The organizers of the Esports World Cup 2025 have announced the list of teams that received direct invites to the closed qualifiers. The battles will take place in a Bo3 match format, where the best teams will compete for slots in the main summer tournament.

List of Invited Participants
In the Western Europe region, the invitations were extended to:

OG
Navi Junior
AVULUS
Zero Tenacity
Passion UA

In the Eastern Europe region, the participants are:

Natus Vincere
L1ga Team
Runa Team
One Move
Apple City Gang
4Pirates
1w Team

In the MESWA region, the invites went to:

Virtus.Pro
Nigma Galaxy
Winter Bear

The winners of the qualifiers will secure spots in the main EWC 2025 tournament, where they will face the world's strongest teams.

The Esports World Cup 2025 for Dota 2 will take place from July 8 to 19 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia , with a prize pool of $3,000,000. The format includes a round-robin group stage and a knockout playoff. You can follow the match schedule and results via the link.