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. Sixteen teams will compete for the Aegis of Champions and a massive prize pool. Among the matches in the 1-1 bracket, we highlight Team Spirit vs Tundra Esports, which promises to be one of the most exciting of the gaming day. While the teams are preparing for the match, we will try to determine the likely winner and provide betting tips.
How the bookies view it: Team Spirit favorite
Most bookmakers consider Team Spirit the favorite in the match against Tundra Esports at The International 2025. The team has been one of the strongest in recent years and is also performing at a high level this season. However, Tundra Esports should not be underestimated either; the team has earned the most prize placements among all teams this season and is among the favorites to win TI 2025.
Team Spirit form
Let’s begin our Dota 2 betting prediction with an analysis of Team Spirit form. This team has become one of the strongest in recent years and attracts a lot of attention at every tournament. At PGL Wallachia Season 5, Team Spirit is considered one of the main favorites to win.
We’ll traditionally start our analysis with the 2023 season. In the first round of DPC 2023: EEU Division 1, Spirit finished in 2nd place. Then, BB Team prevented the Dragons from taking first, going undefeated with a 7-0 record. After playing in the regional league, Team Spirit went to The Lima Major 2023, where they finished in the Top 8, which was a rather underwhelming result for them.
Later, Spirit played in DPC EEU 2023 Tour 2: Division I and once again secured a Top 2 placement. Heading into The Berlin Major 2023, expectations were high that they would improve on their previous Major result — but things only got worse: they finished in the Top 12.
Despite their lackluster international performances, Spirit consistently make it out of the group stages in major tournaments, and on their home turf, they’re seen as top contenders in every match. This was also the case in DPC 2023 Tour 3, where Team Spirit finished first in the Eastern Europe finals. It took them three attempts to finally claim the Eastern European title.
Team Spirit roster: Yatoro, Larl, Collapse, rue, Miposhka.
Team Spirit also participated in The Bali Major 2023, but the trip ended in disappointment. The team finished in the Top 12, missing out on prize winnings.
The turning point of the season was their run at Riyadh Masters 2023. In the group stage, the Dragons finished with an 8-6 record, securing second place in Group A.
Advancing to the playoffs, Team Spirit finally displayed their high-quality gameplay. In the first match, they defeated Team Aster after a very rough start on two maps. Next came a series against BB Team, which followed a nearly identical pattern: Spirit were behind on all three maps but somehow managed to win 2-1.
In the match for the grand final, they faced the formidable Team Liquid. After losing the first map, they came back strong on the second and crushed Liquid on the third. Spirit demonstrated excellent macro-level gameplay, which played a key role in their victory at the biggest tournament of the year. Team Spirit defeated Team Liquid 3-1 in the grand final.
Ahead of The International 2023, Spirit continued their winning momentum and secured the title at DreamLeague Season 21, where they defeated Shopify Rebellion 3-0 in the grand final.
At The International 2023, the Dragons were simply untouchable. Spirit became the only team to go undefeated in the first stage of the group stage, finishing with an 8-0 record. They dominated the entire tournament and brought home yet another trophy — the Aegis of Immortals.
The 2024 season started a bit less successfully. Spirit finished in the Top 4 at DreamLeague Season 22 and won PGL Wallachia Season 1, but couldn’t place higher than Top 8 at Riyadh Masters 2024 and Top 12 at The International 2024.
The team also competed in DreamLeague Season 24, where they secured a Top 3 finish — a strong result. This was followed by a Top 10 placement at BLAST Slam 1 and Top 4 at ESL One Bangkok 2024.
The 2025 season started with qualifiers in which the team did well. Then the team took 4th place at FISSURE PLAYGROUND 1 and won the DreamLeague Season 25 with a victory. They also played at PGL Wallachia Season 2 and took 4th place. Also worth noting is the 2nd place at ESL One Raleigh 2025 and 3-4 at BLAST Slam III.
Team Spirit also won the Esports World Cup 2025 and will demonstrate the highest level of play to win The International for the third time.
Most popular Team Spirit heroes
Here are the most picked and highest winrate heroes for Team Spirit over the last 6 months:
- Jakiro – 29 games – 65.52% winrate
- Muerta – 26 games – 73.08% winrate
- Ember Spirit – 25 games – 68.00% winrate
- Silencer – 23 games – 60.87% winrate
- Storm Spirit – 21 games – 80.95% winrate
- Bane – 20 games – 90.00% winrate
- Monkey King – 18 games – 66.67% winrate
- Mars – 18 games – 55.56% winrate
- Nature's Prophet – 16 games – 87.50% winrate
- Centaur Warrunner – 15 games – 73.33% winrate
As you can see, Team Spirit has an impressive winrate on their signature heroes, so opponents need to be very well-prepared in drafting and strategy.
Tundra Esports form
Let’s continue our Dota 2 betting tips with an analysis of Tundra Esports form. 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 Esports roster: 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 among the top favourites to win.
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 – 33 games – 63.64% winrate
- Doom – 30 games – 70.00% winrate
- Beastmaster – 30 games – 60.00% winrate
- Tiny – 28 games – 60.71% winrate
- Shadow Shaman – 23 games – 52.17% winrate
- Abaddon – 22 games – 54.55% winrate
- Monkey King – 21 games – 66.67% winrate
- Sand King – 18 games – 66.67% winrate
- Ringmaster – 18 games – 55.56% winrate
As you can see, the team has excellent winrates on many heroes, which reflects their overall strength.
Team Spirit vs Tundra Esports Head-to-Head History
The teams have played against each other 23 times, with Team Spirit winning 10 times and Tundra Esports 13 times. This match at The International 2025 is very important, as the teams are currently tied 1-1 and need to win to increase their chances of reaching the tournament's playoff stage.
Predicted result of the match Team Spirit vs Tundra Esports at The International 2025
Predicting the result of the Team Spirit vs Tundra Esports match at The International 2025 is quite difficult. Both teams are among the strongest and currently have a 1-1 score. We believe this match will be a full bo3 series.
Betting Prediction: total +2.5.
