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October 14, 2025 | Mads Wildenhoff

Thunderpick World Championship 2025 preview

The MongolZ, NAVI, Aurora and FURIA headline the Thunderpick World Championship 2025. The $850,00 starts wednesday with some exciting matchups and a lot of money on the line.

The MongolZ, NAVI, Aurora and FURIA headline the Thunderpick World Championship 2025. The $850,00 starts Wednesday with some exciting matchups and a lot of money on the line.

Dates and location

️ October 15th – October 19th, 2025
Malta
Prize pool: $850,000

Format

Group stage: GSL format, all matches are Bo3

  • Teams are split into groups following the GSL (double elimination) format
  • Opening matches are Bo3
  • Winners of the opening matches face each other in the winners’ match (Bo3)
  • Losers of the opening matches face each other in the elimination match (Bo3)
  • The winner of the elimination match faces the loser of the winners’ match in a final decider (Bo3)
  • The top two teams from each group advance to the playoffs

Playoffs: Single elimination Bo3 until finals, which is Bo5

3rd place decider: Bo3

Teams attending

  • The MongolZ
  • FURIA
  • Aurora
  • NAVI
  • OG
  • Imperial
  • 9z
  • Venom

Broadcast lineup

Here are the broadcast talents for the CS Asia Championships 2025.

Hosts

  •   Tres “Stunna” Saranthus
  •   Sam “Tech Girl” Wright

Interviewer

  • Geordie “Mac” McAleer

Analysts

  • Janko “YNk” Paunović
  • Sudhen “Bleh” Wahengbam
  • Allan “Allan” Hender
  • Travis “Trav” Landaw Mott

Commentators 

  • Hugo “Hugo” Byron
  • Harry “JustHarry” Russell
  • Chad “Spunj” Burchill
  • Alex “Machine” Richardson

How to watch

Thunderpick on YouTube

Thunderpick on Twitch