ESL One Cologne 20142014 |
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Tournament information |
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Sport | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
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Location | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
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Dates | August 14, 2014–August 17, 2014 |
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Administrator | Valve ESL |
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Tournament format(s) | 16 team round-robin group stage Eight team single-elimination playoff |
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Host(s) | Gamescom 2014 |
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Venue | Cologne Exhibition Centre |
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Teams | 16 teams |
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Purse | $250,000 USD |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Ninjas in Pyjamas (1st title) |
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1st runners-up | Fnatic |
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2nd runners-up | Team LDLC.com Team Dignitas |
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MVP | Adam "friberg" Friberg |
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← Katowice 2014 Jönköping 2014 → |
Electronic Sports League One Cologne 2014, also known as ESL One Cologne 2014, was the third Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship. The tournament was held during Gamescom 2014 from August 14–17, 2014 at the Cologne Exhibition Centre in Cologne, Germany. It was the second CS:GO Major of 2014. It was organized by Electronic Sports League with sponsorship from Valve. The tournament had a total prize pool of US$250,000.[1]
Ninjas in Pyjamas won the event by beating Fnatic 2–1 in the finals.[2] The tournament was livestreamed on the official ESL Twitch channel. Over 400,000 concurrent viewers watched the grand finals, while 2,950,600 total unique viewers watched the event across four days.[3]
The top seven teams from EMS One Katowice 2014 qualified as Legends. LGB eSports would have had a Legends spot as the eighth finalist from Katowice 2014, but disbanded before Cologne 2014.[4] Six teams from Europe, one team from North America, one team from the Oceanic region, and one team from India played online qualifiers in order to play in the tournament
Teams were split into four seeded groups, and all group matches were best-of-one. In the first round of matches, the highest and lowest seeds faced each other, and the second and third seeds played each other. The winner of those two matches then played to determine the first team to move on to the playoff stage, while the losers played to eliminate one team from the tournament. With one team advanced and one eliminated, the final two teams faced off to decide the remaining playoff spot. This format is known as the GSL format, named for the Global StarCraft II League.[5]
The playoff bracket consisted of eight teams, two from each group. All of these matches were single elimination, best-of-three. Teams advanced in the bracket until a winner was decided.
Map Pool
There were seven maps to choose from, two more than the previous Major. Train was removed for the tournament, while Cache, Overpass, and Cobblestone were added. Overpass was released by Valve only a month before the tournament, and the decision to add a new map on such short notice before a Major caused some controversy.[6]
Before each match in the group stage, both teams banned two maps. The map for the match was then randomly selected from the remaining three maps. In the playoffs, each team first banned one map, then chose one map. The two chosen maps were the first two maps in the best-of-three. If the series were to require a third map, the map was randomly selected from the three remaining maps.
- Maps
- Cache
- Cobblestone
- Dust II
- Inferno
- Mirage
- Nuke
- Overpass
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Qualifiers
European Qualifier
There were 16 teams in the main European qualifier. Four teams from each regional qualifier – Open, North, Southeast, and Southwest – were in the tournament. The tournament was a best of three, double-elimination bracket, with six teams qualifying to the Major.
Winner's Bracket
| Round 1 | | | Round 2 | | | Qualified | | | Cologne 2014 | |
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| Natus Vincere | 2 | | | | |
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| USSR Team | 0 | |
| | Natus Vincere | 1 | |
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| | | London Conspiracy | 2 | |
| London Conspiracy | 2 | |
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| k1ck eSports Club | 1 | |
| | London Conspiracy | Q | |
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| | | dAT Team | Q | |
| mousesports | 0 | | |
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| dAT Team | 2 | |
| | dAT Team | 2 | |
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| | | ESG! | 1 | |
| ESC Gaming | 1 | |
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| ESG! | 2 | |
| | Cologne 2014 | → | |
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| | | Cologne 2014 | → | |
| Epsilon eSports | 2 | | | |
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| mTw | 0 | |
| | Epsilon eSports | 2 | |
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| | | Copenhagen Wolves | 1 | |
| unu.Ain | 0 | |
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| Copenhagen Wolves | 2 | |
| | Epsilon eSports | Q | |
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| | | Titan | Q | |
| ENCPOE | 2 | | |
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| Planetkey Dynamics | 0 | |
| | ENCORE | 0 | |
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| | | Titan | 2 | |
| tomtebloss | 0 | |
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| Titan | 2 | |
North American Qualifier
This was a 16 team, single elimination bracket with just one team qualifying for the Major.
NA Qualifier Bracket
| Round of 16 | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Cologne 2014 | |
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| Team iBUYPOWER | → | | | | |
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| BYE | | |
| | Team iBUYPOWER | 2 | |
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| | | devastation | 0 | |
| Anonymous 5 | 0 | |
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| devastation | 1 | |
| | Team iBUYPOWER | 2 | |
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| | | tNt | 0 | |
| Team JustUs | 0 | | |
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| Defiant Ghosts | 1 | |
| | Defiant Ghosts | 0 | |
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| | | tNt | 2 | |
| xero error gaming | 0 | |
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| tNt | 1 | |
| | Team iBUYPOWER | 2 | |
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| | | LunatiK eSports | 0 | |
| LunatiK eSports | 1 | | | |
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| fujiboyz | 0 | |
| | LunatiK eSports | 2 | |
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| | | Exertus eSports | 0 | |
| Exertus eSports | 1 | |
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| Mobility Gaming | 0 | |
| | LunatiK eSports | 2 | |
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| | | Flaming Rainbows | 0 | |
| Armata Gaming | 0 | | |
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| Adaptation | 1 | |
| | Adaptation | 0 | |
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| | | Flaming Rainbows | 2 | |
| BYE | | |
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| Flaming Rainbows | → | |
Oceanic Qualifier
This was an 8 team, single elimination bracket with just one team qualifying for the Major.
Oceania Qualifier Bracket
| Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals | |
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| Vox Eminor | 2 | | | |
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| Athletico Esports | 0 | |
| | Vox Eminor | 2 | |
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| | | Fallen | 0 | |
| Fallen | 2 | |
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| Qlimax Crew | 0 | |
| | Vox Eminor | 2 | |
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| | | Team Immunity | 0 | |
| Team Immunity | 2 | | |
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| Control e-Sports | 1 | |
| | Team Immunity | 2 | |
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| | | Avant Garde | 1 | |
| auRa eSports | 0 | |
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| Avant Garde | 2 | |
Indian Qualifier
LGB eSports, which placed third at the previous Major, disbanded, so only seven Legends remained. The tournament organizers decided to fill up the remaining spot with a team from India. This qualifier had 8 teams. The teams played in a robin round and the top four teams played in a double elimination bracket.
Indian Qualifier Grand Final
| Cologne 2014 | |
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| Team Wolf | 2 | |
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| Virtual Impact | 0 | |
Broadcast Talent
Hosts
- Paul "ReDeYe" Chaloner
- Scott "SirScoots" Smith
Analyst
Commentators
- Anders Blume
- Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat
- Joshua "steel" Nissan
- Stuart "TosspoT" Saw
- Lauren "Pansy" Scott
Teams
- ^ One of the players on dAT Team, Egor "flamie" Vasilyev, was alleged to have cheated in a qualifier by using an account that may not have been his.[7] Ultimately he was allowed to compete.
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Pts |
1 | Epsilon eSports | 2 | 0 | 32 | 7 | +25 | 6 |
2 | Ninjas in Pyjamas | 2 | 1 | 38 | 34 | +4 | 6 |
3 | HellRaisers | 1 | 2 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 3 |
4 | Team Wolf | 0 | 2 | 11 | 32 | −21 | 0 |
Group A matches |
Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
Ninjas in Pyjamas | 16 | Dust II | 7 | Team Wolf |
HellRaisers | 1 | Inferno | 16 | Epsilon eSports |
HellRaisers | 16 | Mirage | 4 | Team Wolf |
Ninjas in Pyjamas | 6 | Cobblestone | 16 | Epsilon eSports |
Ninjas in Pyjamas | 16 | Overpass | 11 | HellRaisers |
Group B
Group B matches |
Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
Team LDLC.com | 16 | Nuke | 2 | London Conspiracy |
Natus Vincere | 16 | Inferno | 4 | Copenhagen Wolves |
Copenhagen Wolves | 16 | Cache | 5 | London Conspiracy |
Team LDLC.com | 16 | Inferno | 12 | Natus Vincere |
Natus Vincere | 19 | Dust II | 17 | Copenhagen Wolves |
Group C
Pos | Team | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Pts |
1 | Fnatic | 2 | 0 | 35 | 23 | +12 | 6 |
2 | Virtus.pro | 2 | 1 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 6 |
3 | Team iBUYPOWER | 1 | 2 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 3 |
4 | dAT Team | 0 | 2 | 15 | 32 | −17 | 0 |
Group C matches |
Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
Virtus.pro | 16 | Overpass | 7 | dAT Team |
Fnatic | 16 | Cobblestone | 7 | Team iBUYPOWER |
Team iBUYPOWER | 16 | Cobblestone | 6 | dAT Team |
Virtus.pro | 16 | Overpass | 19 | Fnatic |
Virtus.pro | 16 | Cache | 2 | Team iBUYPOWER |
Group D
Pos | Team | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Pts |
1 | Cloud9 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 32 | +4 | 6 |
2 | Team Dignitas | 2 | 1 | 46 | 26 | +20 | 6 |
3 | Titan | 1 | 2 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 3 |
4 | Vox Eminor | 0 | 2 | 10 | 32 | −22 | 0 |
Group D matches |
Team | Score | Map | Score | Team |
Team Dignitas | 16 | Dust II | 9 | Vox Eminor |
Cloud9 | 22 | Dust II | 18 | Titan |
Titan | 16 | Nuke | 1 | Vox Eminor |
Team Dignitas | 14 | Mirage | 16 | Cloud9 |
Team Dignitas | 16 | Nuke | 2 | Titan |
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
Final standings
Place | Prize Money | Team | Seed for DreamHack Winter 2014 | Roster | Coach |
1st | US$100,000 | Ninjas in Pyjamas | Legends status | f0rest, GeT RiGhT, Xizt, friberg, Fifflaren | pita |
2nd | US$50,000 | Fnatic | JW, flusha, pronax, olofmeister, KRiMZ | Devilwalk |
3rd–4th | US$22,000 | Team Dignitas | FeTiSh, dev1ce, aizy, dupreeh, Xyp9x | 3k2 |
Team LDLC.com | Uzzziii, Happy, KQLY, apEX, Maniac | MoMan |
5–8th | $10,000 | Epsilon eSports | Sf, fxy0, kioShiMa, GMX, shox | – |
Natus Vincere | Edward, Zeus, starix, seized, GuardiaN | – |
Virtus.pro | TaZ, NEO, pashaBiceps, byali, Snax | – |
Cloud9 | Hiko, sgares, n0thing, shroud, Semphis | – |
9–12th | $2,000 | HellRaisers | – | ANGE1, kucher, markeloff, AdreN Dosia | – |
Copenhagen Wolves | gla1ve, Pimp, cajunb, karrigan, Nico | – |
Titan | kennyS, SmithZz, NBK, ScreaM, Ex6TenZ | – |
Team iBUYPOWER | DaZeD, Skadoodle, swag, steel, AZK | – |
13–16th | $2,000 | Team Wolf | RiTz, RiX, aStarrr, Ace, MithilF | kassad |
London Conspiracy | RUBINO, rain, Skurk, prb, Polly | – |
dAT Team | WorldEdit, flamie, ub1que, bondik, B1ad3 | – |
Vox Eminor | AZR, Havoc, SPUNJ, jks, topguN | – |
References
- ^ Turton, William (June 19, 2014). "ESL launches $250K 'CS:GO' tournament". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ "ESL One Cologne 2014 – Winners". Counter-Strike. Valve. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ Lahti, Evan (August 18, 2014). "The best highlights from CS:GO's ESL One Cologne 2014 tournament". PC Gamer. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ Meulendijks, Victor. "LGB eSports Lose CS:GO Team". GameSpot. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Švejda, Milan. "Searching for the perfect format". HLTV.org. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ Wynne, Jared (July 9, 2014). "ESL One's map choices stir controversy". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
- ^ Wynne, Jared (July 28, 2014). "Cheating allegations mar ESL One qualifier". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
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