We're into the last few days of the ESL One Cologne 2020 schedule and only the strongest teams remain, all with their sights on the grand final.
Like so many events this year, the ESL One Cologne 2020 schedule is being be played online, with the LAN event cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This article provides the updated ESL One Cologe 2020 schedule, the standings and results throughout the tournament.
ESL One Cologne 2020 schedule of matches
The ESL One Cologne 2020 schedule will be played across four online divisions, with start and end dates varying by region.
Europe: August 18 to 30
North America: August 18 to 29
Oceania: August 25 to 30
Asia: August 25 to 30
The full ESL One Cologne schedule, with times in CET
Europe schedule, standings and results
August 28
August 29
Results
BIG 0-2 Sprout
OG 2-1 NIP
Na'Vi 2-1 mousesports
Complexity 2-0 MAD Lions
BIG 1-2 NIP
Mousesports 0-2 MAD Lions
Sprout 2-1 OG
Na'Vi 0-2 Complexity
Na'Vi 0-2 NIP
Vitality 2-0 Heretics
Fnatic 0-2 Astralis
FaZe 0-2 Heroic
MIBR 0-2 G2
Team Heretics 1-2 Fnatic
FaZe 2-1 MIBR
Vitality 0-2 Astralis
Heroic 1-2 G2 Esports
Heroic 2-0 Fnatic
OG 2-0 MAD Lions
Sprout 0-2 Team Vitality
Complexity 0-2 Heroic
OG 1-2 G2 Esports
Standings
In the European division, there are two groups, each of eight teams played in double-elimination format. The top four groups proceed to the playoffs. The ESL One Cologne 2020 standings will be updated here throughout the tournament.
North America schedule, standings and results
August 27
Chaos vs Team Liquid postponed
August 28
Results
FURIA 0-2 Chaos
100 Thieves 2-1 Gen.G
Chaos 2-1 100 Thieves
FURIA 2-0 Gen.G
100 Thieves 1-2 FURIA
Evil Geniuses 2-0 Triumph
Cloud9 1-2 Team Liquid
Evil Geniuses 2-0 Team Liquid
Triumph 1-2 Cloud9
Standings
There are eight teams in the NA division, with two groups of four. The top two teams from each group proceed to the playoffs, which comprise two semifinals and a grand final.
Group A
Chaos 2-0
FURIA 2-1
100 Thieves 1-2
Gen.G 0-2
Group B
Evil Geniuses 2-0
Team Liquid 2-1
Cloud9 1-2
Triumph 0-2
Asia schedule
August 28
Results
TYLOO 2-0 Beyond
Vici Gaming 2-1 Invictus
TYLOO 2-1 Vici
Standings
With just four teams in the Asia division, the format is one double elimination bracket.
Oceania schedule
August 28
Results
Renegades 2-0 Chiefs
Order 2-1 Avant
Standings
With four teams in the Oceania division, the format is one double elimination bracket.
Live streams
ESL One Cologne 2020 live streams are available via Twitch and can be found in a choice of broadcast languages at Luckbox's CS:GO matches page.
ESL One Cologne teams
The teams due to fulfill the ESL One Cologne 2020 schedule are as follows:
Europe
Astralis
Natus Vincere
mousesports
Team Vitality
BIG
Heretics
OG
MAD Lions
Fnatic
G2 Esports
FaZe Clan
NiP
Sprout
Complexity
Heroic
MIBR
North America
Team Liquid
Evil Geniuses
Cloud9
Triumph
Thieves
FURIA
Gen.G
Chaos
Asia
Tyloo
ViCi Gaming
Invictus
Beyond Esports
Oceania
Renegades
ORDER
Avant Gaming
Chiefs
Who are favourites to win?
For CS:GO fans looking to bet on ESL One Cologne 2020, there's some tough decisions to be made as there is little to choose between the top teams.
Na'Vi and Team Vitality are joint favourites to rule the European region of what promises to be the headline CS:GO event of the summer.
Thanks to our old friend Coronavirus, ESL One Cologne 2020 will be played online with the structure split into regions.
In Europe, Na'Vi and Team Vitality are both 5.00 to take the crown, meaning a winning bet of €20 on either would return €100.
G2 and BIG are next in the field at 6.00, ahead of Fnatic at 6.50. Just quite how far Astralis' star has fallen is represented by the fact they are as long as 8.50, ahead of FaZe (10.00), NIP (12.00) and mousesports (15.00). The big outsiders are Sprout at 101.00.
You can bet on ESL One Cologne 2020 outrights at Luckbox.
Selected ESL One Cologne 2020 outright bets:
Selected ESL One Cologne 2020 betting odds correct at time of publishing.
Europe
Na'Vi - 5.00
Team Vitality - 5.00
G2 Esports - 6.00
BIG - 6.00
Fnatic - 6.50
Astralis - 8.50
FaZe - 10.00
NIP - 12.00
mousesports - 15.00
Complexity - 21.00
OG - 23.00
Heroic - 31.00
MAD Lions - 31.00
North America
In the North American division, Evil Geniuses are the favourites, ahead of Team Liquid and FURIA, who met in the final of DreamHack Open Summer on Sunday.
Evil Geniuses - 4.33
Team Liquid - 5.50
FURIA - 5.50
Gen.G - 7.50
100 Thieves - 7.50
Cloud9 - 12.00
Triumph - 19.00
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