Western Europe Closed Qualifier will take place from 2025-06-13 to 2025-06-17. WEU also got 1 slot for the TI. It is the second-best region, with OG vs NIGMA El Classico. Another thing that I don’t like is that 1Win Team is playing in Europe instead of the CIS region. And it is not only them, in OQ 2 we also see VP and Yellow Submarine in the EU region. To me, if you are a 5-man stack from CIS you need to play in the EEU region. It is just not fair and I think they chose this region because, in their mind, it is easier than EEU. Let’s see the teams:
Nigma Galaxy
Chance: 65.8%
| Player | Position |
|---|---|
| Ghost ?? | Carry |
| SumaiL | Mid |
| No!ob | Offlane |
| OmaR | Support |
| GH | Support |
| KuroKy | Coach |
I just hope some miracle happens. You know what I mean. But overall, I think they are one of the favorites, even with Ghost as a carry.
Mouz
Chance: 34.7%
| Player | Position |
|---|---|
| Kami | Carry |
| Abed | Mid |
| zeal | Offlane |
| Ekki | Support |
| Seleri | Support |
| Immortal Faith | Coach |
Mouz stack is not bad, but I feel like something is missing here. If Abed is in his TI form, I can see them run through these qualifiers.
OG
Chance: 22.5%
| Player | Position |
|---|---|
| Shad | Carry |
| Stormstormer | Mid |
| MikSa` | Offlane |
| daze | Support |
| Kidaro | Support |
| N0tail | Coach |
Is this the worst OG stack ever? I don’t know, I just don’t believe in them. I feel like if you got Storstormer mid, you need a greedy carry player like Satanic (PARIVISION) or Yamato (Shopify Rebellion).
AVULUS
Chance: 16.4%
| Player | Position |
|---|---|
| Smiling Knight | Carry |
| Worick | Mid |
| Xibbe | Offlane |
| dEsire | Support |
| Fly | Support |
| Mag~ | Coach |
AVULUS seems lost after SoNNeikO left the team. Is Worick better than Stormstormer? I doubt that.
1Win Team
Chance: 58.8%
| Player | Position |
|---|---|
| Munkushi~ | Carry |
| squad1x | Mid |
| SSS | Offlane |
| swedenstrong | Support |
| kasane | Support |
| Ahiles | Coach |
The stack seems very strong. Especially since they changed the mid-laner. However, I will double down on what I said in the beginning. Why are they in the WEU qualifiers? Are they scared of going through EEU qualifiers? They are a 5-man CIS stack.
Na`Vi Junior
Chance: 40.7%
| Player | Position |
|---|---|
| gotthejuice | Carry |
| Niku | Mid |
| pma | Offlane |
| Zayac | Support |
| Riddys | Support |
| TheHeartlessKin | Coach |
I really like Na’Vi junior team. As a matter of fact, I like it more than the Na’Vi roster. They’re young and always doing good in qualifiers. Do I need to remind you that they destroyed VP in OQ1?
4Pirates
Chance: 8.5%
| Player | Position |
|---|---|
| Otaker | Carry |
| nattynarwhal_ | Mid |
| мистер мораль | Offlane |
| ariel | Support |
| PERDAN4IK | Support |
| TBD | Coach |
They got the slot beating Stojkov’s team. But, I have zero expectations, to be honest in this qualifying round.
YeS
Chance: 10.4%
| Player | Position |
|---|---|
| bottega | Carry |
| Mirele | Mid |
| INFERNAL | Offlane |
| lupsione | Support |
| Xakoda | Support |
| TBD | Coach |
FYI: bottega is the new carry for BetBoom Team. Meaning, he will replace Pure~.
Day 1 of The International 2025: Western Europe Closed Qualifier
Predictions (Na`VI Junior vs Yellow Submarine)
NAVI Junior
| 2:0 |
Yellow Submarine
Sorry guys, I rate NA’VI junior very high. I can see only a 2:0 here. The only thing I want to check is how is the carry (Bottega) from YeS doing (from my sources he will be a new carry for BetBoom Team).
Prediction Correct!
NA`VI Junior is on fire. I really like this team and I think they will qualify for the TI this year. P.S.: They already qualified for Ryadh Masters 2025.
Predictions (Virtus Pro vs 4Pirates)
Virtus Pro
| 2:0 |
4 Pirates
I will go with Virtus Pro here, it looks like a very strong team in this qualifiers. They might win the whole thing.
Prediction Wrong!
Cyber Goose won 2:0. I don’t understand this team. Either they win 2 back-to-back 20-minute games, or they lose in the most spectacular fashion.
Predictions (Mouz Esports vs 1Win Team)
Mouz Esports
| 0:2 |
1Win Team
I cannot wait for this match. A very hard one to predict based on the roster. I would still give a small edge to 1Win team because on paper they look really strong. 2:0 for 1Win Team.
Prediction Correct!
1Win is really good. I think SquadiX is a good addition to the team. Let’s see if they can secure a slot for this TI.
Predictions (OG vs Team Secret)
OG
| 1:2 |
Team Secret
I think this didn’t happen in the last 3 years. El Classico – OG vs Secret. Very proud of the teams that I have been watching from the beginning of my career. Still, I don’t believe in this OG roster (sorry guys) I will give the edge to Team Secret 2:1.
Prediction Wrong!
No No, I was really wrong. OG is on fire, that comeback in the game with DP and DK?
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