Immortals join ESL One Cologne list
Immortals are the latest team to have been invited to ESL One Cologne, the event's organisers have announced.
The Brazilian giants, who are currently ranked seventh in the world, bring the team count up to ten, with only two invites left to be determined at this point.
Since picking up Lincoln "fnx" Lau, Immortals have placed third-fourth at IEM Katowice and 9th-11th at the SL i-League StarSeries Season 3 finals. They are currently in Austin, Texas, competing in the North American city's DreamHack Open stop.
Immortals are the second Brazilian team confirmed for the tournament
ESL One Cologne will take place in early July, with the playoffs running from 7-9 at LANXESS Arena. Joining the 12 invited teams will be four qualified sides, which will come from qualifiers held in three regions, two of which are already known: Europe and North America. Details about the third regional qualifier will be unveiled soon.
Below you can find the current team list for ESL One Cologne:
SK | fnatic | Natus Vincere | Virtus.pro |
FaZe | Ninjas in Pyjamas | G2 | North |
Cloud9 | Immortals | Invite | Invite |
EU qual. | EU qual. | NA qual. | TBA |
Will Brazil 🇧🇷 dominate the LANXESS Arena in July?
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