Natus Vincere Set To Take On BIG In ESL One Cologne 2018 Finals
By Zac Cameron ·
The tournament has been full of close battles and grueling series, and now the final two teams remain to compete for the grand prize.
ESL One Cologne 2018 has already provided a ton of exciting matches as 16 of the best teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive compete for a share in the $300,000 prize pool. The games so far have led us right to an exciting grand final showdown between Natus Vincere and BIG, so let’s take a look at how these two teams got to this point.
Natus Vincere
The squad from Ukraine faced a tough time in the group stage, as an early loss to G2 Esports sent them to the lower bracket in the first round. From there they had to battle their way back into contention, taking down Gambit Esports, Cloud9, and ENCE eSports to claim a spot in the playoffs. Once they reached the playoffs there struggle didn’t end, as they went toe-to-toe with Fnatic and then the Group A Champions Astralis to earn their spot in the grand finals.
BIG
BIG’s journey was also tough as they too were forced to fight through the lower bracket of their group after being knocked down by Fnatic in the second round. From there they faced Renegades and MIBR for a shot at the playoffs where they took on G2 Esports and FaZe Clan to earn their slot in the final bout.
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The action is all set to kick off once again at 4pm CEST / 10 am PDT / 7am PDT tomorrow, and you can catch all the action on the official ESL Facebook Page, here, or on the official website, here.