MVP PK secure ESL One Cologne spot

MVP PK overcame TYLOO 3-1 in the grand final of the ESL One Cologne 2019 Asia Closed qualifier (default, 19-17 Mirage, 9-16 Inferno, 16-11 Overpass) to qualify for the $250,000 event.

The Asian Closed Qualifier for ESL One Cologne saw eight teams in competition, battling out in a double-elimination BO3 format. MVP PK, a favorite for the single ESL One Cologne 2019 spot, took down Recca, TYLOO and BOOT on their way to the grand final, while TYLOO bounced back and overcame BOOT in the lower bracket to earn a rematch against the Koreans.

The final match was a BO5, but with MVP PK having a one map advantage leading into it. The series started on Mirage, where MVP PK had a solid CT side, led by Seon-Ho "⁠xeta⁠" Son, but TYLOO managed to equal the 9-6 scoreline on the defensive side and force overtime. In the added rounds, the Korean side managed to find the edge and secure map one, 19-17.

XigN and co. qualified for ESL One Cologne

TYLOO's star player Hansel "⁠BnTeT⁠" Ferdinand was activated on Inferno, MVP PK's map pick, but the Chinese-Indonesian side still didn't look impressive on the first half, only managing to take the lead at the tail end of it, 9-6. After losing the T-side pistol, TYLOO hit a higher gear and quickly finished off the map, 16-9.

Overpass was up next, where MVP PK showed a strong CT side, starting off 7-2. xeta was once again the man leading the charge for his side, but TYLOO managed to sneak in a couple of rounds late in the half to salvage it, 10-5. After the switch, the Chinese side won the pistol round and powered on with a four-round winning streak, 10-9. However, that was all they managed, as MVP PK's offenses worked out perfectly from that point on, allowing them to close out the map 16-11 and take the series 3-1.

ESL One Cologne 2019 Asia Closed QualifierBest of 5 MVP PKMatchpage 3 1 11th May 2019 TYLOO 1Default 0 19Mirage 17 9Inferno 16 16Overpass 11

MVP PK	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Seon-Ho 'xeta' Sonxeta	77 - 46	+31	87.7	1.49
Gu-Taek 'stax' Kimstax	63 - 48	+15	74.0	1.19
Hyun-Pyo 'XigN' LeeXigN	64 - 56	+8	77.2	1.15
Min-Seok 'zeff' Parkzeff	60 - 60	0	80.2	1.15
Hae-Sung 'HSK' KimHSK	33 - 69	-36	55.2	0.71

TYLOO	K - D	+/-	ADR	Rating 2.0
Hansel 'BnTeT' FerdinandBnTeT	62 - 59	+3	84.7	1.16
YuLun 'Summer' CaiSummer	61 - 56	+5	73.6	1.05
HaoWen 'somebody' Xusomebody	56 - 69	-13	73.2	0.90
Kevin 'xccurate' Susantoxccurate	50 - 54	-4	53.6	0.87
YuanZhang 'Attacker' ShengAttacker	49 - 61	-12	59.3	0.83

The ESL One Cologne team list now looks as follows:

Astralis
ENCE
fnatic
Natus Vincere
Renegades
NRG
Vitality
NA Qualifier BIG
FaZe
MIBR
Ninjas in Pyjamas
MOUZ
Invite slot
MVP PK
EU Qualifier #2 MIBR #7 Gabriel 'FalleN' ToledoFernando 'fer' AlvarengaMarcelo 'coldzera' DavidEpitacio 'TACO' de MeloJoão 'felps' Vasconcellos Astralis #1 Andreas 'Xyp9x' HøjslethPeter 'dupreeh' RasmussenLukas 'gla1ve' RossanderNicolai 'device' ReedtzEmil 'Magisk' Reif MOUZ #12 Finn 'karrigan' AndersenChris 'chrisJ' de JongÖzgür 'woxic' EkerDavid 'frozen' ČerňanskýRobin 'ropz' Kool BIG #18 Fatih 'gob b' DayikJohannes 'tabseN' WodarzTizian 'tiziaN' FeldbuschJohannes 'nex' MagetIsmailcan 'XANTARES' Dörtkardeş Renegades #10 Justin 'jks' SavageAaron 'AZR' WardJoakim 'jkaem' MyrbostadSean 'Gratisfaction' KaiwaiJay 'Liazz' Tregillgas BOOT #65 Nevin 'splashske' AwBenedict 'Benkai' TanAlexandre 'alecks' SalleLeslie 'Bobosaur' SoenKhalish 'd4v41' Rusyaidee NRG #8 Damian 'daps' SteeleTarik 'tarik' CelikVincent 'Brehze' CayonteEthan 'Ethan' ArnoldTsvetelin 'CeRq' Dimitrov Natus Vincere #3 Ioann 'Edward' SukharievDanylo 'Zeus' TeslenkoEgor 'flamie' VasilyevOleksandr 's1mple' KostylievDenis 'electroNic' Sharipov Seon-Ho 'xeta' Son Age: 21 Team: MVP PK Rating 1.0: 1.12 Maps played: 274 KPR: 0.75 DPR: 0.63 MVP PK #26 Min-Seok 'zeff' ParkHyun-Pyo 'XigN' LeeHae-Sung 'HSK' KimSeon-Ho 'xeta' SonGu-Taek 'stax' Kim Ninjas in Pyjamas #9 Patrik 'f0rest' LindbergChristopher 'GeT_RiGhT' AlesundDennis 'dennis' EdmanJonas 'Lekr0' OlofssonFredrik 'REZ' Sterner fnatic #6 Richard 'Xizt' LandströmJesper 'JW' WecksellSimon 'twist' EliassonFreddy 'KRIMZ' JohanssonLudvig 'Brollan' Brolin FaZe #4 Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevOlof 'olofmeister' KajbjerLadislav 'GuardiaN' KovácsNikola 'NiKo' KovačHåvard 'rain' Nygaard Vitality #11 Nathan 'NBK-' SchmittCédric 'RpK' GuipouyDan 'apEX' MadesclaireAlex 'ALEX' McMeekinMathieu 'ZywOo' Herbaut Hansel 'BnTeT' Ferdinand Age: 23 Team: TYLOO Rating 1.0: 1.21 Maps played: 560 KPR: 0.81 DPR: 0.61 ENCE #5 Aleksi 'allu' JalliJani 'Aerial' JussilaSami 'xseveN' LaasanenAleksi 'Aleksib' VirolainenJere 'sergej' Salo TYLOO #33 YuLun 'Summer' CaiHansel 'BnTeT' FerdinandYuanZhang 'Attacker' ShengHaoWen 'somebody' XuKevin 'xccurate' Susanto Recca #162 Baskoro 'roseau' Dwi PutraAgung 'Sys' FriantoNanda 'asteriskk' RizanaKevin 'Eeyore' GunawanWilliam 'kr0' Adinata