Team Falcons Win Dota 2 The International 2025, Secure Org’s First TI Trophy

Team Falcons finally secured its first Dota 2 The International trophy, in just two years since the team’s creation. This win made Oliver “Skiter” Lepko and Jing “Sneyking” Wu two-time TI champions, while the other three members, Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak, Ammar “ATF” Assaf, and Andreas “Cr1t-” Nielsen, claimed their first.

The team didn’t start that strongly compared to their eventual grand final opponent, Xtreme Gaming. For comparison, Xtreme Gaming’s group stage was a perfect 4-0 record, while Team Falcons had a 3-2 record, which means that they have to play in the elimination round.

Team Falcons won their elimination round against Team Spirit, its grand final opponent at the Esports World Cup 2025, sending the latter home. In the playoffs, they had to fight against Team Tidebound, BB Team and Pvision to lock themselves in the grand final.

Xtreme Gaming, on the other hand, fell to the lower bracket after a defeat from Pvision, where they had to fight BB Team and Pvision to claw their way back to the grand final to fight Team Falcons.

The International’s 2025 grand final was a rollercoaster for both sides. One-sided games were apparent with Xtreme Gaming taking the first one, followed by a win from Team Falcons. Xtreme Gaming then followed with another beating, putting them on series point.

Team Falcons had other ideas, however, and beat the team in just 33 minutes, the fastest game in the grand final series. This win forced a decider match between the two, which turned out to be the longest game in the series. It ended after 58 minutes with Team Falcons on top.

This win gave Team Falcons around 42% of the prize pool, which is equivalent to $1.1 million. Xtreme Gaming took home only 13%, or around $350K.