ESL One Cologne 2019: all participants of the playoff stage were distributed
Lord MatusTeam Liquid performed the best in the upper bracket in Group A. They beat NRG Esports in the final and advanced to the semi-final. NRG and Natus Vincere made it to the quarterfinal. NaVi achieved victory in the decisive match with mousesports with a score 2:1.
The first place was taken by Astralis in Group B, which advanced to the semi-final. They defeated the players from Ninjas in Pyjamas in the final of the upper bracket and Vitality successfully made it to the final stage through the lower bracket, having beaten Heroic in the last match.
Matches history: ESL One Cologne 2019
ESL One Cologne 2019 has been hosted since July 2 and will be over on July 7. 16 teams are dividing the overall prize pool in the sum of $300,000. The winner of the competition will earn the main money reward in the sum of $125,000.