ESL One Cologne 2014
| ESL One Cologne 2014 | |
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| E lectronic S ports L eague One Cologne 2014 | |
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| Disciplines | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| winner |
 Ninjas in pajamas
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| organizer | Electronic Sports League |
| venue |
 Koelnmesse , Cologne
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| Participating clans | 16 |
| Beginning | August 14, 2014 |
| final | 17th August 2014 |
| Prize pool | $ 250,000 |
| Games | 27 |
| Sponsors | Valve Corporation |
| ← EMS One Katowice 2014 | |
The ESL One Cologne 2014 was a tournament for the online tactical shooter computer game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive , or CS: GO for short, which took place as part of gamescom 2014 . The winners were the ninjas in pajamas .
Qualifications and participants
Seven quarter-finalists of EMS One Katowice 2014 were invited to participate:
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Virtus.pro , Clantag: VP (winner of EMS One Katowice 2014) -
Ninjas in Pajamas , Clantag: NiP (Finalist of EMS One Katowice 2014)
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Team Dignitas , in short: Dignitas (semi-finalist of EMS One Katowice 2014) -
fnatic (quarter-finalist of EMS One Katowice 2014)
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Team LDLC , short: LDLC (quarter finalist of EMS One Katowice 2014) -
HellRaisers , Clantag: HR (quarter-finalist of EMS One Katowice 2014) -
Cloud 9 (quarter-finalist of EMS One Katowice 2014) 1
The other starting places were awarded to nine other clans in qualifications that took place from June 30 to July 27, 2014 :
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iBUYPOWER, Clantag: iBP ( American qualifier)
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Vox Eminor, Clantag: VoxE ( Oceanic Qualifier) -
MTS GameGod Wolf ( Indian qualifier; replacement for TEAMGLOBAL 2 ) -
London Conspiracy, short: LC (European Qualifier) -
dAT team (European qualifier) -
Epsilon eSports , Epsilon for short (European qualifier)
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Titan eSports , Titan for short (European qualifier)
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Natus Vincere , Clantag: Na'Vi (European qualifier) -
Copenhagen Wolves , short: CW (European Qualifier)
Team line-ups
The following table shows the line-ups with which the teams competed.
Maps
During the tournament, the teams have seven maps to choose from, which can be played. In the best-of-one mode, both teams can delete two maps each. From the remaining three maps, the map that is ultimately played is selected at random. In the best-of-three mode, both teams will initially delete one map each. Then each side chooses a map, both of which are played in the first two matches. A possible decision map is chosen at random from among the three remaining maps.
The following maps are available:
- de_dust2 (map overview)
- de_nuke (map overview)
- de_inferno (map overview)
- de_mirage (map overview)
- de_cache (map overview)
- de_cobblestone (map overview)
- de_overpass (map overview)
draw
On August 1st, the teams were distributed among the groups as follows:
| Seeding list | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Ninjas in pajamas
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Team LDLC
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Virtus.pro
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Team Dignitas
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| 2 |
HellRaisers
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Natus Vincere
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fnatic
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Cloud 9
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| 3 |
Epsilon eSports
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Copenhagen Wolves
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iBUYPOWER
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Titan eSports
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| 4th |
MTS GameGod Wolf
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London Conspiracy
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dAT team
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Vox Eminor
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Preliminary round
The preliminary round matches were played within the groups in double elimination. The winner in the winning round moved into the quarter-finals as first in the group. The winner of the losing round as second in the group. In each group, the team on seeding list 1 was the first to play against the team on seeding list 4 and the team on seeding list 2 against the team on seeding list 3.
Group A
In the first game of the tournament, the ninjas in pajamas were able to prevail against the Indians from MTS GameGod Wolf with 16: 7 on de_dust2 despite defeat in a pistol round. HellRaisers showed a disappointing performance against the safe playing French from Epsilon eSports , who prevailed on de_inferno with 16: 1. Epsilon eSports won the game for group victory. Fabien “kioShiMa” Fiey and Gordon “Sf” Giry performed particularly well at de_cobblestone.
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
| 1 |
Ninjas in pajamas
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16 | ||||||
| 4th |
MTS GameGod Wolf
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7th | ||||||
| 1 |
Ninjas in pajamas
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6th | ||||||
| 3 |
Epsilon eSports
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16 | ||||||
| 3 |
Epsilon eSports
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16 | ||||||
| 2 |
HellRaisers
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1 | ||||||
In the match of the two losers, the HellRaisers were able to beat MTS GameGod Wolf 16: 4 on de_mirage after starting difficulties . Against ninjas in pajamas , the team was eliminated in an exciting game on de_overpass with an 11:16 defeat.
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||
| 1 |
Ninjas in pajamas
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16 | ||||||
| 4th |
MTS GameGod Wolf
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4th | 2 |
HellRaisers
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11 | |||
| 2 |
HellRaisers
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16 | ||||||
Group B
Team LDLC prevailed in the game against London Conspiracy on de_nuke after a safe CT half with 16: 2. In the match between Natus Vincere and Copenhagen Wolves , which took place shortly afterwards , the Ukrainians were able to win 16: 6 on de_inferno thanks to a strong team performance. In the game of the two winners, Team LDLC prevailed in an even game on de_inferno against Natus Vincere with 16:12.
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
| 1 |
Team LDLC
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16 | ||||||
| 4th |
London Conspiracy
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2 | ||||||
| 1 |
Team LDLC
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16 | ||||||
| 2 |
Natus Vincere
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12 | ||||||
| 3 |
Copenhagen Wolves
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6th | ||||||
| 2 |
Natus Vincere
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16 | ||||||
On de_cache, the Copenhagen Wolves beat London Conspiracy 16: 5 in the group B losers match . In the game for second place in the group, Natus Vincere prevailed in overtime on de_dust2.
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||
| 2 |
Natus Vincere
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19th | ||||||
| 4th |
London Conspiracy
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5 | 3 |
Copenhagen Wolves
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17th | |||
| 3 |
Copenhagen Wolves
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16 | ||||||
Group C
In Group C, the winner of EMS One Katowice 2014 Virtus.pro won the first game against dAT team 16: 7 on de_overpass. With the same result, fnatic beat the American team iBUYPOWER on de_cobblestone. The game of the two winners was decided by fnatic on de_overpass with 19:16.
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
| 1 |
Virtus.pro
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16 | ||||||
| 4th |
dAT team
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7th | ||||||
| 1 |
Virtus.pro
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16 | ||||||
| 2 |
fnatic
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19th | ||||||
| 3 |
iBUYPOWER
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7th | ||||||
| 2 |
fnatic
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16 | ||||||
The dAT team was unable to counter iBUYPOWER on de_cobblestone. The Americans moved into the game for second place in the group with 16: 6. There they clearly lost against Virtus.pro on de_cache with 2:16.
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||
| 1 |
Virtus.pro
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16 | ||||||
| 4th |
dAT team
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6th | 3 |
iBUYPOWER
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2 | |||
| 3 |
iBUYPOWER
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16 | ||||||
Group D
In Group D, Team Dignitas beat Vox Eminor 16: 9 on de_dust2. These meet in the game for group victory against Cloud 9 . The Americans started a terrific race to catch up against Titan eSports . After the team around shot caller Kory "SEMPHIS" Friesen saved themselves on de_dust2 after a 4:11 deficit on the terrorist side in extra time. Sniper specialist Sean "seangares" Gares shone there. In the second extension, Cloud 9 could decide the game. The winning game on de_mirage was not decided until the 30th round. The Americans moved into the final round as group winners with a 16:14 against Team Dignitas.
| Semifinals | Group victory game | |||||||
| 1 |
Team Dignitas
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16 | ||||||
| 4th |
Vox Eminor
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9 | ||||||
| 1 |
Team Dignitas
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14th | ||||||
| 2 |
Cloud 9
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16 | ||||||
| 3 |
Titan eSports
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18th | ||||||
| 2 |
Cloud 9
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22nd | ||||||
The losing match between Vox Eminor and Titan eSports was played on de_nuke. The French clearly won this game 16-1. In the following game for second place in the group they went down with the same result against Team Dignitas on de_nuke.
| Loser match | Game for the second group place | |||||||
| 1 |
Team Dignitas
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16 | ||||||
| 4th |
Vox Eminor
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1 | 3 |
Titan eSports
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1 | |||
| 3 |
Titan eSports
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16 | ||||||
Final round
| Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | fnatic
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16 | 7th | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| B2 | Natus Vincere
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11 | 16 | 14th | |||||||||||||||
| C1 | fnatic
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16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Team Dignitas
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11 | 14th | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Epsilon eSports
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9 | 8th | ||||||||||||||||
| D2 | Team Dignitas
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16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| C1 | fnatic
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11 | 16 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| A2 | Ninjas in pajamas
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16 | 8th | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| D1 | Cloud 9
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16 | 14th | 14th | |||||||||||||||
| A2 | Ninjas in pajamas
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8th | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| A2 | Ninjas in pajamas
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10 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||||
| B1 | Team LDLC
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16 | 6th | 14th | |||||||||||||||
| B1 | Team LDLC
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16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| C2 | Virtus.pro
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14th | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Prize money distribution
A total of $ 250,000 will be distributed at ESL One Cologne 2014.
| space | clan | Prize money (in US dollars ) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Ninjas in pajamas
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$ 100,000 |
| 2. |
fnatic
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$ 50,000 |
| 3rd - 4th |
Team Dignitas Team LDLC
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$ 22,000 |
| 5th - 8th |
Natus Vincere Epsilon eSports Cloud 9 Virtus.pro
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$ 10,000 |
| 9-16 |
MTS GameGod Wolf HellRaisers London Conspiracy Copenhagen Wolves dAT team iBUYPOWER Vox Eminor Titan eSports
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$ 2,000 |
Remarks
TEAMGLOBAL (ex. LGB eSports) could not prove a full roster by July 21, 2014.Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ ESL One Cologne - Dates for EU qualifiers. Event: The first dates for the qualifications from Europe have been announced. In: csgo.99damage.de. June 21, 2014, accessed June 25, 2014 .
- ↑ Details & Signups for the upcoming European qualification announced. (No longer available online.) In: esl-one.com. June 21, 2014, archived from the original on June 24, 2014 ; accessed on June 25, 2014 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Details and Signups for the North American Qualifier have been announced. (No longer available online.) In: esl-one.com. July 2, 2014, archived from the original on July 14, 2014 ; accessed on July 5, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Details and Signups for the Oceanic Qualifier have been announced. (No longer available online.) In: esl-one.com. July 8, 2014, archived from the original on July 12, 2014 ; accessed on July 9, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ ESL One Cologne: Cache, Cbblestone and Overpass in the Mappool. Event: New changes to the map pool and the map voting were published. In: csgo.99damage.de. July 9, 2014, accessed July 10, 2014 .
- ↑ New map pool and veto mode for ESL One Cologne 2014 CS: GO Championship. In: esl-one.com. July 9, 2014, accessed July 10, 2014 .
