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Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025: Schedule, brackets, and more

The Dota 2 championship at the Esports World Cup 2025 will be the penultimate and one of the crowning points of the professional season. Featuring one of the biggest prize pools in recent tournaments, all the qualified teams have everything to play for at Riyadh.

The tournament is most likely to be played on a sub-patch of update 7.39, and fans like us can expect plenty of jaw-dropping moments throughout the championship. The Dota 2 tournament is one of the highest prize pool events at EWC, with a $3 million prize pool up for grabs. Securing a good position in this tournament will also help the respective club’s overall ranking at EWC 2025.

Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming Dota 2 championship at EWC 2025.

Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025 teams

image featuring the Gaimin Gladiators Dota 2 roster that won the tournament at EWC 2024.
Gaimin Gladiators will be looking to defend their title at EWC 2025. Photo via Gaimin Gladiators

The Dota 2 tournament at EWC 2025 will feature a total of 16 teams, eight of which qualified through the EPT leaderboard and the other seven through their respective regional qualifiers. One spot is reserved for the defending champions, Gaimin Gladiators, who received a direct invitation after winning last year’s championship.

Here’s the full list of teams and their roster, along with how they qualified for EWC 2025:

Team Roster Qualification Process
PARIVISION Satanic, No[o]ne-, DM, 9Class, Dukalis EPT Leaderboard position 1
BetBoom Team Pure-, gpk, MieRo`, Save-, Kataomi` EPT Leaderboard position 2
Team Spirit Yatoro, Larl, Collapse, rue, Miposhka EPT Leaderboard position 3
Team Falcons skiter, Malr1ne, ATF, Cr1t-, Sneyking EPT Leaderboard position 4
Team Liquid miCKe, Nisha, SaberLight, Boxi, Insania EPT Leaderboard position 5
Tundra Esports Crystallis, bzm, 33, Saksa, Whitemon EPT Leaderboard position 6
Talon Esports 23Savage, Mikoto, Ws, Jhocam, Kuku EPT Leaderboard position 7
Aurora Gaming Nightfall, kiyotaka, TORONTOTOKYO, Mira, panto EPT Leaderboard position 8
Gaimin Gladiators watson, Quinn, Ace, tOfu, Malady Defending Champions
Xtreme Gaming Ame, Xm, Xxs, XinQ, poloson Regional Qualifiers – China
Natus Vincere Gotthejuice, Niku, pma, Zayac, Riddys Regional Qualifiers – Western Europe
Cyber Goose TA2000, CHIRA_JUNIOR, Noticed, prblms, Solo Regional Qualifiers – Eastern Europe
Virtus.pro V-Tune, lorenof, Daxak, Antares, Rein Regional Qualifiers – MESWA
Execration Palos, lewis, Tino, Shanks, cml Regional Qualifiers – Southeast Asia
Shopify Rebellion Timado, Yopaj, Davai Lama, Hellscream, skem Regional Qualifiers – North America
HEROIC Yuma, 4nalog, Whisper, Scofield, KJ Regional Qualifiers – South America

Dota 2 EWC 2025 schedule and format

The EWC 2025 Dota 2 championship is divided into three stages:

  • Group Stage
  • Elimination Phase
  • Playoffs

The first stage will feature four groups of four teams, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing a best-of-two series against the others. The top teams from each group after this stage will advance directly to the Playoffs, while the remaining 12 teams will proceed to the Elimination Phase.

The Elimination Phase features a gauntlet bracket, where the third and fourth-placed teams from the groups will face off against each other, with the winner advancing to face the second-placed teams. The four winning teams will proceed to the Playoffs from this round. This round features a regular knockout bracket, which begins with eight teams squaring off against each other in the quarter-finals.

Here are the four groups as have been confirmed by EWC:

Group A

Standing Team Score (Overall score)
1 Natus Vincere 1-1-0 (3-1)
2 Team Spirit 1-1-0 (3-1)
3 Talon Esports 0-1-1 (1-3)
4 Xtreme Gaming 0-1-1 (1-3)
Match Date Time (CDT)
Team Spirit 1-1 Xtreme Gaming July 8 4am
Talon Esports 1-1 Natus Vincere July 8 4am
Team Spirit 2-0 Talon Esports July 9 4am
Xtreme Gaming 0-2 Natus Vincere July 9 4am
Talon Esports vs Xtreme Gaming July 10 4am
Team Spirit vs Natus Vincere July 10 4am

Group B

Standing Team Score (Overall score)
1 BetBoom Team 1-1-0 (3-1)
2 Gaimin Gladiators 1-1-0 (3-1)
3 Execration 0-1-1 (1-3)
4 Team Falcons 0-1-1 (1-3)
Match Date Time (CDT)
BetBoom Team 1-1 Gaimin Gladiators July 8 6:30am
Team Falcons 1-1 Execration July 8 6:30am
BetBoom Team 2-0 Team Falcons July 9 6:30am
Gaimin Gladiators 2-0 Execration July 9 6:30am
Team Falcons vs Gaimin Gladiators July 10 6:30am
BetBoom Team vs Execration July 10 6:30am

Group C

Standing Team Score (Overall score)
1 Aurora Gaming 1-1-0 (3-1)
2 Tundra Esports 1-1-0 (3-1)
3 Team Yandex 1-0-1 (2-2)
4 Virtus.pro (Elimination Phase confirmed) 0-0-2 (0-4)
Match Date Time (CDT)
Tundra Esports 2-0 Virtus.pro July 8 9am
Aurora Gaming 2-0 Team Yandex July 8 9am
Tundra Esports 1-1 Aurora Gaming July 9 9am
Virtus.pro 0-2 Team Yandex July 9 9am
Aurora Gaming vs Virtus.pro July 11 4am
Tundra Esports vs Team Yandex July 11 4am

Group D

Standing Team Score (Overall score)
1 Team Liquid 2-0-0 (4-0)
2 HEROIC 1-0-1 (2-2)
3 PARIVISION 1-0-1 (2-2)
4 Shopify Rebellion 0-0-2 (0-4)
Match Date Time (CDT)
PARIVISION 2-0 HEROIC July 8 11:30am
Team Liquid 2-0 Shopify Rebellion July 8 11:30am
PARIVISION 0-2 Team Liquid July 9 11:30am
HEROIC 2-0 Shopify Rebellion July 9 11:30am
Team Liquid vs HEROIC July 11 6:30am
PARIVISION vs Shopify Rebellion July 11 6:30am

We will update this section with the latest schedules and results as the tournament unfolds, so be sure to check back for all the recent updates.

Where to watch the Dota 2 EWC Championship 2025

All matches from EWC 2025 will be streamed live on the official Esports World Cup Twitch and YouTube channels once the tournament goes live. Additionally, all the VODs for the matches and their highlights will be available on the official YouTube channel.

The EWC 2025 will be the last pit stop before the Dota 2 pro season concludes with The International 2025.


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