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ESL Major Series One

ESL Major Series One was a European esports competition series featuring Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2, with online seasons followed by live finals.

Tournament seriesHistorical; continued under the ESL One brand in 2014Official website
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Updated October 23, 2026

Tournament snapshot

First held

2013

Scope

Europe

Status

Historical; continued under the ESL One brand in 2014

PTG Database Analysis

ESL Major Series One, also called EMS One, was a Europe-focused competition series organized by ESL. Its 2013 CS:GO program included Spring, Summer and Fall seasons, each combining online competition with live finals. ESL announced a USD 156,000 combined prize fund across four CS:GO seasons that year; the individual Counter-Strike editions are recorded separately from the series.[1][2]

Liquipedia lists RaidCall as the series sponsor and says the competition continued under the ESL One brand in 2014. EMS One also included Dota 2, which is outside this Counter-Strike S-Tier page audit.[1]

Latest tracked edition

ESL Major Series One — Fall 2013

ESL TV Studio, Cologne, Germany · Season: Oct 1–27, 2013; LAN finals: Oct 26–27, 2013Oct 1, 2013 – Oct 27, 2013COMPLETED
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Editions

3 tracked
EditionHostDatesPrize poolGames
Fall 2013ESL TV Studio, Cologne, Germany · Season: Oct 1–27, 2013; LAN finals: Oct 26–27, 2013Oct 1, 2013 – Oct 27, 2013——
Summer 2013ESL TV Studio, Cologne, Germany · Season: May 14–June 30, 2013; LAN finals: June 29–30, 2013May 14, 2013 – Jun 30, 2013——
Spring 2013ESL TV Studios, Cologne, Germany · Season: Mar 19–Apr 14, 2013; LAN finals: Apr 13–14, 2013Mar 19, 2013 – Apr 14, 2013——

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References3
  1. [1]ESL Major Series One — Liquipedia Counter-Strike Wiki
  2. [2]EMS One with $156k for CS:GO in 2013 — HLTV
  3. [3]ESL Major Series One series cover reuse audit — ESL and Wikimedia Commons