What is the Global Elite Challenge?

From August 20th to 23rd 2015 players from around the world will be fighting in the ESL One Cologne 2015 to become the best team in the world and win the ESL One trophy. After ESL One Frankfurt we offer again an unique experience to watch the ESL One. We offer the Global Elite Lounge as the ultimate way to experience ESL One Cologne 2015. An exclusive weekend for you and four friends.

There will be three qualifiers open for everyone and one qualifier for our premium users who support the ESL. The qualifiers will be happening on Saturdays and Wednesdays! Each qualifier has two direct slots for the final, where the best 8 teams will compete for the Global Elite Lounge.

Schedule

Date	Start time	Cup
July 18th	16:00 CEST	Global Elite Challenge Qualifier #1
July 22nd/23rd	19:00 CEST	Global Elite Challenge Qualifier #2
July 25th	16:00 CEST	Global Elite Challenge Qualifier #3
July 29th/30th	19:00 CEST	Global Elite Challenge Qualifier #4 - remium only
August 1st	16:00 CEST	Global Elite Challenge Final

Only Europeans are allowed to participate in the CS:GO 5on5 Global Elite Challenge.

The tournaments on July 22nd and 29th will be played over two days. The first rounds are played on Wednesday and the later rounds on Thursday!

Game integration
The tournament will use our game integration for CS:GO, which means we will provide free 128 tick high quality gameservers for all matches. More details about the game integration can be found in this announcement.

Prizes

The top 3 of the finals will be rewarded with tickets for the ESL One Cologne 2015 and the winner will get the Global Elite Lounge worth 2,999 EUR. The second place will still get Premium tickets for the event and the third place gets the normal ESL One Cologne 2015 tickets.

1st place - Global Elite Lounge (2,999 EUR)
The Lounge offers various great perks which will make the event even better.

• Private lounge with balcony
• Private catering
• Skip the lines - priority access in all queues
• Backstage tours
• Free WiFi
• Private massages
• Exclusive "Global Elite" memorabilia

2nd place - Premium tickets (1,085 EUR)
The Premium Ticket will give you the full two day Counter-Strike: Global Offensive experience for your team.

• Access to the LANXESS Arena on August 22nd & 23rd
• Premium Area Seating
• Free Drinks and Food
• Goodie Bag
• Exclusive Signing Sessions

3rd place - Normal tickets (205 EUR)
The Weekend Ticket will give you access to the venue on both days for your team.

• Access to the LANXESS Arena on August 22nd & 23rd
• Free Seating

Important

• You need to be at least 16 years old to be able to attend the event.
• The Global Elite Lounge is non transferable.

We wish all CS:GO teams good luck and have fun competing for the Global Elite Lounge!

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