The International 2025
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- LOWER BRACKET FINAL: PARIVISION vs Xtreme Gaming [CEST Countdown]
- GRAND FINAL: Falcons vs Lower Bracket Winner [CEST Countdown]
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I am categorically unable to just blanket feel happy for Falcons winning. I hate Saudi sportswashing, they have some players I don’t vibe with and I don’t really enjoy their playstyle. That being said, I am very happy for Cr1t finally winning TI, and I am happy for Aui_2000 who has come back from once being disrespected and underrated to now practically forcing the world to recognise him as one of the greatest minds of Dota. Also, nobody can say Falcons wasn’t the overall best team of the tournament, so in that sense it was at least a fair victory.
I am with you though, Heroic were the stars of the tournament for me in terms of entertainment value, but they actually also played really well. That one Aegis steal is going to haunt their dreams for the coming year. I so wish we got to see more of them.
If PV stay together they can be a force, Noone still has some left in the tank and 9Class just needs to practice some more heroes like Void Spirit or maybe Weaver for his play style. Satanic might be the best young player in a long time, the kid is so fucking good.
I understand what you’re saying. I don’t have any love or respect for Falcons as an organisation and I felt the same way when PSG won Eurocup this year. But I can feel happy for the players, while feeling regretful about the organisation behind it that made it happen. Obviously, nobody likes Ammar - I don’t like him as a person either - but his talent is undeniable, and I really hope seeing things like offlane Huskar and Ursa shake the meta up a bit and influence other offlaners to play similar styles.
I’m not too fond of Skiter either if I’m honest. He’s been in some situations before where he’s looked pretty bad.
If Ammar could micro he’d probably be within the discussion of the overall best player right now. He’s very very talented.