July 6-7, 4 strongest teams will clash in a fight for $80,000 at Gods of Boom ESL ONE Cologne, this is the biggest LIVE event before Season 2 Finals. And this is everything you need to know about it.
The Teams
Your cream of the crop, your best of the best. These are the four teams who would clash for dominance and glory this weekend:
- The winners of Gods of Boom Kick-off – Back to Back (ex-Noble).
- Pro Series Texas and Pro Series Brazil winners – Impact Gaming.
- Season 1 Champions and Pro Series Brazil runners up – Lazarus.
- Winners of Gods of Boom Cologne EU Qualifiers – Knights of Honor JUGG.
The Grand Prize
The prize pool of Gods of Boom ESL ONE Cologne is not something to joke about. Out of the total $500,000 prize pool of the Season 2, the teams are gonna be fighting for hefty $80,000. It is going to be divided between the three top teams. The winners are getting the juiciest bit – $50,000. Not too shabby. The second place also walks away with a serious reward – $20,000 will definitely sweeten the defeat. The third place is getting $10,000.
Where and when?
The tournaments are taking place this weekend, in Cologne, Germany, as a part of the ESL ONE Cologne – an epic esports event. It will take place at 14:00 CEST July 6 and at 12:30 CEST July 7.
You can watch our main broadcast in English, both days of the tournament, from any corner of the world.
You can also watch our broadcasts in Russian:
Don’t know when is the start of the tournament in your home city? Here’s a time map for your convenience:
Who are the host and commentators?
Our English speaking narrators are going to be:
- Matt “MattAndrewsTV” Andrews
- Arseniy “The Stanis” Stanis
- Harry “Lethal” Thomas
- Jeff “Ph0rmat” Ramirez
- Daniel “FalconeHS” Falcone
You can read everything you need to know about them in this wonderful article.
Our Russian-speaking host Alexander “Hot Pepper” Tsoi is going to be joined by a colleague – Georgii “Lum1Sit” Andropov. Lum1Sit is the secret guest we’ve been hinting on. He is known to the community by casting Season 1 of Guns of Boom esports, so give a warm welcome for this long-awaited homecoming.
Giveaways
Well, the teams are fighting for their prize pool but what can you get, except for the quality entertainment of course? There are going to be wonderful giveaways on both of the streams!
Day 1, July 6 is going to have a whole bunch of awesome things. There going to be a couple of guns you were really eager to get – Bastion and Dolores are gonna make an appearance as well as the Kingslayer knife and one absolutely epic costume that we don’t want to reveal just yet.
And don’t you worry. A very desirable item is also going to be a part of the Sunday Giveaway at the Finals on July 7. You’ll have to come and see to find our what that is.
An in-game event
We are going to have everything you need:
- Information about the teams.
- Challenges.
- Voting for your favorite teams.
- And of course, the Pro Play Brawl!
All of which starts tomorrow, July 5! You can read everything about it in the article that comes out tomorrow, so don’t forget to come back.
How does Season 2 work?
All teams must compete in the Challenger Series to earn points for victories and get to the next stage—Pro Series Tournaments. Winning in the Pro Series secures a place in the elite Gods of Boom tournament. Gods of Boom tournaments are the offline events held at the world’s largest esports arenas.
