| 2014 | |
 The ESL One Cologne 2014 logo | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| Location | Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Dates | August 14, 2014–August 17, 2014 |
| Administrator | Valve ESL |
Tournament format(s) | 16 team round-robin group stage Eight team single-elimination playoff |
| Host(s) | Gamescom 2014 |
| Venue | Cologne Exhibition Centre |
| Teams | 16 teams |
| Purse | $250,000 USD |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ninjas in Pyjamas (1st title) |
| 1st runners-up | Fnatic |
| 2nd runners-up | Team LDLC.com Team Dignitas |
| MVP | Adam "friberg" Friberg |
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]
- ^ 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.