The Thunderpick World Championship 2025 is set to showcase elite Counter-Strike 2 teams competing in front of a worldwide audience, commencing with closed qualifiers followed by the LAN stage later this year.
While several teams received direct invitations to the playoffs, others will have to navigate through the closed qualifiers in September. Notable CS2 teams such as The MongolZ, FURIA, NAVI, and Aurora Gaming will be part of this tournament, with a total of 20 teams vying for a substantial prize pool.
Below you will find comprehensive details regarding the CS2 Thunderpick World Championship 2025, encompassing its schedule, participating teams, prize pool distribution, and more.
CS2 Thunderpick World Championship 2025 Schedule
The Thunderpick World Championship 2025 kicks off with the closed qualifiers from September 9 to 11, where the final teams will secure their spots for the TWC Finals, which will be held on LAN from October 15 to 19 in Malta.
Here is the complete schedule for the closed qualifiers:
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
- Ecstatic 1 – 2 Parivision
- 10-13 Dust 2
- 13-9 Train
- 6-13 Ancient
- SAW 1 – 2 BIG
- 13-11 Nuke
- 7-13 Train
- 11-13 Inferno
- Legacy 2 – 0 JiJieHao
- 13-5 Inferno
- 1-0 (JiJieHao forfeit 2nd map)
- BetBoom 1 – 2 9z
- 13-8 Nuke
- 10-13 Train
- 11-13 Dust 2
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
- ENCE vs Nemiga
- OG vs M80
- Ninjas in Pyjamas vs Venom
- TNL vs Imperial
Thursday, September 11, 2025
- Quarter Final 1
- Quarter Final 2
- Quarter Final 3
- Quarter Final 4
All Teams in CS2 Thunderpick World Championship 2025
Below is the list of teams participating in the CS2 TWC 2025:
- The MongolZ (Mongolia)
- NAVI (Ukraine)
- FURIA (Brazil)
- Aurora (Russia)
- Ninjas in Pyjamas (Sweden)
- SAW (Portugal)
- BetBoom Team (Russia)
- ECSTATIC (Denmark)
- TNL (South Korea)
- Nemiga (Belarus)
- BIG (Germany)
- ENCE (Finland)
- PARIVISION
- KOLESIE (Poland)
- OG (Europe)
- JiJieHao (China)
- Team Legacy (Brazil)
- M80 (North America)
- Imperial Esports (Brazil)
- 9z (South America)
Defending champions The Mongolz, NAVI, FURIA, and Aurora have received direct invitations to the LAN phase, while the remaining 16 teams will compete in the closed qualifiers, with the top four proceeding to the playoffs.
TWC 2025 Prize Pool Distribution
The TWC 2025 offers an $850,000 prize pool, which includes a player share of $340,000 and a club share of $510,000. Below is the detailed breakdown of the prize distribution:
| Position | Prize in USD (Player share | Club share) |
Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | $200,000 | $300,000 | TBD |
| 2nd | $60,000 | $90,000 | TBD |
| 3rd | $28,000 | $42,000 | TBD |
| 4th | $20,000 | $30,000 | TBD |
| 5th and 6th | $8,000 | $12,000 (each) | TBD |
| 7th and 8th | $8,000 | $12,000 (each) | TBD |
How to Watch Thunderpick World Championship 2025
Fans can catch all the action from the TWC 2025 on ThunderpickTV’s official Twitch channel.
