Welcome to all esports and Dota 2 fans! From September 4 to 14, 2025, the biggest tournament of the year The International 2025 will take place. In the playoffs of the tournament, 8 strongest teams are competing, each of which has a chance to lift the Aegis of Champions and claim a significant share of the prize pool. Today we will take a look at the Upper Bracket Quarterfinal match Xtreme Gaming vs Tundra Esports, which promises to be very exciting. While the teams are preparing for the match, we will share betting picks and try to determine the likely winner.
How the bookies view it: Xtreme Gaming favorite
Most bookmakers consider Xtreme Gaming the favorite in this match. The team unexpectedly performed above all expectations and won in the first stage of the tournament with a 4-0 score. However, Tundra Esports is not a weak team and this season has most often placed in top positions at high-level tournaments among all participants of The International 2025.
Xtreme Gaming form
Let’s begin our Dota 2 betting prediction with an analysis of Xtreme Gaming form. Currently, Xtreme Gaming is the strongest team in the Chinese region and occasionally demonstrates solid performances on the international stage.
At the DPC 2023: China Upper Division, Xtreme Gaming placed in the top 5. For a roster of such caliber, that result wasn’t just disappointing — it was a failure. However, at DPC CN 2023 Tour 2: Division I, they redeemed themselves by finishing 1st.
Xtreme’s decline became even more apparent during the qualifiers for The Lima Major 2023, where the team failed to qualify at all.
Still, Xtreme managed to regroup. They brought in the experienced Kaka as position four and began to show results. With this roster, Xtreme won their regional league. They then traveled to Berlin, where they reached the group stage of The Berlin Major 2023, but only finished in the top 12 — not exactly a success.
At DPC CN 2023 Tour 3: Division I, Xtreme Gaming repeated the result of the first tour and again placed a disappointing 5th.
Xtreme Gamingroster: Ame, Xm, Xxs, XinQ, poloson.
Before Riyadh Masters 2023, XinQ — a PSG.LGD legend — joined the roster to strengthen the team. However, Xtreme Gaming delivered a similar result to previous tournaments: top 16.
Their journey to The International 2023 – China Qualifier started with a match against Aster.Aries. Despite the 2:0 scoreline, Xtreme had to work hard against the youth of Aster. They looked solid throughout the qualifiers, but didn’t make it to the grand finals — Azure Ray celebrated victory and earned the TI slot.
The 2024 season began more successfully than the previous year. They started at BB Dacha Dubai 2024, finishing 7th–8th. Then came DreamLeague Season 22, where they reached the top 3. After that, Xtreme Gaming won the Elite League.
Their string of strong performances was broken at ESL One Birmingham 2024, where they reached the playoffs but couldn’t go beyond the top 8. Overall, the team’s progress was quite evident compared to the previous year.
Xtreme Gaming shined at PGL Wallachia Season 1. The Chinese team didn’t lose a single map until the grand finals, where they let their guard down: Team Spirit defeated Xtreme Gaming 3-2, stealing the well-deserved title from Ame and company.
Xtreme continued to show a high level of play at DreamLeague Season 23 (top 4) and Riyadh Masters 2024 (top 8). Another great victory came at Clavision: Snow Ruyi, where Xtreme Gaming were crowned champions. However, at one of the most important tournaments of the year — The International 2024 — they placed 6th, which can be considered a solid result. They closed the year with a 3rd–4th place finish at BLAST Slam I.
In 2025, Xtreme Gaming continued to compete at a number of Tier-1 tournaments but haven’t achieved any major successes yet.
At PGL Wallachia Season 5, Xtreme Gaming advanced from the group stage with a 3-2 record, and in the first playoff match they defeated Natus Vincere 2-1. In the upper bracket semifinal, they lost to Gaimin Gladiators 0-2 and dropped to the lower bracket, where they were defeated by Team Spirit 0-2, finishing in 5th-6th place.
Xtreme Gaming performed quite well at Clavision Masters 2025: Snow-Ruyi. In the playoffs, the team secured important victories over Yakutou Brothers, PARIVISION, and Nigma Galaxy, finishing in 3rd place.
At The International 2025, Xtreme Gaming started very confidently. The team defeated Aurora Gaming 2-0 and unexpectedly beat Team Spirit and Team Falcons 2-1. In the final match of the Group Stage, Xtreme Gaming overcame another Chinese team, Tidebound, 2-0 and reached a 4-0 record, becoming the first team to qualify for the playoff stage of the tournament.
Most popular Xtreme Gaming heroes
Here are the most picked and highest winrate heroes for Xtreme Gaming over the last 6 months:
- Shadow Shaman – 30 games – 80.00% winrate
- Elder Titan – 27 games – 62.96% winrate
- Storm Spirit – 23 games – 73.91% winrate
- Terrorblade – 23 games – 56.52% winrate
- Jakiro – 22 games – 63.64% winrate
- Sand King – 20 games – 65.00% winrate
- Ancient Apparition – 20 games – 60.00% winrate
- Monkey King – 18 games – 66.67% winrate
- Warlock – 17 games – 58.82% winrate
- Centaur Warrunner – 16 games – 75.00% winrate
Xtreme Gaming has a solid hero pool and, when things click, they are capable of delivering impressive results.
Tundra Esports form
Let’s continue our Dota 2 betting tips with an analysis of Tundra Esports form. This team is one of the strongest in Europe and almost always finishes among the top contenders. As usual, let’s begin with a recap of their performance starting in 2023.
Tundra Esports began the year by placing 3rd at DPC WEU 2023 Tour 1: Division I, which qualified them for The Lima Major 2023. However, they failed to make a deep run there, finishing in the top 12.
Their form improved during the second DPC tour, where they once again showed strong performance and finished 2nd. This also carried over to the international stage — at ESL One Berlin Major 2023, the reigning TI champions finished in the top 6.
In the third DPC tour, Tundra reclaimed the top spot and finally secured a tournament victory.
They later played at DreamLeague Season 20, but lacked the motivation to win and exited during the first group stage, finishing 9th–10th.
At Bali Major 2023, Tundra had to make a roster change as Saksa stepped down due to illness. Nevertheless, they managed to place in the top 3.
In Riyadh, Tundra once again relied on Aui_2000 as a stand-in. With him, they made it through the group stage and survived round-robin tiebreakers.
Despite these efforts, they failed to impress at The International 2023, finishing in the top 16. They followed up with a top-7 finish at ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023.
Tundra Esportsroster: Cristallis, bzm, 33, Saksa, Tobi.
The year 2024 turned out to be significantly better for Tundra Esports, as the team played in various qualifiers throughout the first half of the year. The European club finished in the top 10 at DreamLeague Season 22 and in the top 8 at the Elite League.
Tundra's partial resurgence came at ESL One Birmingham 2024, where the team managed to place in the top 3. The peak of their 2024 season was Riyadh Masters, where they secured 4th place, and The International 2024, where Tundra reached the top 3 and came close to qualifying for the Grand Final. Later, with an updated roster, they again placed in the top 3 at PGL Wallachia Season 2.
At DreamLeague Season 24, Tundra Esports tested their new lineup, which performed well and finished in the top 5. After that, they competed at BLAST Slam 1, where they finished as runners-up. It became evident that the team had finally found the strategies they were looking for.
In the 2025 season, Tundra Esports demonstrates an even higher level. First, the team qualified for DL S25 and then won the qualification for ESL One Raleigh 2025: WEU. This was followed by the championship title at Fissure PLAYGROUND #1 and BLAST Slam II.
At DreamLeague Season 25 and PGL Wallachia Season 3, the team took 2nd place. At Esl One Raleigh 2025 and PGL Wallachia Season 4, the team lost a little ground and took 3rd place, but at BLAST Slam III they rose to the top again and won.
Tundra Esports also placed 7th-8th at PGL Wallachia Season 5 and secured 4th place at the Esports World Cup 2025.
At The International 2025, Tundra Esports are considered one of the favorites, but in the early stages of the tournament they showed an unconvincing performance. The team finished with a 2-3 record, and in the Elimination Stage they defeated Team Liquid 2-1, which allowed them to qualify for the playoffs of the tournament.
Most popular Tundra Esports heroes
Here are the most picked and highest winrate heroes for Tundra Esports over the last 6 months:
- Tusk – 34 games – 67.65% winrate
- Dark Seer – 34 games – 64.71% winrate
- Doom – 32 games – 65.63% winrate
- Tiny – 32 games – 59.38% winrate
- Beastmaster – 30 games – 60.00% winrate
- Shadow Shaman – 25 games – 52.00% winrate
- Sand King – 23 games – 60.87% winrate
- Abaddon – 23 games – 52.17% winrate
- Monkey King – 22 games – 63.64% winrate
- Invoker – 20 games – 55.00% winrate
As you can see, the team has excellent winrates on many heroes, which reflects their overall strength.
Xtreme Gaming vs Tundra Esports Head-to-Head History
The teams have played each other 11 times, with Xtreme Gaming winning 6 matches and Tundra Esports winning 5. The match at The International 2025 is very important, as every victory brings the teams closer to triumph in the main Dota 2 tournament of the year.
Predicted result of the match Xtreme Gaming vs Tundra Esports at The International 2025
It is quite difficult to predict the outcome of the match between Xtreme Gaming and Tundra Esports at The International 2025. While the Chinese team performed very confidently in the Group Stage, forecasting their level of play, as well as Tundra Esports’ performance in the playoffs, is rather challenging. Each team has a decent chance of winning at The International 2025. We believe this match will be a full bo3 series.
Betting Prediction: total +2.5.
