The International 2025 will mark the return of the Dota 2 extravaganza to Germany for the first time since the inaugural version was held at GamesCom in 2011. However, the tournament has undergone several changes and modifications to its structure and format, including the method by which teams advance to the championship.
Since the removal of the Dota Pro Circuit, the majority of teams receive a direct invitation based on their performance throughout the year leading up to The International (TI). Regional qualifiers will also allow teams a last chance to qualify for the championship, even if the remainder of their season has not been up to par.
Here’s everything you need to know about the qualified teams for The International 2025.
Qualified teams for The International 2025
Ever since the removal of the DPC, the qualification of teams has remained a mystery for The International. Valve only reveals the list of teams invited to the tournament closer to the tournament.
However, Valve recently announced a list of eight teams that have been sent a direct invite for The International 2025. Additionally, they have confirmed that the remaining eight slots will be filled by teams that advance through the regional qualifiers.
Valve has allocated two slots each to Western Europe and Southeast Asia, while China, Eastern Europe, North America, and South America have been assigned one slot each. Here’s the full list of qualified teams for TI14:
| Team | Roster | Qualification method |
|---|---|---|
| Team Liquid | miCKe, Nisha, SabeRLight, Boxi, Insania | Invitation |
| PARIVISION | Satanic, No[o]ne, DM, 9Class, Dukalis | Invitation |
| BetBoom Team | Pure, gpk~, MieRo`, Save-, Kataomi | Invitation |
| Team Tidebound | shiro, NothingToSay, Bach, planet, y` | Invitation |
| Gaimin Gladiators | watson, Quinn, Ace, tOfu, Malady | Invitation |
| Team Spirit | Yatoro, Larl, Collapse, rue, Miposhka | Invitation |
| Team Falcons | skiter, Malr1ne, ATF, Cr1t-, Sneyking | Invitation |
| Tundra Esports | Crystallis, bzm, 33, Saksa, Whitemon | Invitation |
| TBD | TBD | Regional Qualifiers – Western Europe |
| TBD | TBD | Regional Qualifiers – Western Europe |
| Team Nemesis | Akashi, Mac, Raven, Jing, Erice | Regional Qualifiers – Southeast Asia |
| TBD | TBD | Regional Qualifiers – Southeast Asia |
| Aurora Gaming | Nightfall, kiyotaka, TORONTOTOKYO, Mira, panto | Regional Qualifiers – Eastern Europe |
| Xtreme Gaming | Ame, Xm, Xxs, XinQ, poloson | Regional Qualifiers – China |
| HEROIC | Yuma, 4nalog, Wisper, Scofield, KJ | Regional Qualifiers – South America |
| Wildcard | Yamsun, RCY, Fayde, Bignum, Speeed | Regional Qualifiers – North America |
The International 2025 Regional Qualifiers
The open qualifiers for TI14 are now complete as we proceed to the closed qualifiers across all six regions. Here’s the full schedule as well as the results for all the regional qualifiers:
Eastern European qualifiers
| Round | Match | Date | Time (CDT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | Cyber Goose 1-2 Quantum | June 4 | 2am |
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | eSpoiled 0-2 Runa Team | June 4 | 5am |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Nemiga Gaming 2-0 eSpoiled | June 5 | 2am |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Kalmychata 0-2 Cyber Goose | June 5 | 5am |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | One Move 2-1 Nemiga Gaming | June 4 | 8am |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | L1GA Team 2-1 Kalmychata | June 4 | 11am |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | Aurora Gaming 2-0 Quantum | June 5 | 8am |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | Natus Vincere 2-0 Runa Team | June 5 | 11am |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | Quantum 1-2 Nemiga Gaming | June 6 | 2am |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | Runa Team 0-2 Cyber Goose | June 6 | 5am |
| Upper Bracket Semifinal | One Move 0-2 Aurora Gaming | June 6 | 8am |
| Upper Bracket Semifinal | L1GA Team 1-2 Natus Vincere | June 6 | 11am |
| Lower Bracket Quarter Final | One Move 0-2 Cyber Goose | June 7 | 2am |
| Lower Bracket Quarter Final | L1GA Team 0-2 Nemiga Gaming | June 7 | 5am |
| Lower Bracket Semifinal | Nemiga Gaming 0-2 Cyber Goose | June 7 | 8am |
| Upper Bracket Final | Aurora Gaming 2-1 Natus Vincere | June 7 | 11am |
| Lower Bracket Final | Natus Vincere 1-2 Cyber Goose | June 8 | 4am |
| Grand Final | (Qualified) Aurora Gaming 3-0 Cyber Goose | June 8 | 7am |
South American qualifiers
| Round | Match | Date | Time (CDT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | Infamous 2-1 Sustancia X | June 4 | 9am |
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | TeamDk 1-2 AllStars | June 4 | 12pm |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Team Den 2-0 TeamDk | June 5 | 9am |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Veritas Brothers FF:W Sustancia X | June 5 | 12pm |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | Team Den 0-2 Team Sin Compromiso | June 4 | 3pm |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | OG.LATAM 2-0 Veritas Brothers | June 4 | 6pm |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | HEROIC 2-0 Infamous | June 5 | 3pm |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | Edge 2-0 AllStars | June 5 | 6pm |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | Infamous 2-0 Team Den | June 6 | 9am |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | Sustancia X 2-0 AllStars | June 6 | 12pm |
| Upper Bracket Semifinal | Team Sin Compromiso 1-2 HEROIC | June 6 | 3pm |
| Upper Bracket Semifinal | OG.LATAM 1-2 Edge | June 6 | 6pm |
| Lower Bracket Quarter Final | Team Sin Compromiso 2-0 AllStars | June 7 | 9am |
| Lower Bracket Quarter Final | OG.LATAM 2-0 INFAMOUS | June 7 | 12pm |
| Lower Bracket Semifinal | OG.LATAM 2-1 Team Sin Compromiso | June 7 | 3pm |
| Upper Bracket Final | HEROIC 1-2 Edge | June 7 | 6pm |
| Lower Bracket Final | HEROIC 2-1 OG.LATAM | June 8 | 12pm |
| Grand Final | Edge 1-3 HEROIC (Qualified) | June 8 | 3pm |
North American qualifiers
| Round | Match | Date | Time (CDT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | 4 Anchors + Dota Sama 2-0 Tt Geam | June 9 | 12pm |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | Shopify Rebellion 2-0 CDUB Esports | June 9 | 3pm |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | Wildcard W:FF Team Slayers | June 9 | 6pm |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | Yoru RyodaN FF:W BSJ and friends | June 9 | 9pm |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Tt Geam W:FF CDUB Esports | June 10 | 12pm |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Yoru RyodaN FF:W Team Slayers | June 10 | 3pm |
| Upper Bracket Semifinal | 4 Anchors + Dota Sama 0-2 Shopify Rebellion | June 10 | 6pm |
| Upper Bracket Semifinal | Wildcard 2-0 BSJ and friends | June 10 | 9pm |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | 4 Anchors + Dota Sama 2-1 Team Slayers | June 11 | 3pm |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | BSJ and friends 2-0 Tt Geam | June 11 | 6pm |
| Lower Bracket Semifinal | BSJ and friends 2-0 4 Anchors + Dota Sama | June 11 | 9pm |
| Upper Bracket Final | Shopify Rebellion 0-2 Wildcard | June 11 | 6pm |
| Lower Bracket Final | Shopify Rebellion 2-0 BSJ and friends | June 12 | 12pm |
| Grand Final | (Qualified) Wildcard 3-2 Shopify Rebellion | June 12 | 3pm |
China qualifiers
| Round | Match | Date | Time (CDT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | Tearlaments 2-0 Excel Esports | June 8 | 11pm |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | Yakult Brothers 2-0 Team Curtain | June 9 | 2am |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | Xtreme Gaming 2-0 Vici Gaming | June 9 | 5am |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | Azure Ray 2-0 Future Esport | June 9 | 8am |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Excel Esports W:FF Team Curtain | June 9 | 11pm |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Vici Gaming 2-0 Future Esport | June 10 | 2am |
| Upper Bracket Semifinal | Tearlaments 0-2 Yakult Brothers | June 10 | 5am |
| Upper Bracket Semifinal | Xtreme Gaming 2-0 Azure Ray | June 10 | 8am |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | Vici Gaming 0-2 Tearlaments | June 10 | 11pm |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | Azure Ray 1-2 Excel Esports | June 11 | 2am |
| Lower Bracket Semifinal | Excel Esports 0-2 Tearlaments | June 11 | 8am |
| Upper Bracket Final | Yakult Brothers 1-2 Xtreme Gaming | June 11 | 5am |
| Lower Bracket Final | Yakult Brothers 2-1 Tearlaments | June 12 | 1am |
| Grand Final | Yakult Brothers 0-3 Xtreme Gaming (Qualified) | June 12 | 4am |
Southeast Asia qualifiers
| Round | Match | Date | Time (CDT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | IAP 0-2 Kopite | June 12 | 9pm |
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | Team Nemesis 2-0 Tech Free Gaming | June 13 | 12am |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Tech Free Gaming 2-1 Trailer Park Boys | June 13 | 9pm |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Castawake 2-1 IAP | June 14 | 12am |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | Trailer Park Boys 1-2 Ivory | June 13 | 3am |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | Castawake 1-2 Execration | June 13 | 6am |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | Talon Esports 2-1 Kopite | June 14 | 3am |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | BOOM Esports 1-2 Team Nemesis | June 14 | 6am |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | Kopite 0-2 Tech Free Gaming | June 14 | 9pm |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | BOOM Esports 2-1 Castawake | June 15 | 12am |
| Upper Bracket Semifinal | Ivory 0-2 Talon Esports | June 15 | 3am |
| Upper Bracket Semifinal | Execration 0-2 Team Nemesis | June 15 | 6am |
| Lower Bracket Quarter Final | Ivory 0-2 BOOM Esports | June 15 | 11pm |
| Lower Bracket Quarter Final | Execration 2-0 Tech Free Gaming | June 16 | 2am |
| Upper Bracket Final | Talon Esports 1-2 Team Nemesis (Qualified) | June 16 | 5am |
| Lower Bracket Semifinal | Execration vs BOOM Esports | June 17 | 12am |
| Lower Bracket Final | Talon Esports vs TBD | June 17 | 3am |
Western European qualifiers
| Round | Match | Date | Time (CDT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | NAVI Junior 2-0 Yellow Submarine | June 13 | 4am |
| Upper Bracket Round 1 | Virtus Pro 0-2 4Pirates | June 13 | 7am |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | MOUZ 0-2 Virtus Pro | June 14 | 4am |
| Lower Bracket Round 1 | Team Secret 0-2 Yellow Submarine | June 14 | 7am |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | MOUZ 0-2 1win Team | June 13 | 10am |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | OG 2-0 Team Secret | June 13 | 1pm |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | Nigma Galaxy 1-2 NAVI Junior | June 14 | 10am |
| Upper Bracket Quarter Final | AVULUS 0-2 4Pirates | June 14 | 1pm |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | Nigma Galaxy 2-0 Virtus Pro | June 15 | 4am |
| Lower Bracket Round 2 | AVULUS 0-2 Yellow Submarine | June 15 | 7am |
| Upper Bracket Semifinal | 1win Team 1-2 NAVI Junior | June 15 | 10am |
| Upper Bracket Semifinal | OG 2-0 4Pirates | June 15 | 1pm |
| Lower Bracket Quarter Final | Yellow Submarine vs 1win Team | June 16 | 7am |
| Lower Bracket Quarter Final | 4Pirates vs Nigma Galaxy | June 16 | 10am |
| Upper Bracket Final | NAVI Junior vs OG | June 16 | 1pm |
| Lower Bracket Semifinal | TBD vs TBD | June 17 | 7am |
| Lower Bracket Final | TBD vs TBD | June 17 | 10am |
It will be interesting to see which other teams eventually make their way into the tournament through the regional qualifiers. We will update this page regularly with scores and schedules from the regional qualifiers for TI14 in Hamburg, Germany.
