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:

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. NiP 16:00 Liquid vs. Envy 17:15 mousesports 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

Commentators

Make sure to give our previews a read, as we have prepared one for each group during this past week:

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: