Dota 2: Xtreme Gaming, PARIVISION dominate TI 2025 quarterfinals

The International 2025 roared to life in Hamburg on Thursday as a packed Barclays Arena welcomed fans with a classic opening ceremony — Gabe Newell’s address, orchestral music, and team roll calls set the stage for a thrilling first day of playoff action.

By night’s end, four Dota 2 squads secured a top-six finish and advanced to the upper-bracket semifinals.

Chinese powerhouse Xtreme Gaming opened the day with a 2-0 sweep of Tundra Esports. Lin “Xxs” Jing led from the off, anchoring Xtreme’s mid-game fights while Wang “Ame” Chunyu flexed from Troll Warlord to an off-meta Clinkz.

Tundra’s stand-in-hampered lineup briefly threatened in game one, but XG’s discipline flipped momentum before a decisive rout in game two.

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In the following series, Eastern Europe’s PARIVISION dismantled HEROIC, 2-0.

Alan “Satanic” Gallyamov’s Lifestealer and Templar Assassin were untouchable across both maps, and PARIVISION’s clean rotations smothered the South American hopefuls despite their spirited run from qualifiers.

Team Falcons then gained sweet revenge over Team Tidebound with a dominant 2-0 sweep.

Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak’s Beastmaster and Ammar “ATF” Al-Assaf’s Mars orchestrated a composed game one before Falcons shut down Guo “shiro” Xuanang’s Shadow Fiend to close out game two in a lopsided 22-5 kill count.

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The day closed with the only series that went the distance, as BetBoom Team outlasted Nigma Galaxy 2-1.

Maroun “GH” Merhej’s heroics handed Nigma the opener, but BetBoom regrouped behind Danil “gpk” Skutin’s Puck and Ivan “Pure” Moskalenko’s Faceless Void to snatch the next two maps, punishing late-game errors from their opponents.

With the quarterfinals decided, the upper bracket semifinals promise fireworks.

Undefeated Xtreme Gaming will face PARIVISION in a clash of tournament favorites, while BetBoom Team lock horns with Team Falcons.

Meanwhile, Tundra Esports, HEROIC, Team Tidebound, and Nigma Galaxy tumble into the lower bracket, where a single loss means elimination.