Dota 2 TI 14 Grand Final Falcons vs XG Game 2 live updates: Tied at 1-1

The Dota 2 The International 2025 (TI 14) Grand Final is live with Team Falcons and Xtreme Gaming locking horns in a best-of-five. If you are unable to catch the livestream, keep this page bookmarked and reload it to be on top of what the two best Dota 2 teams of this season produce at the grandest stage of them all.

Game 2 is done and dusted, with Falcons brutally dismantling XG. The series is tied at 1-1.

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Game 2

Falcons: Enchantress, Bristleback, Primal Beast, Ringmaster, Abaddon
XG: Beastmaster, Hoodwink, Elder Titan, Puck, Clinkz

XG once again secured the first kill, immediately followed by Bristleback getting a kill on Clinkz. A few minutes later, Clinkz killed Bristleback with Elder Titan hitting hard. But while doing so, they both got quite low on HP, and Ringmaster finished Clinkz off. At the end of 5 minutes, the score stood at 2-2 and the net worth was roughly even.

Primap Beast ganked the bottom lane to get a kill on Hoodwink, leading to Falcons getting the 7-minute Dire wisdom rune. Falcons dismantled the top and bottom T1 towers, while losing none of their side. A 4-man XG gank on solo Bristleback did not result in a kill, but managed to push him out of the Dire jungle. 10 minutes in, Falcons lead 3-2 with a 2k net worth lead.

The early stages of Game 2 of the Dota 2 The International 2025 Grand Final felt more like what one would expect from Team Falcons. The laning phase advantage was nicely secured, with a net worth lead, multiple towers down, and cores farming happily.

Primal Beast smoked with Ringmaster to invade the Dire jungle with an Arcane rune. This resulted in an easy kill on Puck deep in the top half of the map. Falcons again contested the 14-minute wisdom rune on the Dire-side and managed to get this one too. They followed this with taking down the T1 mid-tower.

Dire showed up en masse to gank Abaddon at the bottom lane. Instead, they were quickly countered, with Primal Beast getting two kills. The tanky setup on the Falcons' side made the early part of this game significantly different than what happened in Game 1.

Dota 2 The International 2025 Grand Final - Game 2 (Image via Valve)

The first Roshan kill was secured by Team Falcons around the 20-minute mark, without a response from XG. After securing the top Tormentor, the networth lead was already at 10k with Falcons leading 9-2 in Dota 2 The International 2025 Grand Final 2 Game 2.

The 21-minute wisdom runes went 1:1, with Ame securing the Radiant side and Falcons taking the Dire one. XG focused on farming and kiting Falcons, with Bristleback pushing down lanes and taking down T2 towers. They forced high ground at 23 minutes with Bristleback in the front. While a glyph of fortification momentarily delayed it, AMMAR finished off T3 mid tower and backed off.

Falcons continued their push, building a bigger net worth lead and taking down objectives. While they did not get kills, XG found it nearly impossible to force Falcons out or get a kill. Falcons finished off the mid lane barracks and went back.

The next full-on team fight broke out in the mid lane near the river. Both teams had smoked up. After a few false engagements, Falcons killed off Clinkz, Puck, Hoodwink, and Beastmaster. 30 minutes in, Falcons' tankiness and net worth lead had become significantly difficult for XG to contend with. The bottom lane of barracks fell soon after.

With Falcons engaging Roshan in the bottom pit, XG decided to smoke out and hold the Dire triangle. Both teams held high ground on either side, with Bristleback solo-htting Roshan. Falcons decided to invade the Dire triangle on their own and managed to push XG out. This secured the Roshan kill and put an aegis on Bristleback.

Comparing the first 35 minutes of Game 2 of the Dota 2 TI 14, Falcons looked like an entirely different beast. The methodical stranglehold through their cores' tankiness clearly exasperated XG's lineup. The siege of the top T3 tower and barracks continued, with Bristleback hitting at the front. The rest of Falcons stayed far behind, ready to jump in. With the buildings down, Falcons disengaged without any casualties.

With Bristleback hitting T4 towers, XG managed to take down his first life. Primal Beast jumped in, and Falcons cleared four kills on the Dire side. The "gg" from XG followed soon after.

Game 1

XG: Mars, Hoodwink, Elder Titan, Ursa, Queen of Pain
Falcons: Pangolier, Snapfire, Enchantress, Sven, Ember Spirit

The first five minutes of the game had the two teams at roughly equal net worth, with XG leading the kill score 5-1. Xtreme Gaming secured the first blood early on. While initially neither team tried to do anything quirky or risky, multiple kills came around the 4.30 mark. The first rune spawn saw four heroes gather, with Radiant's Hoodwink taking the Arcane rune.

Falcons put significant pressure on the midlane tier 1 tower around the 7-minute mark, bringing it below 50%. Meanwhile, Ame stole the Dire's wisdom rune. Xm finally denied XG's T1 tower at the 8.30 mark. A Radiant gank on the Snapfire backfired with Dire's core teleporting in and killing off the Mars. At the 10-minute mark, XG led the kill score 5-2, but the net worth remained equal.

By 12 minutes, Falcons had 11 stacks ready for their cores to munch on, but XG only had 2. While XG managed to score a few more kills (7-2), they were not able to increase the net worth gap and lost their bottom T1 tower. Mars completed Euls and smoked right after to no kill or push. Ame on Ursa, meanwhile, happily farmed with a Battle Fury all ready.

At 18 minutes, a massive team fight started off in the mid lane. Mars speared Ember, and QoP used ult to finish the kill. Pangolier, in response, used its ult. Enchantress died, but Mars used Arena. Sven showed up, but Ursa finished off the final few kills. The net worth remained balanced, with the kill score being 11-6 in favor of XG.

Another skirmish happened around 20 minutes, with XG coming up on top and securing the top Tormentor. The net worth favored Xtreme Gaming by 2k gold. Falcons main issue would be the lack of a hard save or resistance to an instant burst that can come from Xtreme Gaming in the first game of the Dota 2 TI 14 Grand Final.

Dota 2 The International 2025 Grand Final - Game 1 (Image via Valve)

In the 20- to 30-minute stretch, both Sven and Ursa avoided getting into fights and kept farming. Ursa did show up at the Roshan pit for a few swipes but then decided to disengage. XG finally completed the Roshan kill at 31 minutes (quite slow for a Ursa lineup). Falcons, meanwhile, took down the top Tormentor.

At 33 minutes, Sven shows up with Falcons to quickly burst down Queen of Pain in the top Dire jungle. The joy was short-lived because XG wrapped around from the side, killing off Sven and Snapfire. The score favored XG 14-7, but the net worth was 1k more for Falcons. Ursa did try to use the newly-crafted Abyssal Blade to kill Ember Spirit, but was unable to.

The next team fight broke out in the river in the mid lane. XG burst down Pangolier quickly before both teams disengaged. Skitter jumped in with Sven a minute later to get Mars while XG managed to kill Enchantress in this skirmish. One thing to note was that Xtreme Gaming had been quite adept at dewarding Falcons' wards.

Falcons smoked 4 man at the 40-minute mark to invade the Radiant jungle, but to no advantage. A few minutes later, another small skirmish broke out with Pangolier using ult. Neither team lost a hero. Ursa immediately secured the Roshan kill. A fight broke out after.

Ember Spirit died at the very beginning, isolated from his team. XG kited Sven while this was going on, negating his impact entirely. The fight ended with only Snapfire surviving on Falcons. Ursa dropped the Roshan Banner in the bottom lane and secured the T3 tower. XG led 21-8 with a net worth advantage of 12k gold.

Falcons remained stuck within their base post-this, afraid to step out with no vision on the map. XG also remained in the Dire triangle, unwilling to let go of their stranglehold on Game 1. A fight broke out around 46 minutes, with Ursa securing the Enchantress kill. Sven scared Ursa off, but Mars jumped in and burst down Sven.

Falcons expended 3 buybacks to push XG out of their base, with only a Hoodwink kill for their troubles. The net worth ballooned to 22k. At the 48-minute mark, Sven and co. tried to jump on Mars, but his Aeon disk saved him. XG countered with Ame taking out Sven. The rest of Xtreme Gaming killed off Enchantress, Snapfire, and Ember Spirit. Two lanes of barracks got secured after this.

Pangolier tried to cut the mid lane Radiant wave, but to no avail. The last fight of Game 1 took off around the final middle lane barracks. Sven died first, and XG dismantled the rest. The "gg" from Falcons came out soon after. Xtreme Gaming wins the first game of Dota 2 The International 2025 Grand Final.

The road to TI 14 Grand Final

Team Falcons

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Malr1ne
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Sneyking

Xtreme Gaming

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Team Falcons came through the Upper Bracket, defeating Tidebound, BetBoom Team, and PARIVISION. After being sent to the Lower Bracket by PARIVISION, XG dispatched Nigma Galaxy, BetBoom Team, and PARIVISION to book their berth in the TI 14 Grand Final.

There are a few potential fairytales (Ame picking up the Aegis of Champions / Aui picking up his third TI final win, with once as player and twice as coach) waiting to be written at the end of The International 2025, irrespective of which team wins.

In The International 2025, Xtreme Gaming met Team Falcons in the Group Stage Round 4. XG defeated them 2-1. According to tips.gg, Team Falcons leads head-to-head matchup against Xtreme Gaming 7-to-4. At the end of the day, though, all that would matter is which team is left standing with the Aegis of Champions once the dust settles.

Stay tuned - we will start our live coverage once the Dota 2 TI 14 Grand Final (XG vs Falcons) begins.

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