ESL One Cologne 2016 (CS:GO)
Fnatic competed as a Legend at ESL One Cologne 2016, the ninth CS:GO Major.
ESL One Cologne 2016, also known as ESL Cologne Major 2016 or Cologne 2016, was an Electronic Sports League Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament. It was the ninth Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship and was held at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany from July 8–10. It featured 16 teams from throughout the world competing. Cologne 2016 had the second consecutive major with a prize pool of $1,000,000.
Quick Facts
- Notable players
- dennis
- olofmeister
- KRIMZ
- Xizt
Lore & Background
Fnatic was one of the returning Legends at ESL One Cologne 2016. The playoffs featured eight teams, and Team Liquid upset Fnatic to reach the finals. SK Gaming defeated Team Liquid 2–0 in the grand finals. SK Gaming joined Fnatic to be the only teams to have multiple major titles.
Reader's Guide
The group stage used a GSL format with best-of-one matches except the final decider match, which was best-of-three. The playoffs were a single-elimination bracket with all matches best-of-three. The map pool included seven maps; Inferno was removed and Nuke was reintroduced.
Did You Know?
- Team Liquid became the first North American team to reach a major grand final by upsetting Fnatic in the playoffs.
- Group D was called the 'Group of Death' and included SK Gaming, G2 Esports, Fnatic, and FaZe.
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