The Esports World Cup’s Dota 2 tournament is approaching its conclusion and Team Falcons has made a deeper run than many were expecting, but can it survive against Tundra Esports?
| Match | Esports World Cup Semifinals |
|---|---|
| Kick-off | July 18, 2025 at 9:30 am ET |
| Top pick | Tundra Esports wins |
| Best price | GG.BET live odds |
| Betting favorite | Team Falcons |
Team Falcons has been on a bit of a slide over the last year. The team is still good, but as Dota 2’s upper tier grows more crowded, Falcons has found itself pushed towards the fringes. Despite this, Falcons has secured itself a top-four finish in the Esports World Cup. The odds are still stacked against them when it comes to reaching the finals, though.
Betting tip: Tundra’s form has been generally better than Team Falcons in 2025, and that should carry them to victory here.
My Tundra Esports vs Team Falcons pick: Tundra Esports wins (1.89 at GG.BET)
Team Falcons looked like it was set for an early exit from the Esports World Cup. There aren’t any particularly easy outs in the tournament, but a 2-4 group stage run isn’t typically indicative of success. That’s especially the case in a tournament format like this; as the team would need to win two more elimination matches just to reach the playoffs.
Despite that, Falcons has persevered admirably. It took wins over Virtus.pro and NaVi to push its way into the playoffs. It received a tough draw in Team Liquid but managed to come out on top. It’s an impressive run, but an impressive comeback shouldn’t be given more weight than consistent success.
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Tundra Esports is one of the teams that has enjoyed consistent success, that has run into the Esports World Cup. The team has placed in the top three in most of the tournaments it has competed in and hasn’t stumbled in the Esports World Cup. Tundra went 5-1 in the group stage and took a convincing win over Talon Esports jin the elimination stage. It then knocked out BetBoom Team, one of the strongest competitors in the tournament, in the playoffs.
While Team Falcons is exceeding expectations, that’s only the case because expectations were comparatively low. While Falcons is good enough to score a win over any team in Dota 2, the fact that it’s a favorite against Tundra Esports on multiple betting sites is perplexing.
| Position | Tundra Esports | Team Falcons |
|---|---|---|
| Carry | Crystallis | skiter |
| Mid | bzm | Malr1ne |
| Offlane | 33 | ATF |
| Support | Saksa | Cr1t- |
| Hard Support | Whitemon | Sneyking |
| Metric | Tundra Esports | Team Falcons | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiant win% | 58.06% | 47.83% | Tundra |
| Dire win% | 64.71% | 57.14% | Tundra |
| Match record | 18-1-9 | 11-5-9 | Tundra |
All stats reflect all matches played by both teams over the last three months.
Since The International 2024, the rivalry between these two teams has been very competitive. The teams have played 14 times, with Falcons taking five wins while Tundra has taken seven. Two of these matches have been 1-1 draws. Worth noting is that Tundra has won the last two matches, with the most recent being the BLAST Slam 3 finals in May.
Tundra was strong in the group stage of the Esports World Cup and recovered after a tiebreaker loss to Aurora Gaming that forced them into the Elimination Stage.
Team Falcons struggled in the group stage of the Esports World Cup, but has recovered well since.
| Market | Odds |
|---|---|
| Tundra Esports to win | 1.89 |
| Team Falcons to win | 1.82 |
| Over 2.5 maps | 1.91 |
Lines pulled from GG.BET at 1:10 pm MT on July 17, 2025.
The GG.BET live odds show that betting sites have done a major about-face on Team Falcons. The team was pegged as the clear underdog in its match against Team Liquid, but one win over Liquid was enough to get betting sites to rate Team Falcons as the favorite against a fearsome Tundra Esports. Don’t bite on that yourself, though.
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Our pick: Tundra Esports as the match winner at 2-1 at 3.59 odds at GG.BET See all the Tundra Esports vs Team Falcons odds at GG.BET!
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