In an incredible and utterly dramatic best-of-five grand finale at IEM Melbourne 2025, Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) esports fans looked on as Team Vitality narrowly beat Team Falcons to lift the trophy in front of a passionate crowd in Australia. With the IEM Melbourne 2025 win, Team Vitality also became the fifth-ever ESL Grand Slam winners.
Many gamers may not be familiar with this term. Well, it means Team Vitality has won four ESL Pro Tour events in the last ten events, which must include one Championship tournament. The prize: a cool $1 million for their efforts!
All CS2 ESL Grand Slam Winners
Team Vitality’s four tournament wins to claim the ESL Grand Slam include IEM Cologne 2024, IEM Katowice 2025, ESL Pro League Season 21, and now, IEM Melbourne 2025.
In total, there have been five seasons of the Grand Slam. Check out the list of past Grand Slam winners, the specific seasons, and which year they managed to complete this incredible feat below.
| Grand Slam Winner | Season | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Astralis | Season 1 | 2017 to 2018 |
| Team Liquid | Season 2 | 2019 |
| Natus Vincere (NAVI) | Season 3 | 2019 to 2021 |
| FaZe Clan | Season 4 | 2021 to 2023 |
| Team Vitality | Season 5 | 2023 to 2025 |
Congratulations go out to Team Vitality for winning the ESL Grand Slam, previously known as the Intel Grand Slam, in such magnificent fashion. We can’t wait to see what the squad does next, and with so many S-Tier events on the horizon, including the BLAST.tv Austin Major, the sky’s the limit.
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