Today, on June 2nd, the first open qualifiers for five regions concluded for the main tournament of the year - The International 2025. As a result of the qualifiers, 11 teams advanced to the closed stage, with three more teams from North America joining them later.
Eastern Europe
In Eastern Europe, Nemiga Gaming emerged as the strongest team, reaching the finals with ease, where they defeated Aim Possible , and later automatically secured a victory against Cyber Goose, who forfeited the finals by technical defeat. Despite this, Cyber Goose also secured their advancement. A true battle ensued for third place: Runa Team clinched the victory over Aim Possible , securing the last slot to the next stage.
South America
In South America, the main surprise was the team Sin Compromiso, who navigated the tournament bracket with minimal losses and claimed a convincing victory in the grand finals over Infamous Gaming . However, Infamous also looked solid throughout the qualifiers and confidently reached the finals, where they put up a commendable fight. In the match for third place, AllStars managed to outplay Iapared, leaving them no chance, thus completing the trio of teams invited to the region's closed qualifiers.
Western Europe
The Western European qualifiers also gathered many promising rosters, but ultimately, the most consistent performance came from 1win Team , NAVI Junior , and 4Pirates . They managed to overcome all rounds of the bracket and advance to the closed qualifiers. The competition in the region was tight, but these three teams emerged victorious and are already preparing for the main stage of the regional qualifiers.
Southeast Asia
In Southeast Asia, two teams showcased the best performance. InterActive Philippines , demonstrating clear discipline and effective teamwork across all roles, confidently secured their path to the coveted slot. Their success was shared by the players of Tech Free Gaming , who also proved their capability to compete at a higher level.
North America
At the time of publication, the first open qualifier for the North America region is still ongoing. You can check the current status of events below.
The first open qualifiers for The International 2025 took place from May 31st to June 2nd. The first qualifiers for China will begin on June 2nd, along with the second open qualifiers for other regions. You can follow all events via the link.
