[1] Ninjas in Pyjamas won the event by beating Fnatic 2–1 in the finals.

LGB eSports would have had a Legends spot as the eighth finalist from Katowice 2014, but disbanded before Cologne 2014.

Train was removed for the tournament, while Cache, Overpass, and Cobblestone were added.

Overpass was released by Valve only a month before the tournament, and the decision to add a new map on such short notice before a Major caused some controversy.

Four teams from each regional qualifier – Open, North, Southeast, and Southwest – were in the tournament.

LGB eSports, which placed third at the previous Major, disbanded, so only seven Legends remained.

The tournament organizers decided to fill up the remaining spot with a team from India.