Today, the North American organization FaZe Clan, after winning the first-ever tier-1 LAN championship at Counter-Strike 2 - Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023, entered the race for the Intel Grand Slam!
To be more precise, FaZe Clan is now fighting for the Intel Grand Slam Season 5 along with four other teams. See all the race participants and which championship they entered the race with below:
Remember that in the final of the Intel Extreme Masters Sydney 2023 championship, the guys beat Complexity Gaming with a score of 2:1.
Notably, FaZe Clan won the previous season with the same lineup they have now.
Previously, the Intel Grand Slam was won by:
What is the Intel Grand Slam?
The Intel Grand Slam award was created in 2017 and has become one of the most prestigious awards in the world of professional CS:GO. It is designed to reward teams for their consistent success and dominance in ESL competitions.
A team must win four of the last ten ESL One and IEM tournaments, starting with IEM Oakland 2017. If a team wins a tournament, it starts a "counter" and continues to participate in the remaining tournaments to achieve four wins.
The winning team receives $1,000,000.
Overall, the Intel Grand Slam in CS:GO is a sign of recognition and reward for teams that have achieved outstanding results in the world of professional esports and have demonstrated their dominance in ESL tournaments.
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