Only two Legends made the playoffs, as SK Gaming and Fnatic made it into the top eight. New Legends were G2 Esports, FaZe Clan, Natus Vincere, Quantum Bellator Fire, mousesports, and Cloud9. The grand finals put the pressure on the tournament favorites FaZe Clan, which defeated mousesports and Natus Vincere, and the dark horse Cloud9, which upset G2 Esports and SK Gaming. In what was being called one of the best series of all time in Global Offensive, Cloud9 upset FaZe Clan—14–16, 16–10, 22–19—to take home the Boston 2018 major. In addition, Cloud9 became the first ever North American team to win a major title.
