Xtreme Gaming, PARIVISION, Team Falcons and BetBoom Team won their opening matches on the first day of the playoff stage at The International 2025 on Thursday in Hamburg, Germany.

Xtreme, PARIVISION and Falcons all notched 2-0 sweeps in the upper-bracket quarterfinals, while BetBoom had to rally to a 2-1 victory over Nigma Galaxy. Nigma, along with Tundra Esports, HEROIC and Team Tidebound, dropped into the lower bracket as a result of their defeats.

The prestigious Dota 2 event began with 16 teams -- eight invitees and eight teams from regional qualifiers -- but that number was cut in half ahead of the double-elimination playoffs, which run through Sunday.

Thursday's winners advanced to the upper-bracket semifinals, while the losers will attempt to play their way out of the lower brack

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