Thunderpick

Thunderpick World Championship 2026 (CS2) – full overview (as of Oct 13, 2026)

This is an S-tier independent CS2 LAN running October 14–18 at BLAST Arena Studios in Attard, Malta.

Eight teams compete for a $1 million prize pool (split 50/50 between player share and club/organization share).

Organized by GAM3RS_X with Thunderpick as the title sponsor.

Streams on official Thunderpick channels (Twitch, YouTube, Kick).

Format

Group stage (Oct 14–16): Two GSL double-elimination groups of four teams each. All matches best-of-three. Top two from each group advance.
Playoffs (Oct 17–18): Single-elimination. Semifinals and third-place match are best-of-three. Grand Final is best-of-five.

Groups

Group A

Group B

Opening matches (October 14)

All times CEST (convert roughly -6 hours for CDT):

Remaining group matches run

October 15–16.

Semifinals are scheduled for October 17; third-place match and

Grand Final on October 18.

Prize pool

1st: $500,000 total ($250k players / $250k club)

2nd: $250,000 ($125k / $125k)

3rd: $100,000 ($50k / $50k)

4th: $50,000 ($25k / $25k)

5th–6th: $30,000 each ($15k / $15k)

7th–8th: $20,000 each ($10k / $10k)

Notes

FURIA return to Malta as defending champions after winning the previous edition.

Legacy, Falcons, Aurora, and FURIA are the highest-ranked sides in the field by recent VRS standings.

The event sits just before the next major invitation window and carries full VRS weight.

Map pool includes the standard competitive maps (Ancient, Anubis, Cache, Dust2, Inferno, Mirage, Nuke).