ESL One Cologne talent announced

ESL has announced a deep talent pool for the $250,000 ESL One Cologne which is set to start in a little over a week.

The event, which will take place in the German city of Cologne on July 4-9, will feature a team of 12 people bringing the action live plus three observers handling the in-game cameras. There, teams from three regions will be fighting for $250,000, and will do so in a best-of-one swiss group stage followed by a single bracket best-of-three playoff starting in the quarterfinals.

friberg will join YNk and SPUNJ on the desk

Perhaps the biggest news of ESL's announcement is that Adam "⁠friberg⁠" Friberg will join the analysis desk to break down the play in Cologne with Janko "⁠YNk⁠" Paunović and Chad "⁠SPUNJ⁠" Burchill. Here is the full breakdown:

United Kingdom Alex "Machine" Richardson - Desk host
United Kingdom Paul "Redeye" Chaloner - Stage host

United States Tres "stunna" Saranthus - Sideline reporter

Serbia Janko "YNk" Paunović - Analyst
Australia Chad "SPUNJ" Burchill - Analyst
Sweden Adam "friberg" Friberg - Analyst

United Kingdom Henry "HenryG" Greer - Commentator
Canada Matthew "Sadokist" Trivett - Commentator
United States Jason "moses" O'Toole - Commentator
United Kingdom Lauren "Pansy" Scott - Commentator
Denmark Anders "Anders" Blume - Commentator
United States Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat - Commentator

Germany Patricia "Pat" von Halle - Observer
United States Heather "sapphiRe" Garozzo - Observer
United States DJ "Prius" Kuntz - Observer

Serbia Janko 'YNk' Paunović
Janko 'YNk' Paunović
Age:
24
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.98
Maps played:
105
KPR:
0.68
DPR:
0.71
Australia Chad 'SPUNJ' Burchill
Chad 'SPUNJ' Burchill
Age:
27
Team:
No team
Rating 1.0:
0.87
Maps played:
151
KPR:
0.62
DPR:
0.73
Sweden Adam 'friberg' Friberg
Adam 'friberg' Friberg
Age:
25
Rating 1.0:
1.01
Maps played:
1114
KPR:
0.69
DPR:
0.67
friberg and SPUNj. Wohhhh LETS GO!!!!
2017-06-23 15:59
#4
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Germany AngiMerkel
friberg analyst xD
2017-06-23 15:59
ez 4 sk
2017-06-23 15:58
#6
Nepal OTAN
ez for SmithZz
2017-06-23 15:59
#7
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Brunei br0ks
friberg LUL
2017-06-23 15:58
#8
Europe g_G
fribeeerg
2017-06-23 15:58
#10
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Poland SeeB_
friberg !
2017-06-23 15:58
#11
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Greece NitrouZ
n1
2017-06-23 15:58
Friberg :D
2017-06-23 15:58
Sweden Adam "friberg" Friberg - Analyst
2017-06-23 15:58
Where's James and DDK??
2017-06-23 15:59
2 replies
Why would they need a lot?
2017-06-23 16:03
1 reply
i'm tired of HenryG and Sadokist
2017-06-23 16:06
Why no pala :'(((
2017-06-23 15:59
#21
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Denmark regnant
FRIBERG
2017-06-23 15:59
#22
jks | 
World Spourma
no DDK & JZFB , no good talent
2017-06-23 15:59
Semmler is back LUL
2017-06-23 15:59
#24
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Germany ConAction
FRIBEEEEEEEEERG <333
2017-06-23 15:59
#25
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Sweden WhisperingEye
Friberg <3
2017-06-23 15:59
Friberg? PogChamp
2017-06-23 15:59
#28
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Pakistan Caked_u9
#freeberg
2017-06-23 15:59
Yay
2017-06-23 15:59
#32
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Poland Marcines
why semmler :(
2017-06-23 15:59
friberg and redeye hell yeah
2017-06-23 16:00
Andres 1 love =)
2017-06-23 16:01
#36
NEO | 
Brazil tegin
miss u Joe Miller :(
2017-06-23 16:01
#38
shox | 
Finland Siitoin
No Thorin :(
2017-06-23 16:02
#39
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Sweden Rexz
hype friberg <3
2017-06-23 16:02
ez SS
2017-06-23 16:02
Friberg = Budget Anders
2017-06-23 16:03
#42
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France t3r4byt3
friberg had some good insight in his casting at cs_summit, should be good on the desk too
2017-06-23 16:03
#44
L.K.S | 
Turkey xAiakos
Cant wait to see SS
2017-06-23 16:04
friberg hype
2017-06-23 16:09
#56
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Brazil romp
friberg !
2017-06-23 16:13
#59
Faceit level 8  | 
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Japan jia
nice, friberg
2017-06-23 16:16
#60
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Iceland dannoz
for a second I thought I was gonna see rizc there, praise the lord for sparing me the ear rape
2017-06-23 16:19
#61
donk | 
Denmark Nillerg0d
FRIBERG<3
2017-06-23 16:21
#63
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United Kingdom Takaramono
Just imagine how awkward would it be for the rest of the guys playing for NiP this tournament will be analyzed by friberg, him being their own (former active) teammate just afew weeks ago and vice versa (i guess)
2017-06-23 16:24
No Thorin full party
2017-06-23 16:24
aye welcome back semmler
2017-06-23 16:25
#67
f0rest | 
Germany Gloin
No Fiffy...
2017-06-23 16:26
#68
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World cucco
Godberg
2017-06-23 16:32
#69
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Russia Sur10n
GL banana king
2017-06-23 16:33
as usual teamless players join the "analysts"
2017-06-23 16:33
2 replies
You are clueless
2017-06-23 16:47
1 reply
what do you mean?
2017-06-23 16:48
#71
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Sweden Burkhart
Friberg is back <3
2017-06-23 16:34
#72
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Czech Republic Rodus
OMG Friberg are you kidding me ! :D
2017-06-23 16:35
Where is Thoorin?
2017-06-23 16:37
#74
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Bulgaria twixxzzz
Friberg is love friberg is life
2017-06-23 16:39
#75
fer | 
Brazil pedrok
Anders and Semmler ... i'm wet
2017-06-23 16:46
N0 dazed???
2017-06-23 16:50
2 replies
#82
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Turkey SG^^
Come on friberg would do better than dazed on analyst desk
2017-06-23 16:58
1 reply
i like dazed casting but friberg is also good
2017-06-23 18:14
SEMMLER IS BACK tosspot forever gone tho ):
2017-06-23 16:51
friberg on desk PogChamp
2017-06-23 16:55
#83
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Turkey CamelotzZz
-Ynk +fifflaren
2017-06-23 17:01
#84
Faceit level 7  | 
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Estonia zundeboy
lul
2017-06-23 17:02
#86
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Brazil mth^
BEST ever
2017-06-23 17:04
it would've been funny to see Friberg and Fifflaren behind the same desk :D
2017-06-23 18:26
#91
cyx | 
Germany Trestre
Lets Go!
2017-06-23 18:28
why no thoorin ¿??
2017-06-23 20:38
#96
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Europe KappaKaako
-Pansy +Metuz
2017-06-25 15:54
#97
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Europe s1029
ok yNk ResidentSleeper
2017-07-03 10:28
1 reply
#99
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Switzerland DinoSkyline
that guy is so annoying, i always mute when he starts talking. 1 word = 2 mins ...
2017-07-03 12:07
#98
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Switzerland DinoSkyline
came to see "Anders "Anders" Blume - Commentator" .
2017-07-03 12:06
#100
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
Slovenia yung_voodoo
yay no thorin
2017-07-03 12:15
#102
Old school: User been here for more than 10 years  | 
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Turkey ^li
lets go SS!
2017-07-03 12:24
All the best commentators :)
2017-07-04 00:46
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