The International 2025 Direct Invite teams announced

The Aegis of Champions, the pagentry, and the magnificent MOBA esports experience that knows no equal: yes, I am excited for The International 2025, and you should be too! That’s why we are reporting on the eight Dota 2 esports teams that Valve has invited to The International 2025.

TI2025 Direct Invite Teams & Players

After the Wandering Waters update, it was clear that pro teams had a lot of work to do and strategies to prepare. There have been a lot of top-tier events, and some huge upsets along the way. On 15 May 2025, Valve officially revealed the Direct Invite teams and their rosters for The International 2025, taking place in Hamburg, Germany, later this year.

Below, you can check out the list of teams that Valve has blessed with Direct Invites to TI2025, and their rosters:

PARIVISION:

• Alan “Satanic” Galliamov
• Volodymyr “No[o]ne-” Minenko
• Dmitrii “DM” Dorokhin
• Edgar “9Class” Naltakian
• Andrey “Dukalis” Kuropatkin

Team Liquid:

• Michael “miCKe” Vu
• Michał “Nisha” Jankowski
• Jonáš “SabeRLight” Volek
• Samuel “Boxi” Svahn
• Aydin “Insania” Sarkohi

BetBoom Team:

• Ivan “Pure” Moskalenko
• Danil “gpk~” Skutin
• Matvei “MieRo`” Vasiunin
• Vitalie “Save-” Melnic
• Vladislav “Kataomi`” Semenov

Team Tidebound:

• Guo “shiro” Xuanang
• Cheng “NothingToSay” Jin Xiang
• Zhang “Bach” Ruida
• Lin “planet” Hao
• Zhang “y`” Yiping

Gaimin Gladiators:

• Alimzhan “watson” Islambekov
• Quinn “Quinn” Callahan
• Marcus “Ace” Christensen
• Erik “tOfu” Engel
• Arman “Malady” Orazbayev

Team Spirit:

• Illya “Yatoro” Muliarchuk
• Denis “Larl” Sigitov
• Magomed “Collapse” Khalilov
• Alexsander “rue” Filin
• Iaroslav “Miposhka” Naidenov

Team Falcons:

• Oliver “skiter” Lepko
• Stanislav “Malr1ne” Potorak
• Ammar “ATF” Al-Assaf
• Andreas “Cr1t-” Nielsen
• Wu “Sneyking” Jingjun

Tundra Esports:

• Remco “Crystallis” Arets
• Bozhidar “bzm” Bogdanov
• Neta “33” Shapira
• Martin “Saksa” Sazdov
• Matthew “Whitemon” Filemon

Some of Valve’s decisions with the Direct Invites have been questioned by the community. At the time of writing, Valve has not officially responded to any of the comments.

I, for one, cannot wait to see all the Regional Qualifiers in June> it’s going to be a bloodbath, so stay tuned to Esports Central as we’ll cover the qualifiers and results for The International 2025.

Header image via Valve.