Vitality joins Intel Grand Slam race

With its victory at IEM Cologne 2024, Vitality has entered the Intel Grand Slam race – Dan "apEX" Madesclaire's squad needs to win three more ESL Pro Tour Masters events to secure the award. Vitality has nine more attempts to do so.

Currently, Team Spirit, FaZe, MOUZ, and G2 are also competing for the prestigious award. The Dragons have one trophy (elite category), while others contenders have two wins each; one of G2's victories also has elite status.

The winner of Intel Grand Slam will be the team that wins three ESL Pro Tour Masters events and one big tournament in the elite Championship category (IEM Katowice, IEM Cologne, or an ESL Major). Since their first success, the contenders have nine more attempts at three more titles.

Note that Astralis, Liquid, NAVI and FaZe are the previous winners of the Intel Grand Slam award, which has existed since 2018. The fifth season was announced in the spring of 2023, when ESL stated that the competition will begin in CS:GO and continue after the transition to CS2.