Excitement for the 2024 season in the Counter-Strike 2 competitive arena remains high, with the Thunderpick World Championship 2024 currently underway. This event is considered a crucial part of the preparations for the upcoming Shanghai 2024 Major.
While some of the world’s best are not participating in the current CS2 scene, fans can still expect to see teams like 9z Team, BIG, Fnatic, HEROIC, NiP, Team Falcons, VP, and Cloud9 compete. These squads have already made their mark in the history of eSports and continue to captivate audiences with their performances.
Thunderpick World Championship 2024 – Details
The Thunderpick World Championship 2024 is scheduledto take place between October 21 and November 3, 2024, with 16 teams from various regions. These teams will compete fiercely for the chance to win the majority of the $850,000 cumulative prize pool.
The participating teams have been organized into four groups, and each group consists of four squads:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| 3DMAX | 9z Team | HEROIC | Aurora Gaming |
| Team Falcons | Cloud9 | Imperial Esports | BESTIA |
| OG | Fnatic | Legacy | BIG |
| Virtus. pro | The MongolZ | NiP | M80 |
The Thunder pick World Championship 2024 follows a specific format, starting with a Group Stage conducted in GLS (Double Elimination Groups) format. All Group Stage matches are best-of-three (BO3), with the top two teams from each group advancing to the playoffs.
During the playoffs, a direct elimination format is applied, with all matches being best-of-three (BO3) except for the Grand Final, which will be best-of-five (BO5).
Regarding prize distribution, the total prize pool for the Thunder Pick World Championship 2024 is $850,000 and will be divided as follows:
| 1st place – $500,000 |
| 2nd place – $150,000 |
| 3rd place- $70,000 |
| 4th place- $50,000 |
| 5th-8th place – $20,000 |
Thunderpick World Championship 2024 – So far
At the time of writing this article, we already have some surprising results in Group A.
All attention was focused on Team Falcons during their first official appearance in the tournament with Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev on their roster. While s1mple proved to be the standout player of his team, Falcons failed to defeat 3DMAX, eventually losing with a score of 0-2. The challenges continued for Falcons and s1mple when they faced VP in the Elimination Match and suffered another 0-2 loss, leaving the tournament and returning home empty-handed.
Undoubtedly, this disappointing performance was not what s1mple and the community had anticipated for the esteemed Ukrainian player. However, it could be just the initial phase of a promising journey in CS2, especially considering his prolonged absence from the scene for almost a year.
On the other hand, the French team, 3DMAX, pleasantly surprised everyone by securing victories in both series played during the Group A stage, earning them a spot in the tournament playoffs. In their opening match, 3D MAX impressively won 2-0 against Team Falcons and s1mple, showing their strong skills against a talented opponent. Their success continued in the Winners Match, where they scored another 2-0 win, this time against OG, cementing their place in the tournament playoffs.
Finally, OG and VP will play each other in the Decider Match to find out the second qualifier of Group A.
The Thunderpick World Championship continues.
Following the action in Group A, we have, at the time of writing, the Group B matches being played, with the following opening matches:
The MongolZ vs. Cloud9
9z Team vs. Fnatic
The team that manages to win the first two series advances directly to the playoffs, while the rest will have to play for their lives to qualify.
On the other hand, the actions of Groups C and D continue on October 23 and 24, with the following opening games:
Group C
HEROIC vs. Legacy
Imperial Esports vs. NiP
Group D
BIG vs. Aurora
M80 Esports vs. BESTIA
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