The main Dota 2 tournament – The International 2025 – ended on September 14 at the Barclays Arena in Hamburg. 16 of the strongest teams from the world pro scene took part in the competition, and the total prize fund was more than $2,682,501. The tournament started on September 4 with the Swiss group stage and ended with the grand final, at the end of which the “Aegis” was awarded. The Road to The International group stage took place from September 4 to 7 in the “stretched Swiss” format: after a defeat, the team was not eliminated, but met with an opponent with the same result. Chinese Xtreme Gaming became the only team to make it through the group without defeat – 4–0. BetBoom Team and Team Tidebound finished with a 4-1 record and also qualified directly for the playoffs. Team Nemesis (0






