| 2014 | |
 The EMS One Katowice 2014 logo | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| Location | Katowice, Poland |
| Dates | March 13, 2014–March 16, 2014 |
| Administrator | Valve ESL |
Tournament format(s) | 16 team round-robin group stage Eight team single-elimination playoff |
| Venue | Spodek Arena |
| Teams | 16 teams |
| Purse | $250,000 USD |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Virtus.pro |
| 1st runners-up | Ninjas in Pyjamas |
| 2nd runners-up | Team Dignitas LGB eSports |
| MVP | Jarosław "pashaBiceps" Jarząbkowski |
Electronic Sports League Major Series One Katowice 2014, also known as EMS One Katowice 2014, was the second Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major Championship. The tournament was held from March 13–16, 2014 at the Spodek Arena in Katowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It was organized by Electronic Sports League and sponsored by the game's developers Valve. The tournament had a total prize pool of US$250,000. The Polish roster of Virtus.pro won the event by beating Ninjas in Pyjamas in the finals.[1][2] EMS One Katowice 2014 was streamed on Twitch and had a peak of over 250,000 concurrent viewers.[3]
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