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LVL Presents the Thunderpick World Championship CS2 Finals Live! Tickets will be available for purchase on October 1
LVL announced today, in partnership with GRID that it would host the 2024 Thunderpick World Championship Finals. The CS2 global professional tournament, with a $1 million prize pool (USD), along with LVL – one of Berlin’s premier gaming and esports venues – promises an electrifying LAN for Counter-Strike enthusiasts!
Thunderpick World Championships 2024: Official Teaser Video on YouTube
Tickets for the event will be available tomorrow, October 1.
Thunderpick World Champions 2024 Finals features an online GSL group stage which will be held from October 21 to 25, 2018.
The 16 teams, including:
- BLEED,
- Cloud9,
- Legacy,
- M80,
- Imperial,
- BESTIA,
- BIG,
- HEROIC,
- fnatic,
- Falcons,
- Virtus.
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Each group will have four teams. The teams will compete in their respective groups for a place in the Playoffs. Only the two top teams from each group advance, while the other two are disqualified.
On Oct. 26, the eight winning teams will compete in a best-of-3 matchup in the Quarterfinals. The four teams that advance to the Semifinals, which will be played live on November 2 at LVL Berlin, are the four teams who have won.
The two losing teams will compete on Nov. 3 for third place. This will be followed by a best-of-5 Grand Final where the two winning team will then compete for first prize and the title.
Thunderpick’s Head of Strategy, Kelly Sanders, said: “With a $1 million prize pool, insanely talented teams and an amazing production team, Thunderpick World Championship will be an event that fans won’t want to miss. And now, with LVL fans can see all the action live,” she added. We expect the tickets to be sold out quickly due to the large venue. So we urge fans to book their seats for this epic event now!
A star-studded line-up of talent will lead the broadcast:
- Desk Host: Tres “stunna” Saranthus
- Analyst: Janko “YNk” Paunovic
- Analyst: Sudhen “Bleh” Wahengbam
- Caster: Hugo “Hugo” Byron
- Caster: Adam “Dinko Hawthorne”
- Interviewer: Edona “Dona Spock” Musliu
The Thunderpick World Championship is in its second year. In 2023 the prize pool totaled $600,000. FaZe Clan was the Grand Final winner. In April, teams competed in six qualifying rounds in three global regions: Europe, North America, and South America.
GRID is an official esports service provider and data partner for the Thunderpick World Championship. GRID’s comprehensive suite of cutting-edge tournament software, data visualization and robust infrastructure will be crucial in enhancing the integrity and security as well as the commercial potential of Thunderpick World Championship.
