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The playoff stage of the Esports World Cup 2025 in Dota 2 will kick off on July 17.

Following the group stage and Elimination Phase, the top 8 teams out of 16 advanced to the playoff bracket.

The participants are placed in a single-elimination bracket, with all matches played in a best-of-3 format, and the grand final in a best-of-5. The playoffs will run until July 19, which will feature both the grand final and the third-place match.

<h4>Schedule for July 17</h4>
<ul>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/tundra-esports-vs-bb-team-17-07">Tundra vs BB Team</a> — 11:00 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/team-liquid-vs-team-falcons-17-07">Liquid vs Falcons</a> — 14:30 CEST</li>
</ul>

EWC 2025 Schedule. Playoffs. July 17

ESL and BLAST tournament organizers have announced the return of Overpass to the active competitive map pool. It will replace Anubis at all of their LAN events starting with IEM Cologne 2025. The change takes immediate effect for ESL Pro Tour tournaments, with the exception of the ongoing ESL Pro League Season 22 qualifiers, which will continue on the previous patch. BLAST has also confirmed the inclusion of Overpass in their map pool starting August 1 — this applies to the BLAST Rising qualifiers. However, open qualifiers in July will still be played on Anubis. This gives IEM Cologne participants just 10 days to prepare for the new map — only 7 days for play-in stage teams.

Overpass to return to the map pool at IEM Cologne 2025

The playoff stage of the Esports World Cup 2025 in Dota 2 will kick off on July 16.

Following the group stage and Elimination Phase, the top 8 teams out of 16 advanced to the playoff bracket.

The participants are placed in a single-elimination bracket, with all matches played in a best-of-3 format, and the grand final in a best-of-5. The playoffs will run until July 19, which will feature both the grand final and the third-place match.

<h4>Schedule for July 16</h4>
<ul>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/gaimin-gladiators-vs-team-spirit-16-07">Spirit vs Gladiators</a> — 11:00 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/aurora-gaming-vs-parivision-16-07">Aurora vs PARIVISION</a> — 14:30 CEST</li>
</ul>

EWC 2025 Schedule. Playoffs. July 16

One of the most prestigious tournaments of the year — Esports World Cup 2025 for Dota 2 — continues in Saudi Arabia. Following the Elimination Phase, four teams have secured their spots in the playoffs, where they will face four of the top teams from the group stage. The standout performers of the Elimination Stage were Gaimin Gladiators, Tundra Esports, Team Falcons, and PARIVISION. All four teams confidently swept their opponents 2:0: Gaimin Gladiators knocked out Team Yandex, Tundra Esports defeated Talon, PARIVISION overcame Xtreme Gaming, and Team Falcons eliminated Natus Vincere. These victories earned them a place in the playoff quarterfinals. In the main bracket, they will be joined by Team Spirit, Aurora Gaming, BetBoom Team, and Team Liquid — the top teams from the group stage. This sets up the following quarterfinal matchups: Team Spirit vs. Gaimin Gladiators, Aurora Gaming vs. PARIVISION, BetBoom Team vs. Tundra Esports, and Team Liquid vs. Team Falcons. Esports World Cup 2025 is being held in Riyadh with a $3,000,000 prize pool from July 8 to July 19.

Four Teams Advance to EWC 2025 Dota 2 Playoffs Through Elimination Stage

The group stage of the Esports World Cup 2025 for Dota 2 will conclude on July 11.

In the first phase of the tournament, 16 teams are divided into 4 groups, where each team will face every other team in a best-of-2 series.

Following the group stage, the top team from each group will advance directly to the playoffs. The second-place teams will start from the second round of the Elimination Phase, while all remaining teams will begin from the first round of the Elimination Phase.

<h4>Schedule for July 11</h4>
<ul>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/virtus-pro-vs-aurora-gaming-11-07">Aurora vs Virtus.pro</a> — 11:00 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/tundra-esports-vs-cyber-goose-11-07">Tundra vs Team Yandex</a> — 11:00 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/team-liquid-vs-team-heroic-11-07">Liquid vs Heroic</a> — 13:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/shopify-rebellion-vs-parivision-11-07">PARIVISION vs Shopify Rebellion</a> — 13:30 CEST</li>
</ul>

EWC 2025 Schedule. Group Stage. July 11

Aurora has been forced to make an urgent roster change ahead of IEM Cologne. XANTARES will miss the tournament due to family reasons — he will be temporarily replaced by xfl0ud, who has previously played with this team. xfl0ud was part of the Aurora lineup from 2021 to 2023 and recently played for HEROIC. He will now join Aurora on loan. At IEM Cologne, Aurora will field a fully Turkish roster: MAJ3R, woxic, Wicadia, jottAAA, and xfl0ud, with Fabre as the coach. The $1,000,000 tournament kicks off on July 23.

Aurora to Compete at IEM Cologne Without XANTARES

The group stage of the Esports World Cup 2025 for Dota 2 will continue on July 10.

In the first phase of the tournament, 16 teams are divided into 4 groups, where each team will face every other team in a best-of-2 series.

Following the group stage, the top team from each group will advance directly to the playoffs. The second-place teams will start from the second round of the Elimination Phase, while all remaining teams will begin from the first round of the Elimination Phase.

<h4>Schedule for July 10</h4>
<ul>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/natus-vincere-vs-team-spirit-10-07">NAVI vs Spirit</a> — 11:00 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/talon-esports-vs-xtreme-gaming-10-07">Xtreme vs Talon</a> — 11:00 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/team-falcons-vs-gaimin-gladiators-10-07-1">Falcons vs Gladiators</a> — 13:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/execration-vs-bb-team-10-07">BB Team vs Execration</a> — 13:30 CEST</li>
</ul>

EWC 2025 Schedule. Group Stage. July 10

broky has rejoined the FaZe starting lineup after a two-month break. The 24-year-old player was benched in May, as s1mple stood in for him at IEM Dallas and BLAST.tv Austin Major while on loan from NAVI. Whether FaZe will make any additional roster changes during the summer transfer window remains unknown. The current lineup includes: rain, karrigan, frozen, EliGE, and broky. The team is coached by NEO.

broky returns to FaZe starting lineup

The group stage of the Esports World Cup 2025 for Dota 2 will continue on July 9.

In the first phase of the tournament, 16 teams are divided into 4 groups, where each team will face every other team in a best-of-2 series.

Following the group stage, the top team from each group will advance directly to the playoffs. The second-place teams will start from the second round of the Elimination Phase, while all remaining teams will begin from the first round of the Elimination Phase.

<h4>Schedule for July 9</h4>
<ul>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/talon-esports-vs-team-spirit-09-07">Spirit vs Talon</a> — 11:00 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/xtreme-gaming-vs-natus-vincere-09-07">NAVI vs Xtreme</a> — 11:00 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/team-falcons-vs-bb-team-09-07">BB Team vs Falcons</a> — 13:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/gaimin-gladiators-vs-execration-09-07">Gladiators vs Execration</a> — 13:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/tundra-esports-vs-aurora-gaming-09-07">Tundra vs Aurora</a> — 16:00 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/cyber-goose-vs-virtus-pro-09-07">Virtus.pro vs Team Yandex</a> — 16:00 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/team-liquid-vs-parivision-09-07">PARIVISION vs Liquid</a> — 18:30 CEST</li>
 <li><a href="/esports/match/team-heroic-vs-shopify-rebellion-09-07">Heroic vs Shopify Rebellion</a> — 18:30 CEST</li>
</ul>

EWC 2025 Schedule. Group Stage. July 9

jL has announced a temporary break from professional Counter-Strike. According to the Natus Vincere organization, the player has been moved to the inactive roster to focus on his mental well-being and take a rest from the intense esports routine. Taking jL's place on the main NAVI roster is makazze, who previously played for NAVI Junior. The team is clearly doubling down on its internal talent development strategy. The new lineup is expected to make its debut at IEM Cologne, starting on July 26. In a message to fans, jL shared that his break could last from three to six months. In 2024, jL helped NAVI claim four titles, including a victory at the PGL Major in Copenhagen, where he earned the MVP award. However, 2025 proved to be a tougher year: at the Austin Major, the team only reached the 5th–8th place.

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