I remember back when Ascension was ongoing there was a huge concern regarding what would happen to The Guard players if they ascended, because at the time everyone knew the organization was stingy. However, I remember seeing multiple times that it wasn't the organization that ascended, but the players. Meaning, the players were guaranteed to compete regardless of an organization backing them. Is that not the case anymore, or ever was?
If that isn't the case, then (hypothetically) what would happen to a team that qualified through Open Qualifiers, then qualified to Ascension through Challengers League, and ultimately won Ascension with no organizational backing at all?