tempo (T) advanced to the Group A Decider match.

After their loss over Tempo Storm. Noble eSports were the first team to be eliminated from the ESL One Cologne North American Qualifier.

Group B

Counter Logic Gaming vs. eLevate

Overpass:

– First Half: CLG (T) won pistol, took eLv (CT) 9 – 6.

– Overall: 16 – 11 | CLG (CT) advanced to the Group B Winners match.

Maximum Effort vs. Mythic

Cache:

– First Half: Mythic (CT) won pistol, Maximum (T) took it 8 – 7

– Overall: 16 – 13 | Mythic (T) advanced to the Group B Winners match.

Counter Logic Gaming vs. Mythic

Dust2:

– First Half: Mythic (CT) won pistol, CLG (T) took it 11 – 4.

– Overall: 16 – 14 | CLG (T) advance to the first Semi-Final match.

Maximum Effort vs. eLevate

Cobblestone:

– First Half: eLv (CT) won pistol, took Maximum (T) 13 – 2.

– Overall: 16 – 3 | eLv (T) advance to the first Semi-Final match.

After their loss over eLevate, Maximum Effort were eliminated from the ESL One Cologne North American Qualifier.

Tune into the final day of matches to find out which teams will qualify for ESL One Cologne in August. Let us know who you think will advance in the comments below! Be sure to follow our Twitter, to stay up-to-date with all CS:GO eSports news and coverage.