With ESL One Cologne just around the corner, we have prepared a viewer's guide which contains all the information you need to keep up with the Major, including the group draw, the schedule and the talent lineup.
Running from Tuesday to Sunday at the LANXESS Arena, ESL One Cologne - the second Major of the year - will see 16 of the world's top teams face off for their share of a $1 million prize purse.
The group stage, featuring a best-of-one format in the first three matches and then a best-of-three format in the decider clashes, will be played behind closed doors.
CS:GO Major returns to LANXESS Arena - now with $1 million on offer
The top two teams from each group will advance to the single-elimination, best-of-three playoffs, which will be played in front of a live crowd at the sold-out indoor arena.
Below are the groups for the Major:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
 Astralis |  Natus Vincere |  Liquid |  SK |
| CLG |  Ninjas in Pyjamas |  Virtus.pro | fnatic |
 Gambit |  OpTic |  MOUZ |  FaZe |
| Dignitas |  FlipSid3 |  Envy | G2 |
The complete tournament schedule looks as follows:
| Tuesday, July 5 | |||
| 11:00 | Astralis | vs. | Dignitas |
| 12:15 | Gambit | vs. | CLG |
| 13:30 | Natus Vincere | vs. | FlipSid3 |
| 14:45 | OpTic | vs. | Ninjas in Pyjamas |
| 16:00 | Liquid | vs. | Envy |
| 17:15 | MOUZ | vs. | Virtus.pro |
| 18:45 | SK | vs. | G2 |
| 20:00 | fnatic | vs. | FaZe |
| Wednesday, July 6 | |||
| 11:00 | Group A - Winners' Match | ||
| 12:15 | Group A - Elimination Match | ||
| 13:30 | Group B - Winners' Match | ||
| 14:45 | Group B - Elimination Match | ||
| 16:00 | Group C - Winners' Match | ||
| 17:15 | Group C - Elimination Match | ||
| 18:45 | Group D - Winners' Match | ||
| 20:00 | Group D - Elimination Match | ||
| Thursday, July 7 | |||
| 11:00 | Group A - Decider Match | ||
| 14:30 | Group B - Decider Match | ||
| 18:15 | Group C - Decider Match | ||
| 22:00 | Group D - Decider Match | ||
| Friday, July 8 | |||
| 10:00 | Quarter-final #1 | ||
| 13:45 | Quarter-final #2 | ||
| 17:45 | Quarter-final #3 | ||
| 21:45 | Quarter-final #4 | ||
| Saturday, July 9 | |||
| 15:00 | Semi-final #1 | ||
| 18:45 | Semi-final #2 | ||
| Sunday, July 10 | |||
| 15:00 | Showmatch | ||
| 17:00 | Grand final | ||
Like at MLG Columbus, the $1 million prize pool will be distributed between the participating teams as follows:
1. $500,000
2. $150,000
3-4. $70,000
5-8. $35,000
9-12. $8,750
13-16. $8,750
Taking viewers through all the action over the course of this six-day event will be a 14-person panel led by stage host Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner and that includes Duncan "Thorin" Shields, who returns to casting duties with ESL after a prolonged absence.
Below you can find the full talent lineup for the Major:
Stage Host
Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner
Roaming Host
Mitch "UberShouts" Leslie
Analyst desk
Janko "YNk" Paunović
Commentators
Make sure to give our previews a read, as we have prepared one for each group during this past week:
Group A preview by Michal "stich" Malachowski
Group B preview by Milan "Striker" Švejda
Group C preview by Michal "stich" Malachowski
Group D preview by Milan "Striker" Švejda
We have also released interviews with players from some of the teams who will be in attendance at ESL One Cologne. Check them out below if you missed any:
G2 #2 Richard 'shox' PapillonCédric 'RpK' GuipouyEdouard 'SmithZz' Dubourdeaux
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomAlexandre 'bodyy' Pianaro 
Ninjas in Pyjamas #5 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundRichard 'Xizt' LandströmAdam 'friberg' FribergJacob 'pyth' Mourujärvi 
Damian 'daps' Steele 
Age: 22 Team: OpTic Rating 1.0: 0.91 Maps played: 271 KPR: 0.62 DPR: 0.68 
FaZe #16 
Ricardo 'fox' PachecoFabien 'kioShiMa' FieyPhilip 'aizy' Aistrup
Håvard 'rain' NygaardJoakim 'jkaem' Myrbostad Time is adjusted to your selected timezone 
Natus Vincere #3 Ioann 'Edward' SukharievDanylo 'Zeus' Teslenko
Ladislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsDenis 'seized' KostinEgor 'flamie' Vasilyev OpTic #17 William 'RUSH' Wierzba
Oscar 'mixwell' CañellasPeter 'stanislaw' JarguzKeith 'NAF' MarkovicDamian 'daps' Steele 
CLG #22 
Faruk 'pita' PitaStephen 'reltuC' CutlerJames 'hazed' CobbTarik 'tarik' CelikKenneth 'koosta' Suen James 'BARDOLPH' Bardolph 
Age: 32 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.52 Maps played: 7 KPR: 0.33 DPR: 0.74 Daniel 'ddk' Kapadia 
Age: - Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.76 Maps played: 2 KPR: 0.67 DPR: 0.90 Jacob 'pyth' Mourujärvi 
Age: 22 Team: Ninjas in Pyjamas Rating 1.0: 1.06 Maps played: 425 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.68 
Gabriel 'FalleN' Toledo 
Age: 25 Team: SK Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 342 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.60 SK #1 Lincoln 'fnx' LauGabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFernando 'fer' AlvarengaMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidEpitacio 'TACO' de Melo 
Liquid #10 Spencer 'Hiko' MartinNick 'nitr0' CannellaOleksandr 's1mple' KostylievJosh 'jdm64' MarzanoJonathan 'EliGE' Jablonowski 
Gambit #20 
Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevDmitry 'hooch' BogdanovMihail 'Dosia' StolyarovRustem 'mou' TelepovIvan 'spaze' Obrezhan 
MOUZ #13 
Chris 'chrisJ' de JongNikola 'NiKo' KovačJohannes 'nex' MagetTimo 'Spiidi' RichterDenis 'denis' Howell Janko 'YNk' Paunović 
Age: 23 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.98 Maps played: 96 KPR: 0.69 DPR: 0.71 Jason 'moses' O'Toole 
Age: 29 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 1.03 Maps played: 13 KPR: 0.70 DPR: 0.68 
Envy #9 Kenny 'kennyS' SchrubNathan 'NBK-' SchmittDan 'apEX' MadesclaireVincent 'Happy' SchopenhauerTimothée 'DEVIL' Démolon Henry 'HenryG' Greer 
Age: 27 Team: No team Rating 1.0: 0.68 Maps played: 1 KPR: 0.48 DPR: 0.78 
Kristian 'k0nfig' Wienecke 
Age: 19 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 308 KPR: 0.74 DPR: 0.69 
FlipSid3 #21 Yegor 'markeloff' MarkelovAndrey 'B1ad3' GorodenskiyOleksandr 'Shara' HordieyevGeorgi 'WorldEdit' YaskinJan 'wayLander' Rahkonen Dignitas #15 Ruben 'RUBINO' VillarroelRené 'cajunb' BorgJesper 'TENZKI' PlougmannMathias 'MSL' LauridsenKristian 'k0nfig' Wienecke 
fnatic #4 Olof 'olofmeister' KajbjerDennis 'dennis' EdmanRobin 'flusha' RönnquistJesper 'JW' WecksellFreddy 'KRIMZ' Johansson 
Virtus.pro #7 Wiktor 'TaZ' WojtasFilip 'NEO' KubskiJarosław 'pashaBiceps' JarząbkowskiJanusz 'Snax' PogorzelskiPaweł 'byali' Bieliński 
Astralis #6 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenAndreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenNicolai 'device' ReedtzLukas 'gla1ve' Rossander Oleksandr 's1mple' Kostyliev 
Age: 18 Team: LiquidB Rating 1.0: 1.18 Maps played: 431 KPR: 0.84 DPR: 0.71