Team Spirit sweep Falcons to win Esports World Cup

Field Level Media|published: Sat 19th July, 13:52 2025

The 2025 Esports World Cup runs from July 8 to August 24 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Team Spirit won the Dota 2 Esports World Cup 2025 championship Saturday with a 3-0 sweep of Team Falcons in the grand final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Spirit collected $1 million and 1,000 EWC club points with three straight wins on green in 40 minutes, 40 minutes and 35 minutes. Falcons pocketed $500,000 and 750 points for second place.

The championship Spirit roster featured Russians Yaroslav "Miposhka" Naidenov, Denis "Larl" Sigitov, Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov and Alexandr "rue" Filin along with Ukraine's Illya "Yatoro" Mulyarchuk.

The last day of the $3 million tournament began with PARIVISION sweeping Tundra Esports 2-0 to claim third place. PARIVISION also found success on green, winning in 48 and 35 minutes.

The Esports World Cup marked the final championship of the third season of the ESL Pro Tour.

Prize pool payouts and club points:

1. Team Spirit, $1 million, 1,000 points

2. Team Falcons, $500,000, 750 points

3. PARIVISION, $300,000, 500 points

4. Tundra Esports, $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