Heroic and Space Soldiers have both secured spots at ESL One Cologne via the European closed qualifier.
Twelve European teams, eight invited and four qualified, took part in the closed qualifier this weekend for the chance to earn spots in ESL's upcoming $250,000 competition.
The qualifier kicked off with an upset as Kinguin, fresh off securing a spot at the European Minor, were knocked out by Tundra Esports, formerly known as Polaris, thanks to a sensational performance from Aleksandar "jayzaR" Zarkovic, who topped the scoreboard with a +30 KDD.
Heroic, who fielded Casper "cadiaN" Møller as a stand-in after benching Valdemar "valde" Bjørn Vangså, reached the semi-finals after defeating BIG, and they went on to defeat dignitas on two maps, the first of which by a comprehensive 16-4 scoreline.
ESL One Cologne 2017 - Europe Closed QualifierBest of 3 
Dignitas
Matchpage 0 2 21st May 2017 
HEROIC 4Inferno 16 14Nuke 16
| HEROIC | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casper 'cadiaN' MøllercadiaN | 45 - 30 | +15 | 93.2 | 1.40 |
 Andreas 'MODDII' FridhMODDII | 37 - 32 | +5 | 92.0 | 1.26 |
| Jakob 'JUGi' HansenJUGi | 38 - 30 | +8 | 80.7 | 1.22 |
| Nikolaj 'niko' Kristensenniko | 38 - 28 | +10 | 74.7 | 1.21 |
| Marco 'Snappi' PfeifferSnappi | 34 - 30 | +4 | 77.7 | 1.10 |
| Dignitas | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joakim 'jkaem' Myrbostadjkaem | 37 - 38 | -1 | 73.9 | 0.98 |
| Jorgen 'cromen' Robertsencromen | 30 - 42 | -12 | 66.3 | 0.86 |
| Jesper 'TENZKI' PlougmannTENZKI | 28 - 37 | -9 | 66.1 | 0.85 |
| Ruben 'RUBINO' VillarroelRUBINO | 32 - 40 | -8 | 68.7 | 0.80 |
 Ricardo 'fox' Pachecofox | 23 - 36 | -13 | 52.1 | 0.74 |
The other semi-final pitted Space Soldiers against GODSENT. With Engin "ngiN" Kor filling in for Çağatay "DESPE" Sedef, the Turkish team were far too strong for the Swedes and ran out victorious in convincing fashion, especially on Cobblestone, their signature map.
ESL One Cologne 2017 - Europe Closed QualifierBest of 3 
Space Soldiers
Matchpage 2 0 21st May 2017 
GODSENT 16Cobblestone 5 16Mirage 10
| Space Soldiers | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engin 'MAJ3R' KüpeliMAJ3R | 43 - 24 | +19 | 106.8 | 1.45 |
| Buğra 'Calyx' ArkınCalyx | 39 - 25 | +14 | 79.9 | 1.33 |
| Ismailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşXANTARES | 41 - 31 | +10 | 90.4 | 1.30 |
| Engin 'ngiN' KorngiN | 33 - 26 | +7 | 76.1 | 1.20 |
| Ahmet 'paz' Karahocapaz | 36 - 34 | +2 | 75.4 | 1.16 |
| GODSENT | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andreas 'znajder' Lindbergznajder | 36 - 40 | -4 | 87.7 | 1.06 |
| Joakim 'disco doplan' Gidetundisco doplan | 30 - 36 | -6 | 73.0 | 0.93 |
| Simon 'twist' Eliassontwist | 34 - 39 | -5 | 79.4 | 0.89 |
| Jonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonLekr0 | 24 - 39 | -15 | 66.2 | 0.77 |
| Markus 'pronax' Wallstenpronax | 15 - 38 | -23 | 39.4 | 0.55 |
ESL One Cologne will take place in early July, with the playoffs running from 7-9 at LANXESS Arena. Here is the current team list for the event:
| North | Ninjas in Pyjamas |  OpTic |  SK |
 Virtus.pro |  Natus Vincere |  MOUZ | fnatic |
| FaZe |  G2 | Immortals |  Cloud9 |
| Liquid | HEROIC | Space Soldiers |  China qual. slot |
The final spot at ESL One Cologne will be determined by the Chinese qualifiers, which will culminate with a closed stage from June 7-9 featuring 16 teams.
Virtus.pro #4 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasFilip 'NEO' KubskiJarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskiJanusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiPaweł 'byali' Bieliński Engin 'ngiN' Kor 
Age: 23 Team: Space Soldiers Rating 1.0: 0.95 Maps played: 252 KPR: 0.63 DPR: 0.65 
fnatic #11 Olof 'olofmeister' KajbjerDennis 'dennis' EdmanRobin 'flusha' RönnquistJesper 'JW' WecksellFreddy 'KRIMZ' Johansson Valdemar 'valde' Bjørn Vangså 
Age: 21 Team: HEROIC Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 348 KPR: 0.78 DPR: 0.68 
Immortals #16 Lucas 'steel' LopesHenrique 'HEN1' TelesLucas 'LUCAS1' TelesRicardo 'boltz' Prass 
Natus Vincere #7 
Ioann 'Edward' Sukhariev
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' Kovács
Denis 'seized' KostinEgor 'flamie' VasilyevOleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev 
Ninjas in Pyjamas #13 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundRichard 'Xizt' LandströmAdam 'friberg' FribergWilliam 'draken' Sundin 
Aleksandar 'jayzaR' Zarkovic 
Age: 19 Team: Polaris Rating 1.0: 1.09 Maps played: 191 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.70 
Cloud9 #12 Jordan 'n0thing' GilbertTyler 'Skadoodle' Latham
Mike 'shroud' GrzesiekTimothy 'autimatic' TaJake 'Stewie2K' Yip Çağatay 'DESPE' Sedef 
Age: 24 Team: Space Soldiers Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 424 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.64 Space Soldiers #32 Çağatay 'DESPE' SedefEngin 'MAJ3R' KüpeliIsmailcan 'XANTARES' DörtkardeşBuğra 'Calyx' ArkınAhmet 'paz' Karahoca 
G2 #5 Richard 'shox' PapillonKenny 'kennyS' SchrubNathan 'NBK-' SchmittDan 'apEX' MadesclaireAlexandre 'bodyy' Pianaro 
MOUZ #15 
Tomáš 'oskar' Šťastný
Chris 'chrisJ' de Jong
Christian 'loWel' Garcia Antoran
Denis 'denis' Howell
Robin 'ropz' Kool HEROIC #14 Andreas 'MODDII' FridhMarco 'Snappi' PfeifferJakob 'JUGi' HansenNikolaj 'niko' Kristensen 
Liquid #19 Nick 'nitr0' CannellaJosh 'jdm64' MarzanoPeter 'stanislaw' JarguzJonathan 'EliGE' JablonowskiRussel 'Twistzz' Van Dulken 
North #6 René 'cajunb' BorgMathias 'MSL' LauridsenPhilip 'aizy' AistrupEmil 'Magisk' ReifKristian 'k0nfig' Wienecke 
SK #3 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFernando 'fer' AlvarengaMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidEpitacio 'TACO' de MeloJoão 'felps' Vasconcellos Casper 'cadiaN' Møller 
Age: 21 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.05 Maps played: 520 KPR: 0.72 DPR: 0.67 
FaZe #2 Finn 'karrigan' Andersen
Aleksi 'allu' Jalli
Nikola 'NiKo' KovačFabien 'kioShiMa' FieyHåvard 'rain' Nygaard 
OpTic #10 William 'RUSH' WierzbaOscar 'mixwell' CañellasKeith 'NAF' MarkovicTarik 'tarik' CelikJason 'jasonR' Ruchelski (责任编辑：case opening)
