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- Team Spirit lost only one match on their road to the Championship and overcame challenges from the reigning champions Gaimin Gladiators and ֱ’s Team Falcons
- The Dota 2 tournament featured 16 teams competing for the $3 million prize pool
RIYADH: Team Spirit stormed to victory in the Grand Final of the Dota 2 tournament at the Esports World Cup 2025, defeating Team Falcons 3-0 to secure their first Esports World Cup Championship win.
Team Spirit dominated the tournament, losing only one match in the opening round of the group stage against Xtreme Gaming. Team Spirit went on to claim a 2-0 victory over Talon Esports and a 2-0 win over Navus Vincere in the group stages before defeating Gaimin Gladiators 2-0 in the quarterfinal and winning 2-0 against Parivision in the semifinal.
In the final, ֱ’s Team Falcons could not halt Team Spirit’s momentum as they roared to a 3-0 clean sweep to win the Grand Final and secure their first championship at the Esports World Cup.
Team Spirit’s Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov was named MVP for his outstanding performances winning $10,000. (SPA)
“There is not really much emotions as the Grand Final was not that hard,” said Team Spirit captain Yaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov.
“I enjoyed to play in this tournament, every player in my team is the best of the best. There was a lot of fans here also, thank you everyone so much for your support.”
Team Spirit players Naidenov, Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk, Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov, Denis “Larl” Sigitov and Aleksandr “Rue” Filin saw off 15 other clubs to win a $1 million prize and secure 1,000 Club Championship points.
Khalilov was also named the tournament MVP in Dota 2, winning $10,000 for his outstanding performances during the Esports World Cup 2025.
Team Spirit’s win is their first championship at the Esports World Cup 2025, taking the title from Gaimin Gladiators who won the tournament in the inaugural edition of the Esports World Cup last year.
“It feels amazing of course, I’m very happy,” said Filin. “It was an amazing tournament and thank you to everyone for supporting us and watching us.”
Showing no lack of confidence about Team Spirit’s dominant win, Mulyarchuk said: “I truly think we are the greatest Dota 2 team of all time.”
The second week of EWC 2025 continues until Sunday, July 20, with finals in League of Legends and Free Fire.
For more information and tickets, including access to all tournament days and festival experiences, visit esportsworldcup.com.