Invitations to the closed qualification to ESL One Cologne 2017 were announced

ESL has revealed the list of teams to receive invitations to the closed qualifying round of ESL One Cologne 2017.

18 teams will divide trips to ESL One Cologne 2017 with $250,000 of the prize pool in the closed qualifying round in the European and American regions.

8 teams have received direct invites in Europe and 4 teams — in North America. The qualification will start with the playoff stage, in which the half of teams will miss the 1st round and will get to the 2nd one.

The full list of invited teams:

The first pairs of the playoff stage:

Europe (20-21 May)

Gambit eSports is coming to the 2nd roundHeroic is coming to the 2nd roundTeam EnVyUs is coming to the 2nd roundGODSENT is coming to the 2nd round

Team BIG vs FlipSid3 TacticsDignitas vs K23Team Polaris vs Team KinguinSpace Soldiers vs Outlaws

North America (20 May)

Counter Logic Gaming is coming to the 2nd roundTeam Liquid is coming to the 2nd roundRenegades vs compLexity GamingMisfits vs Splyce