MOUZ swept The MongolZ 3-0 in the IEM Beijing grand final on November 8 and finished the tournament without dropping a map. They took Mirage 13-5, Dust2 13-6 and Inferno 13-4. Dorian "xertioN" Berman earned ESL's MVP award, and MOUZ picked up their first win toward ESL Grand Slam VII.

The two teams reached the semifinals as group winners. The MongolZ beat FURIA 2-1 for the top spot in Group A, and MOUZ beat PARIVISION 2-0 to win Group B. NAVI came back to beat PARIVISION 2-1 in the quarterfinals, while BetBoom knocked out FURIA 2-1 on an overtime decider.

The MongolZ swept NAVI 2-0 to reach their first IEM grand final. MOUZ beat BetBoom 2-0 in the other semifinal, and NAVI took third with a 2-0 win over BetBoom.

Sources: ESL recap | Event guide | Group results