Until yesterday, July 8, only four teams were left in the running for the 2017 ESL One Cologne powered by Intel championship. Natus Vincere, FaZe Clan, SK Gaming and Cloud9 battled it out in the semifinals, taking all of us on a wild rollercoaster ride of emotions and heart-attack situations. In the end, it was the American squads of C9 and SK who prevailed over Europe and will face each other later today, July 9, in an epic grand final in the LANXESS Arena.
Natus Vincere vs. Cloud9 0-2
- 13 - 16 on mirage
- 14 - 16 on overpass
What an INCREDIBLE CLUTCH!! @guardiancsgo #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/Qj26oahCaH
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) July 8, 2017
HELLO AGAIN REDDIT! @C9shroud #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/5zr2a8N5EA
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) July 8, 2017
He KEEPS GOING! @C9shroud #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/vB5ajorR9N
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) July 8, 2017
MATCHPOINT #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/aujJ3cMkoO
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) July 8, 2017
And what a way to win the game @n0thing @Cloud9 #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/IYaUwpJeW8
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) July 8, 2017
FaZe Clan vs. SK Gaming 0-2
- 4 - 16 on overpass
- 16 - 19 on cache
This man is on FIRE @FaZe_rainCS #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/h7M5gEg53r
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) July 8, 2017
NotLikeThis @FaZeClan #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/v5Bpfri8Sf
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) July 8, 2017
omg omg omg omg omg omg @FaZe_rainCS #ESLOne pic.twitter.com/o45CbXqbSS
— ESL Counter-Strike (@ESLCS) July 8, 2017
The champions get crowned today!
The grand final kicks off today, July 9, at 16:00 CEST! Be sure to tune in to the live broadcast and follow ESL CS on Twitter and Facebook for updates, live coverage, highlights and more.
You can find the full schedule here.