Finalists Revealed for Individual and Team Esports Events at the Sber Russian Championship

On June 29, 2025, the main stage of the Sber Championship of Russia in individual disciplines came to a close, featuring games such as Tekken 8, Tetris, StarCraft II, Storm Chess, and Drone Champions League (DCL) – The Game (a multiplayer drone racing competition). Four participants from each discipline advanced to the finals. On July 3, the draw for the semi-final matchups in the team competitions for Dota 2 and Counter-Strike 2 took place.

The team finals will be held on July 5 and 6 at the VK Play Arena in Moscow. Matches on July 5 will be held in a closed format without spectators. On July 6, the arena will open to all interested attendees with prior registration required. A total of 79 teams from Counter-Strike 2 across 49 regions and 71 teams from Dota 2 representing 44 regions will compete. The prize pool for the team finals amounts to 3.8 million rubles.

Finalists in team disciplines:

Counter-Strike 2:
— Quazar x 44 (Novosibirsk Region)
— UUNiT (Republic of Bashkortostan)
— Hesta (Sakha Republic (Yakutia))
— vezet (Sverdlovsk Region).

Dota 2:
— Prime Time (Moscow)
— 20Twice (Republic of Khakassia)
— 4Pirates (Tambov Region)
— AFK30 (Moscow).

Draw for semi-finals:

Counter-Strike 2:
— vezet (Sverdlovsk Region) vs. Hesta (Sakha Republic (Yakutia));
— Quazar x 44 (Novosibirsk Region) vs. UUNiT (Republic of Bashkortostan).

Dota 2:
— AFK30 (Moscow) vs. 20Twice (Republic of Khakassia);
— 4Pirates (Tambov Region) vs. Prime Time (Moscow).

The first 350 attendees will receive a voucher for account top-ups ranging from 150 to 3500 rubles. Schedule for July 6:

— 10:15 AM – Entrance for viewers
— 11:00 AM – Grand opening ceremony
— 11:15 AM – Third-place match in Dota 2
— 2:15 PM – Final match in Dota 2
— 5:15 PM – Third-place match in Counter-Strike 2
— 8:15 PM – Final match in Counter-Strike 2

A dedicated entertainment zone will be available for visitors, featuring:
— PlayStation 5 and retro consoles
— Cyber testing
— Air tattoos
— A masterclass on squishies
— Retro arcade machines
— VR station
— Button Battle arcade
— Air hockey
— Foosball
— Jumbo Jenga
— Photo zone
— Poster drawing area.

The finals for individual competitions are scheduled for July 19 and 20 at the VK Play Arena in Moscow. Matches on July 19 will also be closed to the public. On July 20, the arena will be open for all registered attendees. The prize pool for the individual competitions stands at 2.5 million rubles.

Match formats include:
— Tekken 8 and Tetris – Best of 4 wins
— StarCraft II – Best of 3 wins
— Storm Chess – Best of 2 wins
— DCL – The Game – Completing three tracks in multiplayer against the clock.

Finalists in individual disciplines include:

Tekken 8:
— Sergey Platov (Republic of Khakassia)
— Vyacheslav Novikov (Voronezh Region)
— Garik Galoyan (Republic of Altai)
— Vladislav Shevchenko (Saint Petersburg).

DCL – The Game:
— Kirill Loban (Belgorod Region)
— Alexander Khalkin (Sverdlovsk Region)
— Platon Cheremnykh (Nenets Autonomous Okrug)
— Danil Gryaznov (Belgorod Region).

StarCraft II:
— Yakov Moiseenko (Krasnodar Territory)
— Nikolai Blonsky (Moscow)
— Yuri Voyuev (Tomsk Region)
— Alexey Solyakov (Moscow).

Tetris:
— Daniil Tarasov (Chuvash Republic)
— Ruslan Kopykin (Primorsky Krai)
— Vladislav Konovalov (Rostov Region)
— Arseniy Beskrovnykh (Altai Krai).

Storm Chess:
— Artyom Zubritsky (Moscow)
— Levon Gerontidi (Moscow)
— Vladimir Vasilyev (Moscow)
— Vladislav Akhmejanov (Lipetsk Region).

Additional awards of 100,000 rubles for various categories have been announced by Sber for each discipline. Up-to-date information about the events is available on the official website and social media channels of the Computer Sports Federation of Russia.