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Thunderpick and Heroic Team for Path to the Pros Tournament

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James Fudge

4 months ago

Thunderpick teams with Heroic for Path to Pro

Online crypto betting platform Thunderpick and esports organization Heroic announced the launch of Path to the Pros, a Counter-Strike 2 tournament aimed at amateur players, with a total prize pool of $17.5K USD.

The Thunderpick Path to the Pros tournament will be hosted online through FACEIT and will be divided into two leagues: one for amateurs, and another for experienced players.

Officially launching on July 6, and running until October, the tournament will feature bi-weekly matches on Saturdays, with 16 qualifiers divided into FACEIT levels 1 – 7 and 8 – 10. Thunderpick partners including Jake Lucky and FlickFlops will also create a team, with certain stages (to be determined) of the tournament streamed live.

In addition to earning part of the prize pool, the winning team will earn an exhibition match against Heroic’s professional Counter-Strike 2 team.

Thunderpick and Heroic also plan a number of activations and giveaways during the course of the competition, many to be announced at a later date, including a $500 skin. The main event, taking place at the end of the year, will be a “professionally produced” online tournament featuring 16 teams, according to a release.

James Fudge

With a career spanning over two decades in the esports and gaming journalism landscape, James Fudge stands as a seasoned veteran and a pivotal figure in the evolution of esports media. His journey began in 1997 at Game-Wire / Avault, where he curated gaming and community news, laying the groundwork for his expertise in the field. In his more recent roles, James cemented his status as an authority in the esports business sphere as Senior Editor Esports at Sports Business Journal and The Esports Observer between 2018 and 2021.