Team Spirit and Team Falcons each recorded a 2-0 sweep on Friday to advance to the grand final at the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Spirit dispatched PARIVISION following a 44-minute win on green and a 49-minute victory on red.
Team Spirit advanced to Saturday’s best-of-five grand final against Team Falcons, who swept Tundra Esports following a 44-minute win on red and a marathon 80-minute victory on green.
PARIVISION and Tundra Esports will battle in a best-of-three for third place on Saturday. The grand final is a best-of-five contest.
The Esports World Cup is the final championship of the third season of the ESL Pro Tour. Previously known as the Riyadh Masters, the EWC has a prize pool of $3 million, with $1 million plus 1,000 club points awarded to the team that is crowned champion on Saturday.
Prize pool payouts and club points:
1. TBD, $1 million, 1,000 points
2. TBD, $500,000, 750 points
3. TBD, $300,000, 500 points
4. TBD, $200,000, 300 points
5-8. Gaimin Gladiators, Aurora Gaming, Team Liquid, BetBoom Team — $125,000, 200 points
9-12. Xtreme Gaming, Team Yandex, Talon Esports, Natus Vincere — $75,000
13-16. Execration, Shopify Rebellion, HEROIC, Virtus.pro — $50,000
–Field Level Media