The final invited participants for the upcoming Thunderpick World Championship 2024 in Counter-Strike 2, set to begin this month, have been announced. The MongolZ, Aurora, NIP, 9z, and 3DMAX received invitations to the tournament. The organisers also revealed the team seeding for the group stage.
To recap, the Thunderpick World Championship 2024 will be divided into two phases. The group stage will feature 16 participants split into four groups, with matches played in a Double Elimination (GSL) format. The top two teams from each group will advance to the playoffs, which will be Single Elimination.
The tournament will take place from 21 October to 3 November. The final two days of the event will be held at the LVL Arena in Berlin, Germany, while the remaining matches will be played online. The total prize pool for the championship stands at $850,000. The final list of participants is as follows:
Group A
- Virtus.pro
- Falcons
- 3DMAX
- UNPAID
Group B
- The MongolZ
- 9z
- fnatic
- Cloud9
Group C
- HEROIC
- Imperial
- NIP
- Legacy
Group D
- M80
- BIG
- Aurora
- BESTIA