Thunderpick World Championship 2024 is an upcoming CS2 tournament that features 16 strong teams and offers $850.000 in prize money. It is scheduled to take place in Berlin between October 21 – November 3.
Today, the complete list of participants has been revealed. Teams like G2 Esports, Team Vitality, and Natus Vincere will not compete in the tournament, but many other great organizations will. Among them, Team Falcons will be one of the most exciting to watch because Aleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev has finally returned.
Participants
Here are the 16 teams that will compete in Thunderpick World Championship 2024:
- 3DMAX
- Team Falcons
- UNPAID
- Virtus.pro
- HEROIC
- Imperial Esports
- Legacy
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
- 9z Team
- Cloud9
- Fnatic
- The MongolZ
- Aurora Gaming
- BESTIA
- BIG
- M80
Format
The competitive format is very simple: four groups of four teams followed by playoffs. The groups use the double-elimination format. The playoffs use the single-elimination format. The best two teams from each group advance to the playoffs. Every match is best-of-three with the exception of the Grand Final.
Favorites
Here are the favorites in each of the four groups:
Group A
- 3DMAX
- Team Falcons
- UNPAID
- Virtus.pro
VP will likely win this group, unless, of course, Team Falcons have reached a decent level of fluency faster than usual. S1mple joined just three weeks ago, and that’s usually not enough to create a well-coordinated roster.
Group B
- HEROIC
- Imperial Esports
- Legacy
- Ninjas in Pyjamas
In group B of Thunderpick World Championship 2024, HEROIC and NiP are the big favorites. But the Brazilian teams should not be underestimated.
Group C
- 9z Team
- Cloud9
- Fnatic
- The MongolZ
This will probably be the most contested group of the four. The MongolZ are the favorites, but any of the other three teams could easily finish second or even win.
Group D
- Aurora Gaming
- BESTIA
- BIG
- M80
Unless BIG or M80 make major blunders and show up to the event in poor shape, BESTIA and Aurora don’t stand a chance against them.
