ESL has announced the remaining Chinese qualifier, with the winner of the qualifier securing their spot at the upcoming ESL One event in Cologne.

In collaboration with Chinese site 5EPlay, the online qualifier will feature two stages, with the open qualifier taking place from May 23-25, and the closed qualifier commencing from June 7-9.

The open qualifier will use a best-of-one single-elimination format, with the top eight teams from that qualifier advancing to the next stage. They will connect with the other eight invited teams such as TyLoo, ViCi and Flash. The closed qualifier will consist of a best-of-three single-elimination format, to determine the winner.

TyLoo have a few fierce rivals blocking their path from qualifying for ESL Cologne

The eight invited teams in the closed qualifier are:

Here is the schedule for the open qualifier:

Tuesday, May 23rd 13:00 Round of 64 Matches #1-8 BO1 14:15 Round of 64 Matches #9-16 BO1 15:30 Round of 64 Matches #17-24 BO1 Wednesday, May 24th 13:00 Round of 64 Matches #25-32 BO1 14:15 Round of 32 Matches #1-8 BO1 15:30 Round of 32 Matches #9-16 BO1 Thursday, May 25th 13:00 Round of 16 Matches #1-8 BO1

Followed by the schedule for the closed qualifier:

Wednesday, June 7th 08:00 Round of 16 Matches #1 & #2 BO3 10:30 Round of 16 Matches #3 & #4 BO3 13:00 Round of 16 Matches #5 & #6 BO3 Thursday, June 8th 08:00 Round of 16 Matches #7 & #8 BO3 10:30 Quarter-final #1 & #2 BO3 13:00 Quarter-final #3 & #4 BO3 Friday, June 9th 08:00 Semi-final #1 BO3

10:30 Semi-final #2 BO3 13:00 Grand Final BO3

The qualifier's matches will be streamed by HuoMao TV. If you are from this country, you can register for the open qualifier by clicking the link here.