dignitas beat CLG 16-1 on Cobblestone, eliminating the American team at ESL One Cologne.
The elimination match of Group A brought together Dignitas who lost to their fellow countrymen in their opening match, and CLG who couldn't put up a fight against Gambit. The battle to stay in the tournament was on Cobblestone with CLG on the starting on the CT-side.
Dignitas secured the pistol round with René "cajunb" Borg's opening kill and made it 3-0 after winning the anti-ecos. Ruben "RUBINO" Villarroel's triple opening kill in the fourth round worsened the situation for CLG who trailed 0-4.
RUBINO send CLG packing
Tarik "tarik" Celik almost clutched a 1vs3 but RUBINO came on top, extending the lead to 6-0. CLG were able to stop Dignitas for once but the Danes replied immediately. The North American called for a timeout when the score was 9-1 but it didn't work as Dignitas led 14-1 at halftime.
RUBINO's quad kill in the second half pistol round summarized the match and Dignitas finished the match off 16-1.
ESL One Cologne 2016Best of 1 
Dignitas
Matchpage 16 1 6th July 2016 
CLG 16Cobblestone 1
| Dignitas | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ruben 'RUBINO' VillarroelRUBINO | 32 - 7 | +25 | 176.6 | 3.01 |
| René 'cajunb' Borgcajunb | 13 - 3 | +10 | 80.0 | 1.61 |
| Kristian 'k0nfig' Wieneckek0nfig | 12 - 9 | +3 | 79.6 | 1.41 |
| Mathias 'MSL' LauridsenMSL | 9 - 9 | 0 | 56.2 | 1.31 |
| Jesper 'TENZKI' PlougmannTENZKI | 10 - 7 | +3 | 54.6 | 1.28 |
| CLG | K - D | +/- | ADR | Rating 2.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Faruk 'pita' Pitapita | 10 - 15 | -5 | 69.2 | 0.69 |
| Stephen 'reltuC' CutlerreltuC | 10 - 17 | -7 | 82.4 | 0.67 |
| Kenneth 'koosta' Suenkoosta | 6 - 15 | -9 | 46.5 | 0.37 |
| Tarik 'tarik' Celiktarik | 5 - 14 | -9 | 36.9 | 0.35 |
| James 'hazed' Cobbhazed | 3 - 15 | -12 | 35.4 | 0.26 |
Natus Vincere vs. NiP whose streams can be found on our match page will be the next match at ESL One Cologne as one of these teams will advance to the quarter-finals.
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CLG #26 Faruk 'pita' PitaStephen 'reltuC' CutlerJames 'hazed' CobbTarik 'tarik' CelikKenneth 'koosta' Suen 
Dignitas #14 Ruben 'RUBINO' VillarroelRené 'cajunb' BorgJesper 'TENZKI' PlougmannMathias 'MSL' LauridsenKristian 'k0nfig' Wienecke René 'cajunb' Borg 
Age: 26 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 1.08 Maps played: 704 KPR: 0.73 DPR: 0.64 Tarik 'tarik' Celik 
Age: 20 Team: CLG Rating 1.0: 1.11 Maps played: 385 KPR: 0.77 DPR: 0.68 
Gambit #20 
Dauren 'AdreN' KystaubayevDmitry 'hooch' BogdanovMihail 'Dosia' StolyarovRustem 'mou' TelepovIvan 'spaze' Obrezhan Ruben 'RUBINO' Villarroel 
Age: 22 Team: Dignitas Rating 1.0: 1.02 Maps played: 459 KPR: 0.71 DPR: 0.68 (责任编辑：cs cases free)
