Russian Team Spirit did not qualify for The International 2025 playoffs due to defeat

The Russian esports team Team Spirit did not qualify for the playoffs of The International 2025 tournament due to the defeat of the team from Saudi Arabia, Team Falcons. This became known on September 8.

It is noted that the team from Russia was only in 9th-13th place with a prize of about $45 thousand.

"The International 2025 takes place from September 4 to September 14 in Germany. The prize fund is $2.39 million," Sport-Express reported.

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Earlier, on August 2, Team Spirit defeated the Ukrainian esports team Natus Vincere and reached the finals of the annual Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Cologne 2025 Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) tournament. The meeting was held in Cologne, Germany, with a prize fund of $1 million. The game ended in favor of the Russian athletes with a score of 2:1 on the cards.

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