The winners advanced to the Grand Finals, which took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on July 27–28.
[1] The Fusion pulled off a 2–1 victory in their first match against the Uprising, who had been high in the standings early in the regular season but had lost momentum in the latter half.
Fusion used a tank-heavy roster, including Reinhardt played by Sado, which forced the Uprising to move away from their sniper-based strategy.
The Spitfire responded in the following matches with adaptive changes in their team composition that prevented the Gladiators from maintaining their defense lines.
The semi-final saw upsets in both brackets with the lower-seed Fusion and Spitfire winning over the top seeds Excelsior and Valiant.
[7][8] Teams in the Season Playoffs competed for a total prize pool of US$1.7 million, with the payout division detailed below.