The International 2025: Everything you need to know

The International 2025 is here and we have all the information on the tournament here in one place including schedules and where to watch.

The International is the biggest Dota 2 tournament of the calendar year, bringing together teams from across the world to fight for the Aegis of Champions. 2025 is no different, as the fans, players, and the world turn their attention to Hamburg, Germany, for the fourteenth iteration of the prestigious event. With the tournament getting ready to kick off its Group Stage in under 24 hours, we have all the information you need to know to get you through the fast-paced, gruelling action from TI 2025.

Surviving The International 2025

The teams

• Team Liquid
• Team Spirit
• Team Falcons
• PARIVISION
• BetBoom Team
• Team Tidebound
• Tundra Esports
• Yakutou Brothers
• Natus Vincere
• Nigma Galaxy
• Aurora Gaming
• Xtreme Gaming
• BOOM Esports
• Team Nemesis
• Wildcard
• HEROIC

Group Stage

September 4-6

The Group Stage for TI 2025 kicks off on Thursday, September 4th. This stage of the event places all sixteen teams into a Swiss-system round-robin. With the first ever TI featuring a Swiss-system round-robin group stage, it can be confusing.

• The top 3 teams at the end of the group stage will be directly placed into the playoffs.
• The teams placing 4th-13th proceed into a special elimination round.
• The remaining teams are eliminated.

Round 1 kicks off on September 4th, with the final round 5 on September 6th. The first round of action is already confirmed, with all series being best-of-three.

Elimination Stage

September 6-7

Moving into the elimination round, 10 teams will be fighting for 5 spots available in the playoffs. Each team will have only a single series to make it through to the main stage of TI.

Playoffs Stage

September 11-14

With only 8 teams remaining, the playoffs will kick off on September 11th, as players enter the Barclays Arena in Hamburg, Germany. In a double-elimination bracket, the players will have a single lifeline if they fall in the upper bracket but will need to make a miraculous run to claim the Aegis of Champions. All games will remain as best-of-three, culminating in a best-of-five grand finals.

Casters, commentators, hosts, and analysts

As always, TI brings us some of our favourite casters and “celebrities” from the Dota 2 world to guide us through the madness of the tournament.

Where to watch

The Group Stage of The International 2025 will have a rolling schedule, with 16 games being played on the first day. This means that 4 series will be played at the same time constantly, so it will be difficult to keep up with the action. Multi-streams will exist for those wanting to keep up with all the action, otherwise all the action will be streamed live across multiple platforms, including Twitch, YouTube, Kick, Facebook, and Bilibili.

English stream links

1. Primary stream
2. Secondary stream
3. Tertiary stream
4. Quaternary stream

YouTube stream

1. Primary stream

With only a few hours remaining before TI 2025 kicks off, we are all extremely excited to see the teams in action. From the first round of group stage series, there are multiple chances for upsets, big plays, and intense Dota 2 action.