For the win Natus Vincere, received US$195,000 of the prize pool and an additional US$1,000,000, by becoming the third team to complete the Intel Grand Slam.
On July 27, ESL announced that the format of the tournament would change, removing the two play-off matches between the group's winner.
According to ESL, the system was changed due to "feedback gathered from the community and in agreement with the teams and players".
[4] Renegades qualified for the season in a one-of Oceania playoff against the team Order, winning 3–1 on June 29.
[7] Bad News Bear and TeamOne qualified via winning the ESEA Premier Season 36 and 37 North America, respectively.
The group's best performing team would immediately advance to the quarterfinals, the second and third place had to play another best-of-three match in the round of twelve.
With the win, Navi became the third team to complete the Intel Grand Slam, a special Intel sponsored competition, awarding US$1,000,000 to the first team to either win "six ESL Pro Tour Masters tournaments inside a span of ten consecutive events" or winning "four ESL Pro Tour Masters tournaments inside a span of ten consecutive events, inclusive of a Championship level".
[22][23] Furthermore, the team received 1300 Pro Tour Points, which are used by ESL to determine the participants of its two main events each year—Katowice and Cologne.