After the conclusion of The Road to The International 2025, the tournament has lost many champions from previous years. Now, before the start of the playoffs, only eight players who have already won the Aegis continue to compete for the title. Only one of them has the chance to do it for the third time.

The only chance for a third Aegis is with 33

Tundra Esports player Neta "33" Shapira remains the only one in the TI14 playoffs who can become a three-time champion of The International. He has already lifted the Aegis in 2022 with Tundra Esports (TI11) and in 2024 with Liquid (TI13). Now he continues his journey towards a unique achievement that no one in Dota 2 history has conquered yet.

The main competitors for multiple titles — Yatoro, Collapse, Miposhka from Team Spirit — concluded their performance in the group stage and are out of the race for a third Aegis.

Seven players remain in the race for a second Aegis:

• Bach (Team Tidebound) — TI6 champion
• y`(Team Tidebound) — TI6 champion
• skiter (Team Falcons) — TI11 champion
• Sneyking (Team Falcons) — TI11 champion
• Saksa (Team Falcons) — TI11 champion
• GH (Nigma Galaxy) — TI7 champion
• SumaiL (Nigma Galaxy) — TI5 champion

Each of them already knows the taste of victory in the main tournament. Now they have the chance to cement their names in history by becoming two-time world champions.

The International 2025 will take place from September 4 to 15. Teams are competing for the Aegis of Champions and a prize pool of $1,600,000 plus a share of the compendium funds. Follow the results, match schedules, and news through this link.