Team Spirit sweep Falcons in Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025 grand final

Team Spirit have etched their name into esports immortality with a devastating 3-0 grand final victory over Team Falcons in the Dota 2 bracket at the 2025 Esports World Cup in Riyadh.

Despite Falcons entering the decider with home-ground support and an arsenal of off-meta strategies, the Eastern European juggernauts proved too clinical, too composed, and too hungry for silverware. Spirit’s dominant display earned them the US$1 million first-place prize and their second international title of the year.

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  Fast Payouts

Team Falcons came out swinging in Game 1, rolling the dice on a bold early-game manoeuvre with Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak’s Primal Beast disrupting multiple lanes.

The gambit briefly paid off, but once Team Spirit’s map control kicked in, there was no stopping them. Control of Roshan, superior farming, and picture-perfect coordination gave Spirit the upper hand as they claimed the first map.

The second game was a nail-biter early, with Ammar “ATF” Al-Assaf’s Doom and Oliver “skiter” Lepko’s Sven looking dangerous. But it was Illya “Yatoro” Mulyarchuk’s Medusa who flipped the script, racking up a stunning 11,000 gold lead and dragging his team across the line for a crucial 2-0 lead.

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  The bookies' bookie

By Game 3, the writing was on the wall. Spirit unleashed a suffocating draft built around Shadow Fiend, Dawnbreaker, and Monkey King, giving Falcons no room to breathe. The sweep was complete, and Team Spirit were crowned kings of Dota 2 at the 2025 Esports World Cup.

While Yatoro’s late-game carry performances were essential, it was offlaner Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov who walked away with the Sony MVP trophy.

His tournament-long excellence culminated in two unforgettable Aegis steals in the semifinals, the kind of plays that define legends.

“I won’t stop until no one can beat my record,” Collapse declared post-match, his eyes firmly set on cementing himself as the greatest Dota 2 player in history.

What’s next at EWC 2025?

As the dust settles on one of the most dominant Dota 2 grand finals in recent memory, the Esports World Cup rolls on with even more action to come.

Hundreds of matches remain across dozens of titles, but all eyes now turn to Summoner’s Rift, where the League of Legends grand final is set to be the next main-stage showdown. Expect fireworks, upsets, and a crowd ready to erupt as the world’s best battle for the crown.