IEM Cologne 2014
The third CS:GO Major, held in Cologne with single-elimination playoffs.
IEM Cologne 2014 was a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major tournament, the third Major overall following DreamHack Winter 2013 and EMS One Katowice 2014.
- Event
- Intel Extreme Series Cologne 2014
- Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Location
- Cologne, Germany
- Venue
- Lanxess Arena
- Series
- Intel Extreme Series (IEM)
- Edition
- 2nd annual IEM Cologne CS:GO event
Lore & Background
The tournament was part of the early Majors dominated by Swedish teams, as Fnatic and NiP combined to win four of the first six Majors. The event featured a single-elimination playoff bracket.
In Their Own Story
The smell of energy drinks and stale air conditioning hung thick in the player's lounge. Outside, the Lanxess Arena groaned under the weight of thousands of fans, their voices a distant, rolling thunder that vibrated through the concrete floor. He sat at his station, headset on, eyes on the monitor, and listened to the crowd swell as the final round's first blood landed. His hands were steady. They had to be. In Cologne, in front of this crowd, there was no margin for a shaky crosshair. He exhaled, clicked his mouse, and the world narrowed to a single pixel on a screen while ten thousand people held their breath in the dark.
Reader's Guide
The playoffs were single-elimination, not double-elimination.
Did You Know?
- This was not the first Major where a team won back-to-back titles; the previous Major, EMS One Katowice 2014, was won by Virtus.pro.
- Fnatic had not won the previous Major; they won DreamHack Winter 2013, but Virtus.pro won EMS One Katowice 2014.
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