DreamHack Winter 2014
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| Tournament information | |
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| Sport | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive |
| Location | Jönköping, Sweden |
| Dates | November 27, 2014–December 29, 2014 |
| Administrator | DreamHack |
Tournament format(s) | 16 team round-robin group stage Eight team single-elimination playoff |
| Host(s) | DreamHack |
| Venue | Elmia |
| Teams | 16 |
| Purse | $250,000 USD |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Team LDLC.com |
| 1st runners-up |  Ninjas in Pyjamas |
| 2nd runners-up |  Virtus.pro Natus Vincere |
DreamHack Winter 2014 was a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive major that was held from November 27–29, 2014 at Elmia in Jönköping. It was organized by DreamHack.
The tournament had a total prize pool of $250,000 USD.[1] The eight quarter-finalists from the previous major, ESL One Cologne 2014 were invited, while qualifiers were held for the other eight spots.
LDLC was the winner of the event after beating Ninjas in Pyjamas 16-10, 16-4, 19-16 in the finals.[2]
The tournament was casted by Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat, Anders Blume, Stuart "Tosspot" Saw, Robin "Fifflaren" Johansson. The analyst panel consisted of Scott "SirScoots" Smith (host), Duncan "Thorin" Shields (Expert). The Reporter/Stage host was James Duffield.
Format
The top six teams of the ESL One Cologne 2014 qualified as Legends. Five teams from Europe, one team from North America, and two teams from the Last LAN Qualifier qualified from the tournament. In addition, myXMG from Denmark and Bravado Gaming from South Africa qualified for the tournament. There were originally eight Legends teams, but Titan and Episilon eSports were disqualified due to Hovik "KQLY" Tovmassian and Gordon "Sf" Giry receiving permanent bans from tournaments after both were caught cheating while with their respective teams.
Teams will be split up into four groups. All group matches are best of a. The highest seed will play the lowest seed in each group and the second and third seeds will play against each other. The winner of those two matches will play to determine which team moves on to the Playoffs; the loser of that match will play another match against the winner of the two losing teams. The loser of the lower match is eliminated from the tournament. The last two teams will play each other and the winner of that match moves on to the playoffs.
The playoffs bracket consists of eight teams, two from each group. All of these matches are a best of three, single elimination format. Teams advance in the bracket until a winner is decided.
Broadcast Talent
Host
Scott "SirScoots" Smith
Stage Host
James Duffield
Analyst
- Duncan "Thorin" Shields
Commentators
- Auguste "Semmler" Massonnat
Anders Blume
Robin "Fifflaren" Johansson- Stuart "TosspoT" Saw
Teams
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Group Stage
| Pos | Team | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Pts |
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| 1 |  HellRaisers
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2 | 0 | 32 | 19 | +13 | 6 |
| 2 |  Fnatic
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2 | 1 | 46 | 23 | +23 | 6 |
| 3 |  Cloud9
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1 | 2 | 26 | 33 | -7 | 3 |
| 4 |  Bravado Gaming
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0 | 2 | 3 | 32 | -29 | 0 |
| Group A matches | |||
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| Fnatic
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16 | 3 | Bravado Gaming
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| Cloud9
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5 | 16 | HellRaisers
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| Fnatic
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14 | 16 | HellRaisers
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| Cloud9
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16 | 1 | Bravado Gaming
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| Fnatic
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16 | 5 | Cloud9
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Group B
| Pos | Team | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Team Dignitas
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2 | 0 | 32 | 16 | +16 | 6 |
| 2 |  PENTA Sports
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2 | 1 | 41 | 41 | +0 | 6 |
| 3 | Team iBuyPower
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1 | 2 | 36 | 36 | +0 | 3 |
| 4 | Copenhagen Wolves
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0 | 2 | 16 | 32 | -16 | 0 |
| Group B matches | |||
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| Team Dignitas
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16 | 9 | PENTA Sports
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| Team iBuyPower
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16 | 4 | Copenhagen Wolves
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| Team Dignitas
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16 | 7 | Team iBuyPower
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| PENTA Sports
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16 | 12 | Copenhagen Wolves
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| Team iBuyPower
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13 | 16 | PENTA Sports
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| Pos | Team | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Pts |
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| 1 |  Team LDLC.com
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2 | 0 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 6 |
| 2 | Ninjas in Pyjamas
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2 | 1 | 41 | 36 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 |  ESC Gaming
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1 | 2 | 33 | 45 | -12 | 3 |
| 4 | Planetkey Dynamics
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0 | 2 | 15 | 32 | -17 | 0 |
| Group C matches | |||
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| Ninjas in Pyjamas
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16 | 2 | Planetkey Dynamics
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| Team LDLC.com
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16 | 4 | ESC Gaming
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| Ninjas in Pyjamas
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13 | 16 | Team LDLC.com
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| ESC Gaming
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16 | 13 | Planetkey Dynamics
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| Ninjas in Pyjamas
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16 | 13 | ESC Gaming
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Group D
| Pos | Team | W | L | RF | RA | RD | Pts |
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| 1 | Virtus.pro
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2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | +28 | 6 |
| 2 | Natus Vincere
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2 | 1 | 37 | 39 | -2 | 6 |
| 3 | Flipsid3 Tactics
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1 | 2 | 39 | 46 | -7 | 3 |
| 4 | myXMG
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0 | 2 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 0 |
| Group D matches | |||
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| Virtus.pro
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16 | 2 | myXMG
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| Natus Vincere
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16 | 8 | Flipsid3 Tactics
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| Virtus.pro
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16 | 2 | Natus Vincere
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| Flipsid3 Tactics
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16 | 11 | myXMG
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| Natus Vincere
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19 | 15 | Flipsid3 Tactics
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Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
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| HellRaisers | 5 | 6 | – | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ninjas in Pyjamas | 16 | 16 | – | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ninjas in Pyjamas | 22 | 10 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Virtus.pro | 20 | 16 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Virtus.pro | 16 | 16 | – | ||||||||||||||||
| PENTA Sports | 9 | 6 | – | ||||||||||||||||
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| Ninjas in Pyjamas | 10 | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team LDLC.com | 16 | 4 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team LDLC.com | 16 | 8 | W† | ||||||||||||||||
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| Fnatic | 10 | 16 | FF | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team LDLC.com | 16 | 16 | – | ||||||||||||||||
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| Natus Vincere | 11 | 11 | – | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team Dignitas | 3 | 13 | – | ||||||||||||||||
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| Natus Vincere | 16 | 16 | – | ||||||||||||||||
† - The third map orignial ended in a 16-13 Fnatic win over Team LDLC.com in the Quarterfinals of the Playoffs. However, Team LDLC.com filed a complaint of "pixel-walking," which is standing or walking on something would not or could not be walked on in the real world. In the game, Olof "olofmeister" Kajbjer used a pixel-walk in the second half of the game, which DreamHack said violated tournament rules; so, DreamHack said the second haf must be replayed. Fnatic then filed a complaint saying Team LDLC.com also used pixel-walking in the game, so DreamHack said the whole match must be replayed. Fnatic then forfeit the game, sending Team LDLC.com to the semifinals.
Final Standings
| Place | Team | Seed | Roster | Prize money |
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| 1st | Team LDLC.com
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ESL One Katowice 2015 | kioShiMa, Happy, SmithZz, NBK, shox
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$100,000 |
| 2nd | Ninjas in Pyjamas
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f0rest, GeT_RiGhT, Xizt, friberg, Maikelele
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$50,000 | |
| 3rd–4th | Natus Vincere
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Edward, Zeus, starix,  seized,  GuardiaN
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$22,000 | |
| Virtus.pro
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TaZ, NEO, pashaBiceps, byali, Snax
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| 5–8th | HellRaisers
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ANGE1, kucher, markeloff, s1mple Dosia
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$10,000 | |
| Fnatic
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JW, flusha, pronax, olofmeister, KRiMZ
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| Team Dignitas
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FeTiSh, dev1ce, cajunb, dupreeh, Xyp9x
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| PENTA Sports
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r0bs3n, Spidii, denis, kRYSTAL, fel1x
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| 9–12th | Flipsid3 Tactics
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– | twist, berg, zende,  BENDJI, Dumas
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$2,000 |
| ESC Gaming
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innocent, SZPERO, mouz, MINISE, rallen
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 Cloud9
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ShahZam, sgares, n0thing,  shroud, Semphis
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| Team iBuyPower
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nitr0, Skadoodle, swag, desi, AZK
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| 13–16th |  Bravado Gaming
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Cent, Detrony, Racno, bLacKpoisoN, deviaNt
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$2,000 | |
| Copenhagen Wolves
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gla1ve, Pimp, tenzki, Kjaerbye, cadiaN
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| Planetkey Dynamics
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strux1, alexRr, Troubley, nex,  stavros
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| myXMG
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MSL, HUNDEN, AcilioN, Friis, smF
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References
- ^ Kovanen, Tomi "lurppis". "The biggest stories from CS:GO's DreamHack 2014 tournament". PC Gamer.
- ^ Wynne, Jared. "LDLC victorious at DreamHack Winter". The Daily Dot. Retrieved November 17, 2015.